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Can You Tornado-Proof A Home?
Weather

Can You Tornado-Proof A Home?

How to protect your house from an EF-5 tornado--and why FEMA doesn't recommend you even try.

Can The Expansion Of Cell Phone Coverage Lead To Violent Conflict?
Technology

Can The Expansion Of Cell Phone Coverage Lead To Violent Conflict?

A recent study found statistically significant evidence, but there is still more research to be done.

What Science Says About Arousal During Rape
Health

What Science Says About Arousal During Rape

Yes, orgasms can happen to rape victims.

Mystery Animal Contest: Who Is This Slippery Slitherer?
Animals

Mystery Animal Contest: Who Is This Slippery Slitherer?

Guess the species (either common or Linnaean) by tweeting at us--we're @PopSci--and get your name listed right here! Plus eternal glory, obviously. Update: We have a winner!

New Motorola Vitamin Pills Could Be Edible Stomach-Acid-Powered Passwords
Technology

New Motorola Vitamin Pills Could Be Edible Stomach-Acid-Powered Passwords

I hope they make them in the shape of The Flintstones!

1 In 13 Humans Walk On Bendy Chimp Feet, Study Finds
Evolution

1 In 13 Humans Walk On Bendy Chimp Feet, Study Finds

Take to the trees!

How To Make Bricks Out Of Dirt
Technology

How To Make Bricks Out Of Dirt

Dirt-cheap bricks—just add pressure

How It Works: Masdar’s Beam Down Optical Tower
Renewables

How It Works: Masdar’s Beam Down Optical Tower

An experiment in concentrated solar power

A Generator That Harnesses Energy From Ocean Currents
Renewables

A Generator That Harnesses Energy From Ocean Currents

A working model of the estimated $5-million device could be ready within a year.

Eating Yogurt Does Weird Things To Your Brain
Nutrition

Eating Yogurt Does Weird Things To Your Brain

How and why are tougher questions.

10 Improvised Weapons Made By Syrian Rebels
Military

10 Improvised Weapons Made By Syrian Rebels

Necessity is the mother of destruction.

Supercomputer Creates Atom-By-Atom Model Of HIV Virus Shell
Technology

Supercomputer Creates Atom-By-Atom Model Of HIV Virus Shell

The envelope in which HIV keeps its genetic material gets an unprecedentedly detailed look.

How Tracking The Faces Of Sleepy Truck Drivers Could Save Your Life
Technology

How Tracking The Faces Of Sleepy Truck Drivers Could Save Your Life

Fatigue causes up to 65 percent of truck accidents within the mining industry.

Who Was H.M.? Inside The Mind Of The Amnesiac Who Revolutionized Neuroscience
Psychology

Who Was H.M.? Inside The Mind Of The Amnesiac Who Revolutionized Neuroscience

A botched lobotomy left 27-year-old Henry Molaison unable to form new memories. This is how Molaison's personal tragedy became science’s gain.

Affordable Self-Driving Car Tech Aims To Become Ubiquitous Within Three Years
Technology

Affordable Self-Driving Car Tech Aims To Become Ubiquitous Within Three Years

It's not made by Google.

FDA Asks For Data On Urine-Test App
Technology

FDA Asks For Data On Urine-Test App

For the first time, the FDA has asked a smartphone app company to send in data proving the app works.

Big Pic: Countdown To A Soyuz Rocket Launch
Technology

Big Pic: Countdown To A Soyuz Rocket Launch

Where People Screw Up The National Anthem [Infographic]
Science

Where People Screw Up The National Anthem [Infographic]

400-Year-Old Mosses Revived In Lab
Science

400-Year-Old Mosses Revived In Lab

The amazing reviving Little Ice Age bryophyte

Human Catapult
Projects

You Built What?!: A Human Catapult

An air-powered lever that launches people into the sky