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Making waves in the physics community.

Aquatic polo ponies, parachute sledding, balloon jumping, and more short-lived novelty sports from the early 20th century

Tank killers, nightmares for Hitler, bombed-out volcanoes and more explosive ideas from World War II-era PopSci.

A colorful look at how America's obsession with space travel led to rocket-shaped vehicles, parabola-shaped buildings, and swiveling television sets

How we covered the Scopes Monkey Trial, the discovery of Java Man, the Piltdown Man hoax, and milestones in the history of evolutionary theory

The good, the bad, and the hideous

Join us for an experimental month cutting out red meat, and do the planet a solid.

PopSci explores the geodesic dome's brief wave of popularity

Jet powered Space Rangers, kit cars, electronic organs, radio hats, and more -- all yours for a low, low price!

A perfect storm.

How our readers turned hairpins into resistance units, electric fans into potato slicers, and asbestos shingles into hotplates.

The Wastebasket of Dizziness, the Corkscrew of Fate, and more amusement park rides and attractions from the pages of PopSci

Old data makes for bad burp estimates.

PopSci's old-school guide to maintaining your tires, troubleshooting your carburetor, and driving without accidentally killing anyone

Get gorgeous with the cutting edge of twentieth-century technology

Abominable snowmen, sea serpents and dragons, oh my!

Long cast as the enemy, sharks are really losing this war, as men arm themselves with shark guns, shark repellent and fish the bejeezus out of these misunderstood monsters

Tips for more restful slumber, decoding how we dream and just a dash of pseudoscience

From the Popular Science archives: How to make your alarm clock water your lawn, cook you breakfast, turn on a light and more

Not just for fictional villains anymore