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Archaeology

AI makes Pompeii victim’s final moments look shockingly real

The archaeologists behind the video believe the man covered his head with a bowl to protect himself from volcanic debris.

By Margherita Bassi

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Scientists used melted mummy juice to make sourdough bread

Plus 1950s personality tests and other weird things we learned this week.

By Popular Science Team

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Biology

Oldest traces of plague discovered in prehistoric teens buried in Russia

The remains of 42 hunter-gatherers show that the Black Death was already lethal 5,500 years ago.

By Margherita Bassi

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Insects

Don’t flush ticks down the toilet

Water does not kill them—and they could come back.

By Laura Baisas

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Ask Us Anything

Why road trips are good for you, according to science

Driving into the sunset can actually form new neural pathways.

By Laura Kiniry

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Health

Women report poor sleep despite a good night’s rest — while men overestimate their own sleep quality

How did you sleep last night?

By Torbjörn Åkerstedt / The Conversation

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Audio

Big speakers and bigger budgets: Here are some serious sound systems and smarter headphones

From flagship excess to commuter friendly, these are new, exciting audio products, in pictures.

By Tony Ware

In the composite image, Messier 83, or M83, is shown to have a spiral structure, viewed straight on. At the center is a brilliant white and yellow pool of light. From that light, spiral arms of hot pink cloud corkscrew out in wide, sweeping arches. The galaxy is covered in a faint grey haze, and flecked with red, green, blue, white, and yellow dots.
Space Telescope

‘Fireworks’ spotted in stellar explosion 15 million light-years away

Galaxy M83 is home to some unexpected pyrotechnics from the aftermath of a supernova.

By Laura Baisas

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Psychology

Got World Cup Fever? Send scientists your smartwatch data.

For fans, stress levels can skyrocket even 14 hours before kickoff.

By Laura Baisas

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Endangered Species

Hallo Brötchen! Berlin Zoo welcomes baby pygmy hippo

Brötchen (aka bread roll) is already everyone’s favorite carb.

By Margherita Bassi

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