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My Temple, My Mountain
Science

My Temple, My Mountain

By Maki Naro

Scientists Are Adding ‘Star Wars’ Sound Effects To Real Lasers So They Can Hear Them
Technology

Scientists Are Adding ‘Star Wars’ Sound Effects To Real Lasers So They Can Hear Them

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Pixar’s ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Is Bad Science
Science

Pixar’s ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Is Bad Science

By Carl Franzen

Potatoes, Late Night Gardening, and DIY Power
Science

Potatoes, Late Night Gardening, and DIY Power

By Maki Naro

Culture Wars Rage Within Science Fiction Fandom
Science

Culture Wars Rage Within Science Fiction Fandom

By Mike VanHelder

Fans Gasp In Awe At New ‘Star Wars’ Trailer
Science

Fans Gasp In Awe At New ‘Star Wars’ Trailer

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Writer/Director Alex Garland Discusses His Latest AI-Inspired Film ‘Ex Machina’
Technology

Writer/Director Alex Garland Discusses His Latest AI-Inspired Film ‘Ex Machina’

By Loren Grush

Jittery Pixels; Everything Garbled
Science

Jittery Pixels; Everything Garbled

By Maki Naro

SXSW 2015: The Star Trek Tricorder Is Real And Will Diagnose You Soon
Health

SXSW 2015: The Star Trek Tricorder Is Real And Will Diagnose You Soon

By Loren Grush

SXSW 2015: An Astronaut’s Guide To Better Space Photos
Science

SXSW 2015: An Astronaut’s Guide To Better Space Photos

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Star Wars Toy Converted Into Working Speeder Bike Drone
Technology

Star Wars Toy Converted Into Working Speeder Bike Drone

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This Tiny Sculpture Is Perched Atop A Human Hair
Science

This Tiny Sculpture Is Perched Atop A Human Hair

By Heather Hansman

Watch A Homemade TIE Fighter Drone Fly [Video]
Technology

Watch A Homemade TIE Fighter Drone Fly [Video]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy Dies At 83
Science

Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy Dies At 83

By Popular Science Team

That's No Moon
Science

Second Bright Spot Is Further Evidence That Ceres Is A Death Star

By Sarah Fecht

A Modest Proposal
Science

A Modest Proposal

By Maki Naro

Do Sharks Make Good Dancers?
Environment

Do Sharks Make Good Dancers?

By Mary Beth Griggs

We Computer-Simulated The Deflategate Football Scandal
Technology

We Computer-Simulated The Deflategate Football Scandal

By Sarah Fecht

Oculus Is Making 5 Virtual-Reality Movies This Year
Technology

Oculus Is Making 5 Virtual-Reality Movies This Year

By Dan Moren

Blender
Science

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

By Mary Beth Griggs

Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Technology

Special Effects 2014: ‘Captain America’ Achieves Wrinkley Nirvana

By Rafi Letzter

Special Effects Of 2014: The Realism Of ‘Maleficent’ Goes More Than Just Skin Deep
Technology

Special Effects Of 2014: The Realism Of ‘Maleficent’ Goes More Than Just Skin Deep

By Rafi Letzter

Behind The Scenes Of That Awesome Portal Trick Shot Video
Technology

Behind The Scenes Of That Awesome Portal Trick Shot Video

By Mary Beth Griggs

Release the Hounds… On Pathogens!
Science

Release the Hounds… On Pathogens!

By Maki Naro

The Sounds Behind The Millennium Falcon’s Failing Hyperdrive
Science

The Sounds Behind The Millennium Falcon’s Failing Hyperdrive

By Dan Moren

Clever Crows Have an Eye for Tool Use
Science

Clever Crows Have an Eye for Tool Use

By Maki Naro

Real Swordsmen Weigh In On Star Wars’s Weird Triple Lightsaber
Science

Real Swordsmen Weigh In On Star Wars’s Weird Triple Lightsaber

By Charles Q. Choi

Google vs. NORAD: Which Santa Tracker Sleighs The Competition?
Technology

Google vs. NORAD: Which Santa Tracker Sleighs The Competition?

By Dan Moren

Landspeeders
Science

6 ‘Star Wars’ Technologies That May Not Be So Far, Far Away

By Dan Moren

Bartender preparing a coattail with a shaker
Science

Cocktail Calculus Chart: The Inner Workings Of Recipes

By Dave Arnold

Elon Musk: Our Savior, The Supervillain
Science

Elon Musk: Our Savior, The Supervillain

By Erik Sofge

Let’s Face It, for Robots, Falling Down Is Easy
Science

Let’s Face It, for Robots, Falling Down Is Easy

By Maki Naro

An Extreme Gift Guide For Obscenely Wealthy Nerds
Gear

An Extreme Gift Guide For Obscenely Wealthy Nerds

By Sarah Fecht

Go Further With Interstellar
Science

How Teachers Can Educate Their Students On The Science Of ‘Interstellar’

By Loren Grush

How Benedict Cumberbatch Became A Dragon [Video]
Technology

How Benedict Cumberbatch Became A Dragon [Video]

By Rafi Letzter

Two Comics that Teach You About the Wide World of Bugs
Science

Two Comics that Teach You About the Wide World of Bugs

By Maki Naro

Interstellar Travel Won’t Look Anything Like The Movie
Science

Interstellar Travel Won’t Look Anything Like The Movie

By Rafi Letzter

Walking On Water
Science

The Co-Robots In ‘Interstellar’ Are Gorgeous–And Silly

By Erik Sofge

What is a Wormhole and Will Wormhole Travel Ever be Possible?
Science

What is a Wormhole and Will Wormhole Travel Ever be Possible?

By Loren Grush

The Surprising Science Behind The Movie ‘Interstellar’
Science

The Surprising Science Behind The Movie ‘Interstellar’

By Dave Mosher

Knievel Flight Path
Science

The Devils And The Deep Blue Sky

By James Vlahos

Fiber Frax Nightmares
Science

Fiber Frax Nightmares

By Maki Naro

Pop Culture Mentions Of Global Warming Have Plummeted Since 2007
Environment

Pop Culture Mentions Of Global Warming Have Plummeted Since 2007

By Francie Diep

Top Dogs: Movies May Determine Which Pups Are Most Popular
Environment

Top Dogs: Movies May Determine Which Pups Are Most Popular

By Flora Lisica, The Conversation

A Manga Take on Culture and Cuisine
Science

A Manga Take on Culture and Cuisine

By Maki Naro

When Plants Get Metal: Part 2
Science

When Plants Get Metal: Part 2

By Maki Naro

Did A Chatbot Really Pass The Turing Test?
Science

Did A Chatbot Really Pass The Turing Test?

By Maki Naro

The Real-Life Science Behind The Summer’s Most Outrageous Sci-Fi Movies
Science

The Real-Life Science Behind The Summer’s Most Outrageous Sci-Fi Movies

By Erik Sofge

The Suspiciously Shrinking Storm
Science

The Suspiciously Shrinking Storm

By Maki Naro

Cosmic Daze
Science

Cosmic Daze

By Maki Naro

Facial Expressions Aren’t As Universal As Scientists Have Thought
Health

Facial Expressions Aren’t As Universal As Scientists Have Thought

By Devon Maloney

That’s Not the Shape of My Heart
Science

That’s Not the Shape of My Heart

By Maki Naro

Oh, the Lonesome, Woesome Tumbleweed
Science

Oh, the Lonesome, Woesome Tumbleweed

By Maki Naro

Far More than a Hole in the Ground
Science

Far More than a Hole in the Ground

By Maki Naro

This Netflix Hack Pauses Your Movie When You Fall Asleep
Technology

This Netflix Hack Pauses Your Movie When You Fall Asleep

By Gabe Bergado

Famous Novels’ First Sentences, Mapped [Infographic]
Science

Famous Novels’ First Sentences, Mapped [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

Scooped
Science

Scooped

By Maki Naro

Not Eggsactly
Science

Not Eggsactly

By Maki Naro

Bottoms Up
Science

Bottoms Up

By Maki Naro

Ex-Rhino
Science

Ex-Rhino

By Maki Naro

Things That Go Beep-Boop In the Night
Science

Things That Go Beep-Boop In the Night

By Maki Naro

OTP Part 2
Science

OTP Part 2

By Maki Naro

Meet Cady Coleman, The Astronaut Who Taught Sandra Bullock How To Look Cool In A Spacesuit
Science

Meet Cady Coleman, The Astronaut Who Taught Sandra Bullock How To Look Cool In A Spacesuit

By Jennifer Bogo

The 6 Best Science Lessons From Breaking Bad
Science

The 6 Best Science Lessons From Breaking Bad

By Colin Lecher