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I have never understood why people who aren't circus clowns ride unicycles. They seem designed specifically to create wipeouts and, subsequently, schadenfreude (a lesson our writer learned all too well in 1967 when he undertook the massive challenge of learning to ride one). But who knew that tucked away in the pages of PopScis past were some of the weirdest, most delightfully retro-futuristic unicycles of all time? Now we all do. And I don't think it's a stretch to say our lives are all the…

The torpedo car.

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While touting space as the next great frontier, we tend to forget that our oceans encompass domains that might as well exist on other planets. Like outer space, the deep sea isn't an easy place to access, but explorers reared on Jules Verne and tales of the giant squid couldn't resist the challenge of mapping Earth's most alien habitat. To that end, innovators like aqua-lung inventor Jacques Cousteau, Swiss physicist Auguste Piccard, and aviation pioneer Edwin Link built submersibles fit for…

Herbert Paus (1860 - 1944)Popular Science Monthly Cover Illustrations, 1920's-30's. Jim Steranko says Paus' use of color makes him "The Bob Peak of his age," Primarily a watercolorist, Paus used oils on occasion, notably for Hart Shaffner and Marx. He was also expert at pencils and inks. http://www.americanartarchives.com/paus,h.htm http://www.societyillustrators.org/Awards-and-Competitions/Hall-of-Fame/Past-Inductees/2005--Herbert-Paus.aspx

Popular Science magazine has been around since 1872. It was educational in the beginning. Eventually, the content would have a broader appeal in its content, and included science fiction stories. The...

1925-to-1929 Popular Science Monthly a.k.a. Popular Science magazine

This week's cover feature - about how plastic is reshaping rocks, oceans and life - is illustrated by Bernard Pras

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Here are the most baffling vehicular predictions 'Popular Science'seemed really keen on at the time

Here are the most baffling vehicular predictions 'Popular Science'seemed really keen on at the time

Time travel makes everything more interesting. Or confusing. This flowchart helps.

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University of Rochester astrophysicist Adam Franks considers the role of planetary intelligence in achieving sustainability on Earth.

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