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The Week In Numbers: Crabwalking Robots, Ferocious Fungi, And The Future Of...
Clay Model. Click to enlarge. AMNH/D. Finnin 165: number of pounds Lonesome George weighed at the time of his death, before scientists stuffed and mounted him for display.2: the number of rubber bands...
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Overcaffeinators May Have More Trouble Expressing Their Feelings
A cup of joe Julius Schorzman, Wikimedia Commons If you often have trouble with finding the right words to express your feelings, empathizing with other people’s emotions, or waiting for your next...
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A Legion Of Walruses, Hidden Moon Valleys, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week
Plus a truly psychedelic supernova, like whoa Walrus WorldDramatic sea ice loss caused Pacific walruses to come ashore in record numbers in September. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
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A Legion Of Walruses, Hidden Moon Valleys, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week
Walrus World Dramatic sea ice loss caused Pacific walruses to come ashore in record numbers in September. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) spotted an estimated 35,000...
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Venomous Slow Loris May Have Evolved To Mimic Cobras
Slow loris Wikimedia CommonsWhat’s slow, fuzzy, and deadly like a cobra? The slow loris, of course! Researchers are arguing that these endangered Asian primates evolved to mimic venomous snakes.An...
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Toothy Sharks, Snake Robots, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week
Behold the majesty of lasers Antarctic Ice CoverAs climate change is melting away most of the world's ice, Antarctica's sea ice grew this year. On Sept. 19, 2014, the five-day average of Antarctic sea...
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Toothy Sharks, Snake Robots, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week
Great White Shark This up-close-and-personal photograph of a great white shark went viral this week. New Jersey art teacher Amanda Brewer took the shot with a GoPro while volunteering with the animal...
View ArticleThe Life And Times Of Ada Lovelace, The First Computer Programmer
To celebrate Ada Lovelace Day Popular Science has put together a timeline of Ada's life and accomplishments. Ada Lovelace was a brilliant mathematician and groundbreaking creative thinker whose work...
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The Week In Numbers: Secret Robot Space Planes, Elephant Weathermen, And...
needle Rubén Díaz10: Percent of people who are frightened of needles. They could benefit from a new technology which may make injections pain-free.6: Episodes in the first season of a new show called...
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Glitch Art, Rare Rainbows, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week
Glitch Art 3-D printing mishaps, like the one shown in the photo, are becoming an art form. There's something philosophical about machines unintentionally creating art.There's an entire Flickr group...
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Glitch Art, Rare Rainbows, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week
They're easy on the eyeballs Razzle Dazzle ThemOn the run from the NSA? Here are four practical ways to be fashionably stealthy - from makeup that can fool facial recognition software to hoodies that...
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Microscopic Robots Learn To Move Like White Blood Cells
Microscopic beads Juan Aragones, Josh Steimel, and Alfredo Alexander-Katz In the 90s kids show The Magic School Bus, eccentric teacher Ms. Frizzle took her class for a wild ride in a sick student’s...
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Throwback Thursday: 11 Amazing Costume Ideas From The PopSci Archives
Get inspired for Halloween Diving For Gold DiggersIn January 1935, Popular Science debuted what is probably the most modest outfit in gold digging history."Independent of air supply from the surface,...
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Throwback Thursday: 11 Amazing Costume Ideas From The PopSci Archives
Diving For Gold Diggers Popular Science Forget disco chic, or flower power-era costumes. Here are 11 truly retro Halloween costume ideas from our archives. This Throwback Thursday, we bring you the...
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Virtual Hearts, Fanged Deer And Other Amazing Images Of The Week
Plus a drone's-eye-view of Greenland Fanged DeerThese toothy deer haven't been seen in 60 years, until this October--just in time for Halloween! Kashmir musk deer may be reminiscent of Dracula but...
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Virtual Hearts, Fanged Deer And Other Amazing Images Of The Week
Fanged Deer These toothy deer haven't been seen in 60 years, until this October--just in time for Halloween! Kashmir musk deer may be reminiscent of Dracula but they use their fangs to challenge other...
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High-Tech Harness Lets You Communicate With Your Dog
Cyber Enhanced Working Dog David Roberts with one of his research associates. North Carolina State University Man has long dreamt of being able to talk with his best friend, but "dog-translator"...
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Inflatable Incubator Could Save Premature Babies
MOM James Roberts Over a million children die each year due to complications of preterm birth, according to the World Health Organization. Developing nations are plagued with high infant mortality...
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The Week In Numbers: Sneaky Penguin Cars, Bullets For 3-D Printed Guns, And...
Solar system comparison ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) 450: Distance, in light years, star HL Tau is from Earth. HL Tau, also known as HL Tauri, was photographed in the first high-resolution image of a...
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Carl Sagan On What Life On Mars Would Be Like
Carl Sagan PBS For the September 1972 issue, Popular Science sat down for an interview with Carl Sagan about our rusty neighbor, Mars. For several months before then, NASA spaceprobe Mariner 9 had...
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