Read the latest articles from Popular Science (Page 1259)

Video: FlexLeg Pseudo-Prosthesis Lets You Run When Your Leg Is Broken
Medicine

Video: FlexLeg Pseudo-Prosthesis Lets You Run When Your Leg Is Broken

Curious Things That Fall From The Sky
Science

Curious Things That Fall From The Sky

Video: How to Fold the Longest-Flying Paper Airplanes
Aviation

Video: How to Fold the Longest-Flying Paper Airplanes

Two paper-folding masters demonstrate the principles of flight with custom PopSci airplanes

Classic FYI: Is It Ever OK To Drink Your Own Urine?
Ask Us Anything

Classic FYI: Is It Ever OK To Drink Your Own Urine?

What Part of Our Brain Makes Us Human?
Science

What Part of Our Brain Makes Us Human?

In his book The Most Human Human, Brian Christian looks at the artificial intelligences we've built, and what they say about us

The First Drug Made by Genetically Modified Plants is Approved for Human Use by the FDA
Agriculture

The First Drug Made by Genetically Modified Plants is Approved for Human Use by the FDA

Amid Controversy, Scientists Publish Recipe For Making More Potent Bird Flu
Environment

Amid Controversy, Scientists Publish Recipe For Making More Potent Bird Flu

Bandages Made of Edible Starch Could Dissolve On Your Skin Once You’re Healed
Technology

Bandages Made of Edible Starch Could Dissolve On Your Skin Once You’re Healed

No need to peel them off

Meet Silicene, Single-Atom-Thick Sheets of Silicon That Could Supersede Graphene
Technology

Meet Silicene, Single-Atom-Thick Sheets of Silicon That Could Supersede Graphene

The Jets of the Future
Aviation

The Jets of the Future

How NASA and aircraft engineers intend to shape the future of air travel

Rough Sketch: “I Build Flying Robots”
Aviation

Rough Sketch: “I Build Flying Robots”

Turbine Condenses Clean Water From the Air and Generates Wind Power At the Same Time
Renewables

Turbine Condenses Clean Water From the Air and Generates Wind Power At the Same Time

Inside The First Production-Ready Electric Airplane
Electric Vehicles

Inside The First Production-Ready Electric Airplane

Volta Volare unveils its GT4

This Week in the Future, April 23-27, 2012
Science

This Week in the Future, April 23-27, 2012

Super-Precise Laser Scalpel Minimizes Collateral Damage
Health

Super-Precise Laser Scalpel Minimizes Collateral Damage

Video: A 3-D Printed Exoskeletal Glove Gives Precision Control of a Super-Strong Robot Arm
Technology

Video: A 3-D Printed Exoskeletal Glove Gives Precision Control of a Super-Strong Robot Arm

DIY

Official Rules: A Handyman’s Garage Sweepstakes

NIST’s Quantum Simulator Mimics Hundreds of Qubits Interacting
Physics

NIST’s Quantum Simulator Mimics Hundreds of Qubits Interacting

In a Medical First, Doctors Transplant the Same Kidney Twice in Two Weeks
Health

In a Medical First, Doctors Transplant the Same Kidney Twice in Two Weeks

Who Is To Blame When A Robotic Car Crashes?
Robots

Who Is To Blame When A Robotic Car Crashes?