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Western states efforts struggle to deal with the longest dry streak since 800 A.D and its effects on snowpacks, topsoil, and reservoirs.

Popular Farm Bill programs that invest in sustainable agriculture are struggling to meet demand.

In ‘Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex,’ PopSci executive editor Rachel Feltman shows why biology doesn’t define us.

Here are all the new features the company announced at this year’s Go/Get event.

In more than 900 hours of recordings from wild chimpanzees, researchers heard hundreds of unique phrases that could resemble a language.

From wax waste to essential oil sourcing, aromatherapy is fraught with sustainability questions.

Here’s how the carrier’s new location tech works when a mobile phone connects with emergency services, and how it compares to the competition.

Some old cosmetics are surprisingly risky, while others you can hang onto for years.

Bose’s premium soundbar systems bring big sound to tight spaces.

Now regarded as the ‘first lady of physics,’ the Manhattan Project scientist was often not treated as a peer among her collaborators.

Online safety practices apply to Zoom meetings and Skype calls, too.

The ideal finance professional starter pack is here.

In the August 1901 issue of Popular Science, physicist J. J. Thomson excitedly detailed his methods for discovering the electron.

One company is expanding to Italy, and another to Israel.

A recent study looks at the potential consequences of the chinook-coho hybrid, first was noticed in 2019.

Our roofs may not be breezy enough to make a difference.

What happens where the LHC’s beams meet tells us how the universe works.

Fame may be just a click away.

Train your brain.

A federal lawsuit alleges that poor water quality in Florida is harming manatees and other species.

Aerial LIDAR scans make it easy to see the difference between a fire-resistant forest and one where fire has been suppressed.

Samsung has conquered smartphones. Are laptops next?

Show off cute baby pics without losing your privacy.

Act fast before this deal becomes like that lost shaker of salt.

When it comes to storage, less is never more.

The DOD has been working on catalyzing the market to produce inexpensive drones the military can securely use. Here’s how.

Automated medication dispensing systems should be updated.

The ‘super flower blood moon’ will go on for hours.

It’s a tablet, it’s a laptop, it’s the Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ … and it’s a great deal.

But if you’re wondering what it all means, here’s a simple explainer about the tech.

Snitches get stitches.

Woolley was one of the first to challenge stereotypes of what men and women were capable of.

The Carl Gustaf is a type of recoilless rifle, and the weapon and the round inside of it can share information with one another. Here’s how.

Set your fingers free with the best MIDI keyboards for any budget or project.

A November 1936 Popular Science article presented the available data on food allergies, albeit limited.

This winter, a volcano in Tonga blew its top. New pressure wave analyses reveal an explosion to rival the 19th-century Krakatau eruption.

With so many technical issues plaguing public EV charging station networks, Ford stands out with attempts to resolve them.

The “Project Cambria” device will allow for full-color passthrough tech. Here’s what that all means.

In a first-of-a-kind experiment, researchers successfully germinated seeds in lunar soil from the Apollo missions.

It’s time to assess water priorities in the American West and across the globe.

The attempt to map every human cell is revealing previously hidden patterns.

The Sonos Ray is the cheapest and smallest soundbar in the company’s lineup.

With the product line now discontinued, here are three iPods iterations that stood out. Remember the mini?

Journeys will help you retrace your search steps.

It’s the first picture of Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way’s central black hole.

The global COVID death toll has probably passed 15 million too.

Screen movies, share photos, and deliver presentations with these pint-size projectors.

This research could pave the way for new therapies to treat vision loss.

Keep your garden looking lush.

Nearly a century ago, a skyscraper architect designed a future city that transformed streets into outdoor gathering spaces. That idea is making a comeback.

Keep it fun, safe, and simple.