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Fitness & Exercise

7 iconic movie training montages ranked by professional trainers

By Eleanor Cummins

a close-up of a combination lock, with the numbers 90 and 0 visible

Zero is just 1,500 years old. Before it, there was nothing.

By Eleanor Cummins

andy weir answers tweets for popular science

‘The Martian’ author Andy Weir answers your questions about Mars

By Tom McNamara

MEGAPIXELS: This strange creature isn’t a spider or a dog, but it sure looks like both

MEGAPIXELS: This strange creature isn’t a spider or a dog, but it sure looks like both

By Jillian Mock

When cameras captured ghosts

When cameras captured ghosts

By Jeanette D. Moses

Peter Jackson made Hobbits look so tiny with this mind trick

Peter Jackson made Hobbits look so tiny with this mind trick

By Sara Kiley Watson

ryan gosling sitting in orange NASA uniform

‘First Man’ is astonishingly accurate—here’s how NASA helped

By Stefanie Waldek

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So, what’s the deal with homeopathy?

By Justin McElroy and Dr. Sydnee McElroy

There’s a planet exactly where Star Trek said Vulcan should be

There’s a planet exactly where Star Trek said Vulcan should be

By Mary Beth Griggs

Ginger emoji at salon

The winding, heated, and absurdly technical oral history of the ginger emoji

By Gregory Mone

Disney robot Stuntronics

Disney is turning to robots to pull off dangerous aerial feats

Apple and Pixar created a new file format for augmented reality on your phone

Apple and Pixar created a new file format for augmented reality on your phone

By Stan Horaczek

Versions of Han Solo’s blaster already exist

Science Fiction

Versions of Han Solo’s blaster already exist

By Martin Archer/The Conversation

New science books to read this weekend

New science books to read this weekend

By Mary Beth Griggs

How Popular Science covered ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ in 1968

Science Fiction

How Popular Science covered ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ in 1968

By Herbert Shuldiner

Here’s how Popular Science covered ‘Star Trek’ in 1967

Science Fiction

Here’s how Popular Science covered ‘Star Trek’ in 1967

By James W. Wright

We consume a lot of food and beer on Super Bowl Sunday, but not a lot of electricity

We consume a lot of food and beer on Super Bowl Sunday, but not a lot of electricity

By Sara Chodosh

WATCH: Bill Nye on science media, politics, and the feature film he wants to make

WATCH: Bill Nye on science media, politics, and the feature film he wants to make

By Jason Lederman

You have to admit that this horseshoe crab looks just like Darth Vader

You have to admit that this horseshoe crab looks just like Darth Vader

By Mary Beth Griggs

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Yes, you are probably descended from royalty. So is everyone else.

By Adam Rutherford

The physics keeping Star Wars’ Cloud City afloat

Science Fiction

The physics keeping Star Wars’ Cloud City afloat

By Patrick Johnson

Disney Research created a fireworks display you can feel with your hands

Disney Research created a fireworks display you can feel with your hands

By Stan Horaczek

Bill Nye holding a phone

Watch Bill Nye respond to anti-science tweets

By Jason Lederman

This is the absolute grossest thing about living in space

This is the absolute grossest thing about living in space

What Star Wars taught scientists about sperm

What Star Wars taught scientists about sperm

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

How to build the video game you wanted when you were 13

How to build the video game you wanted when you were 13

By Billy Cadden

This year’s Ig Nobel prizes for unusual research honored old man ears and the fluidity of cats

This year’s Ig Nobel prizes for unusual research honored old man ears and the fluidity of cats

By Ellen Airhart

Sericomyrmex radioheadi

Scientists are naming new species after musicians, and it’s kind of amazing

By Mallory Johns

How to find free music and movies online

How to find free music and movies online

Charles Dickens’s belief in spontaneous combustion sparked Victorian London’s hottest debate

Charles Dickens’s belief in spontaneous combustion sparked Victorian London’s hottest debate

Why Morse code is actually a really weird way to communicate

Why Morse code is actually a really weird way to communicate

By Dean Buonomano

America’s standard, bland beer is slowly being replaced by the weird stuff

America’s standard, bland beer is slowly being replaced by the weird stuff

By Patrick E. McGovern

How the first broad-spectrum antibiotic emerged from the Missouri dirt

How the first broad-spectrum antibiotic emerged from the Missouri dirt

By William Rosen

At this amusement park, drive the heavy machinery you loved as a kid

At this amusement park, drive the heavy machinery you loved as a kid

Hulu’s $40 Live TV service is basically basic cable for cord-cutters

Hulu’s $40 Live TV service is basically basic cable for cord-cutters

By Stan Horaczek

star clusters overlaid with pink and blue colors

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why dark matter matters (and is kind of our frenemy)

By Neil deGrasse Tyson

What it’s like to climb a century-old oak tree

What it’s like to climb a century-old oak tree

By Lynda V. Mapes

The evolutionary history of your incredibly awkward feelings

The evolutionary history of your incredibly awkward feelings

Burning bones helped prove that women were poisoned by glowing paint

Here’s what it’s like to get thrown into a volcano

By Cody Cassidy and Paul Doherty

Feathers in the colors of the rainbow

Organizing the natural world by color makes for some seriously satisfying photos

By Julie Seabrook Ream

Scientists are experimenting with an entire town’s sleep

Scientists are experimenting with an entire town’s sleep

By Benjamin Reiss

A science podcast with cursing

By Jason Lederman

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

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

By Jason Lederman

Intel Shooting Star Drones Form American Flag

Lady Gaga’s halftime drones are a sign of the coming swarm

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Cigarette smoke

James Bond has been teaching kids to smoke for over half a century

By Mark D. Kaufman

Will we ever invent a teleportation device?

Science Fiction

Will we ever invent a teleportation device?

By Michael Koziol

How did music get its groove? Scientists made rhythm evolve in a lab to find out.

How did music get its groove? Scientists made rhythm evolve in a lab to find out.

By Kate Baggaley

How ‘Rogue One’ resurrected the Death Star

Science Fiction

How ‘Rogue One’ resurrected the Death Star

Netflix is finally letting you watch shows offline

Netflix is finally letting you watch shows offline

By Corinne Iozzio

arrival trailer screenshot

If aliens invaded, how would we talk to them?

By Kate Baggaley

Why Ron Howard and Brian Grazer want to take you to Mars

Why Ron Howard and Brian Grazer want to take you to Mars

Bye Bye, BlogNet

Bye Bye, BlogNet

Silkpunk Sci-Fi Author Ken Liu Talks Fantasy, Technology and the Future of the Human Race

Science Fiction

Silkpunk Sci-Fi Author Ken Liu Talks Fantasy, Technology and the Future of the Human Race

What is Replication Crisis?

What is Replication Crisis?

The World’s Largest LEGO Structure Is A Car Ad

The World’s Largest LEGO Structure Is A Car Ad

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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Squeezing Juice At 6,000 Atmospheres Of Pressure Makes Fast, Fresh Cocktails On Tap

By PopSci Editors

IBM Watson Created The First-Ever AI-Made Movie Trailer For ‘Morgan’

IBM Watson Created The First-Ever AI-Made Movie Trailer For ‘Morgan’

By Samantha Cole

Welcome to the official Boxplot FAQ

Welcome to the official Boxplot FAQ

The Olympic Village Of The Future

The Olympic Village Of The Future

By Heather Hansman

Olympic swimming

High-Speed Motion Capture Tech Is Helping Olympians Swim Better Than Ever

By Will Cockrell

How It’s Made: Zika Edition

How It’s Made: Zika Edition

Miyazaki-Inspired Jet Glider Flies Before Crowds In Japan

Miyazaki-Inspired Jet Glider Flies Before Crowds In Japan

By Kelsey D. Atherton

‘Neon Fever Dream’ Is The Craziest Burning Man Story That Never Happened

‘Neon Fever Dream’ Is The Craziest Burning Man Story That Never Happened

By Carl Franzen