Oasis of the Seas Cruises Home to Ft. Lauderdale: Gallery

The 1,187-ft long Oasis of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, towers 213 feet above the water and carries four 7,500 horsepower bow thrusters. Here are pictures of the construction, test run and maiden voyage of the Oasis. Click For More.

• PLUS: Building the World's Biggest Ship

Cheating Gets High-Tech With the Remote-Controlled Bowling Ball

What do you get the sports fan who wants to bowl 300 without practicing? Try the RC900, a remote-control bowling ball invented by Texas-based 900 Global. The product is being marketed to children and those unable to bowl because of physical limitations. Click For More.

• PLUS: 7 Breakthroughs That Shook Up Sports

Zoo Veterinarian: This Is My Job

Pete Black works for the St. Louis Zoo, where his primary responsibility is to perform routine exams and surgeries and provide preventative care to the zoo's 5000 animals. Black makes house calls to animals' enclosures and works within the confines of the 17,000-square-foot ... Click For More.

• PLUS: What to do When Wild Animals Attack

14 Projects to Make the Ultimate DIY Haunted House

It's Halloween, the time of the year when it is acceptable—and even expected—to scare the living tar out of children in the neighborhood. PM compiled 14 projects from Instructables that will make your haunted home the envy of all others on the block. Click For More.

• VIDEO: Pumpkin Throwdown at Annual Punkin Chunkin

10 Scarecrows for the 21st-Century Farmer

Since ancient times, man has struggled to protect his crops from avian intruders. While a pumpkin-headed scarecrow may be an agricultural anachronism, it’s also a proven security system. In the spirit of Halloween, PM examined some upgrades on the old classic. Click For More.

• PLUS: 10 Incredibly Cool DIY Projects

The Backwater DIY Electric Boat Marathon

Who said water and electricity don't mix? At the Wye Island Marathon, the pairing of the two is celebrated as racers push more than 23 miles into 20 mph headwinds, 2 foot waves and rough chop, propelled only by DIY battery packs that can fail at any time. Click For More.

• PLUS: PM Constructs a 10-Foot Dinghy

4 People Who Faced Disaster—And How They Made it Out Alive

Some disasters are simply not survivable. But most are, and research on human behavior suggests that the difference between life and death often comes down to the simple—yet surprisingly difficult—task of recognizing threats before they overwhelm you. Click For More.

• PLUS: 5 Unexpected Survival Kit Essentials

The New Homesteaders: Off-the-Grid and Self-Reliant

You may have heard about them: Off-the-gridders living in radical opposition to modern amenities by cutting themselves off from the rest of society. Not so. The new homesteaders are simply DIYers who revel in self-reliance. This is their story. Click For More.

• TIMELINE: A History of Self-Reliance

How Self Reliance Can Get You Through Any Disaster

Our complex world is more disaster-prone than ever—but there’s plenty we can do about it. Self-reliant, community-minded individuals can help people get through a major event when all else fails. Instapundit’s Glenn Reynolds tells us how. Click For More.

• PLUS: How to Prepare For Any Disaster

How to Build a Boat: PM Constructs a 10-Foot Dinghy (With Plans)

A few months ago, home editor Roy Berendsohn tried his hand boat-building, making a 10-foot dinghy. Using old Popular Mechanics plans from 1937, hand tools and a cramped garage, this first-time boat builder got to work. Click For More.

• PLUS: MythBusters Build Boat Out of Ice

7 Equipment Breakthroughs That Shook Up Sports

In the sports world, a competitor, or a manufacturer, comes up with a piece of gear that threatens to turn a sport upside down. Here are seven pieces of gear that shook up their respective sports and sent officials back to the drawing board. Click For More.

• PLUS: The Physics of Hitting a Home Run

11 High-Tech Gadgets for Your Pet

Dogs and cats are man’s best friends—so why shouldn’t they have as many gadgets as you do to keep them entertained? Here are 10 fun but nonessential gadgets to keep you and your pet amused, comfortable and safe. Click For More.

• PLUS: 7 Diseases You Can Get From Animals

5 Dual-Sport Bikes Take on Death Valley: Test Drive

As part of PM’s MythBusters special issue, Jamie Hyneman and PM’s auto editors head into the scorching heat, rocky terrain and windy roads of Death Valley to test five new dual-sport bikes. Here is what they found. Click For More.

• PLUS: Middleweight Cruiser Motorcycle Comparison Test

Questions for Snowboarding (and Wii) Superstar Shaun White

We sat down for a one-on-one interview with Shaun White to discuss making the upcoming Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage video game, designing safer snowboard set-ups and his love/hate relationship with Carrot Top. Click For More.

• PLUS: 5 Ski and Snowboarding Trends

Soapbox Speedsters Race Downhill in Brooklyn Derby

In Brooklyn, the Open Source Gallery assembled nearly two-dozen soapbox derby racers. These intrepid young engineers were encouraged to reuse found and salvaged materials, upgrading their rides with everything from bike scraps to old umbrellas. Click For More.

• PLUS: Classic DIY from The Boy Mechanic Makes Toys

New Armored Ride Will Protect Troops From IEDs in Afghanistan

July was the deadliest month for U.S. troops in Afghanistan since the war began. Fortunately, after nearly eight years of fighting, Army infantry and Marines will finally be getting a new vehicle that is designed to meet the challenges of the theater. Click For More.

• PLUS: PM Reports from the Front Lines in Afghanistan

Marine Biologist Debunks Common Misconceptions About Sharks

Andy DeHart, the director of Biological Programs at the National Aquarium in Washington, D.C., has been working with sharks for 20 years. In honor of the Discovery Channel's Shark Week, he sat down with PM to debunk shark myths. Click For More.

• PLUS: How to Survive a Shark Attack

Grand Canyon River Guide: This Is My Job

Walker Mackay was only 8 years old when he first ran the rapids of the Grand Canyon’s Colorado River. Now 32, he leads 190-mile, 11-day journeys with the family business, Colorado River & Trail Expeditions. Click For More.

• MY JOB: Guys with the World's Coolest Jobs

Fact-Checking 5 Epcot Rides That Predicted the Future

The futurism espoused at Disney World's Epcot theme park in Orlando, Fl. was taken in by generations of kids who saw the world through Walt Disney-colored glasses. Here, we look at five visions of the future in hindsight—and see how they hold up. Click For More.

• PLUS: 5 Rides That Push the Limit of Common Sense