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Lockheed X-59 aircraft in flight over Mojave Desert
Aviation

NASA’s new supersonic X-59 aircraft shows off its dizzying acrobatics in new video

You may need a Dramamine for this one.

Conceptual image of a two dimensional head shape with an opening revealing a large cluster of gear wheels in place of the brain and gears flying out as well, could illustrate ideas around AI, thinking and sharing knowledge
Health

Photographic memory is a myth

Here’s what research really says about remembering.

rainbow clouds
Weather

No, these rainbow clouds over Indonesia are not AI

The stunning meteorological phenomenon is 'truly magical.'

Close up of White person's hands holding orange cough drops on a orange background
Ask Us Anything

Can you overdose on cough drops? Short answer: Yes.

It'd take a lot of them, though.

a valley and cave
Archaeology

Prehistoric child’s finger bone, bear tooth pendant, and more discovered in Spanish cave

Nestled in the Pyrenees Mountains, the high-altitude cave may have been an ancient mining camp and burial ground.

Callaway Tri-force face exploded
Fitness Gear

Callaway’s new golf driver face combines titanium, carbon fiber, and a military-grade polymer found in an unlikely way

Callaway's new Quantum drivers use the Tri-Force Face, a three-layer design bonding titanium and carbon fiber with a polymer the R&D team found in military research.

An artist's impression of two circumbinary planets orbiting a binary star system. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle.
Exoplanets

Astronomers discover 27 potential Tatooine-like planets that orbit two stars

Just in time for May the 4th, aka Star Wars Day.

Purple martin in flight
Birds

370 million birds will migrate tonight

BirdCast season is here once again.

Close up of speartooth shark
Ocean

Shark lasers could help save vulnerable species

Yes. Shark lasers.

Woman sleeping on bed beside man in bedroom at home
Health

Wondering if you’re a ‘light’ or ‘deep’ sleeper? The science isn’t that simple.

Light, stress, and genetics can also impact the quality of your sleep.

two eaglet chicks in a nest
Birds

How to tell Jackie and Shadow’s chicks, Sandy and Luna, apart

Hint: One of the bald eagle chicks is a louder pooper.

a bunk bed on an airplane and standing seats
Aviation

15 innovative, wacky airplane seat designs

Inspired by space ships, double decker buses, and old-fashioned trains, designers try to make flying feel less torturous.

a toucan with a colorful green, orange, and red beak and yellow and black feathers
Birds

14 toucans found inside a car dashboard complete rehab

The colorful tropical birds are highly prized in the illegal wildlife trade.

A wide-angle, colorized historical photograph shows the grand landscape of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. In the background, the iconic Administration Building with its massive gold-ribbed dome dominates the skyline. In the foreground and middle ground, throngs of fairgoers in Victorian-era attire walk along wide gravel paths and over arched bridges spanning the fair's lagoons. On the right, a circular, white pavilion with neoclassical arches is visible, while a small electric launch boat glides across the water on the left.
Science

The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair in 9 stunning color photos

Little remains of the massive, 630-acre grounds that changed history.

Old tombstones with flowers decorated
Bees

Why millions of adorable bees are emerging from this cemetery

A growing body of evidence shows that cemeteries host much more life—including insects, birds, mammals, and rare plants—than death.

a whale breaching with a bridge in view
Ocean

‘Save Willy Act’ introduced in California to help save whales in Bay Area

About 18 percent of grey whales who swim into San Francisco Bay die.

Young black girl with buck teeth eating a big red and white lollipop. She's wearing a yellow shirt with overalls.
Diseases

No, sugar doesn’t actually cause cavities

But that doesn’t mean you should chow down on candy.

clock and woman's face
Popular Science Videos

The real reasons permanent Daylight Saving Time never stuck

We tried it once...and hated it.

An elephant with large tusks walks in front of another elephant with smaller tusks in the African savannah.
Wildlife

Older and wiser: How elder animals help species to survive

A growing body of research is pointing to the critical, but unappreciated, role that older animals play in ensuring the survival of wildlife populations.

a grizzly bear in the woods
Bears

CAUTION: That dead elk in Yellowstone could be grizzly bear bait

National Park biologists are beginning their annual bear research.