Put your cables, notebooks, and tools in order.
The following is an excerpt adapted from Tips and Tales from the Workshop: A Handy Reference for Makers by Gareth Branwyn.
12 tips for organizing your work space
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Six pest-removal myths that need to be exterminated
And what you should do instead.
For as long as humans have had homes, we've dealt with invasive pests. And we still tell a lot of myths about how to get rid of them.
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Rising temperatures are causing soil to dump more carbon dioxide into the air
The Earth, essentially, is panting.
Earth is panting as soil struggles to keep up with climate change.
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16 smartphone apps for (nearly) any emergency
Apply first aid, face natural disasters, and more.
In an emergency, your phone can save the day. These 16 apps will help you find your way, apply first aid, escape a dangerous situation, and face natural disasters.
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Federal judges finally just order the EPA to ban a dangerous pesticide
The agency concluded it might be unsafe back in 2016.
Federal judges last week ordered the agency to ban chlorpyrifos, a widespread pesticide derived from chemicals first used to develop World War II nerve agents.
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Last Week in Tech: Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Super Smash Bros., and Jeopardy! is finally streaming
The big phone gets slightly bigger.
A big week for Android users and people who love to gloat about their knowledge of trivia facts.
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Wearables can track your UV exposure, but preventing skin cancer isn’t so simple
Scientists still haven't figured out what a safe level of sun exposure is.
In the past few years, a wave of UV-detection wearables, apps, and stickers designed to alert users to dangerous levels of sun exposure have been making headlines.
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NASA’s sun-kissing spacecraft will go 250 times faster than a bullet when it hits its stride
The Parker Solar Probe is finally on its way.
Witnessing the launch of the Parker Solar Probe was Eugene Parker. The mission is the only one in NASA history to be named after a researcher while they were still…
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How to get the best possible gas mileage
The price of gas is creeping up, here's how to cut your bill.
Save cash and gas by understanding your ride.
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We may finally know why marijuana helps people with chronic gut problems
And it could have implications for other inflammation, too.
Some IBD patients have turned to marijuana for treatment—but their stories about how it has helped them have remained just that, stories, until now.
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Most of your sodium isn't coming from your salt shaker
It's not de salt, it's DiGiorno (and other processed foods).
More than 4 out of every 10 Americans are avoiding salt, but a lot of us are doing it wrong. We often think that to reduce our sodium intake, we should nix the shaker.
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Kikuichi Cutlery went from Samurai swords to kitchen knives
And we've got an exclusive deal with them for you.
These knives aren't cheap, but the prices reflect the quality of the materials and the time spent creating them by hand. Right now, Kikiuchi is offering PopSci readers…
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The best photos from the 2018 Perseids meteor shower
Capturing a meteor shower takes serious photographic skill, but the results are worth the effort.
Capturing a meteor shower takes serious photographic skill, but the results are clearly worth the effort.
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Can food have negative calories?
Eating celery with your burger is not going to help you lose weight.
Diets are everywhere, but could eating “negative calorie” foods, such as celery and grapefruit, help to boost weight loss?
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The best gear for going back to school
You should never stop learning—or getting excited about truly excellent highlighters.
Whether you're a parent, teen, or grown-up who just really likes a fresh set of office supplies, these goods set up your fall right. Teach yourself how to treat…
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Air traffic controller training makes emergencies seem ordinary
Preparation, organization, and team work help navigate a crisis.
When a Horizon Air plane was stolen from SeaTac International Airport, it fell on an air traffic controller to guide the man in the cockpit through a very unusual…
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Bananas: your cousin, maybe?
You have a lot more in common with an orangutan, but scientists can still track how closely you’re related to fruit flies and cucumbers.
You have a lot more in common with an orangutan, but scientists can still track how closely you’re related to fruit flies and cucumbers.
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Deadly collapse in Italy turns spotlight onto aging bridges around the world
Nearly 10 percent of U.S. bridges are considered structurally deficient.
Since the 1960s the Morandi bridge in Genoa, Italy arced high over railway tracks, nearby buildings and the Polcevera river.
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What you can do to prevent Google—and others—from tracking your phone
Location, location, location.
Even if a setting called “Location History” is switched off in your Google account, that company may still have a record of where you’ve been.
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Check out these new flying dinosaur bones
The bird-boned dino showed up somewhere unexpected.
Back in the day, dinosaurs roamed the earth, but pterosaurs were masters of the sky.
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