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Science

This ancient civilization literally used their heads to move massive logs for miles

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Science

There’s a good reason why so many adults are scared of clowns

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Science

Sunken whale carcasses create entire marine cities on the ocean floor

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Science

The history of Halley’s Comet—and the fireball show it brings us every spring

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Science

Elden Ring’s corpse wax is real—sort of

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Ask Us Anything

How is Voyager’s vintage technology still flying?

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Science

‘Bog butter’ is exactly what it sounds like: delicious

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Science

Goldfish learned to drive tanks on wheels—and that’s not even the best part

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Biology

Under a microscope, mouse colons and mutant pollen become art

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Science

A stork impaled by a 30-inch spear flew thousands of miles to make it home

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Science

Your earwax contains multitudes—of secrets about your health

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Science

The Monty Python ‘silly walk’ could replace your gym workout

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Science

A sea sponge’s sneeze lasts a very, very long time

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Animals

13 otherworldly photos that were actually taken on Earth

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Science

These long-fingered lemurs pick and eat their boogers, just like humans

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Animals

These might be the funniest animal photos you’ve seen this year

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Animals

Trash-eating elephants, a lava landscaper, and 8 more of this year’s best NatGeo photos

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The 100 greatest innovations of 2022

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Science

Snakes may not have legs, but they do have two penises

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Science

How do we know that birds are real?

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Biology

9 stunning pictures of the microscopic realm

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Science

Mind-controlling ‘zombie’ parasites are real

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Science

Bees choose violence when attempting honey heists

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Science

Rats can’t barf—here’s why

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Science

A bisexual goose raising a family with two black swans isn’t as strange as it sounds

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Science

Wild oysters are tastiest in months that end with ‘R’—here’s why

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Animals

These thoughtful nature images were captured by scientists in action

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Human echolocation is real—and you might be able to do it
Science

Human echolocation is real—and you might be able to do it

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Health

Martian beavers, intentional explosions, and other weird facts from 150 years of PopSci

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Animals

Nuclear war inspired peacetime ‘gamma gardens’ for growing mutant plants

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Science

The inside scoop on Apollo 10’s infamous floating turd

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COVID-19

‘Stealth Omicron’ is spreading slowly in the US

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Animals

Why young orphans were once used as human refrigerators

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Animals

Why some tiny frogs have tarantulas as bodyguards

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Animals

This noxious island is so full of snakes, people can’t even visit

By Popular Science Team

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Health

Our favorite science long reads of 2021

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Animals

Spotted lanternfly goo is surprisingly tasty

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Animals

Inside the cutthroat world of competitive meat judging

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The 100 greatest innovations of 2021

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Animals

Death ‘by planet’ was surprisingly common in the 1600s

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Animals

Imagine traveling to the moon only to realize you’re allergic to it. One astronaut did.

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Animals

Even more proof that crows are terrifyingly smart

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Health

How sexy Victorian mediums tricked scientists into believing in ectoplasm

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COVID-19

Which COVID-19 vaccine is the best?

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Environment

3 wild ideas for how to stop a tornado

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Animals

What scientists learned when they tried to raise a chimp with a human baby

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Animals

11 views of the microscopic world in brilliant detail

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The US has had more than 40 million COVID cases since the pandemic began
COVID-19

The US has had more than 40 million COVID cases since the pandemic began

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Climate Change

The Dixie fire is on track to be California’s biggest ever

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Animals

This dog was genetically engineered to be a kitchen appliance

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Animals

8 animals being naturally hilarious

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Sea turtle. Queensland, Australia.
Animals

9 goofy, award-winning animal photos to turn your day around

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Animals

Why were chainsaws invented? To help with childbirth.

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Animals

These photos are proof that evolution is wild and wondrous

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Science

Some skyscrapers are so shiny they turn into death rays

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Science

How Abebe Bikila won the Olympic marathon without shoes

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Animals

Viagra could have been a groundbreaking cure for period cramps

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Animals

What’s stranger than bees telling time? How we learned that they can.

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Diseases

Pandemic! 10 of the Deadliest Diseases

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Climate Change

The World’s 10 Worst Cities

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Climate Change

The Future of the Environment

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Environment

10 Audacious Ideas to Save the Planet

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Environment

Calamities on the Horizon

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Science

How Droughts Are Drying Up Your Breakfast

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