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![Toilet Tech](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/5BUNQBUTC56L7G676HJAOSSA2M.jpg?w=465)
Conservation
Toilet Tech
![Hurricane Busters](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/BARVJZBSAKYMV5DRELNBGF4NTY.jpg?w=445)
Environment
Hurricane Busters
![Power From The People](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/5JW4YBFUNYD5NX6R6QJFPZJDKU.jpg?w=560)
Energy
Power From The People
![Birth Control for Animals](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/SR2K2XWAAOFNQ4B5OXY5WPE6MQ.jpg?w=485)
Animals
Birth Control for Animals
![Green Guitars](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/WO67JP4OHATMDKGDRQDGKV3OQU.jpg?w=485)
Environment
Green Guitars
![Diving for Ancient History, Scientists Discover New Species](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/NXBL6UXFFFLHNCSXCC46P5ZSXA.jpg?w=486)
Climate Change
Diving for Ancient History, Scientists Discover New Species
Conservation
Seastead, Ahoy!
![Can People Safely Eat Cat Food?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/HAZBYXSRAAZNJK5456CCQUFATA.jpg?w=483)
Animals
Can People Safely Eat Cat Food?
![The Shadow of Redoubt](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/KNFODNZR4LHY2Q5OQRFC2QTRTE.jpg?w=485)
Environment
The Shadow of Redoubt
![Operation: Dark Wolf](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/3YWEQMA3JDW5HMBQ6R4W2ECRRU.jpg?w=363)
Environment
Operation: Dark Wolf
![Largest Snake on Earth Uncovered](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/ZOQS5MOBFWDHRM2MXPPKVVMPSA.jpg?w=894)
Animals
Largest Snake on Earth Uncovered
![The Big Thaw](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/GLYNUVZXDV3D3EJK4MMLVMIBSI.jpg?w=600)
Climate Change
The Big Thaw
![Sleep, Hide: Survive](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/C7E4RQXSL3YWFRN4J76EWMJGF4.jpg?w=500)
Animals
Sleep, Hide: Survive
![Asphalt Gets a Hot, Green Makeover](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/C7DON3XBRMZD77JXI4RXHJ7PMU.gif?w=296)
Environment
Asphalt Gets a Hot, Green Makeover
![The Hedgehog’s Dilemma](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/SH7E6A7HR4VQZXDSYDJQNPI2C4.jpg?w=485)
Animals
The Hedgehog’s Dilemma
![Volcanoes: The Real Eco-Villains?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/GB7M7QRMKSY4QL2D2ZPBXNHRHM.jpg?w=485)
Environment
Volcanoes: The Real Eco-Villains?
![Making the Most of **it](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/TQCY6JHDOIYUW2ODXC2JAMQF6Q.jpg?w=367)
Energy
Making the Most of **it
![Spookfish Uses Mirrors for Eyes](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/33ZYUO5GO55OEDS2OQUXTZFVIE.gif?w=400)
Animals
Spookfish Uses Mirrors for Eyes
![Salt Water Rising](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/7EOO4CT5K4ZGXBAS5VJ2XB3GZQ.jpg?w=677)
Climate Change
Salt Water Rising
![The Other Big Meltdown](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/BSARWBVOFLEAFU6Y5FI4JSCQOI.gif?w=485)
Climate Change
The Other Big Meltdown
![A Salty Question](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/VI76IZKTVBPDO4J3IJDUOBPUWE.jpg?w=423)
Environment
A Salty Question
![Deadly Gas, Cheap Power](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/Y4BVPD3YIQBNG6DLILHCSLC7Q4.jpg?w=522)
Energy
Deadly Gas, Cheap Power
![Didymo](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/3TPFNIXYOZWBKW6FODHISLYIGQ.jpg?w=485)
Animals
Nature’s Grossest Creatures
![Saudi Arabia’s Jurassic Park](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/AU3KSNDQUMOM2CGEOV3DUMKFXY.jpg?w=600)
Conservation
Saudi Arabia’s Jurassic Park
![Fly? Or Drive?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/A66I4RPW7HSLH2QVPFP2JHVY6A.jpg?w=425)
Aviation
Fly? Or Drive?
![Indonesia’s New Tsunami Warning System](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/2FRISCZ3NKTACLQ7WERERVAC2Q.jpg?w=485)
Environment
Indonesia’s New Tsunami Warning System
![Masters of Disguise](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/OEVBTXL6B3KEKHA2WL27WJUE7U.jpg?w=600)
Animals
Masters of Disguise
![Lumpfish Close Up](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/M5YP7XWBRAJYAOSA42DZNTWRHE.jpg?w=600)
Animals
Lumpfish Close Up
![Mariah Power Windspire Photo Gallery](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/44OATHZI2KZ2G27BOCXUNTEZDY.jpg?w=99)
Best of What's New
Mariah Power Windspire Photo Gallery
![The Turtle Trainer](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/JOUZH6S744SF35CRRWCQVOCINQ.jpg?w=343)
Animals
The Turtle Trainer
![Deserts in the Ocean](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/MDQ7HQ4UI2VEB3BDVSF6W3KO7A.jpg?w=485)
Environment
Deserts in the Ocean
Environment
A Better CO2 Scrubber
![It’s Snowing on Mars](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/SXVRNMVPRXP2MJKQUBQWZL7WVQ.jpg?w=485)
Environment
It’s Snowing on Mars
![Pumping Up With Nitrogen](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/ODTH6HH6HEPYJVHKGL4BL5S55E.jpg?w=485)
Environment
Pumping Up With Nitrogen
![Burning the Tide](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/MZKFKYYWWENZ2HI3EN2GPZ2JBU.jpg?w=500)
Energy
Burning the Tide
![Measuring Carbon Footprints](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/RN7FH45Z4AUINBM4BRRXEZBG2U.jpg?w=485)
Environment
Measuring Carbon Footprints
![Tiny Naked Astronauts](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/6VVQTHHVIT5UOL5KXP3TTETXPY.jpg?w=500)
Animals
Tiny Naked Astronauts
![How the Human Got His Thumbs](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/5IRGTLNE26GSZ5ZQDREZVKSASU.jpg?w=500)
Animals
How the Human Got His Thumbs
![Inside the Vertical Farm](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/CCBZED5UD4YPNQZUIADZQUWQYU.jpg?w=1074)
Agriculture
Inside the Vertical Farm
![Farming in the Sky](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/MQKEF7KLFMYJMTOGN2BKOXZY2M.jpg?w=158)
Agriculture