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What’s next for the drone war?
Drones

What’s next for the drone war?

If Trump follows Obama's precedent, careful consideration and gradual transparency. But that's a pretty big "if."

Here are the teams competing to map the ocean for $7 million in prizes
Ocean

Here are the teams competing to map the ocean for $7 million in prizes

The Ocean Discovery XPrize competition announces its semifinalists

Our mothers’ exposure to BPA might lead us to binge as adults
Health

Our mothers’ exposure to BPA might lead us to binge as adults

A mouse study found brain changes related to satiety

Scientists may have just made a malaria vaccine breakthrough
Vaccines

Scientists may have just made a malaria vaccine breakthrough

But the vaccine has its limitations

Aliens are probably out there, according to Winston Churchill
Mars

Aliens are probably out there, according to Winston Churchill

A newly-investigated essay from 1939 reveals Churchill's thoughts on E.T.

You can fake a healthy skin tone to look more attractive (without actually being healthier)
Psychology

You can fake a healthy skin tone to look more attractive (without actually being healthier)

Beauty really is only skin deep

NASA wants to put astronauts on the very first launch of its new mega-rocket
NASA

NASA wants to put astronauts on the very first launch of its new mega-rocket

The Space Launch System could carry astronauts as soon as 2019

A small city in Iowa is devoting 1,000 acres of land to America’s vanishing bees
Bees

A small city in Iowa is devoting 1,000 acres of land to America’s vanishing bees

Little habitats on the prairie to save our nation's pollinators

El Niño swept away huge chunks of the west coast last winter
Climate Change

El Niño swept away huge chunks of the west coast last winter

And climate change could make it worse

U.S. science advisory committee supports genetic modification of human embryos
Gene Editing

U.S. science advisory committee supports genetic modification of human embryos

Gene editing could be allowed soon—but only under very specific circumstances

What is happening with the Oroville Dam spillway?
Environment

What is happening with the Oroville Dam spillway?

Pop Sci’s archives offer some context.

Beef heart
Nutrition

Celebrate Valentine’s Day by eating an actual heart (seriously)

An ode to organ meats

city on Mars
Mars

The United Arab Emirates wants to build a city on Mars

Look out, Elon Musk

We may finally know how Rorschach tests trick us into seeing things that aren’t there
Science

We may finally know how Rorschach tests trick us into seeing things that aren’t there

Debunked as a tool for psychoanalysis, Rorschach inkblots might still harbor some secrets

Happy Valentine’s Day! Stop being dumb about STIs.
Health

Happy Valentine’s Day! Stop being dumb about STIs.

Stigma doesn't help keep us healthy (but safer sex does)

Active Regions Galore
Sun

How NASA is planning to touch the sun

A look behind the scenes of NASA's advanced solar probe

This Valentine’s Day, Elon Musk wants you to know that machines will take over the world and make you obsolete
AI

This Valentine’s Day, Elon Musk wants you to know that machines will take over the world and make you obsolete

But the best solution might be a social change—not a technical one

Yeah, good music kind of gets you high
Science

Yeah, good music kind of gets you high

Your favorite tunes activate the same brain systems that opioid drugs do

Ancient jars hold clues about the intensity of Earth’s magnetic field
Archaeology

Ancient jars hold clues about the intensity of Earth’s magnetic field

These jars held more than just supplies

‘Popular Science’ answers a question Strong Bad asked us 13 years ago
Science

‘Popular Science’ answers a question Strong Bad asked us 13 years ago

A question about (sb)emails