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A Rubik's Cube displayed on a stand

The inventor of the Rubik’s cube doesn’t get why it’s so popular

By Hope Reese/Undark

Nuria Tamarit illustration

Five dolls that changed the world

By Erin Blakemore

This new Lego set brings classic Super Mario games into the real world

By Stan Horaczek

a baseball player swings a bat

Why baseball players ‘bone’ their bats

By Popular Science Team

A ball of homemade Silly Putty

Stay-at-home science project: Two-ingredient Silly Putty

By Purbita Saha

The reclusive inventor of the Rubik’s Cube wants to do more than amuse you

The reclusive inventor of the Rubik’s Cube wants to do more than amuse you

By Eleanor Cummins

Now kids can easily program a complex robot to recognize a smile

Now kids can easily program a complex robot to recognize a smile

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

How to become a Lego master builder

How to become a Lego master builder

The World’s Largest LEGO Structure Is A Car Ad

The World’s Largest LEGO Structure Is A Car Ad

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This Is What Happens When You Put Magnetic Buckyballs In A Blender [Video]

By Mary Beth Griggs

Where Are They Now: 2014’s Top CES Prospects Revisited

Where Are They Now: 2014’s Top CES Prospects Revisited

The Week In Drones: Flying Cars, Robotic Starlings, And Braaaains

The Week In Drones: Flying Cars, Robotic Starlings, And Braaaains

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How Hard Is It To Shoot Down A Small Drone? [Video]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A Life-Size LEGO Car You Can Actually Drive

A Life-Size LEGO Car You Can Actually Drive

By Gregory Mone

What Makes A Boomerang Come Back?

Ask Us Anything

What Makes A Boomerang Come Back?

By Kirstin Fawcett

how-it-works illustration of a Nerf Sharpshooter

How It Works: 20-Yard Shootout

By PopSci Editors

FYI: What Is the Oldest Toy in the World?

Ask Us Anything

FYI: What Is the Oldest Toy in the World?

By Amber Williams

The LEGO Master Builder Academy, Part One: In Which I Begin My Training

The LEGO Master Builder Academy, Part One: In Which I Begin My Training

By Corinne Iozzio

Gray Matter: Recasting The Highly Hazardous Toys of the Past

Gray Matter: Recasting The Highly Hazardous Toys of the Past

By Theodore Gray

State of Play: The World’s Most Amazing Playgrounds

State of Play: The World’s Most Amazing Playgrounds

By Geoff Manaugh

Video: Hands-On With the Sphero Robotic Ball (Slash Cat’s Dream Toy)

Video: Hands-On With the Sphero Robotic Ball (Slash Cat’s Dream Toy)

By Dan Nosowitz

The Goods: September 2010’s Hottest Gadgets

The Goods: September 2010’s Hottest Gadgets

By Corinne Iozzio