Popular Science's Best Longreads Of 2012
From a teenage nuclear genius to the most violent video game we've ever seen, here are the best works of longform journalism we published this year. The Battle Over Climate Science Climate scientists routinely face death threats, hate mail, nuisance lawsuits and political attacks. How much worse can it get? by Tom Clynes Swimming on the Hot Side An elite team of nuclear divers are risking their lives to help save a troubled industry by David Goodwillie Did Global Warming Destroy My Hometown? Last May, a massive tornado leveled Joplin, Missouri. Was it chance, or a warning of things to come? by Seth Fletcher The Boy Who Played With Fusion Taylor Wilson always dreamed of creating a star. Now he's become one by Tom Clynes Meet The Climate Change Denier Who Became The Voice Of Hurricane Sandy On Wikipedia Ken Mampel, an unemployed, 56-year-old Floridian, is in large part the creator of the massive Hurricane Sandy Wikipedia page. He's also...