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Helen Thompson Woolley
Health

Helen Thompson Woolley showed biology does not define gender

Woolley was one of the first to challenge stereotypes of what men and women were capable of.

Saab’s latest weapon is like a high-tech bazooka
Weapons

Saab’s latest weapon is like a high-tech bazooka

The Carl Gustaf is a type of recoilless rifle, and the weapon and the round inside of it can share information with one another. Here's how.

A collage of images from the Popular Science article “Food or Poison? … Strange Pranks of a Medical Mystery” (Frederic Damrau, M.D., November 1936)
Medicine

From the archives: When food allergies were ‘strange pranks’ for scientists to decipher

A November 1936 Popular Science article presented the available data on food allergies, albeit limited.

a huge mushroom cloud from a volcanic explosion seen from space
Science

Tonga’s historic volcanic eruption could help predict when tsunamis strike land

This winter, a volcano in Tonga blew its top. New pressure wave analyses reveal an explosion to rival the 19th-century Krakatau eruption.

A mockup of a person holding a phone using the FordPass app.
Electric Vehicles

How Ford is trying to fix public EV charging

With so many technical issues plaguing public EV charging station networks, Ford stands out with attempts to resolve them.

Mark Zuckerberg just showed off Meta’s next mixed-reality gadget
Technology

Mark Zuckerberg just showed off Meta’s next mixed-reality gadget

The "Project Cambria" device will allow for full-color passthrough tech. Here's what that all means.

Two scientists in purple light look at trays of plants.
Moons

We now have proof that plants can grow in moon dirt

In a first-of-a-kind experiment, researchers successfully germinated seeds in lunar soil from the Apollo missions.

Best laptops for music production feature image composite
Laptops

Best laptops for music production

From singers carrying a tune to DJs carrying thousands, the best laptops for music production are agile accompanists.

Glen Canyon dam and Arizona bridge.
Renewables

Lake Powell’s drought is part of a growing threat to hydropower everywhere

It’s time to assess water priorities in the American West and across the globe.

A row of illuminated strings, with glowing orbs in some of them.
Health

The Human Cell Atlas is pinpointing where our bodies break down

The attempt to map every human cell is revealing previously hidden patterns.

hands on keyboard of laptop with google on the screen
Tech Hacks

The latest Google Chrome feature can make online research easier

Journeys will help you retrace your search steps.

The first image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole in the Milky Way's center.
Black Holes

Gaze upon the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy

It's the first picture of Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way's central black hole.

National Mall in Washington, D.C. covered in thousands of white flags to represent each US COVID death
COVID-19

We’ve lost more than 1 million Americans to COVID

The global COVID death toll has probably passed 15 million too.

Electrical connections between eye neurons were restored in a new study.
Medicine

Researchers just woke up the eyeballs of dead donors and that’s good, actually

This research could pave the way for new therapies to treat vision loss.

a black and white and purple stylized collaged image of a man holding a drafting pencil over a model of a city and on the right hand side another cut out of a circular street design
Science

The resurgence of open public streets is a centuries-old idea

Nearly a century ago, a skyscraper architect designed a future city that transformed streets into outdoor gathering spaces. That idea is making a comeback.

Two adults and a child in a rowboat on a calm lake at sunset. The man at the bow is paddling, the man at the back is holding a fishing rod, and the child is sitting between them.
Fish

A casual angler’s guide to taking kids fishing for the first time

Keep it fun, safe, and simple.

A collage of images from the Popular Science article “The theory of relativity and the new mechanics” (William Marshall, June 1914)
Physics

From the archives: The Theory of Relativity gains speed

A June 1914 article in Popular Science Monthly explored the precedents and implications of Einstein's 1905 Theory of Relativity.

A demonstration of "lens-less" photography.
Technology

Tokyo researchers developed a novel lensless camera

Developments in lensless photography hint at a future of tiny but powerful cameras.

"Scene exploration" was teased as a new feature coming to Google search
AI

Google I/O recap: All the cool AI-powered projects in the works

Added language options in Translate, creating a sense of place in Maps, and futuristic interpreter glasses.

A closeup photo of the glass frog Hyalinobatrachium nouns, named after the Nouns DAO.
Cryptocurrency

A crypto group named a new frog species, and people aren’t thrilled

Experts are concerned that promoting cryptocurrency is counterproductive to conservationist and environmentalist goals.