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FYI: How Do You Ship A Dinosaur Halfway Around The World?
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FYI: How Do You Ship A Dinosaur Halfway Around The World?

A large Mongolian dinosaur fossil, subject of a legal battle last year, is now finally free to return to its home country. How will it get there?

Homemade Jetpack Designed To Reach An Altitude Of 25,000 Feet
Projects

Homemade Jetpack Designed To Reach An Altitude Of 25,000 Feet

But, uh, how do you land?

Flapping Robotic Wing Helps Biologists Uncover Secrets Of Bat Flight
Robots

Flapping Robotic Wing Helps Biologists Uncover Secrets Of Bat Flight

This Robat is designed to work like a real fruit-bat wing.

The Drama Over Project Encode, And Why Big Science And Small Science Are Different
Evolution

The Drama Over Project Encode, And Why Big Science And Small Science Are Different

In a novel form of peer review, a biologist has given an colorfully fiery critique of a genome research consortium. Here's why.

The U.S. Army’s New 84-Ton Tank Prototype Is Nearly IED-Proof [Updated]
Army

The U.S. Army’s New 84-Ton Tank Prototype Is Nearly IED-Proof [Updated]

The new Ground Combat Vehicle weighs twice as much as the tank it's designed to replace, and it's massive enough to survive a roadside bomb.

Packing Up A Solar-Powered Plane That Will Fly Across America [Video]
Technology

Packing Up A Solar-Powered Plane That Will Fly Across America [Video]

Solar Impulse wants to go coast to coast, day and night.

7 Ways Sitting Will Kill You
Diseases

7 Ways Sitting Will Kill You

Let's count the ways.

FYI: Could Hand Sanitizer Make You Catch On Fire?
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FYI: Could Hand Sanitizer Make You Catch On Fire?

A tragic blaze in an Oregon hospital erupted from hand sanitizer earlier this month. Should you be worried?

What If Oscars Were Made Of Solid Gold?
Science

What If Oscars Were Made Of Solid Gold?

For one thing, there would be a glut of aspiring cinematographers and sound designers.

What’s The Flavor Difference Between Scotch And Rye? [Infographic]
Science

What’s The Flavor Difference Between Scotch And Rye? [Infographic]

The many flavors of the great wide world of whiskey. Yes, bacon fat is an option.

colorblind glasses
Technology

The Amazing Story Of The $300 Glasses That Correct Colorblindness

Mark Changizi and Tim Barber turned research on human vision and blood flow into colorblindness-correcting glasses you can buy on Amazon. Here’s how they did it.

Is A Mysterious Millionaire Planning A Manned Mission To Mars And Back?
Science

Is A Mysterious Millionaire Planning A Manned Mission To Mars And Back?

Stay tuned for details next week about the proposed launch in 2018.

Technology

Watch These Quadrocopters Balance And Juggle Long Poles, Like Robotic Clowns

You know that classic trick of balancing a long object on the chin? These quadrocopters can do that too--in mid-air.

The Reason All Your Favorite Companies Are Being Hacked? Dumb Employees
Security

The Reason All Your Favorite Companies Are Being Hacked? Dumb Employees

The major recent corporate hackings all have something in common: human error. The good news is that there's an easy fix.

New Study Says Unfairness Really Ruffles Crows’ Feathers
Animals

New Study Says Unfairness Really Ruffles Crows’ Feathers

A new experiment found crows and ravens have a sense of fairness, just like people and dogs.

FYI: Now We’ve Looked Below The Surface, Why Isn’t Mars Red On The Inside?
Mars

FYI: Now We’ve Looked Below The Surface, Why Isn’t Mars Red On The Inside?

Anyone looking for evidence of life there had better hope it's not red all the way down.

7 Of The Creepiest Cold War Fallout Shelters
Science

7 Of The Creepiest Cold War Fallout Shelters

Steuart Pittman, head of the U.S. fallout shelter program, died earlier this month at age 93. As a reminder of just how frightening the Cold War was, check out these old family-style bunkers from the pages of Popular Science.

Silicon Valley Tycoons Bestow Surprise $33 Million Prize On 11 Unsuspecting Cancer Researchers
Health

Silicon Valley Tycoons Bestow Surprise $33 Million Prize On 11 Unsuspecting Cancer Researchers

Because "curing a disease should be worth more than a touchdown."

Cornell Researchers Grow A Realistic Bio-Engineered Human Ear
Engineering

Cornell Researchers Grow A Realistic Bio-Engineered Human Ear

After three months growing in the lab, it looks and acts more like a natural ear than any previous attempt.

Who Supplies Apple With All Those Parts? [Infographic]
Technology

Who Supplies Apple With All Those Parts? [Infographic]

An interactive map of Apple suppliers around the world