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We Want These “Ultrastretchable” Charging Cables Now, Please
Technology

We Want These “Ultrastretchable” Charging Cables Now, Please

Need just a little more length on your charging cable to reach the outlet? No problem: new wires filled with liquid metal could stretch up to eight times their original length.

These Massive Extinct Eagles Could Have Carried Off That Toddler’s Dad
Birds

These Massive Extinct Eagles Could Have Carried Off That Toddler’s Dad

Sure, a golden eagle can theoretically snag a baby. But the Haast's eagle hunted 12-foot-tall monster birds.

The Eagle-Snatching-Baby Video Is Insane, But It’s Also Fake
Birds

The Eagle-Snatching-Baby Video Is Insane, But It’s Also Fake

That video of a supposed golden eagle snatching a toddler in a Montreal park? Yeah, that's fake. Update: Confirmed.

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Weapons

Would Arming Teachers And Students Really Have Prevented A Tragedy?

Policy that would make it easier to carry concealed weapons into schools could have meant “the difference between life and death for many innocent bystanders,” a spokesman for Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger said after last week's shooting at Sandy Hook. Does research bear that out?

Bacteria May Have Been Responsible For World’s Biggest Extinction Event
Science

Bacteria May Have Been Responsible For World’s Biggest Extinction Event

Most of the world's ocean species died--and lots of land-based ones, too--and it might have been the fault of a microbe.

How To Work Off Your Holiday Dinner [Infographic]
Health

How To Work Off Your Holiday Dinner [Infographic]

Just how many hours of Wii Fit Bowling does it take to burn one (conservatively portioned) meal?

Now Live: The January 2013 Issue Of Popular Science Magazine
Science

Now Live: The January 2013 Issue Of Popular Science Magazine

Jacob Ward, editor-in-chief of Popular Science, explains why he's excited for 2013.

Stem Cell Surgery Led To Bones Growing In Patient’s Eye
Gene Editing

Stem Cell Surgery Led To Bones Growing In Patient’s Eye

NASA’s Twin Moon Probes Crash Successfully Into Moon!
Science

NASA’s Twin Moon Probes Crash Successfully Into Moon!

After 350 days in orbit, Ebb and Flow have landed on the lunar surface

How Do Rampage Killings Affect Our Opinions On Gun Control?
Science

How Do Rampage Killings Affect Our Opinions On Gun Control?

Who Were The First Organisms To Live On Land?
Science

Who Were The First Organisms To Live On Land?

Most scientists give the credit to a group of mossy swamp-dwellers that originated underwater, but new evidence points to a mysterious life-form that lived--and died--millions of years earlier.

Final Round: What Is The Most Important Invention Of The Last 25 Years?
Technology

Final Round: What Is The Most Important Invention Of The Last 25 Years?

Vote on the final matchup in our Best of What's New bracket!

Could Scientists Have Found A Gay Switch?
Science

Could Scientists Have Found A Gay Switch?

Epigenetic molecules that regulate genes may influence homosexuality.

Why North Korea’s Latest Rocket Launch Does Not Spell Imminent Doom
Weapons

Why North Korea’s Latest Rocket Launch Does Not Spell Imminent Doom

North Korea's entrance into the small group of spacefaring nations is certainly significant. But the idea that it is nearing an intercontinental nuclear capability is overblown.

FYI: Why Don’t Spiders Get Trapped In Their Own Webs?
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FYI: Why Don’t Spiders Get Trapped In Their Own Webs?

Find out how these arachnids avoid getting trapped in their goo.

A Hauntingly Beautiful Skateboarding Video Shot With A Hexacopter Drone
Technology

A Hauntingly Beautiful Skateboarding Video Shot With A Hexacopter Drone

Tapping the overhead shooting ability of an unmanned aerial system, filmmakers generate an eerie Tron-like motif as only overhead photography can.

Very Important Science Finding: Put Your Boxed Wine In The Fridge
Science

Very Important Science Finding: Put Your Boxed Wine In The Fridge

You wouldn't want to bring out sherry or dried fruit tones in your giant box of chardonnay, would you?

What Does A Climate Scientist Think Of Glenn Beck’s Environmental-Conspiracy Novel?
Climate Change

What Does A Climate Scientist Think Of Glenn Beck’s Environmental-Conspiracy Novel?

Michael E. Mann, director of Penn State's Earth System Science Center and author of The Hockey Stick and The Climate Wars, reviews Beck's latest work of fiction Agenda 21.

How People Explain Color Throughout The World [Infographic]
Evolution

How People Explain Color Throughout The World [Infographic]

This clever color wheel reveals how different languages explain the color spectrum, whether in three words or more than 60 words.

Tiny, Convenient Terahertz Microchips Can See Inside Objects
Technology

Tiny, Convenient Terahertz Microchips Can See Inside Objects

Caltech scientists build the world's first integrated terahertz scanners, the size of a fingertip.