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A photo of a woman driving a smart car plugged into the Internet of Things.
Vehicles

Smarter cars won’t last you decades

Ephemeral car software and the Internet of Things are killing the 'car you own forever' era.

A fire moving across a hillside at night
Climate Change

The American West is primed for a summer of fire

Check out the nation's fire forecast over the next few months.

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Tablets

Best Samsung tablets

If you’re in the market for an Android tablet, Samsung makes some of the best.

iphone screen lockpad
Security

Apple, Google, and Microsoft team up for new password-free technology

Here’s how you’ll access devices and websites without a login.

A pile of food scraps and compost materials.
Projects

Drug-resistant fungus could be lurking in your compost, but you can reduce the risk

Your compost could be dangerous if you're not caring for it properly.

The company trying to protect crowded events from drone attacks
Drones

The company trying to protect crowded events from drone attacks

DroneShield has deployed in Texas and Massachusetts, and has also supplied equipment to Ukraine. Here's how the complex tech works.

a space telescope with a large gold mirror made of many hexagons
Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready to start blowing our minds

We're just weeks away from getting official scientific data from the space telescope as final equipment tests wrap up.

“Do beavers rule on Mars?” (Thomas Elway, May 1930)
Mars

From the archives: ‘Do beavers rule on Mars?’

In the May 1930 issue of Popular Science, Thomas Elway proposed a very imaginative take on life on Mars.

Climate change is making the National Guard’s job hell
Military

Climate change is making the National Guard’s job hell

Catastrophic natural and climate related disasters continue to rise, making the National Guard's work more dangerous and difficult.

Why Lexus is rolling out a new steering ‘yoke’
Electric Vehicles

Why Lexus is rolling out a new steering ‘yoke’

The trick behind this new system is steer-by-wire tech. Here's what that means.

The star, called 2MASS J17554042+6551277, imaged with a red filter to optimize visual contrast.
Space Telescope

A fully aligned James Webb Space Telescope captures a glorious image of a star

Eighteen mirror segments on NASA's newest space telescope worked in unison to take this deep field image.

The moon is pockmarked with craters, including holes made by rockets.
Moons

Lunar soil could help us make oxygen in space

A team of scientists in China proposed a new way to harvest useful resources on the moon.

A SanDisk USB drive on top of an e-reader.
Tech Hacks

4 smart reasons to keep an old USB drive around

Old dongle, new tricks.

This new AI algorithm could help flying cars survive windy days
Drones

This new AI algorithm could help flying cars survive windy days

Neural-Fly steers a drone through all kinds of wind, thanks to artificial intelligence and just 12 minutes of training.

Lightbulbs hanging in restaurant.
Climate Change

How bad are incandescent light bulbs for the environment?

It's time to flip the switch.

First of a kind study finds that after five years, trans children stand firm in their identities.
Science

First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition

Trans youth almost never 'detransition' in the first several years after a social transition.

A turtle crossing a road.
Life Skills

What to do if you find a turtle in the road

Slow and steady is the right approach.

A photo of a person taking a pill
Medicine

Mail-order abortion medication would increase healthcare access, not risk

Research shows that screening for patients' eligibility based on their medical history instead of in-person pelvic exams or ultrasounds is just as safe.

SEC website
Cryptocurrency

The SEC is gearing up to take on crypto crimes

Here’s how the agency is planning to use those new roles to combat crypto wrongdoing.

A hill made of oyster shell
Animals

We have a lot to learn from Indigenous people’s oyster-shucking practices

Communities sustainably harvested oyster reefs for thousands of years. Then colonization came along.