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A person using a neck gaiter as a face mask.
Life Skills

All the ways a neck gaiter is a multifunctional wonder

It’ll protect your head, your neck, and your butt.

An illustration of an extinct species of giant penguins. Two penguins stand upright and one huddles down on a rocky island.
Birds

Schoolkids in New Zealand discovered a new species of giant penguin

The new fossil is one of the most intact specimens of giant penguins we have.

A person pouring a bunch of salt into a metal cooking pot on a gas stove.
Life Skills

Quick fixes for common cooking mistakes

Culinary creation can be a delicate balancing act.

Why a record number of container ships are backed up off the coast of California
Ocean

Why a record number of container ships are backed up off the coast of California

With a dearth of places to anchor, some of the giant vessels are just drifting.

Cyclones can be fatal for seabirds, but not in the way you think
Birds

Cyclones can be fatal for seabirds, but not in the way you think

An analysis of puffins and other birds could explain mysterious mass die-offs.

Potty-trained cows could seriously help the planet
Agriculture

Potty-trained cows could seriously help the planet

Ammonia is a big problem for pollution and climate change. But teaching a cow to use the 'MooLoo' could change that.

Some dinosaurs on the PopSci Ask Us Anything podcast background.
Ask Us Anything

What would a dinosaur taste like?

Don't tell us you've never thought about it.

satellite image of smoke from the australian wildfires
Environment

Australian wildfires fueled an algae bloom bigger than the continent itself

Smoke spread across the Southern Ocean fed iron to the algae, causing a massive boom.

art illustration of woman with open mouth and laptop
Ask Us Anything

What would happen if I ate my computer? Asking for a friend.

Microchips and dip.

A folded American flag rests on top of a grave stone, with other gravestones in the background.
Vaccines

COVID-19 has now killed 1 in 500 Americans

The pandemic is far from over.

A humpback whale breaches water and hangs in mid-air, in front of forested cliffs.
Whales

A rare humpback whale ā€˜megapod’ was spotted snacking off the Australian coast

The gobble gathering may also be a foreboding sign of climate change.

How North Korea’s cruise missiles could surprise its enemies
Weapons

How North Korea’s cruise missiles could surprise its enemies

The DPRK recently tested cruise missiles, which can sneak up all too easily on a target by hugging the terrain below.

point reyes national seashore lighthouse
Conservation

Why Point Reyes’ new land management plan is so controversial

The elk population is in constant tension with the local ranchers who profit off the land.

A person with glasses and curly, shoulder-length hair holding a flower and smelling it with their eyes closed.
Life Skills

How to enhance your senses of smell and taste

Upgrade your olfactory software.

This smart tugboat is about to journey more than 1,000 miles, autonomously
Self Driving

This smart tugboat is about to journey more than 1,000 miles, autonomously

The 35-foot-long boat will use computer vision and other tech to follow a predetermined path around Denmark.

Hairs and pores on a southern oak leaf
Animals

11 views of the microscopic world in brilliant detail

Our favorites from the 2021 Nikon's Small World awards.

Will microschools dominate post-pandemic education?
COVID-19

Will microschools dominate post-pandemic education?

The pandemic has pushed some to consider smaller classrooms and personalized learning.

Person watching TV and eating popcorn in bed
Tech Hacks

How to create and curate your watchlists on any streaming platform

Now what?

Rendering of mammoth in forest.
Gene Editing

This CRISPR startup thinks that mammoths can save the Arctic. Is it right?

A new company co-founded by gene-editing pioneer George Church wants to disrupt climate change and conservation by resurrecting the woolly mammoth.

greenland seen from an airplane
Climate Change

Greenland is racking up historic climate events

Historic events are piling up in Greenland, and not in a good way.