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From the archives: Jacques Cousteau shows off his underwater film technology
In the February 1969 issue of Popular Science, Jacques Cousteau wrote about his extremely maneuverable, tiny subs.
How data brokers threaten your privacy
Your questions about data brokers and personal information, answered.
A tiny crabby robot gets its scuttling orders from lasers
These 'pop-up' micro-robots move to the beat of the light. Here’s a look at how they were made.
From the archives: How a medical ‘outsider’ discovered insulin
In September 1923, Popular Science profiled Frederick Grant Banting, a young Canadian doctor who discovered insulin and helped millions.
A network of 1,000 cameras is watching for Western wildfires—and you can, too
The camera system is expanding to Oregon and has even started to employ artificial intelligence. Here's how it all works.
How to only watch the best bits and other tricks to upgrade your YouTube experience
Let's watch some videos.
Climate change is making the ocean lose its memory. Here’s what that means.
This could spell trouble for predicting future weather patterns.
Google Street View just unveiled its new camera—and it looks like an owl
The device will hit the streets in 2023 and work alongside the company’s existing cohort of cameras.
What it would take for cars to actually fly
Since the 1800s, inventors have struggled to design a hybrid craft that could traverse both earth and sky—but flying cars might soon get a new lift.
Can this MIT metallurgist clean up copper production?
Purifying all the copper we need to funnel electricity through everything from vehicles to wind turbines is dirty business.