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oil spill on water sea surface

Yemen’s defunct oil tanker could set off a public health crisis

The FSO Safer could spill over a million barrels of oil into the Red Sea at any moment.

By Angely Mercado

The Army isn’t getting its fancy Microsoft AR goggles quite yet
Here's why the IVAS gadget is delayed. By Kelsey D. Atherton
How to create a nutritious and hydrating bone broth
When the going gets rough, this simple bone broth recipe will tide you over. By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life
The oil and gas industry knew about climate change in the 1950s
Archival documents set the timeline of coverups even further back. By Benjamin Franta/The Conversation

Science

Solar flare on the sun's orange surface in a NASA image

NASA images show the sun has had a rough week

Imagine if you had a massive magnetic field—and then farted.

By Elana Spivack

Tech

Camera looking over the shoulder of a person sitting at a desk and looking at their Android phone

Watch your favorite TikTok over and over by setting it as a live wallpaper

If it’s not moving, it’s boring.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Space

A photo of the planet Jupiter.

Juno finally got close enough to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot to measure its depth

By Leto Sapunar

Life Hacks

Colorful clothes hanging on a laundry line outside on a sunny day—one of the best ways to reduce microplastic pollution from laundry.

The secret to longer-lasting clothes will also reduce plastic pollution

By Alisha McDarris

Animals

Great white shark that has the potential to bite a swimmer that it mistakes for a seal

Great whites don’t hunt humans—they just have blind spots

By Hannah Seo

Health

a young woman with short, bright red hair and dark skin smiles against the background of a plain blue wall

Worried about COVID vaccine side effects? Try this simple trick.

By Robin Blades

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By Ellen Airhart Oct 28, 2021

Technology

Why do we keep falling for jump scares?

The making—and breaking—of the cheap thrills.

Person with long hair theatrically gasping from a jump scare in a haunted house or horror movie

By Charlotte Hu Oct 28, 2021

Technology

Facebook changes its name as it pushes toward a digital reality future

In the 2021 Connect keynote, Mark Zuckerberg outlined his plans for the metaverse and for the future of the company.

Mark Zuckerberg announces new company name meta

By Kate Baggaley Oct 28, 2021

Science

Is it time to change the way we talk about human evolution?

The human ancestor Homo bodoensis just got a new name—and it could shake up some old ways of thinking.

an illustration of two human ancestors in africa

By Rahul Rao Oct 27, 2021

Technology

X-rays are revealing new clues about a shipwreck from 1545

The Mary Rose, built in 1511, was one of the largest ships in the English fleet at the time.

By PopSci Commerce Team Oct 27, 2021

Shop

The best white noise machines for calm nerves and peaceful sleep

Smooth as static.

person sleeping in bed

By Kelsey D. Atherton Oct 27, 2021

Technology

Tank in trouble? The Army can just 3D print the part.

What 3D printing, robots, and a tank all forecast about the future of battlefield logistics.

By Rob Stumpf Oct 27, 2021

Technology

The new Corvette Z06 is a ruthless machine with a sound to match

Let's take a look at its powerful LT6 engine with a flat-plane crankshaft.

By PopSci Staff Oct 27, 2021

Science

How sexy Victorian mediums tricked scientists into believing in ectoplasm

Plus other fun facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.

art illustration with a pile of slime and the weirdest thing eyeball

By Charlotte Hu Oct 26, 2021

Technology

Amazon’s venture into the bizarre world of quantum computing has a new home base

A new Pasadena center materializes Amazon and Caltech’s quantum dreams.

Caltech AWS quantum computing center

By Farnsworth et al./The Conversation Oct 26, 2021

Science

Could humans survive on Dune’s Arrakis?

A supercomputer and climate model reveal the truth behind stillsuits.

Dune 2021 movie actors looking across the desert of Arrakis