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The Next Generation of Cocaine-Smuggling Drug Submarines
Technology

The Next Generation of Cocaine-Smuggling Drug Submarines

The latest models come with A/C, shark paint jobs and quick-scuttle technology to easily sink the ship (and the drugs inside them)

Vintage PopSci: NYC Tornadoes Were Nothing Compared To These “Supernatural” Storms Of ’35
Environment

Vintage PopSci: NYC Tornadoes Were Nothing Compared To These “Supernatural” Storms Of ’35

"Static electricity charged barbed wire fences, stalled automobiles, and made men’s and women’s hair stand on end"

Video: Big Dog Is Back
DARPA

Video: Big Dog Is Back

And now less terrifying (sort of)

Science Confirms the Obvious: Literature is Good for Your Brain
Technology

Science Confirms the Obvious: Literature is Good for Your Brain

Reading might make you smarter, but it also gives your brain a cognitive workout that it doesn't otherwise get

Infographic: How America Burns
Technology

Infographic: How America Burns

Timelapse video shows wildfires across the U.S., as seen from space

Diane Von Furstenberg Has Nerdiest Runway Show Ever
Technology

Diane Von Furstenberg Has Nerdiest Runway Show Ever

How Engineers Can Help Prevent Water Wars
Engineering

How Engineers Can Help Prevent Water Wars

Projects like Turkey's Ilisu Dam can heighten political tension. But there are ways to bring it down a notch

PopSci Q&A: How Do You Drive a Car On Mars?
Mars

PopSci Q&A: How Do You Drive a Car On Mars?

PopSci talks to Vandi Tompkins, Mars rover driver

FYI: Why Is Bill Clinton So Good at Speaking to a Crowd?
Ask Us Anything

FYI: Why Is Bill Clinton So Good at Speaking to a Crowd?

Communications expert Greta Stahl reveals the five keys to a great political speech

Inside the Mysterious Dark Matter of the Human Genome
Science

Inside the Mysterious Dark Matter of the Human Genome

FYI: How Quantum Teleportation Can Bring Us Secure Communications
Ask Us Anything

FYI: How Quantum Teleportation Can Bring Us Secure Communications

Why are all these world records for quantum teleportation so important?

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