There is still time to push for a better future.
Before you walk into the rising sea, take a deep breath and look at the surprising bright side.
The terrifying new climate change report has one silver lining
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Climate change brings rising seas—and beer prices
Expect to pay more for that pint.
Volatile weather brought by climate change is raising the cost of beer.
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'First Man' is astonishingly accurate—here's how NASA helped
Yes, this article has spoilers
Conjuring the dawn of space exploration decades later can be a challenge, but Hollywood had some help in making those films as accurate as possible. NASA is an archival…
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How to pick the right wireless charger for your smartphone
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Brain-eating amoebas are spreading—and that’s just as bad as it sounds
Here's everything you never wanted to know about the subject.
A recent death-by-brain-eating-amoeba makes for a terrifying story, but how scared should you be? Here’s what you need to know.
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Why erectile dysfunction meds can have serious side effects
The medical condition—and the drugs used to treat it—should be taken seriously.
The drugs that treat erectile dysfunction are far from benign. Here’s what your doctor would tell you about them—and why you should still see an MD.
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Recent intergalactic flashes might help solve this great astronomical mystery
What this new research means for radio astronomy
An Australian array of radio telescopes has discovered nearly 20 new examples of a mysterious type of radio burst from deep space.
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22 things that make traveling way less stressful
Don't let dead batteries, dirty socks, or bad headphones ruin your vacation.
22 must-have travel items you won't want to leave at home. Read on.
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Flames aren't the only danger firefighters face. Sometimes, there's a bear.
Tales from a Pyrogeographer.
Crystal Kolden's job is to figure out how people around the world can live with fire. And boy, does she have some stories.
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Adobe’s Project Brush Bounty uses AI to paint animation into static illustrations
These brushes can make it rain or add flowing hair to pretty much anything
Adobe's Project Brush Bounty uses AI to animate images.
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Now's the time to get your kids the flu vaccine
An unvaccinated child is this flu season's first pediatric victim
It’s only October, but we already have the first confirmed pediatric flu death. Florida health officials announced that an unvaccinated child died between September 30…
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Get ready for a lot more facial recognition at the airport
The TSA knows our phones have made us more comfortable with biometric tech.
The TSA outlined their plans for moving forward with biometric security at airports.
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Here's what's devastating Puerto Rico's insect populations—and the animals that eat them
The effects spell peril for the entire food web.
New findings published Monday illustrate how insect and other arthropod populations in the rain forests of Puerto Rico have declined 60-fold over the last four decades.
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The most important science policy issue in every state
A state-by-state breakdown of policies that could change your community.
These are the top science, technology, or environment issues facing each state—plus Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. Even if it never surfaces on the campaign trail,…
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Bees deal with darkness the same way humans do
It just took an eclipse, some microphones, and a bunch of schoolchildren to prove it.
North American bees stop pollinating when the sun goes down. Now researchers understand how they react to solar eclipses too.
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Why is Pluto no longer a planet?
Short answer: Because we changed the definition of the word “planet” to better fit its meaning.
When the IAU officially defined the word “planet” for the first time, Pluto simply didn’t fit. To keep its planetary status along with Earth, Saturn, and the rest, it…
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Our favorite finalists from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
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The weirdest things we learned this week: birthing rabbits, gruesome taxidermy, and the Parthenon's best-kept secret
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.
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A mysterious polio-like illness in children has the CDC baffled
Sudden muscle weakness and paralysis has been hitting young kids, and experts haven't pinned down a cause.
Truly mysterious illnesses don’t come around that often. Sudden, tiny outbreaks of rare diseases make headlines for their mystique, but generally they’re not so much…
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Google Pixel 3 review: The best smartphone camera around (for now)
The gap in smartphone image quality is narrow, but Google is winning the HDR war.
Google's Pixel 3 smartphone is the has the best camera in the bunch.
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