What ‘Earth-Shaking’ Evidence Did The Mars Rover Curiosity Just Find?
"One for the history books," says Curiosity's chief investigator
"One for the history books," says Curiosity's chief investigator
The Great Twinkie Panic of 2012 seems to be over, but we were worried. Is it possible, in case of need, to craft scientifically authentic Twinkies at home?
Infrasonic sound can have very unusual non-auditory effects on the body. But does it kill?
Remotely operated excavators for mining in the abyss
A cross-species approach to studying well-being shows that these crises may be biologically built in.
Scientists in the UK injected dogs with cells grown from the lining of their noses, which continually regenerates.
It’s tough to hit a moving rocket with a moving rocket. Here’s how Israel’s new domestic missile defense system is doing it with unprecedented accuracy.
A Stanford geneticist says humans have so many genetic mutations that we're less intelligent than our ancestors, and it's getting worse. Eugenicists 100 years ago had similar hypotheses.
Envisat captures a beautiful palette (and not much else) in North Africa's 'Mountains of Hunger.'
Astronauts can only travel so far in existing space suits. What will it take to see the universe?
These crystalline compounds soak up CO2 like sponges.
Soft robotic fingers, robots that can open doors, and a robotic sea turtle--iRobot's R&D; guys stopped by to show us their latest projects yesterday, and we're passing the awesomeness on to you.
PopSci thought experiment: If we were to make a famous building today, what would we do differently? Two architects and a civil engineer weigh in.
Because they sure look and smell alike.
Just because something is old doesn’t mean it isn’t still awesome!
Of the 2,500 Best of What’s New winners we’ve anointed since 1988, these are the innovations that have made the greatest impact and kept us safer, healthier, and (dare we way) happier than we could have ever been without them.