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This new infrared image of NGC 346 from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) traces emission from cool gas and dust. In this image blue represents silicates and sooty chemical molecules known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs. More diffuse red emission shines from warm dust heated by the brightest and most massive stars in the heart of the region. Bright patches and filaments mark areas with abundant numbers of protostars.
Space Telescope

Star-making hot spot looks like a glowing raven in new JWST image

This new infrared image of NGC 346 traces emissions from cool gas and dust.

By Laura Baisas

A person tweezing their own armpit hair.
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Ancient Romans tweezed their armpits until they screamed

Plus other weird things we learned this week.

By Popular Science Team

Two US Coast Guard officials handling remains of OceanGate Titan submersible
Engineering

What the US Coast Guard found on their last OceanGate Titan salvage mission

The 22-foot-long vessel suffered an implosion en route to the Titanic in June.

By Andrew Paul

A WiFi router on a table against a gray wall, behind a plant.
Tech Hacks

How to give more WiFi to the devices that need it the most

When you need top WiFi speeds, you can give some gadgets a VIP pass.

By David Nield

Grazer looking chunky and getting ready for winter on September 14, 2023. The bear is in the river intensely staring for salmon.
Bears

Fierce mama Grazer takes 2023’s Fat Bear Week crown

'It was the year of the sow.'

By Laura Baisas

Centenarian blood tests give hints of the secrets to longevity
Diseases

Centenarian blood tests give hints of the secrets to longevity

Those who made it to their hundredth birthday tended to have lower levels of glucose, creatinine and uric acid.

By Karin Modig/The Conversation

Person cooking whole pumpkin and roasting pumpkin seeds to get pumpkin health benefits
Nutrition

Why you should be eating more pumpkin this fall

Don't miss out on the healthy benefits of this gourd-geous season.

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

This compact robotic tank is designed to shoot down drones
Weapons

This compact robotic tank is designed to shoot down drones

It weighs 10 tons and its purpose is to provide short-range air defense.

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This image shows many looping and overlapping orbits encircling the Sun, all of different colors (to differentiate between asteroids). The center of the image – representing an area within the orbit of Jupiter – is very densely packed with orbits, while the outer edges remain clearer, showing the background plane of the Milky Way.
Solar System

A mission to map the universe unveils star clusters, asteroids, and tricks of gravity

The ESA's Gaia star surveyor marks its 10th birthday this December.

By Laura Baisas

Disney’s new bipedal robot could have waddled out of a cartoon
Robots

Disney’s new bipedal robot could have waddled out of a cartoon

Its only job (for now) is to be absolutely adorable.

By Sara Kiley Watson

Human hand bones during an archaeological dig.
Evolution

Sensitive to pain? It could be your Neanderthal gene variants.

Studying them could lead to a greater understanding of chronic pain.

By Laura Baisas

An orange ring around the dark moon eclipsing the sun.
Moons

We can predict solar eclipses to the second. Here’s how.

Astronomers have made maps for eclipses hundreds of years into the future.

By Rahul Rao

An Apple TV 4K box with a remote next to it, both on a black reflective surface.
Tech Hacks

Your Apple TV 4K is secretly good for video games

Get your favorite iPhone and iPad games on the big screen.

By David Nield

An underwater closeup of Cayo margarita (a new species) in the coral reef of the Florida Keys. Note the two long tentacles, used by the snail to spread the mucus net for feeding.
Ocean

New neon-yellow snail from the Florida Keys gets a happy hour-ready name

Wastin’ away again with a margarita snail.

By Laura Baisas

robot approaches bob-ross-looking artist in front of easel, with large landscape painting forming background
AI

5 surprising stats about AI-generated art’s takeover

In seconds, a computer may be able to generate pieces similar to what a human artist could spend hours working on.

By Maddi Langweil

Oyster-inspired sponges can scoop up nearly invisible nanoplastics in the ocean
Ocean

Oyster-inspired sponges can scoop up nearly invisible nanoplastics in the ocean

One day, they could be used in wastewater treatment plants or in food production facilities.

By Chris Baraniuk / Hakai Magazine

A capybara standing on a riverbank. Capybaras are semi-aquatic rodents that can weigh up to 174 pounds.
Wildlife

4 capybara facts you’ll love, and 1 you’d like to forget

It's the cabybara's world, we're just living in it.

By Laura Baisas

Reading sci-fi novels can help kids understand real science
Science Fiction

Reading sci-fi novels can help kids understand real science

Science fiction does not need to include detailed science or outlandish premises to offer valuable ideas.

By Emily Midkiff/The Conversation

Lamborghini’s new supercar is the most powerful plug-in hybrid on the market
Hybrid Cars

Lamborghini’s new supercar is the most powerful plug-in hybrid on the market

The Revuelto has three electric motors and the lightest V12 of any Lamborghini ever made. We took it for a spin in Rome.

By Kristin Shaw

Man with cerebral palsy drinking from RoboCup
Engineering

College students invented an easy device for cerebral palsy patients to drink on their own

Two undergraduates worked alongside disability advocate Gary Lynn to create the open source 'RoboCup.'

By Andrew Paul