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the sun aligned with new york city's grid. it is shining above a main street in between buildings

Manhattanhenge isn’t just for New Yorkers. Find a ‘henge’ near you.

By Laura Baisas

a sleeping baby gorilla

Pregnant gorillas undergo ultrasounds and the results might look familiar

By Margherita Bassi

Power line marker balls are used for safety of low flying aircrafts and to protect the electrical infrastructure. They make the power lines more visible especially during inclement weather.

What are those orange balls on some power lines?

By Rui Bo / The Conversation

a bobcat in an enclosure

Bobcat that survived being hit by a car gets a custom-built kennel

By Margherita Bassi

a metal rover on sand

New Mars rover could swim through sand like a desert lizard

By Mack DeGeurin

Smiling man standing next to Barbie Power Wheels Dream Camper next to gas pump at gas station

Handyman adapts Barbie Dream Camper to handle soaring gas prices

an illustration of an astronaut holding a plastic bottle with a straw

Futuristic canned space drinks could spice up that three-year trip to Mars

By Mack DeGeurin

Photo of the Sphinx in front of the Great Pyramid of Giza on a sunny day

The Great Pyramid of Giza is surprisingly earthquake-proof

Caution tape blocks the entrance of a bathroom.

7 ways toilets have killed people

By Andrew Coletti

Traditional Irish bagpipes fitted to connect with an amplifier

Inventor plays homemade electromagnetic bagpipes in rock band

Crescent outline of Mars taken by Psyche spacecraft

Mars shines in ethereal photo from Psyche space probe

Artist's impression showing the Sun blasting matter towards Earth. Around Earth is a magnetic field, with a bright patch pointing towards the Sun, curved around Earth like a shield. Looking down on the process is the Smile spacecraft. It's view of the X-rays emitted at the edge of Earth's magnetic field is highlighted

SMILE spacecraft will use X-ray vision to study the northern lights and more

Two images. On the left of photo of a boy with dark curly hair wearing an orange shirt poses with a black and white electric guitar. On the right, is a black and white electric guitar.

Meet the college student crafting electric guitars from scratch

By Laura Kiniry

Close up of an airplane toilet with the lid open.

Why airplane toilets are tiny engineering marvels

By Popular Science Team

Goose flying behind wind turbine

Birds avoid wind turbines painted like venomous snakes

Spiral loop of a green steel roller coaster with a coaster on the track.

How to stay safe riding roller coasters

By Sara Kiley Watson

Hand grabbing Altoids tin next to another tin filled with a tiny computer

This guy crammed a laptop into an Altoids tin

Solar Impulse experimental plane flying over pyramids in Egypt

World’s largest solar-powered aircraft crashes after losing power

Hamster running on exercise wheel in cage

Clever kid builds phone charger powered by pet hamster

Line of Cybertrucks in parking lot

Cybertruck recall warns that its wheels may fly off