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Ancient Maya idol in Copán, Guatemala
Science

Ancient Maya masons had a smart way to make plaster stronger

By Rahul Rao

Different images from Popular Science Spring 2023 issue on a purple background. From left: a soapy poop emoji, a pill with multiple tools popping out, a group of Roman builders with Poseidon, beech mushrooms. At the center is a mug with a pink frosted donut in place of its handle with the text "Make It Work."
Science

PopSci has been making it work for 150 years—and we’re not stopping now

By Purbita Saha

RIP red envelope: Netflix is ending its DVDs-by-mail program after 25 years
Technology

RIP red envelope: Netflix is ending its DVDs-by-mail program after 25 years

By Sara Kiley Watson

This robot dog learned a new trick—balancing like a cat
Technology

This robot dog learned a new trick—balancing like a cat

By Sara Kiley Watson

Ransomware intended for Macs is cause for concern, not panic
Technology

Ransomware intended for Macs is cause for concern, not panic

By Harry Guinness

Biofire Smart Gun resting on bricks
Technology

Startup claims biometric scanning can make a ‘secure’ gun

By Andrew Paul

a hydrophone underwater monitoring corals
Technology

Google is inviting citizen scientists to its underwater listening room

By Charlotte Hu

Computer image rendering of NASA RHESSI solar studying satellite above Earth
Technology

NASA’s 600-pound solar radiation tracker is plummeting to Earth tomorrow

By Andrew Paul

Kia’s powerful EV6 GT has supercar-like chops
Technology

Kia’s powerful EV6 GT has supercar-like chops

By Kristin Shaw

Gloved hand holding up edible battery above its ingredients on table
Technology

This rechargeable battery is meant to be eaten

By Andrew Paul

TikTok app download screen on smartphone
Technology

Montana may soon make it illegal to use TikTok in the state

By Andrew Paul

A xenobot, or a living robot, in culture, under a microscope.
Technology

Meet xenobots, tiny machines made out of living parts

By Charlotte Hu

Two women using one laptop at a wooden table. One woman is wearing a black hat.
DIY

Use email aliases to organize your inbox—and stay private

By David Nield

A woman wearing a baggy black shirt lounging on a couch, eating a bowl of popcorn, while holding a TV remote with popcorn all over her chest.
DIY

Hidden Netflix codes and 5 other streaming tools to make TV simpler, smarter, and more fun

By David Nield

A new kind of Kevlar aims to stop bullets with less material
Technology

A new kind of Kevlar aims to stop bullets with less material

By Rob Verger

Hands holding and using smartphone in night light
Technology

A mom thought her daughter had been kidnapped—it was just AI mimicking her voice

By Andrew Paul

Satellite image of the powerful eruption.
Science

How the Tonga eruption rang Earth ‘like a bell’

By Rahul Rao

M87 black hole Event Horizon Telescope image sharpened by AI with PRIMO algorithm. The glowing event horizon is now clearer and thinner and the black hole at the center darker.
Science

You saw the first image of a black hole. Now see it better with AI.

By Purbita Saha

In the future, your car could warn you about nearby wildfires
Technology

In the future, your car could warn you about nearby wildfires

By Colleen Hagerty

Madagascar hissing cockroach balanced on human finger against green backdrop
Technology

Cyborg cockroaches could one day scurry to your rescue

By Andrew Paul

Seagreen's offshore windfarm in Scotland
Technology

At 441,000 pounds and 192 feet underwater, this is the world’s deepest wind turbine

By Harry Guinness

Raspberry Pi computer board on table
Technology

Raspberry Pi users might soon get access to Sony’s AI technology

By Andrew Paul

Packages of Juul e-cigarettes are displayed for sale on June 22, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
Health

Juul will pay $462 million for marketing e-cigs to teens

By Laura Baisas

This online atlas is a goldmine for amateur intelligence sleuths
Technology

This online atlas is a goldmine for amateur intelligence sleuths

By Sarah Scoles

Proposed vehicle emissions standards would be America’s toughest yet
Technology

Proposed vehicle emissions standards would be America’s toughest yet

By Aaron Cole / The Drive

Best headphones for work sliced header
Gear

The best headphones for work, tested and reviewed

By Brandt Ranj

Soft robotic hand picking up plastic ball from table
Technology

Watch a robot hand only use its ‘skin’ to feel and grab objects

By Andrew Paul

Pin-tailed sandgrouse in a body of water
Technology

How a dumpy, short-legged bird could change water bottle designs

By Charlotte Hu

Strait between Sicily and Italy, view from Messina, Sicily
Technology

After 2,000 years of debate, Italy’s massive suspension bridge to Sicily may finally happen

By Andrew Paul

I learned how to drift a car from the pros—here’s what it takes to slide
Technology

I learned how to drift a car from the pros—here’s what it takes to slide

By Bradley Iger

person charging phone at airport charging station.
Technology

Why you shouldn’t charge your phone at a public USB port

By Harry Guinness

Illustration of space telescope array using mirror membranes above Earth
Technology

Super-thin ‘mirror membranes’ could lead the way to bigger space telescopes

By Andrew Paul

Ping Pong player wearing electrode cap playing against robot ball server
Technology

Human brains have to work overtime to beat robots at Ping-Pong

By Andrew Paul

Magnetic tape and Blu-Ray Discs for data storage forming an infinity sign on a yellow background. Illustrated.
Technology

Inside the search for the best way to save humanity’s data

By Charlotte Hu

The Apple Music iPhone app icon, red.
DIY

Right on cue, Apple Music Classical is here to liven up your music library

By David Nield

Teen in green sweatshirt with long brown hair against a bright yellow background scrolling through TikTok on a smartphone
Health

How to break your toxic infinite scroll habit on TikTok

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

The Prius Prime XSE in Supersonic Red
Technology

Toyota Prius Prime upgrades make the famous hybrid go faster, for longer

By Kristin Shaw

Empty Bed Gurney in Hospital Corridor
Technology

Almost 99 percent of hospital websites give patient data to advertisers

By Andrew Paul

Ocean waves crashing on rocky shoreline on cloudy day.
Environment

Pendulums under ocean waves could prevent beach erosion

By Andrew Paul

A person sitting in front of a desktop computer in an office, using a laptop. She should learn to schedule a shutdown on Windows.
DIY

Set your computer to turn on and off on a schedule

By David Nield

hyundai ioniq 6
Technology

Everything we love about Hyundai’s newest EV

By Kevin Williams

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin photographed on the moon during Apollo 11 by Neil Armstrong
Science

Lunar laws could protect the moon from humanity

By Jon Kelvey

A desktop Mac computer running Windows 11 in a virtual machine. The computer is on a desk in front of a window that looks out onto a grassy field.
DIY

Install a virtual machine to put a computer inside your computer

By Justin Pot

silent speech-recognizing glasses
Technology

These glasses can pick up whispered commands

By Charlotte Hu

The Best Kindles
Gear

The best Kindles

By Brandt Ranj

Off-putting AI generated hands
Technology

AI is trying to get a better handle on hands

By Andrew Paul

Key components of shake testing structure being installed.
Technology

Can this 10-story wooden building survive a seismic shakedown?

By Colleen Hagerty

Tesla employees allegedly viewed and joked about drivers’ car camera footage
Technology

Tesla employees allegedly viewed and joked about drivers’ car camera footage

By Andrew Paul

Google Sycamore processor for quantum computer hanging from a server room with gold and blue wires
Technology

Quantum computers can’t teleport things—yet

By Rahul Rao

figure with mixed reality headset
Technology

Meta just released a tool that helps computers ‘see’ objects in images

By Harry Guinness

TikTok app homescreen on smartphone close-up
Technology

The ‘TikTok ban’ is a legal nightmare beyond TikTok

By Andrew Paul

Close up of customer trying out MacBook at Apple Store
Technology

A Bitcoin Easter egg has been buried in macOS since 2018

By Andrew Paul

A person with red nail polish scrolling through their Instagram feed in chronological order.
DIY

The button that will put your Instagram feed in chronological order

By John Kennedy

Coway Airmega AP-1512HHS
Gear

Take hundreds off Coway smart air purifiers at Amazon

By Brandt Ranj

Pile of print photos
DIY

How to move your photos to and from any cloud service

By David Nield

Orion space capsule capturing surface of moon during NASA Artemis I mission
Science

Before the Artemis II crew can go to the moon, they need to master flying high above Earth

By Jon Kelvey

Cropped close-up of African American woman holding smartphone
Technology

Sounding like an AI chatbot may hurt your credibility

By Andrew Paul

Car parked outside garage attached to a home
Technology

These WiFi garage doors have a major cyber vulnerability

By Harry Guinness

Woman's hands typing on laptop keyboard
Technology

Two alcohol recovery apps shared user data without their consent

By Andrew Paul

CAVForth Autonomous Commuter Bus driving along street
Technology

The world’s first self-driving public bus fleet is rolling out in Scotland

By Andrew Paul

an f-16 fighter jet in flight
Technology

With VENOM, the Air Force aims to test autonomy on combat F-16s

By Rob Verger

man standing in front of flights screen at airport
Technology

Google Flights’ new feature will ‘guarantee’ the best price

By Charlotte Hu

Venus flytrap inspired origami robot on black backgroun
Technology

Foldable robots with intricate transistors can squeeze into extreme situations

By Andrew Paul

Rocket detaching from Virgin Orbit Boeing 747 jet
Technology

Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy after historic launch failure

By Andrew Paul

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