Science
Popular Mechanics US
There Has Never Been a Better Time to Buy a SMART GRILL
THE CHOICE USED TO BE BETWEEN CHARCOAL AND PROPANE flavor or easy
3 min |
July - August 2023
Popular Mechanics US
IN THE WAR AGAINST THE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY, TWO TINY WASPS COULD BE THE SECRET WEAPON
The insect flutters her antennae to taste the egg mass beneath her, movements stuttering like stop-motion animation
10+ min |
July - August 2023
Popular Mechanics US
Leroy Hood Wants to Show You How to LIVE FOR A REALLY, REALLY LONG TIME
With a big data approach and a focus on disease prevention, the renowned biologist is on a quest to start a healthcare revolution
10+ min |
July - August 2023
Popular Mechanics US
How We'll Die on Mars
Establishing a permanent human presence on the Red Planet will be risky, but researchers are finding solutions that will keep future residents alive Long enough to die peacefully. Here's how it could happen
10+ min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
Whether We Should Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth
At first blush, it sounds like a line from Jurassic Park, the fictional dream of resurrecting creatures long dead
1 min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
If AI Can Take Our Jobs
CHAT GPT HAS RECENTLY BLOWN UP THE internet with its ability to replicate human speech
2 min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
These Tips to Increase Your Home's Water Pressure
WHEN SHOWERHEADS IN YOUR HOME ARE WEAK, water dribbles out of faucets, and the washing machine takes forever to fill, the problem could be low water pressure
3 min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
If We'll Ever Reach Warp Speed
THE SECRET TO FASTER-THAN-LIGHT physics could be to double down on the number of dimensions, according to research published last December in the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity
2 min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
How Sonar Actually Works
IN THE EARLY DAYS OF WORLD WAR II, ALLIED navies faced a stark challenge: how to detect Germany's growing fleet of U-boats and prevent them from repeating the havoc wrought in World War I
2 min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
PlayStation VR 2 Is the Second Chance for Blockbuster VR
SONY'S PLAYSTATION VIRTUAL REALITY (PSVR) 2 headset represents the next generation of highfidelity VR
6 min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
The Truth Is Out There.So Is Lue Elizondo.
Unidentified craft are entering restricted U.S. airspace. Elizondo wants to ensure they don't cause the next Pearl Harbor
10+ min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
CAN STRUCTURAL BATTERIES SAVE ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT?
The two largest aircraft manufacturers in the world have snubbed battery-operated aircraft. Researchers in Europe think they might have (part of) a solution: Make the plane out of the battery
10 min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
What It's Like Inside an M1 Abrams
Can't Stop Thinking About
2 min |
March - April 2023
Popular Mechanics US
Achieving Nuclear Fusion Ignition
Can't Stop Thinking About
2 min |
March - April 2023
Popular Mechanics US
What's Lurking Behind the Milky Way
Can't Stop Thinking About
3 min |
March - April 2023
Popular Mechanics US
After You Die, Monica Torres Can Bring Life Back to Your Body
The groundbreaking mortician is pioneering new techniques to restore the dead and provide closure to grieving families.
10+ min |
March - April 2023
Popular Mechanics US
Home Theater
Cue up a cinematic even Spielberg experience that would envy.
5 min |
January - February 2023
Popular Mechanics US
Carburetors vs. Fuel-Injection
CARBURETORS USE THE VACUUM CREATED by the intake stroke of the engine to force air through their ports and passages. As the air flows through, it simultaneously forces fuel into the combustion chamber.
3 min |
March - April 2023
Popular Mechanics US
KTM Used Fuel Injection to Revamp Two-Stroke Engines
TWO-STROKE ENGINES USED TO BE UBIQUITOUS IN DIRT bike racing, thanks to their lightweight construction and horsepower. Packed in a dirt bike frame, they make a motorcycle playful in the corners and plenty fast when the throttle's wide open.
2 min |
March - April 2023
Popular Mechanics US
Colorful, Accurate Inkjet Printers for Your Documents and Photos
BETWEEN TODAY'S REMOTE-WORKPLACE DEMANDS and a looming tax season, you likely have a lot of paperwork on your hands. You need a reliable printer to quickly crank out hard copies of important documents.
4 min |
March - April 2023
Popular Mechanics US
IMPLEMENTS of CONSTRUCTION
POPULAR MECHANICS TOOL AWARDS 2023
9 min |
March - April 2023
Popular Mechanics US
HAVE SOME SCRAP WOOD? MAKE THIS DIY SHAKER STEP STOOL
We built this little stool using just a few common tools and some scrap wood. For accurate crosscuts, we recommend using a miter saw. For the notch, a table saw is the better choice.
2 min |
March - April 2023
Popular Mechanics US
Treasure Hunters May Have Found JESSE JAMES'S LOST GOLD
The legendary treasure could be worth tens of millions-if the team can dig it out of the ground.
10+ min |
March - April 2023
Popular Mechanics US
Nixing the Chaotic Leap Second
Can't Stop Thinking About
3 min |
March - April 2023
Popular Mechanics US
The Fast Approach to Cleaning Your Car
KEEPING YOUR CAR'S EXTERIOR SPICK-AND-span not only makes your ride look good but, in some cases, can even make it more efficient.
2 min |
March - April 2023
Popular Mechanics US
What Should the World Know More About?
Pry open any PopMech editor’s brain and you'll find an overstuffed assortment of fun facts, practical tips, interesting bits of history, and other insightful discoveries. But because there are only so many pages in this magazine, staffers don’t always have the space to share their favorite, most underreported nuggets of knowledge. Until now.
1 min |
January - February 2023
Popular Mechanics US
Bottled Water B.S.
Tossing hundreds or thousands of empty water bottles into your recycling bin each year doesn’t make up for the fact that you're using up that amount of plastic for a free, renewable resource in the first place.
1 min |
January - February 2023
Popular Mechanics US
Back-Breaking Work Requires Some Help
Everyone feels the hurt as you age, but CBD can help you deal with it
5 min |
January - February 2023
Popular Mechanics US
Whether Earth Once Harbored a Pre-Human Industrial Civilization
Complex life on our planet has existed for at least 400 million years.
3 min |
January - February 2023
Popular Mechanics US
The Unrelenting Roar of a Crypto Mine Tore This Town Apart
Cryptocurrency aims to revolutionize finance, but its mines are destroying communities across America.
10+ min |