Chernobyl Dogs Are Experiencing Rapid Evolution, Biologists Say. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 1 year ago

MiG Super Fighter Terrified NATO. Then a Soviet Pilot Stole One

One jet was clocked at 2,400 mph and the U.S. didn’t have a single aircraft that could catch it. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 1 year ago

Time Travel's “Bootstrap Paradox” Could Explain Destiny

It may not be as famous as the so-called “grandfather paradox,” but that doesn’t make the idea of an infinite causal loop any less troubling ... or fascinating. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 1 year ago

The Future Is Responsible Innovation

Tim Cook joins the PopMech team to talk about the value of tinkering, the right to privacy, and Apple's enduring legacy. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 1 year ago

Snipex Alligator

The 50-pound Snipex Alligator rifle is as long as its namesake—and just as dangerous. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 1 year ago

Weapons the War in Ukraine Is Proving Obsolete

From trenches to tanks, modern warfare is leaving some weapons systems in the dust. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 1 year ago

Google-Backed Fusion Reactor Must Run 8 Times Hotter Than ITER

What do you get when you add $250 million and one billion degrees Celsius? | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 1 year ago

The Longest Route You Can Sail in a Straight Line Without Hitting Land

One person discovered the route in 2012, but it took until now to prove it. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 1 year ago

34,000-Ton ‘Infinity Train’ Will Recharge Itself with Gravity

It’s all in the power of kinetic energy. Oh, and batteries. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 1 year ago

It's Impossible to Tell If This Story Exists, According to Quantum Physics

Blame it on the Wigner's Friend paradox. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 1 year ago

Intelligent Life Can't Exist Anywhere Else (2020)

Hell, our own evolution on Earth was pure luck. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 1 year ago

Improved Solid-State Batteries for Electric Vehicles Are on the Way

Faster-charging, safer, longer-lasting solid-state batteries are on their way. The only question now is: How soon until we can plug in? | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 1 year ago

Could Time Flow in Reverse?

Yes, you really can turn back time—with a catch. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 1 year ago

How Did Life Spring Up from Non-Life? Scientists May Finally Have Some Clues

The first Earthlings may have looked more like beads of liquid than tiny cells. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

Russia Beat America to the Hypersonic Missile

A near-unstoppable weapon has entered the war in Ukraine, and the U.S. has no way to match it—yet. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

The Universe Just Keeps Getting Hotter. That Shouldn't Be Happening (2020)

And it probably doesn't bode well for Earth. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

Did the FBI Steal $500M from Treasure Hunters?

Did a secret society of Confederate allies really bury gold bars stolen from the U.S. Mint? | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

Ukraine shot down a Su-35S, one of Russia’s most advanced fighter jets

The Su-35S “Flanker-E” is a fifth-generation fighter ... just without the stealth. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

New Ukrainian Rocket Launcher Appears to Use Raspberry Pi

This takes homebrewed PCs to an entirely new level. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

Kamikaze Drones in Ukraine

Both Russia and Ukraine will soon field these “loitering munitions.” | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

Information could be the fifth state of matter

If true, this idea could even help us understand all of the dark matter in our universe. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

Pentagon Is Slashing Annual F-35 Order by 35%

The Department of Defense says it wants fewer planes to upgrade down the road. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

The GIF Is Dead. Long Live the GIF

The endless journey to replace the web’s most iconic and flawed filetype. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

YouTuber builds his own x-ray machine after $69k hospital bill (2021)

That's one way to save on medical costs. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

Ukraine Will Pay Russian Pilots $1M Bounty to Defect

FYI: Pilots must turn in their fighter jet or helicopter to seal the deal. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

Everything You Need to Know About Clean Coal

Is this green tech a pipe dream or panacea? | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

The Lego Microscope That’s Capturing IBM Research

You can build it for a few hundred bucks. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

Here's Exactly How Aliens Could Use Black Holes to Generate Energy

Scientists just confirmed a wild 50-year-old theory. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

The Universe Can Bend the Laws of Physics All by Itself

A new theory suggests that the universe perpetuates itself by constantly adapting its own physical laws over time. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

Solid-State Batteries Are Here and They're Going to Change How We Live

The new lithium cells can last 25 years, charge an electric vehicle in minutes, and can't start on fire. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

WWI Fighter Planes Fired Through Their Propellers

This is how a synchronization gear works. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

Why the Hell Is There a Christmas Tree Shortage?

A proper tree could now cost you well over $100. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

That Time the U.S. Tried to Steer Bombs with Pigeons

Bad news all around, but especially for the pigeon. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

Apple’s entry-level iPhone versus its flagship

In this case of David against Goliath, the compact budget iPhone holds its own surprisingly well. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

China’s Recent Hypersonic Weapon Test – Second Missile Could Be New Tech

It’s not clear what Beijing was trying to accomplish. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

A Lumber Poacher Has Been Foiled–By Tree DNA

Now that is poetic justice. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

Bring Back Our Knobs: Analog vs. Digital (2009)

You wouldn't try to steer a car with buttons. So why have many product designers abandoned simple analog controls? | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

Toeplitz Conjecture Solved

How'd you spend your quarantine? | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

The True Story of 'The Miracle Pilot' and His 120 MPH Water Landing

Twenty-foot waves. All engines on fire. Nine-hundred miles from land. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

Scientists Just Created the Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in the Lab

The breakthrough brings us one step closer to absolute zero, which could have huge implications for particle physics. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

15 Years Ago, a U.S. Navy Submarine Ran into a Mountain (2020)

The USS San Francisco didn't sink, and that's no accident. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

The Air Force Is (Almost) Ready to Unveil Its Secret New Space Weapon

It could deter enemies from targeting American satellites. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

The Hunt for the Titanic Was a Hunt for Lost U.S. Nuclear Submarines (2018)

Nothing like a mini cover-up to fuel more conspiracies. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

A Supercomputer Calculated Pi to a Record-Breaking 62.8T Digits

It sounds impressive, but we asked a mathematician why we should care. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

Nuclear reactor making fusion viable by 2030

Nuclear fusion has long felt like decades away. Today, the timeline accelerates. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

Drone-Launching Subs–Not Aircraft Carriers–Could Win the Next Battle of Midway

Out of sight, out of firing range | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

The Project to Clean Up the Pacific Garbage Patch Is Literally Falling Apart

Startup Ocean Cleanup's buoy appears to have broken in two, suggesting that the ocean is more rough than the designers anticipated. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago

Charm meson particular alternates between matter and anti matter

Can of worms, opened. | Continue reading


@popularmechanics.com | 2 years ago