Or keep for yourself
There's nothing a tinkerer or builder likes more than working with his or her hands. These gifts will let DIYers do just that.
Awesome DIY kits to give as gifts
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Climate war on Christmas: Global warming is causing reindeer to shrink
Warm winters are no good for reindeer
Scientists say that warmer winters brought on by climate change are hurting reindeer…
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Surprising stuff you can bring on a plane (without ticking off the TSA)
Go ahead. Test the limits.
The TSA loves it when people try to bring weird things on board a plane!
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Iran revealed an anti-drone rifle
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Homeopathy doesn’t work for cows, either
To use fewer antibiotics, farmers are turning to pseudoscience instead
The solution to antibiotic overuse isn't pseudoscience…
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8 gifts to prepare your friends for the robot apocalypse
Exterminate!
These gifts may just be the perfect presents to give to your loved ones a fighting chance when the inevitable robot apocalypse happens.
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The hospital of the future may be a tiny, high-tech medical kit
A Star Trek-inspired medical device gives us a glimpse of medicine’s future
Back in 2012, the microchip company Qualcomm started the Tricorder XPRIZE Competition which challenged inventors and engineers to create a device that weighs less than…
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SpaceX won't launch astronauts until 2018
The company will not meet its 2017 deadline.
It's official: SpaceX is not going to meet its 2017 deadline to carry its first astronauts into space.
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How to sharpen your kitchen knives
Spruce up your relatives’ knives when you visit over the holidays
It makes chopping everything easier and you’ll look like you actually know what you’re doing…
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Apple AirPods should come in sets of three
Anyone who wears earrings will understand
The much-delayed completely wireless AirPods are finally going on sale. But they might not be the best idea.
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The Department of Transportation wants to make cars talk
Cars might have to broadcast their whereabouts to other vehicles
Cars that communicate location and velocity information would be safer.
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Watch the magnificent Geminid meteor shower peak tonight
In person...or via livestreaming video
The Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight. Here's how to watch it.
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Pokemon Go probably didn't make its users more active after all
Players' step count increased—but only a tiny bit, and only temporarily.
A new study shows Pokemon Go did not substantially increase players' activity levels. Read on.
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New study: Why can some people smell asparagus in their pee?
An age-old question gets a genomic-era investigation.
Some people can smell a change in their urine after eating asparagus. Some can't. What genes make this happen?
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Gifts that grow (even without a green thumb)
For the gardeners—and wannabe gardeners—in your life
Gift ideas for the gardeners—and wanna-be gardeners—in your life. Read on.
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The year's best videos starring really, really small things
The secret lives of starfish larvae.
Check out the winners of Nikon’s annual Small World in Motion video competition.
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Cockroach tea and cricket crepes: How to add (delicious) bugs to your diet
Watch the PopSci team try some buggy dishes.
Bugs provide a superior source of protein: Pound per pound, their land requirements and water usage are laughably low compared to even the most sustainable beef and…
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Glowworms trap dinner in fishing line made of water and urine
To make their silk threads sticky, the bugs spit out a glue laced with urea
Glowworms spin sticky hanging threads to catch their prey. These silken fishing lines are dotted with gooey droplets that seem to be mostly water and the animals’ own…
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The Arctic just got its 2016 climate 'report card'—and it's flunking
Unprecedented global warming
NOAA's annual climate report card for the Arctic is less than promising…
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Late-night comics could have a real impact on climate change denial
It's a serious problem, but a little laughter goes a long way
Satirists are teaching TV audiences about science, technology and climate change.
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