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A green parrot stands outside of its cage looking at a young boy with brown hair wearing a pink shirt.
Birds

Why parrots talk like humans

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bird with grass on its face
Wildlife

18 silly finalists from the Comedy Wildlife People’s Choice Awards

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Male and female Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) at Gosbergkilen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Why do female reindeer have antlers? Cannibalism, probably. 

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tiger amongst mangroves
Wildlife

8 cool images from the Mangrove Photography Awards

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Health

One man’s obsessive quest to weigh the human soul

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Hand holds vintage photograph of young boy riding a plastic toy horse with pile of old photos in background.
Ask Us Anything

Why don’t we remember being babies?

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Title: Burned Land Credit: © Brais Lorenzo, EFE, Revista 5W, El País Caption: A man fights a wildfire with a branch in Cualedro. When resources are stretched, residents use whatever is available to extinguish flames, including branches, farming tools, and water hoses. Ourense, Galicia, Spain, 15 August 2025. Story: 2025 was a record year for wildfires in Europe. More than 200,000 hectares burned across Galicia during Spain’s worst fire season in about three decades. The increasingly severe fires in this region are attributed to drought and heat intensified by climate change, rural depopulation, and shortsighted forest management policies, including the widespread planting of highly flammable non-native species. Born in Ourense, the photographer grew up with the smell of smoke every summer and has documented Galician wildfires since 2011.
Environment

17 poignant images from the 2026 World Press Photo Contest

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This image provided by NASA, astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
Moons

Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch: ‘Looking back at Earth…it truly emphasized how alike we are’

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sliver of earth in background, moon in foreground
Moons

16 inspiring Artemis II photos that’ll make you feel like a tiny Earthling

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Two male frigate birds opposing with their gonflated red neck pouches
Birds

Flirty birds inflate throat pouch to attract a mate

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three blue-green eggs in a nest sitting in a tree
Birds

10 wild photos of bird eggs

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Close up of braces on Hispanic boy's teeth. He's wearing a blue collared shirt and there's light streaming in behind him. All we see is the bottom of his nose and chin.
Evolution

Ancient humans didn’t need braces. So why do we?

By Popular Science Team

radium water
Health

America’s deadly 1920s obsession with radioactive water

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three polar bear cubs curled up with their mother
Bears

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 announces People’s Choice winners

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19th century female ghost listening to phonograph
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Phosphorescent paint inspired Victorian-era Australians to dress up as ghosts and pull pranks

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Projects

Houston city bus listed on Facebook Marketplace

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a giraffe and her baby watch an airplane land
Bears

32 incredible wildlife images from the Nature Photography Contest

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woman in front of crater
Climate Change

Earth’s ‘Gateway to Hell’ keeps getting bigger

By Popular Science Team

a seal swimming amongst fish
Wildlife

16 award-winning photographs from around the world

By Popular Science Team

A full-body shot of a Dilophosaurus animatronic at Universal Studios, shown with its colorful neck frill fully extended. The dinosaur is depicted mid-spray, with a stream of water shooting from its open mouth, and is surrounded by dense artificial tropical foliage.
Ask Us Anything

What ‘Jurassic Park’ got wrong about venomous dinosaurs

By Popular Science Team

a baby lion runs into its mother's butt
Wildlife

14 silly, never-before-seen images from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

By Popular Science Team

a large aqua colored mineralHeritage Auctions.
Science

7 glittery minerals up for auction

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This is a photo of the Yosemite Valley taken from Tunnel View.
Environment

The 10 most popular US National Parks in 2025

By Popular Science Team

Men's hands open a can of carbonated drink in a jar and mouth-watering splashes come out of it in all directions.Photo on the background of the sky.
Life Skills

How to stop your soda from exploding, according to science

By Popular Science Team

The Workshop

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The History of Every Thing

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several birds flying overhead while a bird sits on its nest with a chick
Land

11 wild photos show the Amazon River in its glory

By Popular Science Team

two hares fight with their front paws
Wildlife

15 enchanting images from the 2026 British Wildlife Photography Awards

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An Afghan Hound striking the fake rabbit.
Wildlife

28 powerful Sony World Photography Awards 2026 honorees

By Popular Science Team

A wide-angle photograph of an old, shaded graveyard with several weathered stone headstones of varying shapes and sizes. The cemetery is lush with green grass and is dominated by large, leafy deciduous trees whose branches cast dappled sunlight over the monuments. In the background, more headstones are scattered across a sunlit grassy area.
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The most eco-friendly burial option isn’t cremation or human composting

By Popular Science Team

woman's face in front of sun and garbage
Ask Us Anything

We can’t launch our trash into the sun. But why?

By Popular Science Team

a polar bear cub clings to its mother
Bears

24 beautiful images from the World Nature Photography Awards 2026

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a polar bear mother closes her eyes while laying down with two cubs. one cub is biting the other's cheek
Bears

11 cool photos to celebrate International Polar Bear Day

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Gemini said A close-up photograph of a wet black Oriental Shorthair cat standing in a white porcelain bathtub. The cat has a long, lean body, large pointed ears, and wide, startled yellow eyes. Its mouth is open as if mid-meow or protesting, showing its teeth and pink tongue. Droplets of water are visible on its sleek, drenched fur, and a silver shower hose is seen in the background.
Cats

Why (most) cats hate water

By Popular Science Team

Paper Craft Anatomy of a Urine-filled Human Bladder That Produces Urination on Blue Background Front View.
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Having to pee makes you scientifically better at video games

By Popular Science Team

(Original Caption) 1888- New York, NY: Workers dig out the snow from underneath an elevated train line after the blizzard of 1888. BPA2# 5413
Weather

14 remarkable images of New York City’s 1888 blizzard

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a puma bits a guanaco
Wildlife

20 riveting images from the Sony World Photography Awards 2026

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a fox catches a crab mid-air3rd Place Photographer of the Year 2025 was awarded to Terry Donnelly from England, UK.
Wildlife

Society of Photographers announces Photographer of the Year

By Popular Science Team

a monkey standing up on two legs in a forest
Land

9 rare animals caught on camera in the ‘Amazon of Asia’

By Popular Science Team

A young lynx playfully throws a rodent into the air before killing and devouring it.
Bears

16 astonishing images from the 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards

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A person bundled in heavy winter gear, including a frost-covered knit hat and a black face mask, with ice clinging to their eyelashes and the fabric. The background shows a dim, icy landscape at dusk with a soft glow from a distant light.
Ask Us Anything

The toddler who survived a 54-degree body temperature

By Popular Science Team

family of monkeys
Wildlife

11 stunning finalists for the Youth Photographer of the Year prize

By Popular Science Team

Altadena, CA - September 29: A eucalyptus tree stands on Glenrose Ave. on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025 in Altadena, CA. (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Americans planted entire forests of exploding Australian trees

By Popular Science Team

Snowed in suburban street. Piles of snow are on either side of a snowy road. A house and telephone wires are seen in the background.
Ask Us Anything

The most dangerous type of precipitation isn’t snow

By Popular Science Team

a bald eagle with an egg
Birds

Bald eagle chick watch 2026: Jackie lays first eggs

By Popular Science Team

a lionness walks on a misty night
Wildlife

13 gorgeous black-and-white images of the animal kingdom

By Popular Science Team

An atmospheric, long-exposure photograph of the New York City skyline as seen from across a river. In the foreground, dozens of weathered wooden pilings from an old pier protrude from the smooth, glass-like water, leading the eye toward the dense cluster of skyscrapers in Lower Manhattan. The sky is filled with heavy, dark, brooding clouds, and the image has a desaturated, somber color palette with hints of autumn foliage on the right bank.
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Nature could take over an abandoned NYC surprisingly quickly

By Popular Science Team

solar flares on the sun
Environment

26 Popular Science stories you loved in 2025

By Popular Science Team

a light green aurora over a waterfall
Space

12 ethereal images from the 2025 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year awards

By Popular Science Team

close-up of Grey/Gray squirrel holding a walnut
Ask Us Anything

Squirrels can find 85% of the nuts they hide

By Popular Science Team

a black horse on dirt
Wildlife

12 award-winning photos of our beautiful world

By Popular Science Team

observatory under milky way
Aviation

5 incredible aerospace breakthroughs in 2025

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Kirkjufellsfoss, Iceland
Environment

22 breathtaking images from the 2025 Landscape Photographer of the Year awards

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People visit an impression in a sidewalk in the Roscoe Village neighborhood known as the Chicago Rat Hole on January 24, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. The decades-old impression in the the shape of a rat (or squirrel) began attracting a regular stream of visitors after a post on X garnered more than 5 million views.
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Chicago’s rat hole wasn’t made by a rat

By Popular Science Team

three lions yawning
Wildlife

19 hilarious and delightful Comedy Wildlife Photography Award winners

By Popular Science Team

products on a page that says best of what's new 2025
Best of What's New

The 50 greatest innovations of 2025

By Popular Science Team

a dead sperm whale floats among ice while a polar bear floats on the whale
Animals

5 captivating images from National Geographic’s Pictures of the Year

By Popular Science Team

close up of a cow in a pen, chewing dry grass
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Vintage vaccine skeptics thought medicine would turn kids into demon cows

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This photograph captures the resilience of a Pallas’s cat (Otocolobus manul) in the aftermath of a heavy snowstorm in eastern Mongolia, where temperatures plunged to -35°C with wind chill. Covered entirely in snow, including its eyes, this elusive feline relies on remarkable adaptations to thrive in such extreme conditions. With its eyes positioned high on its forehead and flat ears that enhance its camouflage, the Pallas’s cat can blend seamlessly into its environment, becoming indistinguishable from a snow-covered rock. This behavior, essential for avoiding predators, highlights its extraordinary survival strategies. For me, coming from Kuwait, where temperatures reach up to 53°C, photographing this moment was a test of endurance in unfamiliar, extreme cold. Shivering from the freezing wind, I was awestruck by the cat’s ability to navigate and remain undeterred despite the heavy snow. This image showcases not only the Pallas’s cat’s incredible adaptations but also the perseverance required to capture wildlife in some of the planet’s harshest environments.
Wildlife

17 images capturing the brutality and beauty of nature

By Popular Science Team

a monkey with its hand over its mouth
Endangered Species

10 captivating images from National Geographic’s Photo Ark

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a large geode with purple and white gems
Dinosaurs

A 1,000-pound geode, mosasaur skeleton, and head to auction

By Popular Science Team

a chimp looks at a monarch butterfly
Wildlife

14 moving images from the 2025 Nature Photographer of the Year awards

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Andy the goose who sports specially designed sneakers fashioned by Gene Fleming of Blue Ribbon Sports Co. riding miniature bicycle w. umbrella attachment on road; Fleming crouching down beside him. (Photo by Keith Philpott/Getty Images)
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

A footless goose was at the heart of a 1990s murder mystery

By Popular Science Team

a humpback whale follows two dolphins
Wildlife

13 dizzying and dazzling images from 2025 Drone Photo Awards

By Popular Science Team