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Inside The Hunt For Dark Matter
Dark matter makes up much of the cosmos, yet no one knows exactly what it is. Soon, physicists may finally solve one of science’s biggest mysteries.
Inside The Machine That Chills Your Beer In One Minute
It's no "reverse microwave," but it is cool.
Computer Flood Models Could Save Cities, But They’re Not There Yet
Computer models of flooding can already show the weak spots in a city's defenses after a storm hits. The bigger problem is doing it in advance.
Will Self-Driving Cars Mean The End Of Highway Fatalities?
A new study says that 21,700 lives would be saved each year if 90 percent of U.S. vehicles were autonmous.
Archaeologists Pull 5 Of Blackbeard’s Cannons From The Sea
A research team recovered the big guns from a 300-year-old pirate wreck off the coast of North Carolina.
The Mathematics Of Throwing A Curveball
A team of researchers used fluid dynamics to model Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright's curve.
I Am Robot Boss
Popular Science's editor in chief conducts a terrifying experiment on his employees, from 3,000 miles away.
Software Learns To Crack CAPTCHAs
But does CAPTCHA-cracking bring us closer to creating a machine brain?
Astronauts And Mice Return From Space With Altered Eyes
About one in five astronauts report vision changes after space missions. A new, small study in mice takes a look at what might cause those changes at a molecular level.