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What Absolutely Cannot Go Wrong When Felix Baumgartner Attempts The Longest Free Fall In History
Space

What Absolutely Cannot Go Wrong When Felix Baumgartner Attempts The Longest Free Fall In History

On Monday, Baumgartner will attempt a record-breaking skydive from 23 miles up. Can he pull it off? And is it just a stunt, or does it stand to benefit science?

How I Survived A Trip Inside A Military Aviation-Testing Plant To Film ‘Top Secret’
Aviation

How I Survived A Trip Inside A Military Aviation-Testing Plant To Film ‘Top Secret’

Popular Science's editor-in-chief stars in a new National Geographic show.

The Art And Science Of  Nobel Prize Prediction
Science

The Art And Science Of Nobel Prize Prediction

How Thomson Reuters analyst David Pendlebury makes impressively accurate predictions of who will win.

Most Retracted Scientific Papers Are Pulled Due To Fraud
Science

Most Retracted Scientific Papers Are Pulled Due To Fraud

A recent study finds that only 21 percent of all retracted papers were due to legitimate error rather than scientific misconduct.

FYI: Is It Legal To 3-D Print A Handgun?
Ask Us Anything

FYI: Is It Legal To 3-D Print A Handgun?

The backers of the Wiki Weapons Project want to create a free, opensource digital file for printing a working handgun at home. But can they do so legally?

Science Confirms The Obvious: Not Everyone Can Be Hypnotized
Mental Health

Science Confirms The Obvious: Not Everyone Can Be Hypnotized

FYI: Does Watching A Debate In HDTV Influence How You Vote?
Science

FYI: Does Watching A Debate In HDTV Influence How You Vote?

Forget Nixon sweating in black and white--HDTV and direct-to-audience feedback are enough for people to change their opinions. But that might not even matter.

Life Abhors Arsenic, Even In Extremis
Science

Life Abhors Arsenic, Even In Extremis

Another study casts doubt on the famous arsenic-life findings, showing the bacterium actually grabs phosphorus wherever it can be found.

What It Would Cost To Launch Your House Into Space [Infographic]
Space

What It Would Cost To Launch Your House Into Space [Infographic]

And how that compares to sending a dog or a human into orbit

Innovations In Driving: Turbochargers
Vehicles

Innovations In Driving: Turbochargers

How everyday engines got their boost

FYI: Could “Smiles,” The Psychedelic Drug Implicated In An Actor’s Death, Cause Violent Behavior?
Health

FYI: Could “Smiles,” The Psychedelic Drug Implicated In An Actor’s Death, Cause Violent Behavior?

Drug panic followed news that Sons of Anarchy actor Johnny Lewis went on a violent rampage last week after allegedly ingesting the new designer drug 2C-I, aka "Smiles," but there are a lot of factors to consider other than a direct drug-to-violence link.

After The LHC: The Next Really Big Experiments In Particle Physics
Particle Physics

After The LHC: The Next Really Big Experiments In Particle Physics

Sure, the Large Hadron Collider has another two decades of cutting-edge science left in it, but physicists are already designing the high energy experiments of the future.

9 Of The Most Amazing Infographics Of 2012
Science

9 Of The Most Amazing Infographics Of 2012

The results are in from Information is Beautiful's first annual award ceremony

After Pregnancy, Many Women Have Bits Of Male DNA In Their Brains
Biology

After Pregnancy, Many Women Have Bits Of Male DNA In Their Brains

Carrying a male fetus found to cause microchimerism

“Looper” And The Real Science Of Time Travel
Black Holes

“Looper” And The Real Science Of Time Travel

A theoretical physicist at MIT shares what we actually know about toying with the arrow of time.

PopSci’s High School Inventors Of 2012
Engineering

PopSci’s High School Inventors Of 2012

Ten amazing projects built by teens.

Invisibility, No Brake Lights, Ads Everywhere: The Future Of Self-Driving Cars
Self Driving

Invisibility, No Brake Lights, Ads Everywhere: The Future Of Self-Driving Cars

Following news that California has legalized autonomous cars, the legendary ex-BMW design chief Chris Bangle shares his thoughts on what's next for auto design.

How To Build Your Own Trippy Meditation Pod
Projects

How To Build Your Own Trippy Meditation Pod

Need to escape modern life? Climb inside this '70s-era DIY lair from our archives.

Japanese Team Claims Discovery Of Elusive Element 113, And May Get To Name It
Science

Japanese Team Claims Discovery Of Elusive Element 113, And May Get To Name It

The claim needs to be verified by chemical authorities, but the team says it's the strongest evidence yet for the highly unstable element.

Next Big Mars Goal: Bringing Samples Home From The Red Planet
Science

Next Big Mars Goal: Bringing Samples Home From The Red Planet

Mars planners suggest a robot-to-human hand-off in space.