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This Mud Could Revolutionize How Scientists Study The Past
Lake Suigetsu The pristine lake was never covered by glaciers, and is not interrupted by the turbulent inflow of a major river, giving it easily visible (and measurable) annual sediment layers....
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Science Confirms The Obvious: Rejection Can Make You More Creative
It's Lonely At The Top U.S. Library of CongressThere's a reason genius and solitude seem to go hand in hand, a new study says. Social rejection leads to creative problem solving. Don't let rejection...
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Today On Mars: Curiosity Arrives At 'The Promised Land'
Martian 'Schmutz' Curiosity has been exposing some bright flecks of material when it scoops the Martian soil. NASA engineers have taken to calling it "schmutz." NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSSNow parked in the...
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Very Important Invention: Hot Pizza And Coffee Will No Longer Burn Your Mouth
Piping Hot Pizza Pain WikimediaUniversity of Texas at Austin researchers have designed an oral strip that relieves burns from hot foods and liquids. Burn yourself on your favorite hot refreshments no...
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Play Backyard Football Like A Pro
Field Advances Brian KlutchFour new toys to take onto the field (and into the endzone) Not everyone takes neighborhood games of touch, flag -- or tackle -- football lightly. It can be serious business,...
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The Bed That Uses Robotic Arms to Make Itself
Made In One Minute Click here to see three images of the bed making itself. Courtesy Ascensio Zubeldia After a full day of operating mill machinery in Spain's Basque country, Ascensio Zubeldia used to...
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Guess The Mystery Animal!
Mystery Animal: Oct. 18, 2012 Mark KostichGuess the species (either common or Linnaean) by tweeting at us--we're @PopSci--and get your name listed right here! Plus eternal glory, obviously. Update:...
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Video: Giant 3-D Printing Factory Opens In New York City
Bloomberg Opens "Factory of the Future" New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and 3-D printing company Shapeways' CEO, Peter Weijmarshausen, snip a ribbon with nylon scissors to open the...
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3M Streaming Projector With Roku Review: What A Cool Little Thing This Is!
3M Streaming Projector Video Dan NosowitzA very nearly pocket-sized projector can't replace a full-sized one yet--but it is an incredibly fun toy. Pico projectors have been chugging along for awhile,...
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A Trampoline Bridge Design And Other Amazing Images From This Week
Bouncy Bridge This (totally fun and probably not hazardous!) bridge was imagined by Atelier Zündel Cristea for a competition in Paris. It works the way your inner child is hoping: you trampoline across...
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Daily Infographic: If Everyone Lived Like An American, How Many Earths Would...
Ecological Footprints Tim De Chant, Per Square MileHint: It's a good thing not everyone lives like an American. You're probably already aware that Americans consume a disproportional amount of the...
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Late Electronics Maverick Stanford R. Ovshinsky In The Pages Of PopSci
Stanford R. Ovshinsky, electronics maverick, dies at 89 Joi via flickrThe "Edison of our age" invented the nickel-metal hybrid battery and helped develop solar panels, rewritable CDs, and flat-panel...
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BeerSci: What Beer's Key Ingredient Reveals About Our Own Genomes
The Brewer's Best Friend High-pressure frozen, freeze-factured scanning electron microcraph of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wanner, LMU Munich, Faculty of Biology / FlickrThe yeast S....
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Will The City Of The Future Look As Insane As This?
Under Tomorrows Sky Hovig Alahaidoyan imagines the island city's coastline. Hovig AlahaidoyanAn all-star team of speculators--scientists, futurists, artists, and more--is premiering an exhibit on the...
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This Week In The Future: Vote By Smelling The Candidates' Baked Goods
This Week In The Future, October 15-19, 2012 BaarbarianIn the future, we'll watch leaked footage of the unreleased Baked Goods Battle section of the 2012 presidential debates. Smell-o-vision available....
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Cancer and Genetic Science: [Sponsored Post]
The field of genomics may revolutionize how we understand and treat cancer. One research scientist explains why. Charles Swanton - T. Rowe Price Connections contributor Charles Swanton is the head of...
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They Said It Couldn't Be Done!
Human Powered Flight Click here to see this amazing image even larger. Ollie BlandThe quest for human-powered flight Da Vinci sketched the oldest known plans for a human-powered aircraft in 1485. Yet...
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Turn An Android Device Into A Pocket-Size Media Center
Home Away From Home Greg Maxson The notion that a home entertainment center must be in your actual home is antiquated. With an off-the-shelf adapter and a few apps loaded onto an Android phone or...
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iPod Nano And iPod Touch Review: Hey Guys, Remember iPods?
iPods Nano and Touch Dan NosowitzRemember the Postal Service? Remember when The Office was great? Remember the early-to-mid 2000s? Ahhh, iPod. Takes me back. Let's assume, before we go any further,...
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New Telescope To Hunt For Earth's Twin
CHEOPS Probe University of Bern/via ESACHEOPS will be able to tell a planet's makeup, helping explain how supersized Earths form in other solar systems. The Kepler space telescope (and several...
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