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Apex Predator

Can a crew of scientists and volunteers armed with homemade trackers save sharks from extinction? By Brian Lam Posted 04.16.2013 at 10:00 am Data Driven: Dr. Neil Hammerschlag (wearing a gray…
AUTHOR:Brian Lam
LENGTH: 18 minutes (4609 words)

Popular Science's Best Longreads Of 2012

From a teenage nuclear genius to the most violent video game we've ever seen, here are the best works of longform journalism we published this year. By Popular Science Staff Posted 12.28.2012 at 3:00…
LENGTH: 1 minutes (439 words)

The Boy Who Played With Fusion

Taylor Wilson always dreamed of creating a star. Now he’s become one By Tom Clynes Posted 02.14.2012 at 1:52 pm Standout Taylor Wilson moved to suburban Reno with his parents, Kenneth and…
AUTHOR:Tom Clynes
LENGTH: 21 minutes (5311 words)

Can Andrea Rossi's Infinite-Energy Black Box Power The World--Or Just Scam It?

LENGTH: 3 minutes (955 words)

How A Tiny Group Of Designers Built The Most Efficient Racecar In History

An inside look at the DeltaWing, the boldest--and most polarizing--racecar design in decades By Preston Lerner Posted 09.24.2012 at 11:05 am The DeltaWing Highcroft Racing 2012
LENGTH: 2 minutes (674 words)

Signals From the Void

Scientists are trying to get the first direct look at the black hole at the center of our galaxy. How close will they come to seeing the unseeable? Signals From the Void Mark Garlick Even without a…
LENGTH: 19 minutes (4854 words)

Chernobyl Now

Are nuclear disasters the new normal? By Steve Featherstone Posted 07.17.2012 at 10:10 am On April 26, 1986, two powerful explosions tore through Unit 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, flipping…
LENGTH: 3 minutes (908 words)

Guess What's Cooking in the Garage

The next big breakthrough in synthetic biology just might come from an amateur scientist By Jack Hitt Posted 05.31.2012 at 10:02 am Guess What's Cooking Ray Lego
AUTHOR:JACK HITT
LENGTH: 4 minutes (1230 words)

Do You "Possess" What You View Online?

The New York Court of Appeals just ruled that "viewing" child porn online is not the same as "possessing" it. But is the idea of "possessing" a digital file outdated? File Browser: Outdated via Ars…
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1305 words)
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