Forgetting keeps us sane
New research helps explain how the brain protects us from memory-related disorders
Friday, Mar 21, 2014 12:15 PM UTCInnovation Brain, Memory, Popular Science
New research helps explain how the brain protects us from memory-related disorders
Friday, Mar 21, 2014 12:15 PM UTCA team of oddball inventors claim they are developing a headset that translates a canine's thoughts into words
Sunday, Mar 2, 2014 8:00 PM UTCOpen letter defends personal privacy, says mass data collection invites many types of abuse.
Friday, Jan 24, 2014 6:15 PM UTCToday, we use water to put out fires. But what if we could use it for the opposite effect? VIDEO
Wednesday, Jan 8, 2014 3:53 PM UTCAntarctic creatures didn't want to be the last to participate in the phenomenon of 2013
Wednesday, Dec 4, 2013 9:20 PM UTCNo more silly upside down USB cords. The new ones will plug in either way!
Wednesday, Dec 4, 2013 9:03 PM UTCA study by the Library of Congress says the majority of early cinema is lost--literally
Wednesday, Dec 4, 2013 6:20 PM UTCIt could help cities prepare for influenza outbreaks, and reduce the number of people infected
Tuesday, Dec 3, 2013 4:52 PM UTCJust barely making it within their 2013 goal, China launched its first moon rover, Yutu or "Jade Rabbit"
Monday, Dec 2, 2013 7:39 PM UTCIt's better than the popular illustrated sketches online--because it uses images from space
Monday, Dec 2, 2013 1:25 PM UTCResveratrol, a compound found in grape skins, has been shown to serve as an antioxidant, but can it cure cancer?
Monday, Dec 2, 2013 1:21 PM UTCThe rapper's upcoming album, "Dark Matter," is space-themed. So he's pretty knowledgable VIDEO
Thursday, Nov 21, 2013 12:50 PM UTCPopular Science answers questions you did (or didn't) have about the MAVEN mission VIDEO
Monday, Nov 18, 2013 4:03 PM UTCBeyond Meat's chicken-less chicken takes fewer raw materials and less water to produce than raising the real animal
Monday, Nov 18, 2013 3:28 PM UTCCould a virgin birth ever really happen?
Monday, Nov 18, 2013 2:20 AM UTCNeuroscientists discover that risky behaviors are often a natural part of adolescence
Thursday, Nov 14, 2013 1:29 PM UTCBees are dropping like, um, flies. Open Tech Forever is trying to change that VIDEO
Wednesday, Nov 13, 2013 8:22 PM UTCMales who sing in higher ranges could be recruited at lower ages
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