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Freezing the heart to save the life
Medicine

Freezing the heart to save the life

Two Philadelphia doctors are championing an unconventional new treatment for keeping cardiac-arrest victims alive, with as little brain damage as possible: just give them hypothermia

Health

FDA Approves First-Ever Stem Cell Clinical Trial

After a four-year review process, the first clinical trial of stem cells in humans is approved

How to Lose Traffic and Alienate People
Technology

How to Lose Traffic and Alienate People

One more suspect search result or advertisement with audio and the Grouse may just lose his mind

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Science

Crowds at the Capitol

Anatomy of a Serial Killer
Science

Anatomy of a Serial Killer

America is haunted by 100,000 missing persons and 40,000 unidentified sets of remains. Only one lab can truly connect the lost and the dead—and it’s revealing the secrets of serial killers in the process

A Conversation with Len Fisher
Science

A Conversation with Len Fisher

The author of Rock, Paper, Scissors talks about game theory Plus, read on for a PopSci.com giveaway!

A person holding a white iPod.
Projects

New music from an old iPod

Installing free software turns your MP3 player into a musical instrument.

A man in blue Popular Science coveralls holding a dumbbell made out of old CDs, pointing at the camera, and yelling.
Projects

PopSci 5-Minute Project video: CD dumbbell

Trash those CDs? Never! Let Bjorn and his 5-minute dumbbells pump you up.

Tunnel Vision
Technology

Tunnel Vision

Why Does War Breed More Boys?
Science

Why Does War Breed More Boys?

Surge of male babies in wartime is due to a male gene, says evolution researcher

Blue Light Special
Science

Blue Light Special

You are feeling very, very happy ...

Deadly Gas, Cheap Power
Energy

Deadly Gas, Cheap Power

Dangerous fumes from an African lake could be the fuel of tomorrow

Didymo
Animals

Nature’s Grossest Creatures

Science loves them, but don't look at this gallery on your lunch break

Seven Little Piggies Make History
Medicine

Seven Little Piggies Make History

Pigs are offering new possibilities for studying Alzheimer’s disease

Top 100 Innovations of 2008
Technology

Top 100 Innovations of 2008

The 100 fastest, biggest, safest, greenest and most powerful innovations of the year

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Projects

Making vinegar at home

Turn sour old wine into a beautiful holiday gift—thanks to science.

Breaking the Cuddle Barrier
Technology

Breaking the Cuddle Barrier

The fuzzy new face of space exploration

Saudi Arabia’s Jurassic Park
Conservation

Saudi Arabia’s Jurassic Park

Beneath Saudi Arabia’s blazing sun, the largest greenhouse ever planned is taking shape. It will take visitors on a walk through Earth’s history—and into its future

A Conversation With Robert Zubrin
Mars

A Conversation With Robert Zubrin

Popular Science talks to the author of How to Live on Mars about the prospects for a move to the red planet

The Amphibial Canary is Dead
Environment

The Amphibial Canary is Dead

'Cocktails of contaminants' prove lethal in new study