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Guess What’s Cooking in the Garage
Biology

Guess What’s Cooking in the Garage

The next big breakthrough in synthetic biology just might come from an amateur scientist

Tomato Genome Decoded, Will Seed Development of Tastier, Fleshier Fruits
Science

Tomato Genome Decoded, Will Seed Development of Tastier, Fleshier Fruits

This Summer, Take a Class on How to Design a Space Hotel
Technology

This Summer, Take a Class on How to Design a Space Hotel

Organic Carbon Found on Mars Rocks Is Not Life, New Study Says
Mars

Organic Carbon Found on Mars Rocks Is Not Life, New Study Says

A New Way to Keep Deep-Sea Creatures Alive at the Surface
Fish

A New Way to Keep Deep-Sea Creatures Alive at the Surface

Video: In Record-Breaking Parachuteless Skydive, Man Jumps 2,400 Feet Into a Pile of Boxes
Aviation

Video: In Record-Breaking Parachuteless Skydive, Man Jumps 2,400 Feet Into a Pile of Boxes

Video: Paratrooping Roomba-Style Drone Concept Could Help Clean Oil Spills
Drones

Video: Paratrooping Roomba-Style Drone Concept Could Help Clean Oil Spills

You Built What?!: A Portable X-Ray Machine
Projects

You Built What?!: A Portable X-Ray Machine

In his free time during high school, Adam Munich built himself a machine to see inside other machines

This Week in the Future, May 14-18, 2012
Science

This Week in the Future, May 14-18, 2012

The Dawn of the Commercial Space Age is (Probably) Happening This Weekend
Technology

The Dawn of the Commercial Space Age is (Probably) Happening This Weekend

SpaceX's Dragon heads for the ISS in a historic first flight for the commercial space industry

What Is Google’s Semantic Search?
Internet

What Is Google’s Semantic Search?

You searched "Kings." Do you mean the hockey team, basketball team, or something else?

Buried Since the Jurassic Era, Ocean Microbes Are Still ‘Barely Alive’
Biology

Buried Since the Jurassic Era, Ocean Microbes Are Still ‘Barely Alive’

Phineas Gage, Neurology’s Most Interesting Case, Gets His Head Re-Examined With a New Neural Map
Health

Phineas Gage, Neurology’s Most Interesting Case, Gets His Head Re-Examined With a New Neural Map

PopSci Q&A: NASA Just Gave You A Telescope. What Will You Look At First?
Technology

PopSci Q&A: NASA Just Gave You A Telescope. What Will You Look At First?

For the first time, NASA turns over the reins to a functioning spacecraft

iFixit Introduces Dozuki, Actually Makes Product Manuals Interesting and Exciting
DIY

iFixit Introduces Dozuki, Actually Makes Product Manuals Interesting and Exciting

FDA Panel Endorses an Over-the-Counter HIV Test that Diagnoses in Just 20 Minutes
Diseases

FDA Panel Endorses an Over-the-Counter HIV Test that Diagnoses in Just 20 Minutes

The test could be approved for sale later this year

Video: In Breakthrough Study, Paralyzed Patients Move a Robotic Arm With Their Own Thoughts
Robots

Video: In Breakthrough Study, Paralyzed Patients Move a Robotic Arm With Their Own Thoughts

The most complex brain-computer interaction yet

Gray Matter: In Which I Play With White Phosphorus
Projects

Gray Matter: In Which I Play With White Phosphorus

One of the nastiest substances on Earth creates a beautiful glow

Talking to Dolphins: New “Dolphin Speaker” Produces Full Range of Dolphinese Sounds
Animals

Talking to Dolphins: New “Dolphin Speaker” Produces Full Range of Dolphinese Sounds

Test Drive: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG
Vehicles

Test Drive: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG

The new roadster has been substantially redesigned for 2013--but you'll still look awesome while driving it