Welcome home, Dragon
Dragon's taking a bath in the Pacific Ocean after spending a little over a month hanging out with the International Space Station.
Dragon's Back: SpaceX Confirms Successful Splashdown
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What You Need To Know About The EpiPen
Why is everyone talking about an injector?
Here’s what you need to know about the latest drug pricing scandal that affects some 3.6 million Americans.
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Happy 98th Birthday, Katherine Johnson
The NASA 'human computer' made calculations for the Mercury, Apollo, and Shuttle programs
Katherine Johnson turns 98 years old today.
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The Cockroach Papers: A Compendium of History and Lore
An excerpt from the new book
Author Richard Schweid shares some of his own experiences with roaches.
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'Future First': CRISPR Makes Biology The New Digital
The "molecular scissors" are helping scientists to edit DNA
Popular Science and XPRIZE are teaming up to explore and explain technologies that make us say "The Future Is Now" in a video series called Future First.
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Check Out The Intense New 'Westworld' Trailer
The show about a nightmarish Matrix theme park is looking intense
The new trailer for Westworld is live with just over a month to go before the premier, and it's hitting all the right buttons. The show, a series version based on the…
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Year-Long 'Mission To Mars' Comes To An End In Hawaii
365 days of living in a Mars-like environment
Yesterday, six people stepped onto the ground at Mauna Loa in Hawaii, breathing in air unfiltered by a spacesuit or habitat for the first time in a year.
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Playing An iPad Game Is Just As Soothing As Sedatives
Staring at a screen sometimes has its advantages
It's a common strategy for exhausted parents: if the kid's being fussy, put him/her in front of a screen. Turns out, it works so well that it's better than a sedative…
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A More Cost-Friendly Generic EpiPen Is On The Way
But it's still pretty expensive
A generic EpiPen is coming that will cut the cost of the life-saving injection tool in half. Mylan is releasing the tool at a time when the price per pen of the on-brand…
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FBI: Election Systems Were Infiltrated By Foreign Hackers
Not good...not good.
Two state election databases have been hacked by foreign hackers, according to a new report by the Federal Bureau of the Investigation. The FBI says these actions may…
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Canadian Designer Imagines Drones That Carry Shipping Containers
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Coding Diversity Into Silicon Valley
Our talk with Kimberly Bryant, CEO of Black Girls Code
The tech industry is due for a much-needed diversity upgrade. Kimberly Bryant wants to help give it one.
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Engineer Who Hasn't Seen 'Terminator' Makes Robot Programmed To Hurt Humans
You had ONE. JOB.
Hey, remember all those tongue-in-cheek jokes we made about advances in robotics and how eventually they'll turn on us? A robotics engineer whose middle name is probably…
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Coming Soon To A Grocery Store Shelf Near You: Mealworm Oil
The latest in buggy food experiments
Researchers are experimenting with the abundantly available insect for producing a margarine-like product.
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NASA Spy Drone Catches Tropical Storm Turning Into A Hurricane
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Under the Shroud of Mt. Pinatubo's Massive Climate Impact
An experiment in global cooling
The 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo led to global cooling, delaying the sea-level rise scientists have been expecting from global warming.
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Exclusive: Listen To ‘Alchemy,’ Simonne Jones’ Song Made From Physics Data
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The Small, Furry Pika Is Losing Its Habitat To Climate Change
Warming temperatures are making the animals’ mountain homes inhospitable
Global warming is driving the tiny American pika from its mountainous territory in western North America…
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This Cleaning Laser Would Make Everything So Easy
1,000 watts cleans pretty well...
Ever wondered if there was a lightsaber that worked like a pressure washer? Well apparently there is. A 1,000-watt laser will clean dirt, grime, paint, rust, and human…
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What's Next For The F-35B? Lasers
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