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WHO REALLY KILLED SHARITA RIVERA?

Bad science may have sent Quincy Amerson to prison for life. New crime scene tech could set him free.

Install the Perfect Wood Trim

Now, before you commit to cutting the wood trim itself, make a trial run and adjust the saw, change the blade, or simply practice your technique.

CAN I PICK YOUR BRAIN?

As PopMech staffers, we consider ourselves to be knowledgeable and capable enthusiasts, if not part-time pros, in our respective fields. But we'd be foolish to think we have all the answers, which is why if we had the chance, we'd fire off endless questions to these long-gone experts who first primed our passions and continue to pique our curiosities. Here are some of the editors' intellectual idols. Who are yours?

Back-breaking Work Requires Some Help

Everyone feels the hurt as you age, but CBD can help you deal with it

The Best of All Worlds: Tri-Fuel Generators

THIS OCTOBER MARKS A FULL DECADE SINCE Hurricane Sandy devastated much of the Northeast coast.

POWER ANYWHERE

Everthing You Need to Have

THE GROUND-BREAKING SOFTWARE That Help BLIND JAZZ PRODIGY MATTHEW WHITAKER PRODUCE MUSIC

HOLED UP IN HIS EGGSHELL WHITE, LOW-ceiling basement in Hackensack, New Jersey, Matthew Whitaker is making magic.

BACK-BREAKING WORK REQUIRES SOME HELP

Everyone feels the hurt as you age, but CBD can help you deal with it

What the Large Hadron Collider Will Discover Next

Earlier this year, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was prepped to achieve its next milestone: operating with a record-setting high-energy beam.

This Easy DIY Method for Small Drywall Repairs

Decades ago, I had a weekend job doing condo maintenance and repair.

Whether All the Top Gun Stunts Are Realistic

This summer, some of our favorite fighter planes and their brash pilots returned with Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel to the 1986 film.

Can a Smart Watch Prolong Your Life?

After his brother's premature death at 46, our writer gets serious about wearable tech.

THESE REVOLUTIONARY RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES

Can Help Divert CLIMATE CATASTROPHE

THE WORLD'S OCEANS ARE DYING

RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES

How to BUILD TOMORROW

Six years ago, the Apple CEO met Popular Mechanics veteran Ryan D'Agostino and connected over their appreciation for tinkering and for the magazine itself. Now, the two sit back down to talk about protecting your right to privacy, the life-changing power of wearable health tech, and how to be responsible and relentless at innovation.

THE FUTURE IS RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION

With Guest Editor TIM COOK

The 4 Cars We're Loving for Future Drives

SOME OF THE MOST INTRIGUING UP-AND-COMING cars, trucks, and electric vehicles are primed to hit the road in 2023, and we've been able to check out a handful this year.

If Soccer Is Getting More Predictable

A PAPER PUBLISHED AT THE END OF 2021 in Royal Society Open Science suggests your favorite professional soccer matches are not the nail-biters that they used to be.

SEEING A BLACK HOLE IN THE MILKY WAY

Because a black hole is completely dark, you can't see the hole, but you see the glowing gas orbiting around it as a bright, ring-like form.

Make Your Own Smokeless Fire Pit

To cut the drum, I used a Makita metal-cutting circular saw, but an angle grinder with a cut-off wheel will also work.

Make a Bespoke Bluetooth Speaker

When it comes to bluetooth speakers, there are hundreds of options ranging in price from around $12 to more than $1,000.

What Sounds You Can Hear on Mars

For decades, scientists have theorized what the surface of Mars might sound like.

Build an A-frame Toolbox

This classic design is roomy and practical. It goes where you go.

Build a Low Sawhorse

This simple build is an underrated essential.

Build a Simple Workbench

This design is ready for all your future projects.

What Happens to Your Data When You Die

One of the best and most unsettling episodes of Netflix’s dystopian anthology series Black Mirror is “Be Right Back,” which tells the story of a woman who loses her boyfriend in a car accident.

Everything You Need to Get Started in Astrophotography

Yes, astrophotography can be difficult. Although Milky Way photography is fairly achievable for beginners, going beyond that is one of the most precise and complex endeavors anyone can pursue with a camera.

Toeing the Line With Pressure Washers

A pressure washer takes water and makes it radical. Water enters one end of the machine at a pressure in the range of 30 to 80 psi and moves along at 4 mph.

The Lost Graves of Muskowekwan

HUNDREDS OF MISSING CHILDREN, A CENTURIES-LONG COVER-UP, AND THE RADAR TECHNOLOGY THAT HELPED EXPOSE A NATION'S HORRIFYING SECRET HISTORY.

The Next Generation of Charging Adapters Opening Tesla's Network to All EVs

GAS PRICES ARE HOVERING AT AN ALL-TIME high, and so is the appeal of switching to an electric vehicle (EV).