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A lineup of the best personal blenders on a plain background.
Appliances

Chopping it up with the best personal blenders, tested and reviewed

You don't always need a big blender. These small blenders cut down on waste and space on your counter or when stashed in a cabinet.

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Mental Health

Social media bans could deny teenagers mental health help

Social media can be helpful for some young people.

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Audio

Our favorite noise-canceling headphones from Bose are $100 off at Amazon

These noise-canceling headphones are perfect to jam out sans interruptions on trains, planes, and automobiles.

A deceased blue tit is being held in a womans hand
Birds

More than a billion birds could be dying from flying into buildings each year in US

'We are losing them even if we don’t see them.'

A sample location from the Sampling Quadrangle Assemblages Research Experiment (SQuARE), Square 03 in the starboard Maintenance Work Area of the International Space Station. An open crew berth is visible at right. The yellow dotted line indicates the boundaries of the sample area.
Archaeology

Astronauts conduct the first archeological study in space

Humans repurpose their surroundings to suit their needs, even in ISS microgravity.

China's Shenlong space plane blurry image taken by telescopic camera.
Aviation

China’s super-secret space plane spotted above Europe

A satellite tracker captured new images of the experimental Shenlong vehicle above Austria.

The best humidifiers for plants on a plain white background.
Home

The best humidifiers for plants, according to experts

Turn your parched place into a plant paradise.

four different types of corn. one is long and yellow, the other is shorter and yellow. the other two are shorter and black
Agriculture

Love corn? Thank interbreeding

The crop mixed well with others to survive and spread.

The newly discovered Paragonaster hoeimaruae. There are many types of starfish and this one is particularly adapted to living in sandy, muddy waters, a feature the researchers want to learn more about.
Ocean

New, vibrant starfish discovered in Japan

Some Paragonaster hoeimaruae live 1,000 feet deep.

The Best Solar Power Banks Of 2024 on a plain white background.
Outdoor Gear

The 7 best solar power banks to keep devices going on the go, tested by experts

Wherever you roam, these portable solar chargers will keep your devices running, no matter if you need a little juice or a lot.

Farmingdale, N.Y.: Gas station and oil company signs clutter Hempstead Turnpike in Farmingdale, New York on July 8, 1968.
Climate Change

The lost history of what Americans knew about climate change in the 1960s

It wasn't just scientists who were worried, but Congress, the White House, and even Sports Illustrated.

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Animals

Sea lion camera crews help scientists map unexplored seabeds

Eight female Australian sea lions wore tiny cameras into the deep blue sea.

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Appliances

The best over-the-range microwaves

The best over-the-range microwaves do everything from thawing chicken to popping corn without taking up counter space.

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Gear

Save $200 off Samsung’s awesome Freestyle 2nd Gen projector with Gaming Hub

Get Samsung's easy-to-set-up projector for just $599 during this Samsung-exclusive sale.

Video still of Figure 02 humanoid robot looking at hand
AI

Figure says its new humanoid robot can chat and learn from its mistakes

New video still mostly shows it lifting stuff.

an SUV rolls down an assembly line with people inspecting it
Electric Vehicles

How Rivian reduced electrical wiring by 1.6 miles and 44 pounds

The EV maker reduces software and hardware complexity with zonal electrical architecture.

human bones belonging to an small, extinct, early human secies
Archaeology

New ‘Hobbit’ fossils discovered on Indonesia’s Flores island

The three-feet-tall early humans lived as recently as 50,000 years ago.

On August 6, 1991, Tim Berners-Lee introduced the World Wide Web
Internet

On August 6, 1991, Tim Berners-Lee introduced the World Wide Web

The post that went 'round the world—and how Popular Science responded... eventually.

The Third Avenue Bridge, which was built in 1898 and crosses the Harlem River between the Bronx and Manhattan, is reportedly stuck open due to the high temperatures on Monday, July 8, 2024 in New York, United States.
Climate Change

Stuck bridges, buckling roads−extreme heat is wreaking havoc on America’s aging infrastructure

Pyramid of Djoser with camel
Archaeology

Egypt’s oldest pyramid may have been built using a hydraulic lift

The ‘revolutionary’ discovery ‘finds no parallel in our civilization.’