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White House ‘Cyber’ Strategy Is Five Different Strategies
Technology

White House ‘Cyber’ Strategy Is Five Different Strategies

They are connected through the internet

Science by design(ers)
DIY

Science by design(ers)

Designers help put science in perspective and technology in our minds.

Tomb of the Future
Science

Tomb of the Future

Rest in Peace Popbot

Environment

Guard birds

Guard birds

Clementines: A Yummy Result of Genetic Experimentation
Environment

Clementines: A Yummy Result of Genetic Experimentation

The science behind the seedless anomaly of the citrus world

The Worst Jobs In Science
Science

The Worst Jobs In Science

These 10 down-and-dirty labors are hard, dangerous, and outright gross—and people love them anyway

Bacterial “Signature” May Be Used To Identify Sexual Assaulters
Health

Bacterial “Signature” May Be Used To Identify Sexual Assaulters

monkey faces
Animals

Clone of Animals Like Us

Humans have always seen themselves as distinct from other creatures. Science is forcing us to reconsider that position.

DARPA’s Virtual Therapist Is ‘Like Talking To A Dog’
DARPA

DARPA’s Virtual Therapist Is ‘Like Talking To A Dog’

PopSci’s Fourth Annual Brilliant 10
Science

PopSci’s Fourth Annual Brilliant 10

Meet the extraordinary scientists whose innovations are bringing us robot cars, new cures and vaccines, the fastest-ever computer animations, and much, much more

Technology

The Laser Man Of New York City

Or, how to operate a diamond-cutting industrial laser in the middle of Manhattan.

Pumping Up A Gene For More Gasoline
Environment

Pumping Up A Gene For More Gasoline

Vehicles

When Your Car Can Communicate, Who Talks Back?

Data security on a connected highway

What’s In Your Dog’s Dinner?
Insects

What’s In Your Dog’s Dinner?

Some companies want to put mashed-up crickets into pet food, but the FDA has a bee in its bonnet about using insect protein as an ingredient.

GM Gambles To Upstage Self-Driving Cars – DELETE
Vehicles

GM Gambles To Upstage Self-Driving Cars – DELETE

The automaker hopes to lead the industry in a revolution, and repair its own image in the process.

Can Sour Candy Actually Damage Your Tongue?
Ask Us Anything

Can Sour Candy Actually Damage Your Tongue?

And why does it hurt?

Why NASA Should Get Out Of The Rocket Business
Science

Why NASA Should Get Out Of The Rocket Business

NASA's Space Launch System is set to be the most powerful rocket ever built -- and possibly their worst mistake yet.

What You Need To Know About The Solar Storm Headed Towards Earth
Science

What You Need To Know About The Solar Storm Headed Towards Earth

Two solar flares have sent magnetic fields to our planet -- and scientists aren't sure how they're going to impact each other.

An Insider Account Of The Hack That Saved Apollo 13
DIY

An Insider Account Of The Hack That Saved Apollo 13

Ken Mattingly explains how—and why—NASA designed a makeshift air filter from tube socks and duct tape.

Hypersonic Gliders, Scramjets, And Even Faster Things Coming To China’s Military
Military

Hypersonic Gliders, Scramjets, And Even Faster Things Coming To China’s Military