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Minamitorishima island in Pacific Ocean seen from above

Japan eyes distant island for nuclear waste dump

An illustration symbolizes new battery technology: Proteins (red) hold tiny clusters of metal (silver). Each yellow ball in the structures at center represents a single atom of nickel or iron. Credit: Maher El-Kady / UCLA

Thomas Edison’s failed rechargeable battery may get a second life

The best solar generators including Jackery 2000 Pro, Anker 767 and the EcoFlow

The best solar generators for 2026, tested and reviewed

By Nick Hilden, Stan Horaczek

Electric plane flying over green mountains

Air New Zealand tests a new generation of electric planes

A photo collage with a vintage illustration of a futuristic, brown and orange sailboat, with a large sail-like structure and a smokestack, positioned on a deep blue sea with white waves. In the background, there's a faint, light-tan newspaper clipping with the headline "A Sailing Ship" and a masthead for "POPULAR SCIENCE" from February 1925.

100 years ago, ‘ghost ship’ sails baffled Einstein—now they’re making a comeback

By Bill Gourgey

Sailing stone in Death Valley with movement trail behind hit

Ice moves by itself on experimental metal surface

Close up of three wasps

Radioactive wasp nest found at former nuclear weapons site

Six Tesla electric cars burn on the trailer of the moving lorry carrying them after one of them catches on fire due to unknown reasons in Istanbul, Turkiye on October 06, 2023. (Photo by Muhammed Gencebay Gur/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

New lithium batteries have built-in fire extinguishers

Three Action Comics issues with Superman on cover

Yes, Superman’s kryptonite is (sort of) real

Solar panel station in Australian outback in front of mountains

Indigenous calendars could make solar power more efficient

a solar power device in a field

How a 1,200-person village in Senegal traded diesel generators for solar power

By Kristin Shaw

Nuclear fusion reactor module section in construction facility

New nuclear fusion reactor’s electromagnet could lift 10 monster trucks

Crane installing wind turbine wings

New wind turbines will test out the world’s longest wooden blades

a variety of products on a banner reading 'best of what's new 2024'

The 50 greatest innovations of 2024

By Popular Science Team

A tiny home made using the nacelle casing from a wind turbine

Recycled wind turbines may one day become tiny homes and floating playgrounds

FastRig wing-sail deployed on cargo ship at dock

A nuclear waste tanker ship is testing a 65-foot-tall wing-sail

The Best Solar Power Banks Of 2024 on a plain white background.

The 7 best solar power banks to keep devices going on the go, tested by experts

The best portable chargers

The best portable chargers

By Brittany Vincent, Brandt Ranj

The 8 best portable solar panels for on-the-go charging, tested by experts

The 8 best portable solar panels for on-the-go charging, tested by experts

Solar farm panels in meadow

There’s a right and a wrong way to build a solar farm