Space Are We Reaching the End of Spacewalks?Popular Mechanics - By Joe PappalardoRobots can handle many dangerous jobs. But sometimes, you need an astronaut's brain. It’s June 3, 1965 and astronaut Ed White, in orbit over Hawaii, emerges from a space capsule to become the first American
Play buttonMarshall Islands The U.S.'s Aging 'Nuclear Coffin' Is an Ecological Disaster Waiting To HappenPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiA lonely concrete dome on an uninhabited island in the central Pacific could end up being a very big headache for the U.S. On the island of Runit, there is a large concrete dome that houses nuclear waste
U.S. Navy China Now Has More Warships Than the U.S.Popular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiChina now has more warships than the United States Navy. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), informally known as the Chinese Navy, recently hit a landmark number of 300 ships—thirteen more than U.S.
Play buttonTechnology Why the World's Measuring Systems Just Changed—and What It MeansPopular Mechanics - By David Grossman"If you tell aliens that our units of measurement are based on a hunk of metal, you will be the laughingstock of the galaxy." As agreed upon by scientists and representatives from around 60 countries year,
Play buttonSupercars Detailing a Lamborghini Countach Is as Tricky as You ThinkPopular Mechanics - By Brian SilvestroThe Countach's original paint is extremely delicate and thin, so making it look like new is no walk in the park. Italian supercars from the 1970s and 1980s aren't exactly known for high build quality.
Land Rover 9 Cool Things We Learned Driving the Spectre Land Rover DefenderPopular Mechanics - By Ben StewartCreated by the custom shop Himalaya, this Defender is a Land Rover like you've never seen before—complete with a Chevy V8 and a Jeep steering box. Vintage 4X4s are having a serious moment right now. But
Neanderthals Humans Broke Up with Neanderthals Much Longer Ago Than We ThoughtPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanA big study analyzes dental records and finds a surprisingly early split in Europe. The exact point that humans and Neanderthals diverged from each other has long been a matter of intense debate among
Stealth Aircraft What’s Going on With Russia’s New Stealth Fighter?Popular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiThe troubled Sukhoi Su-57 gets an order boost from Moscow. The Russian government has bumped up its first order for new Su-57 fighter bombers, commiting to five time as many planes as it had originally
Play buttonOff-roading How to Set Your Tire Pressure for Off-RoadingPopular Mechanics - By Brian Silvestro and Máté PetrányYou know you should run a lower tire pressure in certain terrain. But what terrain, and what tire pressure? Here's a handy guide. No proper off roader can be complete without a portable air compressor.
Space Here's What You Need to Know About Tomorrow's Blue Flower MoonPopular Mechanics - By Daisy HernandezIncluding the gear to help you catch the best views. Tomorrow night you'll be able to see a rare Blue Flower Moon. The Moon will be at its fullest on Saturday evening, but will appear full tonight and
U.S. Air Force The Air Force Wants to Use Air Taxis to Rescue TroopsPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiThe service thinks the same technology that would transport people in cities could get them out of tight situations in wartime. The U.S. Air Force wants a drone that can fly out the back of an air transport,
Tesla Model 3 Tesla Model 3 Autopilot Involved in Third Fatal CrashPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanShould 10 seconds of Autopilot be enough to save someone's life? For the third time, a Tesla Model 3 has crashed with its semi-automated Autopilot mode still on, according to a preliminary report from
Science Kenya's New Museum Will Pay Homage to Our Ancient HeritagePopular Mechanics - By Daisy HernandezBut it needs to raise $7 million in order to break ground in 2022. If everything goes according to plan, Lake Turkana in Kenya's Great Rift Valley will soon be home to the Ngaren Museum of Humankind. Rift
U.S. Navy After Only 3 Years in Service, the USS Zumwalt’s Mission Is ChangingPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiOnce slated to bombard targets on land, the three destroyers of the Zumwalt-class are changing course. The USS Zumwalt and her two sister ships are undergoing a dramatic change of mission just three years
An F-16 Fighter Jet Crashed into a California WarehousePopular Mechanics - By Andrew Daniels"It looked like a bomb had gone off in the building," said one witness—but there were no major injuries. On Thursday afternoon, an F-16 fighter jet crashed into a warehouse near the March Air Reserve in
China This New Armored Vehicle Can Launch a Swarm of Killer DronesPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiThe “multipurpose drone launching armored vehicle” can locate and destroy targets in the same mission. A Chinese defense contractor has unveiled a new mobile drone launcher designed to hunt and then destroy
Bedbugs Surprisingly, Bed Bugs Are As Old As DinosaursPopular Mechanics - By Daisy HernandezBed bugs have been annoying—for a very long time. A study published in Current Biology shows that bedbugs are nearly 100 million years old—nearly twice as old as bats which were previously thought to the
Motorcycles Triumph Is Also Building an Electric MotorcyclePopular Mechanics - By Alexander GeorgeThe British motorcycle company Triumph has a new program for producing an electric bike. It's calling the research and development plan TE-1, and says that we can expect a powertrain in about two years,
NYPD Report: U.S. Police Are Abusing Facial Recognition TechnologyPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanDepartments may be feeding their software flawed data. Will there be consequences? Facial recognition software is increasingly becoming common in police departments around the globe. But a new scathing
Chewing Gum Turns Out You Can Learn a Lot from 10,000-Year-Old Chewing GumPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanBack then, gum came from trees and was used to build weapons. Chewing gum is a grand human tradition, as archeologists have discovered. A new study shows that the first people to settle in Scandinavia
'Cold Blue' Shows the B-17 Bomber Like You've Never Seen It BeforePopular Mechanics - By Chuck ThompsonThe hero of WWII is the star of a brand-new kind of documentary. The B-17 “Flying Fortress” is one of the most iconic aircraft of World War II. Built by Boeing, the four-engine bomber was the United States’
Science A Squid-Like Mollusk Showed Up in Ancient Amber, and No One Knows HowPopular Mechanics - By Daisy HernandezAmber comes from the fossilization of tree resin. So what gives? Scientists have found an extinct squid ancestor in a 100-million-year-old, 3-centimeter-long piece of Burmese amber. The ammonite (a marine
Autos A Day on the New Indian FTR 1200, Then TequilaPopular Mechanics - By David CurcuritoEngine: 1,203cc (73 cu in) V-Twin Price (base model): $13,000 Horsepower: 123 Torque: 87 ft-lb Weight (wet): 508 lbs. (230 kg) I’ve been taught that gravel is bad, dirt is bad, and sand is badder-er, the
Play buttonHudson River An 'Uber for Helicopters' Just Crashed Into the Hudson RiverPopular Mechanics - By Darren OrfIn March 2018, a helicopter crashed in New York City's East River, causing the death of five passengers onboard, and today, a similar drama played out amidst NYC's skyline. A helicopter operated by Blade,
Arizona The Air Force Resurrects Another B-52 From the BoneyardPopular Mechanics - By Kyle Mizokami“Wise Guy” is only the second B-52 brought back from retirement to flying status. The U.S. Air Force has returned a B-52 bomber retired eleven years ago to active duty service, only the second time in
Nintendo The GameCube Classic That Could Have BeenPopular Mechanics - By Darren OrfAfter making mini versions of the NES and SNES, Nintendo seemed ready to make more—until it didn't. In November 2016, Nintendo released its pint-sized NES Classic, a mini version of its original home that
Play buttonSpaceX Here's How to Watch SpaceX Launch Its Starlink SatellitesPopular Mechanics - By Andrew DanielsSixty sats take off from Cape Canaveral tonight in the first step to delivering high-speed Internet everywhere. Elon Musk wants the whole world to have ultra high-speed Internet, which is a noble crusade,
Ted Cruz Ted Cruz Thinks the U.S. Needs to Defend Against Space PiratesPopular Mechanics - By Darren OrfYesterday, during a meeting at the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz extolled reasons why the U.S. needs to adopt a sixth branch of the military, known as the Space Force.
Alligator A Rogue Alligator Wandered onto a Florida Air Force BasePopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiThe giant lizard failed to stop the U.S. Air Force. A U.S. Air Force Base in Florida received an unexpected visitor early Tuesday morning: an alligator. The reptile wandered onto the base flight line,
Pompeii Just Like Us, Pompeii Also Struggled With PotholesPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanTurns out street maintenance is a challenge in any millennium. It's easy to forget that Pompeii, famed for its destruction from nearby Mount Vesuvius, was actually a vibrant city in ancient Rome. And a
