Read the latest articles from Popular Science (Page 360)

Four of the best 3D printers for kids are sliced together against a white background.
Peripherals

The best 3D printers for kids

Modern 3D printers offer much greater accessibility than previous models.

The synthetic melanin is being applied to Inflamed skin. Just under the surface of the skin are green free radicals, also known as ROS, or "reactive oxygen species."
Medicine

Lab-made ‘super melanin’ speeds up healing and boosts sun protection

The synthetic pigment could be used in everything from military uniforms to cancer treatments.

A white rat pops its head out of a black box. Like in humans, the rat’s hippocampus is the part of the brain where mental maps of the world are stored.
Biology

Rats may have imaginations

New research suggests that rats might picture where they've been and think about moving objects.

The Beatles, English music group
AI

Listen to ‘Now and Then’ by The Beatles, a ‘new’ song recorded using AI

John Lennon's voice received a boost from a neural network program named MAL to help record the lost track, released today.

Nightvision camera shot of a UAP
Aviation

Want to report a UAP sighting? US government workers can now use this website.

'We want to hear from you.'

yeah! caption is A size comparison of Dinkinesh (shown in blue) and other main asteroid belt objects Bennu and (2867) Steins.
NASA

NASA spacecraft Lucy says hello to ‘Dinky’ asteroid on far-flying mission

NASA confirmed that the spacecraft successfully completed the first asteroid flyby of its 12-year mission.

digital hand wiping digital curtain away from hiding person; illustration
DARPA

Can we find hackers by the clues they leave in their code?

An intelligence organization called IARPA wants to get better at the art of cyber attribution. Here's how.

A honey-infused Bee's Knees cocktail on a white plate on a table next to a jar of honey, some lemons, and a honey dipper.
Life Skills

The science behind mixing honey into cocktails

You don't have to be an experienced bartender to get your guests buzzin'.

Piloting a hovercraft means Ian Cragg has to make important decisions on the fly.
Technology

What does a hovercraft operator do?

Ian Cragg speeds to the aid of people and vessels during emergencies at sea and on shore.

The Samsung Health Monitor, a photoplethysmographic technology that allows blood pressure measurement through the Samsung Galaxy Watch, was approved as a medical device by the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in April 2020.
Health

New devices could change the way we measure blood pressure

Embedded in cell phones, rings, bracelets or watches, the novel tools aim to make it easier to manage hypertension. But they must still pass several tests before hitting the clinic.

A microscopic image of small drug-resistant germs in yellow surrounding a larger human cell, in red.
Diseases

Poop transplants might protect vulnerable patients from superbug infections

A small clinical trial suggests a dose of fecal material could help flush out harmful bacteria.

Watch a Japanese research ship fire an electromagnetic railgun
Navy

Watch a Japanese research ship fire an electromagnetic railgun

A railgun can accelerate a projectile to hypersonic speeds—that's more than five times the speed of sound.

Photograph of the skeletal mount of an Allosaurus specimen (AMNH 5753), from William Diller Matthew's 1915 book “Dinosaurs.”
Evolution

When a Jurassic giant died, predatory dinos probably feasted on the carcass

Scavenging proved to be an evolutionary advantage in one modeling study.

Denon PerL Pro True Wireless Earbuds next to an ASUS ZenFone 10 showing a personalized listening profile in the Denon app
Earbuds

Denon PerL Pro Earbuds review: A true wireless tune-up

Friends, readers, one specific coworker, lend me your ears; I come to bury stock tunings, not to praise them.

An orange starfish, or sea star, on a black backgorund. The unusual five-axis symmetry of sea stars has long confounded our understanding of animal evolution.
Evolution

The sea star’s whole body is a head

‘It’s not at all what scientists have assumed about these animals.’

Offshore wind turbine being constructed with nearby supply ship
Engineering

A Danish company just scrapped its ambitious plan for a New Jersey offshore wind farm

Ørsted cancelled Ocean Wind I and II, but still has plans in Rhode Island.

The Milky Way galaxy shines above a dark space telescope in the foreground.
NASA

What astronomers learned from a near-Earth asteroid they never saw coming

No one spotted space rock 2023 NT1 until two days after it missed us.

Person in a red sweater and a black coat holds a mobile phone on their hands and looks at the screen.
Tech Hacks

Stop spam texts with some help from your favorite messaging app

Fight back against the deluge of unwanted messages.

UN worker checking humanitarian aid trucks crossing into the Gaza Strip
Health

What is humanitarian aid? Peanut butter, WiFi, and other life-saving supplies.

The exact kind of aid depends on the crisis, but certain resources are always needed.

Lawn equipment spews ‘shocking’ amount of air pollution, new data shows
Pollution

Lawn equipment spews ‘shocking’ amount of air pollution, new data shows

“Really inefficient engine technology is, pound for pound, more polluting than cars and trucks.”