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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?

A brave new world of mucus

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.

And is it dangerous?

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.

"Water can slide off like ketchup."

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.

Tiny nanoparticles are a huge part of our lives, for better or for worse.

The creations of this London bartender are among the tastiest marriages of art and science. In his new book, he reveals some secrets.

With the release of a new feature film about the nation's 16th president, we revisit a 1957 PopSci article on Lincoln's heroic efforts to modernize the science of war.

Self-repairing computers! Electronic skin! Bat-wing planes! A look at the amazing stuff that's changing the world.