Some space junk just got smacked by more space junk, complicating cleanup By Andrew Paul / Aug 25, 2023
The largest search of Loch Ness in more than 50 years will deploy drones and hydrophones By Andrew Paul / Aug 24, 2023
Emperor penguins suffer ‘unprecedented’ breeding failure as sea ice disappears By Laura Baisas / Aug 24, 2023
T. rex cousins with shorter arms were thriving right up until the asteroid hit By Laura Baisas / Aug 24, 2023
Pompeii’s archaeological puzzles can be solved with a little help from chemistry By Laura Baisas / Aug 23, 2023
Bronze Age cauldrons show we’ve always loved meat, dairy, and fancy cookware By Laura Baisas / Aug 18, 2023
This flightless pterosaur ancestor had enviable claws and a raptor-like beak By Laura Baisas / Aug 18, 2023
A fleeting subatomic particle may be exposing flaws in a major physics theory By Rahul Rao / Aug 17, 2023
Hungry seals may have begun following their whiskers 23 million years ago By Laura Baisas / Aug 17, 2023
Japan’s Hirota people intentionally reshaped their skulls more than 1,000 years ago By Laura Baisas / Aug 16, 2023
Ancient Egyptians used crocodile dung for birth control—and it kind of worked By PopSci Staff / Aug 16, 2023
Michigan State students help unearth a 19th-century space observatory on campus By Laura Baisas / Aug 16, 2023
10 cosmically beautiful photos of the Perseid meteor shower from around the world By PopSci Staff / Aug 14, 2023
Ceramic pipes kept this town from flooding during monsoons 4,000 years ago By Laura Baisas / Aug 14, 2023
This tiny, 8-foot long whale swam off Egypt’s coast 41 million years ago By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira / Aug 14, 2023
Boeing’s struggling Starliner craft won’t fly astronauts until at least 2024 By Jon Kelvey / Aug 10, 2023
Virgin Galactic’s second commercial flight sent three tourists to space’s edge By Andrew Paul / Aug 10, 2023
Want to catch the 2023 Perseid meteor shower? Here’s your best shot. By Mary Beth Griggs / Aug 9, 2023
Would a massive shade between Earth and the sun help slow climate change? By Jon Kelvey / Aug 9, 2023
This archaic arrowhead might be made from iron that fell from space By Sara Kiley Watson / Aug 3, 2023