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Archive Gallery: The Geodesic Life
When it comes to practicality, geodesic domes are a contractor’s worst nightmare. Where can you get windows that conform to hexagonal panels? Where should you install the pipes? Would a chimney look...
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Archive Gallery: Classic Car Advertisements from the Pages of PopSci
'59 Chevrolet: November 1958. Pop Sci Archives It’s not often that you flip through a copy of Popular Science without seeing something about cars, be it a feature on eco-friendly automobiles, a...
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Archive Gallery: The Rise of Personal Computers
Time-Sharing on a Datanet-30: May 1967. Pop Sci ArchivesWe may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › As someone who was born in the...
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Archive Gallery: In Defense of Evolutionary Theory
Aftermath of the Scopes Trial: September 1929. Pop Sci Archives In all our years of covering science, no issue has invited controversy like evolution, and that includes the debate on climate change...
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Archive Gallery: How the Space Age Influenced Design
During the 1950s, architecture, cars, and gadget design took on a curiously spaceflight-inspired aesthetic. Manufacturers built vehicles with ornamental tailfins. Upswept roofs and parabolas cropped...
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Archive Gallery: PopSci’s Most Sensational World War II Headlines
After celebrating the 67th anniversary of D-Day this week, it’s only fitting that we publish a gallery documenting World War II-era PopSci. A warning, though: this was the 1940s, so practically...
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Archive Gallery: Strange Sports of Tomorrow
Parachute Sledding: February 1935. Pop Sci Archives If you’ve ever felt puzzled by the lack of similarities between polo and water polo, you’re not alone; clearly, one inventor from the 1930s thought...
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Archive Gallery: 10 Ways to Beat the Heat Without Air Conditioning
When you ask people what technologies they can’t live without, they typically name cars, the Internet, and indoor plumbing as essentials to living comfortably. But after suffering through relentless...
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In his first PopSci appearance, a young Stephen Hawking explains an...
Are we close to deciding the fate of the universe?. Popular Science, December 1980 How will the universe end? Will it sputter out in a realm of ice, cooling continually as it expands until it reaches...
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#TBT to 1947: Introducing the Polaroid Camera
An illustration of the original Polaroid Land camera. Popular ScienceWe may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › This story was...
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Here’s what we had to say about Voyager 1 when it launched 41 years ago
An artist's rendering of a Voyager spacecraft flying past Jupiter, Saturn, and their respective moons. Popular Science, August 1977 A conception of Voyager 1 in space. NASA On September 5, 1977,...
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Century-old ship logs show how much ice the Arctic has lost
When retired Canadian meteorologist Michael Purves transcribes the handwritten notes from an ancient ship’s log, he finds himself transported back in time a century, imagining he is on board an old...
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Twelve photos that capture the wonder of Apollo 11
Half a century ago, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins took a trip to the moon. Science has come a long way since then—we sent a spacecraft to sample an asteroid, have...
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This DIY-er found a boat he liked in the PopSci archives. Then he built it.
The newly minted boat builder thinks he might try a spin-off project soon: the Enterprise NX-2. Tom Riti Tom Riti of Port Royal, Virginia, built a pontoon boat from the Popular Science archives … and...
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Higher than man ever built before
Workers at the Empire State Building site defied death by vaulting one-fifth of a mile up on ropes and girders. Popular Science In January 1931, Popular Science documented the death-defying process of...
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The pandemic could be a long-awaited turning point for telemedicine
In 1921, scientists sent a patient's heart beat through phone lines. Popular Science From cities in the sky to robot butlers, futuristic visions fill the history of PopSci. In the Are we there yet?...
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Inside the deadly heart of 1964’s Hurricane Cleo
Snowcloud One's flight into the eye. Popular Science, December 1964 Late last month, Hurricane Harvey ravaged Texas, and Hurricane Irma is now poised to bring destruction to Florida. Both storms have...
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The Curious Genius Of Amar Bose
Amar Bose “Better Living Through Curiosity,” by Tom Clynes, originally appeared in the December 2004 issue of Popular Science_ magazine. Inventor and engineer Amar Bose died July 12, 2013, at his home...
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Archive Gallery: PopSci Spies on the Soviet Union
When it comes to technological advances, few periods were as prolific as the Cold War era, which saw the mass distribution of color TV sets, the ubiquity of electrically-powered domestic appliances,...
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Archive Gallery: Popular Science’s Brief Foray Into Pseudoscience
One less-than-desirable (to us, anyway) byproduct of the radio's popularity in the early part of the century was the resurgence of horoscopes. Day after day, scores of gullible audiences listened to...
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Here’s our original coverage of Apollo 11
Forty-eight years ago, on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the first footprints on the Moon, and it was epic. Popular Science covered this enormous achievement with an article by...
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Can music help animals relax?
At the Central Park Zoo, a band tests an elephant's musical taste. Popular Science WHEN ENGLISH PLAYWRIGHT William Congreve wrote, “Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast” in his 1697 tragedy The...
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Archive Gallery: How Science Made Movies Awesome
When was the last time a film scene blew your mind? Plenty of people will cite Avatar‘s dizzying 3-D battle sequences. Others may name the rotating hotel hallway scene in this summer’s Inception. Now...
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How science came to rely on the humble lab rat
The article as it appeared in the May 1927 issue of Popular Science. Since Aristotle, scientists have vivisected, poked, and prodded live animals in pursuit of knowledge (Pavlov’s dog, anyone?), but...
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How Popular Science covered ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ in 1968
The future is here. That’s the feeling you get when you leave the theater after seeing 2001: A Space Odyssey, the most realistic science-adventure movie ever filmed. It uses an astonishing combination...
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Can we make ourselves more empathetic? 100 years of research still has...
PopSci author P.J. Risdon subjects himself to an emotion-tracking experiment in 1921 London. Popular Science From cities in the sky to robot butlers, futuristic visions fill the history of PopSci. In...
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How Science Has Battled Natural Disasters
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southeast Louisiana. The Category 3 storm flooded 80 percent of the city of New Orleans and killed at least 1,836 people in the U.S. Eight years...
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The resurgence of open public streets is a centuries-old idea
Skyscraper architect Harvey W. Corbett came up with a future city that converted streets into gathering places. That idea is making a comeback. Popular Science From cities in the sky to robot butlers,...
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From the archives: The promising new world of solar power—in the 1950s
“Sun furnace goes to work” by Alden P. Armagnac appeared in the March 1954 issue of Popular Science. Popular Science To mark our 150th year, we’re revisiting the Popular Science stories (both hits and...
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Esther Lederberg changed our understanding of how bacteria breed
Without Esther Lederberg, our understanding of how bacteria replicate might have been incomplete. Esther Goh The annals of science journalism weren’t always as inclusive as they could have been. So...
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From the archives: A forecast on artificial intelligence, from the 1980s and...
“Brain-style computers” by Naomi J. Freundlich appeared in the February 1989 issue of Popular Science. Popular Science To mark our 150th year, we’re revisiting the Popular Science stories (both hits...
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What it would take for cars to actually fly
"Airplane-auto folds up to fit in garage" appeared in the September 1926 issue of Popular Science. Popular Science From cities in the sky to robot butlers, futuristic visions fill the history of...
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Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered pulsars, but someone else won the Nobel
Jocelyn Bell Burnell changed the face of astronomy at a young age. Esther Goh The annals of science journalism weren’t always as inclusive as they could have been. So PopSci is working to correct the...
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From the archives: How a medical ‘outsider’ discovered insulin
“Insulin—a miracle of science” by Donald Harris appeared in the September 1923 issue of Popular Science Monthly. Popular Science To mark our 150th year, we’re revisiting the Popular Science stories...
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From the archives: Jacques Cousteau shows off his underwater film technology
“How we film under the sea: Amazing one-man subs bring you eye-dazzling pictures from the deep” by Jacques Cousteau appeared in the February 1969 issue of Popular Science. Popular Science To mark our...
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From the archives: This talking gadget from the 1920s measured water levels
“Talking machine phones height of water in reservoir” appeared in the November 1922 issue of Popular Science. Popular Science To mark our 150th year, we’re revisiting the Popular Science stories (both...
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Gladys West’s mathematical prowess helped make GPS possible
For nearly 40 years, few knew that they were interacting with West's work every day. Esther GohWe may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn...
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From the archives: When the US first caught TV fever
“Television on the job” by George H. Waltz, Jr. ran in the February 1947 issue of Popular Science. Popular ScienceWe may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in...
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Physicist Ann Nelson broke barriers—for herself and for those who’d come...
Even before her Ph.D., Nelson addressed some of physics's biggest puzzles. Esther Goh The annals of science journalism weren’t always as inclusive as they could have been. So PopSci is working to...
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From the archives: The discovery of DNA’s structure explained how life...
“DNA–It calls the signals for life” by Wallace Cloud appeared in the May 1963 issue of Popular Science. Popular Science To mark our 150th year, we’re revisiting the Popular Science stories (both hits...
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The untold tale of Eliza Youmans, the daring educator in PopSci’s founding...
We're only beginning to fill in the portrait of Eliza Ann Youmans. Esther Goh The annals of science journalism weren’t always as inclusive as they could have been. So PopSci is working to correct the...
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Radium was once cast as an elixir of youth. Are today’s ideas any better?
'Will radium restore youth?' appeared in the June 1923 issue of Popular Science. Popular Science From cities in the sky to robot butlers, futuristic visions fill the history of PopSci. In the Are we...
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Will baseball ever replace umpires with robots?
'New Inventions: Novel Devices Provide Thrills for Players and Spectators, And Give Aid in Practice' appeared in the June 1939 issue of Popular Science. Popular Science From cities in the sky to robot...
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The century-old dream of traveling by hovercraft is still alive
'Here come cars without wheels' appeared in the July 1959 issue of Popular Science. Popular Science From cities in the sky to robot butlers, futuristic visions fill the history of PopSci. In the Are...
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The centuries-long quest to map the seafloor’s hidden secrets
'Mapping the sea' appeared in the February 1985 issue of Popular Science. Popular Science From cities in the sky to robot butlers, futuristic visions fill the history of PopSci. In the Are we there...
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Is it finally time for a permanent base on the moon?
'A manned base on the moon?' appeared in the April 1952 issue of Popular Science. Popular Science From cities in the sky to robot butlers, futuristic visions fill the history of PopSci. In the Are we...
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High-speed rail trains are stalled in the US—and that might not change for a...
'Rapid Rails' appeared in the June 1992 issue of Popular Science. Popular Science From cities in the sky to robot butlers, futuristic visions fill the history of PopSci. In the Are we there yet?...
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Could quantum physics unlock teleportation?
The article 'Teleportation: Beam Me Up, Bob' appeared in the November 1993 issue of Popular Science. Popular Science From cities in the sky to robot butlers, futuristic visions fill the history of...
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Why we still don’t have a vaccine for the common cold
'Science Closes In on the Common Cold' appeared in the November 1955 issue of Popular Science. Popular Science From cities in the sky to robot butlers, futuristic visions fill the history of PopSci....
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A DIY voice assistant from 1950 could mute a radio and control toy trains
Popular Science LONG BEFORE SIRI, there was Audrey. But even before Audrey, there was the blueprint for the name-challenged Voice-trol. In June 1950, Popular Science contributing writer Karl Greif, an...
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