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Google Doodle Honors Physicist Erwin Schrödinger And His Quantum Cat
Google Doodle on August 12, 2013GoogleThe Nobel prize-winning scientist would have been 126 today. Erwin Schrödinger, creator of the famous thought experiment in which a cat in a box is simultaneously...
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How Cocaine Makes Users Skinny
CocaineU.S. Drug Enforcement AdministrationA new study examines the weird ways cocaine changes people's metabolisms. Cocaine has long had a reputation for keeping users slim-check out this 1990 article...
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This Is Elon Musk's Hyperloop
Hyperloop Pod RenderingElon Musk via BusinessWeekBillionaire Elon Musk has announced details of Hyperloop, his mysterious high-speed transportation project. There was some of what we expected, and a...
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The Giant Hurdle For The Internet Of Things
Anarchy Of ThingsPaul LachineCan smart devices work in harmony? Everyone's talking about the Internet of Things, a proposed network of intelligent devices that could one day automate much of the world...
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Is Hair In Food A Health Risk?
Hair in FoodGetty ImagesA dermatologist investigates Finding a hair in your spaghetti is gross, no question. But it is not, for the most part, a health threat. It's so benign that the Food and Drug...
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How Post-Earth Humans Will Survive In Space [Infographic]
The SpacemanPopular Science archivesThis diagram from 1963 imagines how future humans will adapt to hostile environments. "The wheel, the ski, the kayak, the sports car-pure geometry in motion," wrote...
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A Map Of The World, Rendered In Spirographs
Spirograph MapRachel EvansArtist Rachel Evans uses simple tools to make stunning geometric maps. Artist Rachel Evans uses spirographs, those geometric drawing tools popular with kids, to create...
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Study: Soda-Drinking Mice Die Earlier
Mouse Investigates Sugar CubeDouglas H. Cornwall, University of UtahAn unusual "semi-natural" lab setup quantifies ill effects in mice drinking the equivalent of three sodas a day. Well, good thing...
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Why Some Words Sound Fat
Caramel Ice CreamLotus Head via Wikimedia CommonsDoesn't caramel ice cream sound heavy? Where vowel sounds come from in the mouth influences how we think about a word. Which sounds better, an ice cream...
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In 165-Million-Year-Old Fossil, Evidence That Fur Predates Mammals
MegaconusIllustration by April IschMeet Megaconus mammaliaformis, a furry proto-mammal and, in the words of one researcher, "your great-great-grand uncle 165 million years removed." Meet Megaconus...
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This Baby Panda Reuniting With Her Mom Is The Best Thing You'll See On The...
YuanzaiTaipei Zoo on FacebookDon't worry, Yuan Yuan. We'd probably have a hard time picking a baby up at first, too. After being separated for a month, a panda mom and her newborn baby got reunited...
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This Is How NASA Will 3-D Print In Space [Video]
Spare tools on-demand Earlier this summer, we told you about NASA's plans to send a 3-D printer aboard the International Space Station next year. In the video here, NASA officials explain why that's a...
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Test Drive: The 2013 Audi RS5 Coupe Quattro S Tronic
2013 Audi RS5AudiWhile Mercedes-Benz and BMW have been selling their top-of-the-line ubercars under their respective AMG and M banners for the last few decades in the states, fellow Teuton Audi, for...
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A Light Bulb Powered By Bacteria
The BiobulbAnaElise Beckman, Alexandra Cohn, and Michael Zaiken/Wisconsin Institute for DiscoveryThree college students are building an electricity-free light bulb for the masses. We've all basked in...
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Why Chinese Kids Are Terrible At Spelling Bees
Spelling BeeFrom a 2010 production of the musical "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"Indiana Insider BlogGlobalization brings texting and spelling bees to China, with unfortunate results....
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Coconut Husks Make For A Stronger, Lighter Paddleboard
NSP Coco Mat PaddleboardCoconut husks contain the planet's second most common organic material, lignin. Found in the cell walls of wood and woody plants, lignin adds rigidity, resists fire and...
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Electric Car Price Guide: Every 2013-2014 Plug-In Car, With Specs
The 2013 Smart Fortwo Electric DriveIt's a hot topic whenever anyone mentions electric cars: pricing. Many electric cars are more expensive than their regular counterparts, though naturally they cost...
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Watch Lab-Grown Heart Tissue Beat On Its Own [Video]
Human HeartPatrick J. Lynch via Wikimedia CommonsBe still my heart. A team of scientists from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has created lab-grown human heart tissue that can beat on...
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Watch This Bicycle Go 80 MPH
Probably not do-it-yourself Tom Donhou, a bicycle builder based in Hackney, London, just went 80 mph on a bike. As a point of reference: You or I might hit 30 mph, tops, on a flat surface; a...
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Why Some Coral Reefs Might Survive Climate Change
Red ReeferA gorgonian fan (Subergorgia suberosa) in the Great Barrier Reef.Michael Aw/Getty ImagesBut it's not going to be easy for many species The world is clobbering coral reefs, home to 25 percent...
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