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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

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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

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

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

Swine Flu Is Still Here

Swine Flu Is Still Here

Swine Flu Consistent with Other Pandemic Strains

Swine Flu Consistent with Other Pandemic Strains

The Science of Forensics

The Science of Forensics

By Matt Ransford

NASA’s Escape Pod

NASA’s Escape Pod

A homemade robot at the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition in New York City.

Robotic adventures at the FIRST competition

By Paul Gleason

Write Your Name on the Moon

Write Your Name on the Moon

By Rebecca Boyle

Sound Becomes Light

Sound Becomes Light

By Brooke Borel

A Lunar Rocket Designed To Crash

A Lunar Rocket Designed To Crash

By Rebecca Boyle

Anatomy of a Serial Killer

Anatomy of a Serial Killer

By PopSci Editors

Power Struggle

By Seth Fletcher

Darmstadt Solar House

Cheap Labor

By Patrick DiJusto

Breaking Open the Unknown Universe

Particle Physics

Breaking Open the Unknown Universe

By PopSci Editors

Science by design(ers)

Science by design(ers)

By Dave Prochnow