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The standard model of particle physics may be broken
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NASA’s 747 space observatory is reaching the end of its flight plan
The James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready to start blowing our minds
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Lunar soil could help us make oxygen in space
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
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As PopSci turns 150, we reflect on the highs and lows of our long history
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These levitating beads can teach physicists about spinning celestial objects
The biggest myth about dog breeds
Expect NASA to probe Uranus within the next 10 years
Humans naturally fall into energy-efficient speeds when they run
This one-way superconductor could be a step toward eternal electricity
Meteorites older than the solar system contain key ingredients for life
Jupiter’s largest moon wrestles for attention with its Big Red Spot
The fiery end of the dinosaurs kicked off the golden age of mammals
The biggest particle collider in the world gets back to work
The unbelievably gross things that we regularly eat by accident
NASA’s new moon rocket is leaking fuel, but that’s not a setback
Crows and ravens flexed smarts and strength for world dominance
NASA is watching California’s groundwater crisis from space
Inside NASA’s plan to switch to private communications satellites
Astronomers just caught a ‘micronova’—a small but mighty star explosion
What ancient graves can teach us about the history of inequality
A thousands-year-old meteor shower will peak in the night sky this week
What MIT’s new ‘Oreometer’ revealed about twisting Oreos
How science came to rely on the humble lab rat
In its visit to Psyche, NASA hopes to glimpse the center of the Earth
What tangled headphones can teach us about DNA
Do we still need to save the bees?
This satellite has high hopes—the transformation of Finland’s space industry
The sleek, shiny transport van NASA never built
Shifting ancient climates shaped human evolution
An archerfish family tree is the best shot yet at the evolution of sniper fish
Anthropologists are still wrestling with their obligations to the living and dead
The biggest comet ever found is cruising through our solar system’s far reaches
Long spaceflights could be bad for our eyes
Liquid lenses could make NASA’s next space telescope even more powerful than Webb
Neptune is already an ice giant, but it might be having a cold snap
4 lab accidents that changed the world
How researchers in a simulated moon habitat survived extreme isolation
SpaceX’s first paying ISS passengers say they’re not ‘space tourists’
What we might learn about embryos and evolution from the most complete human genome map yet
This app turns your phone into a space weather forecasting tool
The most distant galaxy we’ve ever discovered might have closely followed the Big Bang
This subatomic particle’s surprising heft has weighty consequences
Dogs know exactly what they’re doing when they give you the ‘puppy eyes’
How harpoons, magnets, and ion blasts could help us clean up space junk
Songbirds near the equator really are hotter, color-wise
Children are grimy, and that’s (mostly) ok
This South Pacific island could help us understand how fungi evolve
Can ancient smells help us time travel through human history?
Nominations are open for PopSci’s Brilliant 10 awards
A rare gas is leaking from Earth’s core. Could it be a clue to the planet’s creation?
After 355 days in space, an American astronaut rides home on a Russian capsule
Hubble spies the most distant star ever found
Pluto’s icy volcanoes may have once belched ‘antifreeze lava’
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