Silicon can't keep up with our demand for smaller and faster chips, but IBM researchers may have found a way to continue accelerating chip performance with a whole new kind of transistor.
In a giant aquarium in Florida, scientists are creating 150 MPH hurricanes
It's tempting to link the nature of this week's "Frankenstorm" to human-caused climate change, but the scientific realities are nuanced. Here are five surprising takeaways.
From the PopSci archives, an audacious plot to knock out hurricanes
A lawsuit over the death of a 14-year-old girl raises new questions about how much caffeine is too much--and what other nefarious factors might come into play.
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A visualized look inside a storm. How they start, and the ways we measure how bad they get.
Roads that light themselves, paint that warns you about icy conditions, and more from the zany Dutch design lab Studio Roosegaarde
Young children nearly universally seem to think that closing or covering their eyes makes them invisible to others. Cambridge researchers are finding out why.
"There's almost no way to stop [the study] from being spun into the 'war against women' story," coauthor Vladas Griskevicius says. Is he right, or was the study the problem?
Chengdu Tianfu District Great City is supposed to be a prototype that can be replicated elsewhere throughout China.
NASA's chief of Mars exploration suggests that a manned mission to Mars in the 2030s or 2040s could return the robotic relic to Earth.
A Berkeley study searches for the link between cat color and cat personality.
Are you a bleeding-heart liberal? A rigid right-winger? Blame your parents!
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A new study uncovers the two nerve centers responsible for face recognition--and the lack thereof.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's private spaceflight endeavor, usually quite secretive about its West Texas operations, gives us a peek at its latest test launch.
From the PopSci archives: These inventions may have silenced snores, but they were totally evil.
Is our Navy really the smallest it's been since 1916? And what does that mean, anyway?
Humans can predict the future when we have some evidence--like clouds and the smell of rain hinting at a storm. But can we anticipate future events without sensory clues?
Mars monikers follow a careful set of rules--but that doesn't mean their Earthbound sister cities can't have a little fun. Just ask the Tartan Martians.