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May 17, 2013

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3:00 PM | Wanna Know How You're Going To Survive The Apocalypse?

Annalee Newitz Jonathan Wilkins and Breanne Willoughby Join us today on Facebook for a chat with Annalee Newitz, editor-in-chief of io9.com and author of "Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction." [UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who participated! To check out the chat, go here.] Earlier this week, we ran an excerpt from the awesome new book Scatter, Adapt, and Remember about how humans will survive a mass extinction. Author Annalee Newitz is joining us on Facebook […]

March 28, 2013

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3:45 PM | Chat Live With 'Gulp' Author Mary Roach

Mary Roach Chris Hardy The chat starts at noon EST. Ask your questions below! Have questions for Mary Roach? Fire away! The author of Stiff, Spook, and Packing for Mars is here to discuss her latest book Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal (April 1, W. W. Norton & Company). The chat runs from noon to 12:30 p.m. EST, with Popular Science Articles Editor Jennifer Bogo moderating.

March 27, 2013

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8:00 PM | Ask Mary Roach Anything: Join A Live Chat Tomorrow With The Author Of 'Gulp'

Mary Roach Chris Hardy Tomorrow at noon, Roach will take questions on the chemistry of kibble, her new book Gulp, and more. One of our favorite stories in the latest issue of Popular Science is an excerpt from Mary Roach's new book Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal. The story examines the billion-dollar science of convincing dogs and cats to eat their food. We're holding a live chat with the author tomorrow, March 28, at noon EST. Hope you can join us! If not, feel free leave questions […]

February 15, 2013

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1:00 PM | Meteorite Blasts Russia [Live Update]

Fireball in the sky! ScreenshotA meteorite streaked through the sky Friday morning, exploding over central Russia. Plant your eyeballs here for the latest updates. 8:35 a.m. EST: Meteorite strikes are actually pretty common, the AP says: "Experts say smaller strikes happen five to 10 times a year. Large impacts such as the one Friday in Russia are rarer but still occur about every five years, according to Addi Bischoff, a mineralogist at the University of Muenster in Germany. Most of these […]

January 22, 2013

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4:00 PM | Readers Sound Off: How Should Obama Go About Combating Climate Change?

The second inauguration of Barack Obama White House During his second inaugural address yesterday, President Obama vowed to address climate change, insisting that "the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations." This isn't the first time Obama has issued a rousing environmental battle cry. But the president's urgency--as the New York Times points out, he devoted eight sentences to the subject, more than he gave to any other single issue--suggests that climate change […]

January 11, 2013

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9:30 PM | Ladies Without Pants And Other Mildly Horrifying Highlights From CES 2013

Also: a guy who says he can cure your dog's aches and pains using a cell phone and extraterrestrial technology. Holy crap, we love CES. Each year, we attend CES in Las Vegas with the goal of bringing you the best, most innovative new products. And then there's everything else. The inexplicably tiny toilet with an iPad attached. The guy wants to cure your pet's depression using ET tech and a cell phone. The ladies who forgot to wear pants. PhD theses could be written about the tech industry's […]

January 10, 2013

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4:00 PM | The Best Of CES 2013: Popular Science's Products Of The Future

iRiver On at CES ValencellIncluding e-medicine pods, a 4K tablet, Audi's self-driving car and more Let's agree on one thing: CES is a spectacle. Giant TVs, cars of the future, internet-enabled everything. It's all here. And a lot of it is garbage. But there are always a few products that manage to push the envelope in their respective categories and change conversations. This year, we've selected 15 innovations. They include devices that will alter how we game, watch TV, exercise, and even play […]

January 02, 2013

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3:00 PM | 10 Of The Best Home-Improvement Innovations Of 2012

HAL For Your House Sam KaplanPimp your abode with these home-improvement products. Thinking of revamping your place? Do it in style with the newest technology for the home.

December 31, 2012

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4:00 PM | 6 Of The Best Eco-Friendly Innovations Of 2012

Cleaner Colors Sam KaplanThe lean, green tech machines of the year. Here's the latest technology in the eco-universe. We have shirts that require less water in the dyeing process, a backpack that purifies water, a biofuel harvester and more.

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2:00 PM | Our Favorite Science Infographics Of 2012

100,000 Stars GoogleA roundup of the data visualizations and illustrations that best conveyed the year in science As an increasingly connected world generates ever-more data sets, and the tools to examine and analyze those data sets become easier to use, the fields of data visualization and illustration (called infographics as a catch-all term), have enjoyed something of a renaissance. We dug through our archives and the archives of our favorite infovis blogs to find some of our favorite […]

December 27, 2012

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3:00 PM | 10 Of The Greatest Health-Tech Innovations Of 2012

Open-Heart Alternative Sam KaplanScience steps up its game in the world of health and medicine. These innovations in health and medicine will save lives and improve healthcare.

December 26, 2012

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3:00 PM | 10 Of The Greatest Aerospace Innovations Of 2012

The Pilotless Cargo Chopper Courtesy Lockheed MartinThe latest inventions take to the skies. From pilotless cargo copters to air pressure suits that can fly from the edge of space, these innovations represent the year's most important achievements in aerospace technology. See all 10 of them here. Click here to enter the gallery

December 24, 2012

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3:00 PM | 8 Of 2012's Greatest Innovations In Recreation

BioLite CampStove BioLiteFor the tech-geek woodsman in you. Just because you like to spend time outdoors or on the open road doesn't mean you can't have your favorite tech toys by your side. These are the innovations that revolutionized recreation in 2012.

December 21, 2012

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7:00 PM | The Best New Auto Tech Of 2012

The Electric Super-Sedan Courtesy TeslaThe year's top tech innovations include the Tesla Model S, Chevrolet MyLink, Mercedes Benz's reinvented windshield wipers and more We've seen auto tech that's faster, smarter, safer and more eco-friendly than ever before in 2012. See our top picks here. Click here to see the gallery

December 20, 2012

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5:15 PM | Outdoor Life Responds To 'Stop Shooting Wolves, You Maniacs'

Juvenile Grey Wolf Wikimedia Commons Our sibling publication Outdoor Life responds to our Dec. 10 feature on the anti-scientific laws that allowed 832F, the most famous wolf in Yellowstone, to be shot. We'll agree to disagree.

November 26, 2012

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2:00 PM | The 7 Greatest Engineering Innovations Of 2012

The Largest Semisubmersible Courtesy DockwiseFrom the world's largest semisubmersible vessel to a carbon-neutral office building that might be the most sustainable workplace ever In 2012, buildings, bridges and ocean vessels got bigger, greener, stronger and longer than ever. Check out our annual Best Of What's New awards in engineering below. Click here to enter the gallery.

November 14, 2012

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1:00 PM | Announcing The 25th Annual Best Of What's New Awards

Liquipel, a gadget waterproofing service, is one of 12 grand award winners Sam Kaplan100 innovations of the year Since we inaugurated these awards a quarter of a century ago, the pace of innovation has quickened with every passing year. Twelve months is now a very long time. It takes something greater to be revolutionary than it did when we first saw HDTVs, electric cars, or even the iPhone. Now, more than ever, this is truly the Best of What's New. Check out all 100 award winners here.

November 07, 2012

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9:00 PM | Dear President Obama: Congratulations! But We Need To Talk.

The Orion Nebula NASAAn open letter from PopSci to President Obama about science and the future Dear President Obama, What a relief, many of us thought this morning. We re-elected a president who supports public funding for research (truthfully, public funding for anything). We re-elected a president who acknowledges the reality of climate change (at least you did in your victory speech if not during the campaign). We re-elected a president who so eloquently describes occupations like doctors, […]