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Microsoft Windows 3D tubes screensaver screenshot
Internet

Those iconic ’90s Windows screensavers had a purpose

By Andrew Paul

NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Woody Hoburg rides the Canadarm2 robotic arm while maneuvering a roll-out solar array toward the International Space Station's truss structure 257 miles above the Pacific Ocean. In the rear, is the SpaceX Dragon crew vehicle that docked to the Harmony module's forward port on March 3 carrying four SpaceX Crew-6 crew members.
Science

‘Check his pulse one more time’: NASA accidentally airs ISS emergency test

By Andrew Paul

ai candidates
Technology

AI candidates are running for office

By Mack DeGeurin

green suv driving on a road in rain day
Technology

Rivian vastly improves R1S SUV with version 2.0

By Dan Carney

an off roading SUV drives through dirt and scrub
Technology

Paper maps aren’t dead, but this digital map app is an innovation for off-road explorers

By Kristin Shaw

California Forever concept art of utopian cityscape
Agriculture

California’s billionaire utopia may not be as eco-friendly as advertised

By Andrew Paul

Young woman holding blank screen cell phone, driving car.
Technology

Your driving could be monitored by popular apps

By Andrew Paul

text that says 'netflix in 1984' over an image of a disc video player
Technology

The $580 million vinyl movie disaster that destroyed an empire

By Popular Science Team

Concept art of MouthPad wearable medical device
Health

New device enables tongue-controlled mouse cursor

By Andrew Paul

Travis Lerol holds an AR-15 assault rifle along with a rifle's lower receiver made of ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) plastic that was constructed by his 3D printer at his home on Tuesday, February 12, 2012, in Glen Burnie, MD.
Technology

YouTube restricts kids’ ability to see some gun content

By Mack DeGeurin

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy machine in hospital laboratory.
AI

New technology could shrink bulky MRI machines

By Andrew Paul

OpenAI dissolved its team dedicated to preventing rogue AI
Technology

OpenAI dissolved its team dedicated to preventing rogue AI

By Andrew Paul

Stink bugs were observed freezing in place when this drone hover bed above them.
Technology

How drones and AI could help farmers fight a stink bug invasion

By Mack DeGeurin

UP.FIT upgraded Cybertruck cop car concept
Technology

Militarized Cybertruck cop cars are coming

By Andrew Paul

Starship fourth liftoff
Science

SpaceX’s fourth Starship launches

By Andrew Paul

Meta AI
Technology

Angry Instagram posts won’t stop Meta AI from using your content

By Mack DeGeurin

Boeing Starliner launch
Science

Boeing Starliner launches first crewed mission for NASA

By Andrew Paul

Bornean Orangutan
Science

These orangutans indulge in a spa-like skincare routine

By Popular Science Team

Concept art of superstructure with gravity battery inside
Climate Change

Colossal skyscrapers could harness height for gravity batteries

By Andrew Paul

Image of June 3, 2024, solar flare
Science

Watch a wild ‘failed eruption’ solar flare

By Andrew Paul

Common cuttlefish
Technology

Cuttlefish tentacles and origami inspired a new robotic claw

By Andrew Paul

two men holding trophies over a background of an assembly line
Technology

The father-son duo changing the world of automotive engineering at Ford

By Kristin Shaw

What would you do with a robotic third thumb?
Technology

What would you do with a robotic third thumb?

By Mack DeGeurin

Illustration of atomic Fresnel lens
Science

This lens is just three atoms thick and works like a quantum lighthouse

By Andrew Paul

18 February 2022, Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck: The display of an artificial nose shows the smell of coffee in a laboratory of the Competence Center Communication, Systems and Applications (CoSA) at Lübeck University of Applied Sciences. The small computer with a pig's nose has four sensors and can easily distinguish between coffee, whiskey and room air. In the future, the artificial intelligence (AI) could also warn if, for example, the concentration of hazardous substances is too high at an industrial workplace. (to dpa "How whiskey makes artificial intelligence comprehensible") Photo: Marcus Brandt/dpa (Photo by Marcus Brandt/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Technology

AI is cracking a hard problem–giving computers a sense of smell

By Ambuj Tewari / The Conversation

Close-up of three cows
Agriculture

Cow poop might make cleaner hydrogen gas a reality

By Andrew Paul

AI will require even more energy than we thought
Technology

AI will require even more energy than we thought

By Mack DeGeurin

Amazon workers testing Prime Air drones outside
AI

Amazon’s Prime Air delivery drones get a major FAA clearance

By Andrew Paul

This photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows the northern lights over a suburb in London, Britain. (Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua via Getty Images)
Technology

Why low-light events like the northern lights often look better through your phone camera

By Douglas Goodwin / The Conversation

two electric bikes on a rural road
Technology

I really wanted to love the LiveWire S2 Del Mar

By Dan Carney

beer being poured from a tap
Technology

How recycled beer yeast can remove lead from water

By Andrew Paul

Metamaterial film on glass
Engineering

New material looks like frosted glass but lets in more light than a window

By Andrew Paul

Phone screens of the future might be squishy
Technology

Phone screens of the future might be squishy

By Mack DeGeurin

Underwater image of Titanic wreckage
Conservation

Billionaire plans to ride $20 million submersible to the Titanic

By Andrew Paul

a car on cement
Technology

Why Bentley is dropping its iconic W12 engine for a V8 hybrid

By Kristin Shaw

Robot solving Rubik's cube
AI

In blink of an eye, robot sets new Rubik’s cube Guinness World Record

By Andrew Paul

Concept art of EarthCARE satellite scanning clouds above Earth
Climate Change

The ‘White Dragon’ satellite will keep watch over our clouds

By Andrew Paul

using machine learning
Technology

Here’s how machine learning can violate your privacy

By Jordan Awan / The Conversation

blue truck on loading docks
Technology

Is the future of trucking electric? We drove the VNR Electric to find out.

By Cameron Aubernon

Orlando, FL/USA-7/19/20: A bin of Elmers Glue in the school supply aisle at a Walmart in Orlando, Florida.
AI

Google’s AI Overview tells you to eat glue. (Don’t.)

By Andrew Paul

noise cancelling headphones new study
Technology

AI-powered headphones can tune into a single voice in a crowd

By Mack DeGeurin

B-21 Raider stealth bomber in flight
Air Force

See the B-21 nuclear stealth bomber’s first official flight photos

By Andrew Paul

Private jet on tarmac at sunset
Aviation

Tracking private jets just got much harder

By Andrew Paul

Car driving fast in the night city
Technology

Speeding cars could start beeping to nag their drivers into slowing down

By Mack DeGeurin

Factory worker overseeing steel forge
Climate Change

Zero-emission ‘electric cement’ is an ‘absolute miracle’

By Andrew Paul

mri scan of the brain
AI

A new neural implant can translate brain activity in two languages

By Andrew Paul

An artist’s impression of ESA’s ExoMars rover, Rosalind Franklin.
Energy

Europe’s first Mars rover will use nuclear-powered heaters

By Andrew Paul

DNA test tube and cotton swab wipe test
Biology

Law enforcement collected over 1.5 million people’s DNA since 2020

By Andrew Paul

Hand holding Neuralink implant
Health

85% of Neuralink implant wires are already detached, says patient

By Andrew Paul

the interior of an SUV
Technology

How Genesis uses volcanic rock and recycled newspapers in the GV80 SUV

By Kristin Shaw

OpenAI logo and Sam Altman in background on screen.
Technology

OpenAI pulls ChatGPT voice that’s totally ‘not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson’

By Andrew Paul

Comet above Spain
Science

Watch a meteor’s incredible light show above Spain and Portugal

By Andrew Paul

three tesla cars in a dealership
Technology

Used EVs are getting cheaper. Should you buy one?

By Keith Wagstaff

OpenAI logo and Sam Altman in background on screen.
AI

OpenAI dissolved its team dedicated to preventing rogue AI

By Andrew Paul

Chandler on 'Friends' is known for his sarcasm.
Technology

Neural network trained on ‘Friends’ can recognize sarcasm

By Tom Hawking

cover of popular science magazine with video phone story on background of old phones
Science

Move over, Facetime: We’re calling on a 1987 Mitsubishi VisiTel videophone

By Popular Science Team, Video by Kevin Lieber

Neuralink N1 implant device breakdown
AI

Neuralink seeks its next brain implant volunteer

By Andrew Paul

Concept art of lunar base with floating train path alongside astronauts
Engineering

Wild NASA proposal envisions magnetic hover trains on the moon

By Andrew Paul

The untold story of the first U.S.-based nuclear spy, and how he got away with it
Technology

The untold story of the first U.S.-based nuclear spy, and how he got away with it

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Three 3D printed polypills
Health

One 3D-printed ‘polypill’ could fit an entire day’s medications

By Andrew Paul

an in-production car on the assembly line
Technology

How Rolls-Royce built its first EV, the Spectre

By Kristin Shaw

Unitree G1 humanoid robot bending limbs while sitting on couch
Technology

Worryingly bendy humanoid robot can crush nuts, slice Coke bottles

By Andrew Paul

Drone spraying over graffiti
Technology

Washington state deploys $30,000 drone to combat graffiti

By Andrew Paul

Chicken looking at camera against black background
Environment

Chicken fat supercapacitors could store green energy of the future

By Andrew Paul

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