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Frogs in Peril: A Race to Save a Threatened Frog With Risky Experimental Techniques
Animals

Frogs in Peril: A Race to Save a Threatened Frog With Risky Experimental Techniques

Scientists douse frogs with experimental bacteria to halt mass amphibian death

Test Drive: GM’s EN-V Electric Transporter, Half a Smart Car On a Segway Base
Electric Vehicles

Test Drive: GM’s EN-V Electric Transporter, Half a Smart Car On a Segway Base

I took a ride in the automated, wirelessly communicating EV-V in a Las Vegas parking lot

This Week in the Future, January 3-7, 2011
Science

This Week in the Future, January 3-7, 2011

We Won’t Have Enough Power For Interstellar Travel Until At Least 2211, According to New Calculations
Space

We Won’t Have Enough Power For Interstellar Travel Until At Least 2211, According to New Calculations

On the bright side, that's sooner than others suggest

GM’s New Battery Chemistry? It’s Already In the Chevy Volt
Electric Vehicles

GM’s New Battery Chemistry? It’s Already In the Chevy Volt

Yesterday, GM announced that it would start using an advanced lithium-ion electrode material developed by Argonne National Laboratory. Turns out that an early version of that material is already blended into the Volt’s batteries. But that’s not the end of the story: Expect dramatically better EV batteries based on the compound very soon

What Cataclysm Killed the Birds in Arkansas (and Louisiana, and Sweden)? Maybe None
Birds

What Cataclysm Killed the Birds in Arkansas (and Louisiana, and Sweden)? Maybe None

If 5,000 birds die in a forest and no one is around to find them, does it still become a media sensation?

With New Method, China Can Mass-Produce Light Water For Its Citizens’ Thirst
Science

With New Method, China Can Mass-Produce Light Water For Its Citizens’ Thirst

Sikorsky and Eurocopter Compete To Build Super-High-Speed Choppers
Technology

Sikorsky and Eurocopter Compete To Build Super-High-Speed Choppers

Who will build the fastest experimental helicopter?

Smart Computer-Vision Systems To Spot Prison Riots Before They Happen
DARPA

Smart Computer-Vision Systems To Spot Prison Riots Before They Happen

Next Generation of Moon Rovers May Ride On Canadian Beanbag Wheels
Technology

Next Generation of Moon Rovers May Ride On Canadian Beanbag Wheels

Almost a Mile Below South Dakota, A Race to Find Dark Matter
Science

Almost a Mile Below South Dakota, A Race to Find Dark Matter

One of the biggest mysteries of physics could end with what scientists find 4,850 feet below the Black Hills of South Dakota

Testing the Best: Driving Fast in the Ferrari 458 Italia
Best of What's New

Testing the Best: Driving Fast in the Ferrari 458 Italia

On video games and the perfect Ferrari

Video: Smartest Dog Ever Can Pick Out 1,022 Toys By Name
Psychology

Video: Smartest Dog Ever Can Pick Out 1,022 Toys By Name

Holiday Video: Cute Quadrocopter Hovers Above Piano, Picks Out ‘Jingle Bells’
Technology

Holiday Video: Cute Quadrocopter Hovers Above Piano, Picks Out ‘Jingle Bells’

GM Is Turning Recycled Deepwater Horizon Oil Containment Booms Into New Chevy Volts
Technology

GM Is Turning Recycled Deepwater Horizon Oil Containment Booms Into New Chevy Volts

FCC Expected to Pass Net Neutrality Rules Today, Drawing Line Between Wired and Wireless Web
Technology

FCC Expected to Pass Net Neutrality Rules Today, Drawing Line Between Wired and Wireless Web

Popular Science+ Comes to the Samsung Galaxy Tab
Science

Popular Science+ Comes to the Samsung Galaxy Tab

Check out our new special issue, designed exclusively for the Samsung Galaxy Tab

2010’s 100 Best Innovations of the Year, All in One Place
Best of What's New

2010’s 100 Best Innovations of the Year, All in One Place

Our Best of What's New roundup is your guide to the year in science, tech, gadgets, engineering and much more

Microsoft Shows Off Glasses-Free 3-D
Gear

Microsoft Shows Off Glasses-Free 3-D

NASA Engineers Propose Combining a Rail Gun and a Scramjet to Fire Spacecraft Into Orbit
NASA

NASA Engineers Propose Combining a Rail Gun and a Scramjet to Fire Spacecraft Into Orbit