We need to figure out who gets floods and who gets drought.
Researchers studied the link between ancient climate and rainfall to predict what will happen as the climate warms. Read on.
Climate change will mean more rain for some—and none for others
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Hot water and antimicrobial soaps don’t get your hands any cleaner
You're probably washing your hands wrong.
The best way to wash your hands means using plain soap, comfortable water, and lathering for ten to twenty seconds.
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Intel’s new chip puts a teraflop in your desktop. Here's what that means
It's as fast as a turn-of-the-century supercomputer.
Earlier this week in Taipei, Intel announced the most powerful desktop chip for consumers that it has ever sold. With 18 cores and a price tag of $1,999, the processor…
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China is developing a warship of naval theorists' dreams
An arsenal ship that can be submerged in water.
The Chinese navy is taking arsenal ships in a new direction—as giant submersibles. Read on.
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Mars was probably habitable for longer than we thought
It was warm and wet right around the time life got its start on Earth.
Mars might have been habitable between 3.8 and 3.1 billion years ago—right around the time that life got started on Earth. Read on.
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The President’s decision to leave the Paris Agreement will likely hurt America even more than the environment
A rundown of the fallout.
Leaving the Paris Agreement on climate change is mostly political theater—but it will still hurt the U.S. Read on.
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How the Galapagos cormorant forgot how to fly
This bird is grounded, but still seaworthy.
The Galapagos cormorant is the only species of cormorant that can't fly. Read on.
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How to avoid bringing bed bugs home from vacation
Protect yourself with these four tips.
Even the finest hotels can have bed bugs. These four tips will help you prevent the pests from hitching a ride back to your home.
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Logitech Circle review: This smart security camera can go wireless
Battery power allows this camera to move around, but it performs best in its base.
Logitech's versatile home connected security camera is extremely easy to setup, but falls a bit flat in performance.
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Compression tights might not actually help tired muscles
But you can still wear them if you want.
Through a small study that employed 10 male runners, the researchers found that, though compression tights did significantly lower muscle vibrations, in the end, that…
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How to back up and protect all your data
No excuses.
Whether you're using Windows or macOS, here's how to make sure you have backups of your most important files in case disaster strikes.
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Where airplanes go to die—and be reborn
Airplanes can be recycled, but it’s a lot more complicated than soda cans.
Special facilities exist to strip down planes and recycle the parts. Read on.
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Watch a Navy robot submarine launch a drone
The future of war is robots ordering robots to send video to humans
Newly released video shows robots working together at a Navy technical demonstration…
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China's new submarine engine is poised to revolutionize underwater warfare
It looks a lot like 'Red October' in real life.
A Chinese admiral reveals that China has mastered a new and silent electrical propulsion system for submarines.
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Please don’t put ground-up wasp nests in your vagina
Seriously, your vajayjay is just fine.
There are far better ways to tighten your vagina than shoving powdered wasp nests up there.
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Transparent frogs, solar arrays that look like fruit roll-ups, and other amazing images of the week
Newsworthy eyecandy
Our favorite images from this week in science, space, and health news. Read on.
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Scientists are trying to confirm the existence of a giant ringed planet
Fifty times the size of Jupiter.
This giant planet with rings hasn’t been officially found yet. Read on.
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Updated: Every game available for Nintendo Switch
The definitive list, continually updated.
Every game available for Nintendo Switch. Read on for the complete list.
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Five rad and random things I found this week
The end-of-week dispatch from PopSci's commerce editor. Vol. 13.
Five rad and random things I found this week.The end-of-week dispatch from PopSci's commerce editor. Vol. 13. Read on.
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New heat-resistant ceramic can be squished like a marshmallow
Potential applications include insulation, firefighter protection, and water filtration.
It’s light enough to balance on a fuzzy blade of grass, incredibly heat-resistant, and can be squished like a marshmallow. It’s also a ceramic. Read on.
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