Car Science explores the perfect smoking tire donut; how one's body shape can improve one's chances when hitch hiking; America's best road kill places; the science of "stopping on a dime." Car Science ...

NASCAR might conjure up images of speed-mad rednecks waving flags. However, there’s a lot going on behind the scenes in the world of racing cars, much of it environmentally-friendly. A new book by Kit ...

Without looking at any other story in this issue (Volume 25), take a gander at the image at the top of this page and tell me what that black object is. This story originally appeared in Volume 25 of ...

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Like Jackie Stewart, the late Karl Popper was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. Popper, a dang good philosopher of critical rationalism, presumably never set a fastest lap or won a grand prix, but he ...

For decades, the flying car was a dream that tantalized car designers and engineers – a staple of sci-fi and futuristic predictions, but seemingly out of reach for everyday commuters. Now in 2025, the ...

Henry Ford's monopoly on the automobile industry meant that hybrids wouldn't see the light of day for decades. By Bill Gourgey Published Feb 5, 2026 9:01 AM EST Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab ...