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The Greatest Tech Of 2016
Best of What's New

The Greatest Tech Of 2016

Every year, Popular Science honors 100 innovations that are brilliant, revolutionary, and bound to shape the future—these are the Best of What's New.

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Tech Hacks

Take the shackles off your cellphone

Cell providers lock your phone for a reason; here are a few reasons to unlock it.

a person holding a handmade DIY cutting board with cheese, grapes, carrots, and strawberries on it
Projects

Craft an impressive cutting board in eight easy steps

Whether you’re using it to chop food or display an array of cheeses and charcuteries, this piece will serve you well.

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Projects

Build your own door and ascend to a higher level of DIY

Let us open your mind to handmade doors.

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Global Warming

We can still slash emissions and survive climate change, but we’re running out of time

It’s still possible to avoid the worst-case scenario, according to a new UN report.

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Science Fiction

The historical significance of Harry Styles’ nipples, explained

And other weird things we learned this week.

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Ancient athletes did something truly shocking with their genitals

The trend may even have influenced circumcision.

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Ben Franklin invented a mesmerizing instrument with a deadly reputation

And other weird things we learned this week.

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

There’s a secret room in the basement of the female body

And other weird things we learned this week.

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COVID-19

Why no one knows if you can catch COVID-19 twice

More evidence is needed to determine whether people who recover from the novel coronavirus are vulnerable to reinfection.

Popular Science
Science

Welcome to the New PopSci.com

PopSci.com has the beta on the latest technologies... and now we're proud to introduce a beta version of our redesigned Web site, too! Here's a guide to all the new features

a work surface made of MDF that fits on top of saw horses
Projects

Build a semi-permanent work surface you can put away easily

It’ll fit snugly on top of your saw horses and then snugly against the wall when you’re done.

masks
COVID-19

One way to slow the spread of COVID-19? Stop talking. Seriously.

Here’s everything you need to know this week.

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Vaccines

The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may account for 19 percent of US COVID-19 cases in August

Here’s everything you need to know this week.

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COVID-19

The racial disparities in COVID cases are even more striking than we thought

Here’s everything you need to know this week.

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Food Safety

How to cook and eat a turkey without dying

First things first: Don’t rinse that bird.

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COVID-19

All the pros—and cons—of convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19

The treatment has been around for about a century, and hasn’t really gotten any better with age.

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COVID-19

One in three young people could face serious symptoms from coronavirus

Here’s everything you need to know this week.

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Health

You can get all the benefits of butthole sunning without taking your clothes off

Don’t go mooning the sun just yet.

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Tech Hacks

The apps and sites you’ll need to rent out everything you own

You spent money buying that stuff, now you can earn that cash back.