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Five Ways To Stop Asian Carp
Animals

Five Ways To Stop Asian Carp

How to get rid of a pest that has spread to 23 states

Big Pic: What A Supersonic Aircraft Model Looks Like In A Wind Tunnel
Technology

Big Pic: What A Supersonic Aircraft Model Looks Like In A Wind Tunnel

Take a look into a supersonic wind tunnel at NASA

How Giant Concrete Balls Could Make Wind Power More Efficient
Technology

How Giant Concrete Balls Could Make Wind Power More Efficient

Great balls of power!

U.S. Plans To Remove Gray Wolf From Endangered Species List
Environment

U.S. Plans To Remove Gray Wolf From Endangered Species List

The controversial predator will lose federal protection in the lower 48 states.

Maclyn McCarty with Francis Crick and James D. Watson
Science

How four nerds discovered the DNA helix

From the Popular Science archive, the story of how Watson, Crick, Wilkins, and Franklin worked out the structure of life.

How It Works: The Thermal Camera That Found The Boston Bomber
Military

How It Works: The Thermal Camera That Found The Boston Bomber

You can't hide from the infrared eye of the law.

Humpback Whales Learn New Tricks By Watching Their Friends
Whales

Humpback Whales Learn New Tricks By Watching Their Friends

Behaviors are spread through cultural transmission in animals other than humans and non-human primates.

The Tangled Logic Of Time Travel In Movies [Infographic]
Technology

The Tangled Logic Of Time Travel In Movies [Infographic]

This flowchart contains spoilers!

Metamaterial Can Squirt A Magnetic Field Through A Hose
Technology

Metamaterial Can Squirt A Magnetic Field Through A Hose

Magnetic fields normally wane as distance increases, but a new hose changes things.

Oxford Institute Forecasts The Possible Doom Of Humanity
Science

Oxford Institute Forecasts The Possible Doom Of Humanity

What's the greatest threat to our species' continued existence? Take a look in the mirror.

Why I Let My Students Cheat On Their Game Theory Exam
Science

Why I Let My Students Cheat On Their Game Theory Exam

Teaching people game theory is good. Making them live it is even better, says UCLA professor Peter Nonacs.

New Bird Flu Spreads: What You Need To Know
Diseases

New Bird Flu Spreads: What You Need To Know

The deadly H7N9 has advanced beyond mainland China.

New Chemical Trick To Make Fertilizer That Won’t Explode
Weapons

New Chemical Trick To Make Fertilizer That Won’t Explode

It turns out another industry's trash is fertilizer's lifesaver.

Big Pic: There’s A Penis Drawing On Mars, You Guys
Mars

Big Pic: There’s A Penis Drawing On Mars, You Guys

Commence giggling

A Solar Dish That Makes Electricity And Fresh Water
Renewables

A Solar Dish That Makes Electricity And Fresh Water

A technological twofer!

FYI: Why Aren’t Hovercraft More Useful?
Ask Us Anything

FYI: Why Aren’t Hovercraft More Useful?

Blame the skirts.

We’ve Finally Figured Out What Makes LED Bulbs So Inefficient
Physics

We’ve Finally Figured Out What Makes LED Bulbs So Inefficient

Now maybe LED lighting will take off in more than just traffic lights and gadgets.

Can Oxytocin Get Me A Boyfriend?
Health

Can Oxytocin Get Me A Boyfriend?

A personal experiment with the love hormone

Conscientious Galaxy Uses All Its Fuel To Make New Stars, Leaving No Waste Behind
Science

Conscientious Galaxy Uses All Its Fuel To Make New Stars, Leaving No Waste Behind

This newly spotted galaxy is the least profligate galaxy ever seen.

Shedding New Light On Basement Marijuana Technology
Technology

Shedding New Light On Basement Marijuana Technology

One man's experience with LED grow lights