Read the latest articles from Popular Science (Page 933)

E=mc² became famous for all the wrong reasons
Energy

E=mc² became famous for all the wrong reasons

If a time traveler assassinated Albert Einstein before he figured out that E=mc², would we still have atomic weapons?

A/2017 U1
Space

A strange object from outside our solar system just zoomed past the sun

The traveller (maybe from another star) didn’t stay long and it’s moving away fast

Let’s bet on what the next Instagram Stories effect will be after Superzoom
Technology

Let’s bet on what the next Instagram Stories effect will be after Superzoom

Are you sick of Superzoom yet? You will be.

Bats, too, love the city life
Bats

Bats, too, love the city life

Places like Washington, D.C. offer them a safe haven from disease

Vampire bats could soon swarm to the United States
Bats

Vampire bats could soon swarm to the United States

They do carry rabies, but don't panic—the bloodsuckers might not cause much of a ruckus.

Buildings of the future might be constructed by swarms of robots
Robots

Buildings of the future might be constructed by swarms of robots

It's not just possible—it might actually be better.

Bill Nye holding a phone
Science

Watch Bill Nye respond to anti-science tweets

Consider the following.

You should make fermented veggies—for science
Life Skills

You should make fermented veggies—for science

The science behind sauerkraut.

The first genetically engineered humans might not have their DNA tweaked at all
Gene Editing

The first genetically engineered humans might not have their DNA tweaked at all

The new technique offers a less permanent way to edit the genome.

The coloring of a raccoon-eyed dinosaur could reveal its habitat
Dinosaurs

The coloring of a raccoon-eyed dinosaur could reveal its habitat

Now we can understand more about dinosaurs’ environments based on their appearance.

Holy Harp Trap, Batman! The gear researchers use to study bats
Bats

Holy Harp Trap, Batman! The gear researchers use to study bats

They have gadgets and gizmos aplenty

This lonely human skull might belong to an ancient tsunami victim
Archaeology

This lonely human skull might belong to an ancient tsunami victim

The 6,000-year-old remains are still rather mysterious.

Why are we so bad at producing the right flu vaccines?
Vaccines

Why are we so bad at producing the right flu vaccines?

And how can we improve?

Concussions make lasting changes to the brain, even after you feel fine
Health

Concussions make lasting changes to the brain, even after you feel fine

We don’t know what those changes actually mean.

A MISS spacecraft concept
Space

How the Air Force planned to put men on the moon

Just months after Sputnik's launch, the USAF had a manned lunar landing program all figured out.

Creatonotos gangis
Insects

This terrifyingly tentacled moth reminds us that nature is freakier than any nightmare

Hard nope.

One cave’s losing battle against a deadly bat fungus
Bats

One cave’s losing battle against a deadly bat fungus

Ghosts of bats past.

Daydream View
Tech Hacks

Try these 10 awesome virtual-reality apps for Google Daydream View

Jump into a new world.

Blue basin full of fruits and vegetables with tap water in the kitchen sink. Disinfecting fruits and vegetables to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Food Safety

How to actually remove pesticides from your fruit

Assuming that you should be worried about them in the first place.

This is the absolute grossest thing about living in space
Space

This is the absolute grossest thing about living in space

Take it from an astronaut.