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A Joby electric aircraft in flight.

Joby’s electric aircraft inches us closer to a future full of flying taxis

A F/A-18 Super Hornet is refueled the traditional way: by an aircraft with humans on board.

This drone will refuel Naval fighter jets by 2024

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A helicopter named Elvis parked on the tarmac.

Elvis (the helicopter) is cheating death by becoming a drone

By Kelsey D. Atherton

iPhone on a wooden table with a newsletter on the screen

4 ways to keep newsletters from destroying your inbox

A Boeing drone flying in Australia.

Watch this Boeing fighter jet drone fly for the first time

A drone in a launcher in the back of a cargo aircraft.

This Airbus prototype could deploy drones from cargo planes

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Boeing's damaged 777-200 parked in a hanger following an incident with its engine on Flight 328 on February 20.

The United Airlines Flight 328 engine failure, explained

a boat captain tries to pull a plastic barrel from a debris island

A trip down the Ohio River reveals the oil and gas industry’s next big move

By Teake Zuidema/Nexus Media News

A Reaper drone on the ground armed with a missile.

DARPA’s new combat drones could catch a ride from other aircraft

Three U.S. Air Force bombers fly over Super Bowl LV.

Everything to know about the bombers that flew over Super Bowl LV

A floating balloon from Project Loon.

RIP Loon, Google’s balloon-based cellular network

Air Force One does a practice landing and take off.

The new Air Force One arrives in 2024. Here’s what we know so far.

An electric aircraft from Joby parked on the ground.

Electric Vehicles

These new flying taxis offer a glimpse at our future commutes

A dog in a Paratec dog parachuting harness.

This new harness lets military dogs parachute safely and with style

By Christina Mackenzie

An F-15C Eagle fighter jet takes off.

These fascinating flying stories soared above a turbulent year

Mask and thermometer

The ‘darkest days’ of COVID-19 are still to come

By Sara Kiley Watson

Flooding in Oklahoma

Oklahoma floods are poisoning tribal lands

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media News

A U-2 spy plane lands.

An AI just copiloted a U-2 spyplane for the very first time

Chuck Yeager at a flying event in 1998

Chuck Yeager has died at 97, but the legacy of his record-breaking flight lives on

SpaceX Crew Demo 2 / Crew Dragon

The most daring aerospace innovations of 2020

By Rob Verger and Charlie Wood

Alaska’s northern coast

Drilling the Arctic refuge doesn’t make sense—but Trump wants it to happen anyway

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media News

someone reading online news

Biden’s COVID-19 response plan is missing one major component

Warming waters may spell more back-to-back hurricanes for Gulf Coast residents

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media News

This test plane could be a big step towards supersonic commercial flights

Donald Trump and Mile Pence in front of a giant american flag

President Trump has COVID-19, according to White House statements

By Popular Science Team

Merrimack Valley destroyed house

Gas explosions keep killing people, and the US government won’t step in

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media News

person reading newspaper

Major news outlets are handing the mic to big business on climate issues

Checking mail on phone

10 email alerts you’ll actually want in your inbox

Twenty-one tips for making the most of your Apple subscriptions

NTSB Cites Poor Safety Culture in Air Ambulance Accident

By Rob Mark/Flying Magazine

a man holds a phone in his hands on the subway

Coronavirus shows our health agencies are ill prepared for fake news

Dyson's hair styling tool

Best of What's New

2019’s most exciting personal care products

By Nicole Wetsman and Rachel Feltman

Having too much time to prepare for a hurricane could actually be a bad thing

Having too much time to prepare for a hurricane could actually be a bad thing

By Nicole Wetsman

Climate change highlighted text roundup

Keeping up with climate change: the latest news in one place

By Eleanor Cummins

Everything you need to know about Apple Card, News+, TV+, and Games+

Everything you need to know about Apple Card, News+, TV+, and Games+

By Stan Horaczek

Here’s where Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh lands on big science issues

Here’s where Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh lands on big science issues

This is Jaguar’s first real attempt to take on Tesla

Electric Vehicles

This is Jaguar’s first real attempt to take on Tesla

Koko, the beloved gorilla who communicated through sign-language, dies at age 46

Koko, the beloved gorilla who communicated through sign-language, dies at age 46

A claim-by-claim analysis of a climate denial ‘news’ story

By Brooke Borel

The Grim Reaper does not care about the latest longevity study you saw on Facebook

The Grim Reaper does not care about the latest longevity study you saw on Facebook

By Sara Chodosh

Could your favorite pain medicine send you into cardiac arrest?

Could your favorite pain medicine send you into cardiac arrest?

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Reuters built a bot that can identify real news on Twitter

Reuters built a bot that can identify real news on Twitter

By Corinne Iozzio

Science Press Site ‘EurekAlert!’ Offline After Being Hacked

Science Press Site ‘EurekAlert!’ Offline After Being Hacked

By Mary Beth Griggs

Bomb Squad Robot Drives Up Ramp

Police Used Bomb Disposal Robot To Kill A Dallas Shooting Suspect

By Dave Gershgorn

India’s Weather Is So Hot Its Roads Are Melting

India’s Weather Is So Hot Its Roads Are Melting

By Mary Beth Griggs

Yuri Milner And Stephen Hawking Will Send Alien-Seeking Probes Into Deep Space

Mark Zuckerberg: Within Five Years, Facebook Will Be Mostly Video

Mark Zuckerberg: Within Five Years, Facebook Will Be Mostly Video

By Jason Lederman

Apple iPad Pro presentation screenshot

Apple Announces iPad Pro, Its Largest iPad Yet

By Dave Gershgorn

Wildfires In Northern California Threaten The Search For Alien Life

Wildfires In Northern California Threaten The Search For Alien Life

By Sarah Scoles

Does ‘The Ocean Cleanup’ Stand Up To Peer Review?

Does ‘The Ocean Cleanup’ Stand Up To Peer Review?

Space-Born Jellyfish Hate Life On Earth

Space-Born Jellyfish Hate Life On Earth

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Publicity And Flattery Economy Comes To NBC News

The Publicity And Flattery Economy Comes To NBC News

By Dan Nosowitz

Thrilling Wonder, This Weekend In New York and London

Thrilling Wonder, This Weekend In New York and London

By Ryan Bradley

Inside the DIY Weapons Workshop of the Libyan Rebels

Inside the DIY Weapons Workshop of the Libyan Rebels

By Sarah A. Topol

Obama Announces $500 Million Investment in Robots and Other Advanced Manufacturing Tech

Obama Announces $500 Million Investment in Robots and Other Advanced Manufacturing Tech

By Rebecca Boyle

In Japanese Study, Stem Cell Injections Shown to Provide Simple Route to Breast Augmentation

In Japanese Study, Stem Cell Injections Shown to Provide Simple Route to Breast Augmentation

By Lizzie Schiffman

Oceans on Europa Have Enough Oxygen to Support Space Fish

Oceans on Europa Have Enough Oxygen to Support Space Fish

Snake With Clawed Foot Found In China

Snake With Clawed Foot Found In China

Scientist Vows To Reverse-Engineer Dinosaur From Chicken

Scientist Vows To Reverse-Engineer Dinosaur From Chicken

Newly Discovered Element 112 Named “Copernicum”

Newly Discovered Element 112 Named “Copernicum”

What’s It Like to Name An Element on the Periodic Table?

What’s It Like to Name An Element on the Periodic Table?

Finding Nature’s Most Efficient Flight Mechanism

By Rebecca Boyle

A Word With the Inventor of the Battlefield Snakebot and the Wall-Scaling Snailbot

An old man in a gray suit using a rappelling device to descend from a tall office building.

The 2009 Invention Awards

By Popular Science Team