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Technology

Moxie Marlinspike Makes Encryption for Everyone

The Signal developer on why the FBI and governments can’t be trusted

Pandemic! 10 of the Deadliest Diseases
Diseases

Pandemic! 10 of the Deadliest Diseases

The Black Plague, Third Pandemic and Spanish Flu wiped out hundreds of millions; they have nothing on today's worst diseases

coal covered man in Linfen China
Pollution

The World’s 10 Worst Cities

Arsenic-laced drinking water, lead-contaminated soils and choking air pollution are sadly just the start in some of the world's dirtiest places

Megalopolis
Global Warming

The Future of the Environment

A blueprint for the eco-tropolis of the future with fresh air, pristine water and cheap energy. Plus, 48 audacious ideas to save the planet

10 Audacious Ideas to Save the Planet
Environment

10 Audacious Ideas to Save the Planet

To rescue the Earth, we need bold engineering ideas that go beyond simple recycling

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Archaeology

Humans may have arrived in the Americas 15,000 years earlier than we thought

New animal bones discovered in Coxcatlan Cave may push back the arrival date, but the evidence is still unclear.

Giant Coal Plant
Environment

Calamities on the Horizon

PopSci's look at the future of the environment continues, with projects that might soon spell disaster

A thermal lance made out of bacon cutting a steel pan in half.
DIY

Bacon: the other white heat

You know bacon is delicious, but did you know it contains enough energy to melt metal?

Geometry Tablets
Space

Humans Calculated Paths Of Planets 1,400 Years Earlier Than We Thought

On Ancient Babylonian tablets, a precursor of calculus

How Droughts Are Drying Up Your Breakfast
Science

How Droughts Are Drying Up Your Breakfast

Plus, other environmental issues wreaking havoc on the best meal of the day.

A white mug full of hot coffee on a white saucer, surrounded by roasted coffee beans.
Projects

How a popcorn popper can help you roast coffee beans at home

Learn a skill that will make you stand out as a die-hard coffee lover.

A scientist looks through a microscope.
Science

This may be the highest resolution microscope we’ll ever get

Scientists can see individual atoms clearer than ever before, but they might be nearing their journey’s end.

Use these online office suites to get your work done anywhere
Tech Hacks

Use these online office suites to get your work done anywhere

Work wherever you have Wi-Fi.

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Animals

Scientists are naming new species after musicians, and it’s kind of amazing

From Beyoncé to Shakira.

Gray foxes use black bears as personal body guards
Wildlife

Gray foxes use black bears as personal body guards

When choosing where to hunt, gray foxes favor bear territory.

2011 Invention Awards: Dynamically Glare-Blocking LCD Sunglasses
Projects

2011 Invention Awards: Dynamically Glare-Blocking LCD Sunglasses

Sunglasses that block out points of bright light with LCD-screen lenses

Blue Smith goggles
Best of What's New

The 10 most thrilling recreation innovations of 2019

They’re the Best of What’s New.

The Making of an Olympian
Science

The Making of an Olympian

An unorthodox, highly scientific training regimen made Andy Potts the top triathlete in the country

Remotec
Weapons

Robot Rodeo, Y’all!

This is what happens when police, military folks, and scientists get together to play with very expensive robots.

Long March Rocket Reusable
Private Space Flight

Here’s China’s plan to compete with SpaceX and Blue Origin

Private companies want to launch reusable space rockets in 2020.