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- We Know Almost Nothing About This Secret US Government Airline http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a14521123/we-know-almost-nothing-about-this-secret-us-government-airline/ 11 comments
- Tickle Me Elmo Creator Invents Sometimes-Lethal Weapon http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/weapons/toymaker-turned-weaponmaker?src=rss 18 comments
- Physicists May Have Stumbled Upon an Entirely New Elementary Particle https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a40396201/sterile-neutrino/ 81 comments worldnews
- 500 Years Later, MIT Proves That Leonardo Da Vinci's Bridge Design Works https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a29426711/da-vinci-bridge/ 700 comments technology
- US Army Might Really Build Walking War Machines https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a36804618/us-army-could-build-walking-combat-vehicles/ 113 comments army
- U.S. Army has a scope that guarantees a hit https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a32758215/drone-scope-smash-2000-plus/ 13 comments technology
- Navy UFO witnesses speak out. https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a29771548/navy-ufo-witnesses-tell-truth/ 6 comments worldnews
- When the Internet Was Made of Sound: Back in the days of dial-up, your computer performed a symphony just to get online. Here's what every bleep, screech, and ding actually did. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a29611456/internet-dialup-modem-sounds/ 4 comments technology
- DEBUNKED: Chemist debunks viral video of protester dropping tear gas canister into container of liquid nitrogen. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a28904691/how-tear-gas-works/ 4 comments science
- Three Years Later, the French Solar Road Is a Total Flop https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a28720252/french-solar-road-failure/ 16 comments technology
- The U.S. Navy Quietly Tested Mach 3 Heavy Gun Shells That Could Revolutionize Surface Warfare: The new shells fire from a standard Navy gun and can down flying targets much more cheaply than missiles. https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a25804867/us-navy-hvp-heavy-gun-shells-rimpac/ 14 comments geopolitics
- The Pentagon Is Declassifying Lots of Info About What's in Orbit https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/satellites/a25562991/pentagon-declassifying-space-traffic-data/ 5 comments space
- Statically Charged Lunar Dust May Cause Lung Cancer, Study Finds https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a20511058/statically-charged-lunar-dust-lungs-moon-cancer/ 18 comments space
- NASA's Nuclear Thermal Engine Is a Blast From the Cold War Past https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a18345717/nasa-ntp-nuclear-engines-mars/ 5 comments space
- Neptune's Mysterious Storm is Dying, Possibly Smells Like Rotten Eggs https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/solar-system/a18198087/neptunes-mysterious-storm-is-dying/ 2 comments worldnews
- Why the SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Just Might Work http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/news/a27360/spacex-falcon-heavy/ 145 comments spacex
- IBM's Most Legendary Keyboard Is Coming Back http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a27123/model-f-project-buckling-spring-keyboard/ 94 comments technology
- Donald Trump's Problem With the Navy's Electromagnetic Airplane Catapult, Explained http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a26478/donald-trump-emals-steam-catapult-aircraft-carrier/ 39 comments politics
- Man Forced to Give Up 'Offensive' Star Trek License Plate "ASIMIL8" http://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/tv/a26328/star-trek-assimilate-license-plate/ 36 comments worldnews
- U.S. Air Force Stages Massive "Elephant Walk" in Japan http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/news/a26069/us-stages-massive-elephant-walk-in-japan/ 17 comments worldnews
- Basically a US Army Batmobile http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a25781/army-ripsaw-tank-no-plans/ 48 comments army
- The Scorpion-3 Is the World's First Manned Hoverbike http://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/drones/a25308/scorpion-3-manned-hoverbike/ 4 comments science
- Biologists have studied a plant with shimmering, iridescent blue leaves (Begonia pavonina) living in the unending dimness of the Malaysian rain-forest floor. They found the plant's cobalt-blue leaves use a quirk of quantum mechanics to slow light and squeeze out more photosynthesis in near-darkness. http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a23514/quantum-mechanics-turns-leaves-blue/ 379 comments science
- A UFO Is Closing in on Earth and NASA Is Covering It Up, According to YouTubers http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/satellites/news/a21814/iss-ufo-footage-explanation/ 11 comments aliens
- Bubbles might be upset, but, Ricky predicted this. http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a21476/tech-for-plants-in-space-used-for-weed/ 3 comments space
- Theoretical "Planet 9" May Have Been Captured from Another Star http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/deep-space/a21092/planet-9-captured-from-another-star/ 4 comments space
- Here's Why We Can't Just Throw Our Garbage Into the Sun http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a19666/we-cant-just-throw-our-garbage-into-the-sun/ 25 comments science
- Russia is Returning to the Moon, Paving the Way for a Crewed Landing http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a17191/russia-moon-base/ 33 comments space
- Police Swarm a Pair of Stargazers, Mistaking Their Telescope for a Rifle http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/telescopes/a17153/telescope-mistaken-for-gun/ 5 comments nottheonion
- Doctors revive and transplant hearts that have already stopped beating in a medical breakthrough that can potentially save 30% more lives than ordinary heart surgeries http://www.popularmechanics.com/_mobile/science/health/breakthroughs/a-dead-heart-beats-again-in-medical-breakthrough-17350881 10 comments science
- Scripps researchers expand the genetic alphabet with two new, synthetic nucleotides, X and Y. The first experiment in truly synthetic biology - and greatly expands the number of possible codons. http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/genetics/x-y-scientists-create-two-new-letters-for-dna-16769967 50 comments science
- Can we design against the danger of falling ice? The physics behind icicles in free-fall, and how structural engineers might build safer skyscrapers. http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/architecture/why-is-so-much-ice-falling-off-one-world-trade-center-16514794 4 comments technology
- How License Plate Scanners are Eroding our Privacy by Building One Big Collage of our Lives One Piece at a Time http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/industry/how-license-plate-scanners-are-eroding-our-privacy-16172152 39 comments technology
- Don't Worry About the Volt's Reported Battery Woes http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/alternative-fuel/electric/dont-worry-about-the-volts-reported-battery-woes-11423298 43 comments technology
- The Next Moon Mission: Space Adventures Announces $150M Lunar Flyby Ticket Sold for 2015 Launch http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/rockets/just-one-150-million-seat-remains-on-space-adventures-lunar-flyby 9 comments space
- DIY backyard hockey rink http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/improvement/outdoor-projects/how-to-build-a-backyard-ice-rink 7 comments hockey
- The 1984 Chevy Sprint achieved 44/53 mpg without a hybrid–electric drive-train or any other fancy hardware. So how does this 25-year-old car beat so many modern ones and why don't we have more like it today? http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/fuel-economy/epa-fuel-efficient-cars-chevy-sprint?src=rss 61 comments technology
- The New NASA http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/4345250.html?page=1 5 comments space
- How to Survive a 35,000-Foot Fall - Plane Crash Survival Guide - Popular Mechanics http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/4344036.html?page=1 10 comments science
- Solar Panels Get Cheap, But Will the Trend Last? - Research says Silicon Solar Panels like First Solar Uses May Not Hold Up to Scale - Popular Mechanics http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/research/4306443.html 4 comments technology