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Southern elephant seal pups explore shallow rock pools
Ocean

20 magnificent finalists from the 2026 Ocean Photographer of the Year awards

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Egyptian curator Ibrahim El-Nawawy examines the gold funerary mask of King Tutankhamun at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, April 6th 1977. The mask is one of 55 treasures from the Pharaoh's tomb that will go on display on April 15th. (Photo by UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

King Tut was buried with more than a hundred pairs of underwear—all tailored to fit his massive butt 

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two bald eagles
Birds

Jackie the bald eagle is ‘unstable’

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a tiger shark attacks a sea turtle
Wildlife

16 gorgeous images from the 2026 Aerial Photographer of the Year Awards

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Close up shot of someone putting sunscreen lotion on a child on a sunny day.
Sun

4 sunscreen myths too many people still get wrong

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bear cubs with mother
Bears

Mother bear kills cub in second tragic incident at Brooks River

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dog flies through the air to catch a toy
Pets

35 delightful images from the 2026 International Pet Photography Awards

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Young mother sitting and holding her newborn child while breastfeeding her child on sofa. She is looking at her baby with eyes contact.
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Nursing babies spit backwash into the breast—and that’s a good thing 

By Popular Science Team

a tiger in water near mangroves
Wildlife

18 stunning wildlife images from the Mangrove Photography Awards

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two bald eagles and their chicks
Birds

Bald eagles Jackie and Shadow raise $10 million to save habitat

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people sitting in crowded airplane.
Ask Us Anything

Airplane seats really are getting smaller

By Popular Science Team

The broken circuit breaker switch that nearly ended Apollo 11 (below) and the pen that saved the crew and the mission.
Space

Pen that saved the Apollo 11 astronauts sells for over $800K at auction

By Popular Science Team

Plate of sliced mushrooms.
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

We don’t actually know who pulled the greatest con in mushroom history 

By Popular Science Team

Library of Congress, Washington DC, America The Library of Congress is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Yes, there really is cocaine in the Library of Congress  

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bald eagle chick
Birds

One of Jackie and Shadow’s chicks accidentally left the nest

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bird flies with frog in its mouth
Environment

16 gorgeous images from the 1839 Awards’ Color Photography Contest

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african american male hand showing empty palm and handshake gesture on blue isolated background, closeup
Evolution

Why 90% of us are right-handed

By Popular Science Team

Round sourdough bread loaf, with a crispy crust, dusted with flour, resting on a rustic linen cloth on a wooden surface. Home bakery, traditional baking concept.
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Scientists used melted mummy juice to make sourdough bread

By Popular Science Team

A little boy in a striped shirt holding a sparkler in front of a lakeshore.
Ask Us Anything

Why summer flies by as an adult—but lasted forever when you were 10

By Popular Science Team

two young eagles in a nest
Birds

Jackie and Shadow’s chicks’ genders revealed: It’s a boy…and a girl!

By Popular Science Team