Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.
What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s newest podcast.
The weirdest things we learned this week: Sheep on meth, hopping space robots, and the economy of “Frozen”
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Generation Robot: Friend Request
Robotics expert Grant Imahara visits San Francisco to meet with a company that is breaking the stereotypes of robots, and using AI to do it.
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There's a goblin lurking on the outskirts of our solar system
And it could help prove the existence of Planet Nine.
There’s a lot more going on in our solar system than just the eight (or maybe nine) planets you learned about in school.
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The physics of throwing a perfect baseball pitch
Physicists and Trevor Bauer on how to invent a whole new slider.
Standing on the mound, a major league baseball pitcher has 60 feet and 6 inches of air to get each pitch to sizzle before it crosses the plate. But it’s their arsenal of…
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Live your best post-Zuckerberg life with these replacements for Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook
Alternative apps to help you ditch the Facebook ecosystem.
If you delete your Facebook account, you might also want to ditch the other apps, including Instagram and WhatsApp, that the tech giant owns. Here's how to replace…
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The best new features in the Fall 2018 Windows Update
Here's the new stuff your computer can do.
Your computer will finally wait until you're not working to force a restart and update.
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A century ago the Spanish flu killed 50 million—and then we forgot about it
Here's what we can learn.
The 1918 Spanish influenza is often billed as the “forgotten flu.” But really, what flu isn’t forgotten?
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Here's China’s massive plan to retool the web
The most ambitious project of mass control is the country's “social credit” system. All Chinese citizens will receive a numerical score reflecting their “trustworthiness."
The following is an adapted essay from the book LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media, by P.W. Singer and Emerson Brooking, HMH Oct. 2, 2018. More at…
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Make your home greener—and more resilient
Storms cause flooding, but green infrastructure can help homeowners stay afloat.
Green infrastructure protects public health and helps the environment in the face of extreme weather events.
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Why NASA needs to flip Curiosity’s ‘brain’ over
It's having memory issues.
The past few months have been pretty rough on NASA’s Mars rovers. Opportunity is still not responding to NASA’s frequent missives.
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This AI can help spot biased websites and false news
We should take a lesson from it.
MIT is working on an AI that can evaluate how biased websites are, and how factually accurate they are.
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The ‘all-natural’ label on your LaCroix is meaningless, but that doesn’t mean it’s bad for you
Your LaCroix can’t kill cockroaches. Or you.
A new lawsuit argues LaCroix is lying about what goes in its bubbly flavored water. It’s far from an airtight case.
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Do I have a cold or the flu?
One infectious illness comes on slow, the other hits you like a truck.
Cooler air also signals the start of the inevitable cold and flu seasons that run rampant through close-packed classrooms, and circulate back out to parents and…
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Budgeting is tedious. These tricks make it easier.
Clever ways to take control of your spending.
Sticking to a budget is hard...because it’s just so boring. To help curb your spending, we collected a few offbeat tricks to keep you on track.
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The toxins of our past still threaten the future of killer whales
The EPA banned PCBs 40 years ago, but they're not going anywhere.
A family of chemicals banned more than 30 years ago is still making it difficult for killer whales around the world to have babies.
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To celebrate NASA’s 60th birthday, 21 vintage photos from space
One small step for a man and his camera, one giant leap for photography.
Beautiful frames from the Project Apollo Archive.
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Is your brain ready for YouTube's new mini-player?
On multi-tasking and the possible death of tabs.
YouTube's new mini-player is likely to be a huge hit with viewers. But it could have surprising consequences.
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This toaster-sized asteroid rover accomplished more in 17 hours than you will in your life
MASCOT had one job, and it did great!
MASCOT, a decidedly not-alive asteroid-landing robot, got 17 hours of existence—longer than planned, but still incredibly brief.
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In the hunt for aliens, satellites may light the way
If aliens love satellites as much as we do, we might be able to spot them
Researchers have long searched for signs of alien civilizations among the stars. Now, better telescopes are letting them take a look at planets.
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The coolest concept cars from the 2018 Paris Motor Show
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