If you look closely, the Titan II had holes in its body. But it didn't fall apart when it launched!
Why Were There Holes in the Titan Rocket that Launched NASA's Gemini Missions?
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Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Near First U.S. Deployment
The Tennessee Valley Authority is expected to file a permit application this month
The Tennessee Valley Authority aims to bring small modular reactors to Clinch River…
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Bizarre Proton-Conducting Jelly Helps Sharks Detect Electrical Signals Of Prey
A unique material found only in our friend the shark
Scientists studying the bizarre electrosensory organs of sharks, skates and rays have discovered that a particular jelly tucked inside them is highly conductive to…
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Amazon’s New Dash Button Goes Way Beyond Ordering Stuff
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This Meat Transformer Wants To Retrieve The Weird Things You've Swallowed
Call it Optimus Prime Rib, or Bumblebacon
Scientists have created a tiny, ingestible robot made from pig intestine that might be able to retrieve swallowed objects without surgery.
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What Happens When You Travel At The Speed Of Light?
Prepare for some timey-wimey...stuff
A new video from Thought Cafe and Popular Science explores what happens when you travel at the speed of light.
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Fall(Out) Guy Part 13
Risk assessment in our post-nuclear age
How do we survive in a radiation-filled environment?
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IBM Creates A Molecule That Could Destroy All Viruses
One macromolecule to rule them all, from Ebola to Zika and the flu
A group of researchers sought to understand what makes all viruses alike, and using that knowledge have come up with a macromolecule that may have the potential to treat…
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Keep Your Dog Away From Sugarless Gum
Xylitol is poisonous to dogs, FDA warns
A sweetener called xylitol, commonly used in sugarless gum, is toxic to dogs.
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Floridians And Mastodons Once Coexisted
According to newly discovered bones and tools
Archaeologists uncover evidence that mastodons and early Floridians walked the Earth together.
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Pfizer Says Its Drugs Cannot Be Used For Lethal Injections
Joining 20 other drug companies
The pharmaceutical drug-maker Pfizer announced today that it won't allow its drugs to be distributed and used for executions. The company now joins 20 other American and…
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Infrared Radiation Can Fine-Tune The Taste Of Whiskey
Just blast the barrels with the right wavelength of light
Using Infrared Radiation To Fine-Tune The Taste Of Whiskey…
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The Case of Sepsis And The Swarming Staph
Researchers have found how Staphylococcus aureus may spread in the body
Staphylococcus aureus infection is serious and can quickly spread in the body. Now researchers have figured out how the bacterium may be capable of swarming.
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Planetarium Shows Ancient Greek Poem Was Probably Written In Early Spring
Written in the stars
Poetry has the ability to transport us to other places and times without our bodies ever leaving the room. But where exactly does it take us?
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What's It Like To Go To Mars And Back?
Mars500 crew members, in their own words
Crew members from the Mars 500 isolation experiment share their experience in their own words.
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These New LED Matches Are Half As Useful As, Well, Matches
That whole fire thing? It’s kind of important for people who use matches.
Matchbox Instruments recently announced a disposable package of LED matches for emergencies, with an 8-hour battery life, that can be turned off to conserve battery. But…
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This Jumping Probe Might Explore Neptune’s Biggest Moon
The Triton Hopper can propel itself a half-mile into the air
Thousands of icy worlds may exist in the solar system's Kuiper Belt. Studying these distant bodies, however, has been a challenge. Now NASA has a video detailing a…
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Fallout 4 Mods Allow Nature to Reclaim the Wasteland
Fallout 4: Resurrection shows players a more accurate apocalypse
Trade in the cliche, brown wasteland for lush green with this new Fallout mod.
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Meet ‘Snips,’ A Virtual Assistant That Doesn’t Talk Back
Outsource your brain
You Can Outsource Your Brain To Snips, A Virtual Assistant That Doesn't Talk Back…
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Which Brands Of Hard Drive Are Most Likely To Fail?
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