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Late-night comics could have a real impact on climate change denial
Global Warming

Late-night comics could have a real impact on climate change denial

It's a serious problem, but a little laughter goes a long way

The Arctic just got its 2016 climate ‘report card’—and it’s flunking
Climate Change

The Arctic just got its 2016 climate ‘report card’—and it’s flunking

Unprecedented global warming

Glowworms trap dinner in fishing line made of water and urine
Animals

Glowworms trap dinner in fishing line made of water and urine

To make their silk threads sticky, the bugs spit out a glue laced with urea

Cockroach tea and cricket crepes: How to add (delicious) bugs to your diet
Life Skills

Cockroach tea and cricket crepes: How to add (delicious) bugs to your diet

Watch the PopSci team try some buggy dishes.

New study: Why can some people smell asparagus in their pee?
Health

New study: Why can some people smell asparagus in their pee?

An age-old question gets a genomic-era investigation.

How to sharpen your kitchen knives
Life Skills

How to sharpen your kitchen knives

Spruce up your relatives’ knives when you visit over the holidays

The hospital of the future may be a tiny, high-tech medical kit
Medicine

The hospital of the future may be a tiny, high-tech medical kit

A Star Trek-inspired medical device gives us a glimpse of medicine’s future

Homeopathy doesn’t work for cows, either
Health

Homeopathy doesn’t work for cows, either

To use fewer antibiotics, farmers are turning to pseudoscience instead

Iranian Anti-Drone Rifle
Drones

Iran revealed an anti-drone rifle

Drone jamming, for future clashes

reindeer in finland
Global Warming

Climate war on Christmas: Global warming is causing reindeer to shrink

Warm winters are no good for reindeer

HAT-P-7 b exoplanet
Science

We’ve spotted cloudy weather on a giant exoplanet

And its clouds may be made of gemstones

Ayah Bdeir Headshot
Science

How to prepare your kids for jobs that don’t exist yet

The founder of littleBits on turning kids into creators

The next generation of brain implant is a teeny tiny coil
Health

The next generation of brain implant is a teeny tiny coil

The micro coils make mind-controlled prosthetics easier to use

We tried Apple CarPlay and Android Auto—here’s how they work
Vehicles

We tried Apple CarPlay and Android Auto—here’s how they work

How the two competing car systems hold up in New York City traffic

This feathery dinosaur tail has been beautifully preserved for 99 million years
Dinosaurs

This feathery dinosaur tail has been beautifully preserved for 99 million years

And it almost became a piece of jewelry

Our favorite science-themed ugly Christmas sweaters
Science

Our favorite science-themed ugly Christmas sweaters

Why wait for a conversation to tell people how much you love science? And puns. And staying cozy.

You can taste garlic with your feet
Science

You can taste garlic with your feet

Garlic's Allicin can go through the protective layers of your skin.

The planet is heating up faster than species can migrate
Climate Change

The planet is heating up faster than species can migrate

A new study finds evidence of many local extinctions

Are jellyfish going to take over the ocean?
Global Warming

Are jellyfish going to take over the ocean?

An interview with jellyfish expert Lisa-ann Gershwin

Silly Putty makes for super-sensitive sensors
Medicine

Silly Putty makes for super-sensitive sensors

Add graphene to get detectors that can measure breathing, blood pressure—and spider footsteps