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Steuart Pittman, head of the U.S. fallout shelter program, died earlier this month at age 93. As a reminder of just how frightening the Cold War was, check out these old family-style bunkers from the pages of Popular Science.

Because "curing a disease should be worth more than a touchdown."

After three months growing in the lab, it looks and acts more like a natural ear than any previous attempt.

An interactive map of Apple suppliers around the world

Staten Island's New York Wheel differs from the usual design of supertall observation wheels.

Choose your favorite data-driven model for predicting Oscar wins.

Let there be (tiny laser) light!

Last week's meteorite impact: cosmic coincidence, or a sign of the Mayan apocalypse? Brush up on the nuttiest theories floating around the Web.

Four tips in case you wanted to follow in the footsteps of the $50 million Brussels diamond theft and heist yourself some valuable jewels.

An automatic pedestrian-detection system can warn drivers when people are likely to step out onto the road, and cushion a collision.

Robot iCub uses an artificial neural network to understand new sentences.

He went to three different universities, but there are no records of his ever getting a degree, for example. Happy 540th birthday, Copernicus!

One man's study of 10,000 porn actors reveals their most popular names, roles, hair color and other characteristics.

Astronomers can retrace space rocks' paths to find their birthplace.

Brain damage has unleashed extraordinary talents in a small group of otherwise ordinary individuals. Will science find a way for everyone to tap their inner virtuoso?

Rewiring the brain to battle seizures, blindness, and more

Yes, but it takes a long, long time.

Space rocks are typically tiny and dark. Even if we could spot them, it wouldn't be until they were already upon us, and by then it's too late.