Read the latest articles from Popular Science (Page 241)

tail of a humpback whale in the ocean sticking out of the waves
AI

Why scientists are tracking whale tails with AI

A model similar to facial recognition is being used to reveal urgent news about humpback whales.

a woman in a pushup position on the floor
Life Skills

A beginner-friendly guide to the perfect push-up

Personal trainers share their advice on how to hit your push-up goals if you're struggling.

Three eggs in a nest, while a bald eagle attends to it.
Land

Watch: Three bald eagles could hatch any day now

As a snowstorm approaches, eagle parents Jackie and Shadow will be keeping their eggs warm.

A doctor puts a bandage on the upper arm of a senior citizen.
Vaccines

CDC recommends Americans 65 and over get additional COVID-19 vaccine

The virus remains a serious threat, particularly to this age group.

U.S. military officers watch nuclear waste being dumped on Runit Island in the Marshall Islands.
Climate Change

Decades after the US buried nuclear waste abroad, climate change could unearth it

A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from U.S. nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands.

Best earbuds sliced and diced header
Earbuds

The best earbuds, tested and reviewed

Sweet earbuds to pair with jogs, joy rides, joysticks, joking with coworkers, just music, and more.

Varda W-1 capsule reentry video screenshot
Private Space Flight

Watch the plasma fly in space capsule’s dramatic fall to Earth

Varda's W-1 spent 8 months in orbit before recording its entire trip home.

The full moon rises behind the Castel del Monte in Andria, Italy on March 7, 2023. March's full moon is also called the worm moon.
Moons

March’s skies shine with the worm moon, a bright Mercury, and penumbral lunar eclipse

Get ready for April’s solar eclipse by practicing stargazing this month.

A capuchin monkey with a long tail walking along a tree branch.
Evolution

Why we don’t have tails

CRISPR helps scientists pinpoint the genes that may have led to tail loss about 25 million years ago.

Swarm of invasive Apis cerana in Cairns, North Queensland.
Bees

How a single honey bee colony led to a species invasion

These Asian honey bees beat an evolutionary paradox in Australia.

Vacuum moving towards two blocks with Wordpress and Tumblr logos
Social Media

OpenAI wants to devour a huge chunk of the internet. Who’s going to stop them?

The AI giant plans to buy WordPress and Tumblr data to train ChatGPT. What could go wrong?

hands working on a laptop with a coffee
Tech Hacks

How to work safely and securely in public spaces

Put some simple precautions in place when you're away from home.

Why leap years exist
Science

Why leap years exist

Chaos would ensue if we didn’t have a leap day.

Why our tumultuous sun was relatively quiet in the late 1600s
Sun

Why our tumultuous sun was relatively quiet in the late 1600s

New simulations shine a light on 300-year-old solar mystery.

OpenAI wants to make a walking, talking humanoid robot smarter
AI

OpenAI wants to make a walking, talking humanoid robot smarter

Figure’s founder Brett Adcock says a new partnership with OpenAI could help its robots hold conversation and learn from its mistakes over time.

a brown spotted butterfly sits on a branch
Insects

The butterfly redemption: Inside the quest to save a struggling species

How scientists, volunteers, and incarcerated women are finding hope and metamorphosis through supporting butterflies.

Shelled and unshelled hazlenuts on a wooden table.
Archaeology

Humans have been eating hazelnuts for at least 6,000 years

Forest and fields change over time. Some very old hazelnuts shells can tell us how.

Odie the lunar lander is not dead yet
Moons

Odie the lunar lander is not dead yet

Despite toppling on its side during landing, Odysseus is outliving its 10-20 hour prognosis.

A small translucent fish with its organs visible swims in a tank.
Fish

This tiny fish is louder than an airplane taking off

Recently discovered Danionella cerebrum is less than an inch long.

Apple logo in store
Concept Cars

The Apple Car is dead

Apple has officially scrapped its multibillion dollar autonomous EV plans to focus on AI.