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Popular Science podcasts unearth the universe’s strangest histories. They answer your most mind-burning questions. They tell spin yarns about scam artists and celebrity diets and video games and poodle haircuts. PopSci’s shows are simply the best science and tech podcasting: shamelessly entertaining, painfully smart, and fiercely fascinating.

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is where PopSci editors go to unleash the most bizarre stories they can find. You’ll be shocked, delighted, and ready to fill awkward silences for the rest of your life.

Ask Us Anything

Popular Science answers your most outlandish, mind-burning questions—from what the universe is made of to why not everyone can touch their toes. Join Popular Science staff as they work through questions big and small.

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Wildlife

Weak ants conquered Earth using sheer numbers

Ant evolution favored large colonies over individual strength.

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Wildlife

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Explore NASA’s most detailed map of the night sky yet

‘We essentially have 102 new maps of the entire sky.’

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The coldest body temperatures humans have survived

In some remarkable cases, people have survived after their core temperature has plummeted into the 50s.

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