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In Space, No One Can Hear You Blog
A new way of communicating with the International Space Station could lead to space's very own Internet
Test Drive: Zero Motorcycles’ Electric Zero S
The latest contender in the burgeoning zero-emissions all-electric motorcycle field is here--how does it stack up against the competition?
Old Trees Lost, Galaxy’s Flavor Found
Discoveries and disappearances in the world of science
Win Jonathan Coulton’s New DVD/CD Set!
Best. Giveaway. Ever. Geek rock star Jonathon Coulton answers your questions, and shares his wares, right here on PopSci.com
Home-Brewing Biochar in Brooklyn
A New York startup is sequestering carbon and making fuel in an artists' warehouse
The First Secretary of Climate Change
Steven Chu, the new U.S. secretary of energy, is a Nobel-winning physicist and an unabashed advocate of fighting climate change. But can he negotiate the political realities of transforming the energy economy?
Europe Adopts Universal micro-USB Cellphone Charger Standard
One cell phone charger to juice them all
What’s It Like to Name An Element on the Periodic Table?
Element naming has a surprisingly contentious history. Bitterly contentious. We spoke to Sigurd Hofmann, credited recently with the discovery of element 112, to see how he might change course
Face-Recognition Software Shields Your Computer Screen From Eavesdroppers
When someone glances over your shoulder, all they'll see is scrambled text
Unproven Missile Shield System Sent To Hawaii, Countering Potential North Korean Threat
Rumblings from Pyongyang regarding a long-rage missile test prompt deployment of an experimental missile shield and radar system
Herschel Space Telescope’s First Images Give Promising Glimpse of What’s to Come
Test images show M51 galaxy in more detail than predecessors could
Finding Nature’s Most Efficient Flight Mechanism
Caltech's Robofly and Bride of Robofly, inspired by spinning maple seeds, have found that multiple evolutionary paths across both plants and animals all appear to lead to a universal ideal
Climate Change Is Already Affecting the United States
A new government report, released today, says climate change's measurable effects include drought and erosion