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Archive Gallery: A Century of Weather Control
Weather

Archive Gallery: A Century of Weather Control

Fighting hail with chemicals, combatting tornadoes with computers, and other weather-battling techniques from the PopSci archive

9 Of The Strangest Musical Instruments Of All Time [Archive Gallery]
Science

9 Of The Strangest Musical Instruments Of All Time [Archive Gallery]

From a cello-horn to a harpitar, these music-makers are way more exciting than a plain old piano.

Popular Science Takes Drugs
Health

Popular Science Takes Drugs

From our archive: a reporter's LSD trip, a guide to getting high during Prohibition, and more

20 essential Mac keyboard shortcuts to save you a click
Tech Hacks

20 essential Mac keyboard shortcuts to save you a click

Power to your fingertips.

Three Americans won the Nobel Prize for biological ‘clocks’ find
Health

Three Americans won the Nobel Prize for biological ‘clocks’ find

They study the rhythm of our cells.

rescue workers in flood
Weather

There’s actually no such thing as a natural disaster

Hazards are natural; disasters are manmade.

Make your life paperless with these apps and gadgets
Tech Hacks

Make your life paperless with these apps and gadgets

The best ways to digitize everything.

SpaceX wants to build the Swiss Army knife of rockets
Space X

SpaceX wants to build the Swiss Army knife of rockets

One rocket to rule them all.

This is how eyeball tattoos are supposed to work
Health

This is how eyeball tattoos are supposed to work

Don’t worry: there are no gross pictures here.

These early parenting decisions might change a baby’s health
Health

These early parenting decisions might change a baby’s health

What makes a healthy baby gut?

Mars orbiter and landers
Mars

All the countries (and companies) trying to get to Mars

Ready, set, go.

Genetically engineered bacteria—spread by mosquito sex—could spell the end of malaria
Biology

Genetically engineered bacteria—spread by mosquito sex—could spell the end of malaria

Scientists spent ten years developing the special bug.

This hurricane season has been brutal—but it’s not over yet. What’s coming next?
Weather

This hurricane season has been brutal—but it’s not over yet. What’s coming next?

At least we've passed the peak.

Three gravitational wave detectors are much better than two
Space

Three gravitational wave detectors are much better than two

Virgo will help LIGO locate colossal cosmic collisions.

To fight antibiotic resistance, we need higher taxes—or fewer meat eaters
Agriculture

To fight antibiotic resistance, we need higher taxes—or fewer meat eaters

Putting all our options on the table.

Tons of living animals have floated from Japan to Oregon on plastic junk
Animals

Tons of living animals have floated from Japan to Oregon on plastic junk

Trash is the new Titanic.

North Korean Missile Flies Upward
Weapons

No one wants another H-bomb test in the Pacific

To avoid reliving the worst of the Cold War, the United States needs to relearn deterrence

dogs in pile of dirty laundry
Insects

Bad news: Bed bugs like the smell of your dirty laundry

And other horrifying facts.

NASA is teaming up with Russia to put a new space station near the moon. Here’s why.
Deep Space

NASA is teaming up with Russia to put a new space station near the moon. Here’s why.

We all like having options.

Elusive, unusually large tree-dwelling rodent discovered in the Solomon Islands
Animals

Elusive, unusually large tree-dwelling rodent discovered in the Solomon Islands

But they're already in trouble.