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PopSci Q&A: The Quest For The Egg-Free Egg
Science

PopSci Q&A: The Quest For The Egg-Free Egg

Curiosity: Trail Blazing
Technology

Mars Rover Curiosity Snaps a New 360-Degree Panoramic on its Way to Glenelg

A Buoy-Based Security System For Our Ports
Security

A Buoy-Based Security System For Our Ports

Viral Gene Therapy Gives Non-Smelling Mice the Ability to Smell
Health

Viral Gene Therapy Gives Non-Smelling Mice the Ability to Smell

Innovations in Driving: Anti-Lock Brakes
Vehicles

Innovations in Driving: Anti-Lock Brakes

How the modern braking system came to be

The Most Amazing Images Of The Week, August 27-31, 2012
Science

The Most Amazing Images Of The Week, August 27-31, 2012

Russia Wants a New Long-Range Bomber That Cracks Mach 5
Technology

Russia Wants a New Long-Range Bomber That Cracks Mach 5

South African Scientists Claim Breakthrough Drug Cures All Strains of Malaria
Health

South African Scientists Claim Breakthrough Drug Cures All Strains of Malaria

PopSci Recommends: Steven Millhauser, Short Fiction’s Greatest Historical Futurist
Science Fiction

PopSci Recommends: Steven Millhauser, Short Fiction’s Greatest Historical Futurist

Millhauser imagines technologies that never were

Cassini Beams Back Stunning Images of Seasons Changing on Saturn
Technology

Cassini Beams Back Stunning Images of Seasons Changing on Saturn

Guest starring Titan, Saturn's largest moon

Light-Activated Muscle Could Make Robots Move Like Real Creatures
Technology

Light-Activated Muscle Could Make Robots Move Like Real Creatures

Hurricane Isaac Captured in Eerily Beautiful Images from Orbit
Science

Hurricane Isaac Captured in Eerily Beautiful Images from Orbit

Gray Matter: Extracting Bismuth From Pepto-Bismol Tablets
Medicine

Gray Matter: Extracting Bismuth From Pepto-Bismol Tablets

There's heavy metal in the pink pills

Can We Reengineer Ourselves to Cope With the Effects of Climate Change?
Climate Change

Can We Reengineer Ourselves to Cope With the Effects of Climate Change?

Maybe. Although some of the ideas aren't pretty

As Hurricanes Approach, the Robotic Storm Chasers of the Future Are Ready
Weather

As Hurricanes Approach, the Robotic Storm Chasers of the Future Are Ready

Better hurricane predictions require better data--data that only lives at the center of the storm. NOAA is building the robots that will report back from the very eye of the hurricane

Can’t Define “The Cloud”? Who Cares?
Technology

Can’t Define “The Cloud”? Who Cares?

You're using it anyway

Federal Robotics Initiative Gives $1 Million to Make Brain-Controlled Exoskeletons
Technology

Federal Robotics Initiative Gives $1 Million to Make Brain-Controlled Exoskeletons

You Built What?!: A Fire-Breathing, Jet-Powered Dragon
Projects

You Built What?!: A Fire-Breathing, Jet-Powered Dragon

A 50,000-volt stun gun and liquid propane canister lets the flames fly

Cage Match
Science

Cage Match

How science is transforming the sport of MMA fighting

Tomorrow, NASA’s Twin Radiation Belt Probes Launch for the Most Hostile Regions in Nearby Space
Technology

Tomorrow, NASA’s Twin Radiation Belt Probes Launch for the Most Hostile Regions in Nearby Space