Read the latest articles from Popular Science (Page 764)

A closeup image of the sun's surface
Sun

These close-up photos of the sun could help us forecast space weather

The biggest solar telescope ever will help link together and streamline solar physics theories.

Fans at a giant concert
Climate Change

How musicians like Radiohead and Massive Attack are making their tours less stressful on the environment

Concertgoers are part of the problem—and the solution.

Person playing with snow
Weather

What the happiest cold-weather countries on the planet know about winter

Ease your seasonal slump with this international recipe for winter cheer.

artist rendition of jellyfish with implants
Fish

Bionic jellyfish can swim three times faster

A gentle zap of electricity keeps these animals on the move.

A small rodent scurries across the snow.
Animals

Snow is the only thing keeping some plants and animals from freezing to death

There’s a secret refuge beneath the snow.

People climbing up a hill
Psychology

There isn’t much science supporting wilderness therapy for teens

Some programs swear by the pricey intervention, but the results are still up in the air.

For polar bears contending with climate change, it’s ‘survival of the fattest’
Bears

For polar bears contending with climate change, it’s ‘survival of the fattest’

How melting arctic ice has made life harder for lean polar bears.

Person upset at the airport his flight is delayed
Life Skills

Minimize travel hell with these apps and tools

Some call it being in transit. Some call it torture.

astronaut in space doing experiments with growing human organs.
Medicine

Space might be the perfect place to grow human organs

Researchers are developing 3D bioprinters about 200 miles above earth.

a doctor uses a tongue depressor to look down a child's throat
Diseases

Strep throat is figuring out how to beat our go-to antibiotics

The microbe is slowly but surely starting to fight back.

person lying on couch with blanket over them
Vaccines

You can get the flu twice in one year

And you’re more likely to this season.

Boeing 777x
Aviation

Boeing’s massive wing-folding 777x just flew for the first time

Here’s how the aircraft’s long wings and giant engines boost its efficiency.

a woman is about to bite into a giant leek, for some reason
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The ‘chew chew cult’ is a Victorian diet fad that should really, really never come back

And other weird things we learned this week.

An old-school catcher throwing up a pitch sign
AI

The best ways to steal signs in baseball

Major League Baseball has a lot more than trash cans to worry about.

solar orbiter illustration in front of the sun
Sun

This new solar orbiter will peek at some of the sun’s most secretive spots

It’ll team up with the Parker Solar Probe after it launches in February.

dinner table
Engineering

It’s not just you: Restaurants have gotten too loud. But there are some fixes.

Acoustic specialists apply concert-hall tricks to manipulate sound at eateries.

baskets of fish at an outdoor market
COVID-19

We’re still not sure where the novel coronavirus really came from

China’s wet markets don’t tell the whole story.

Person holding a film camera
Projects

Take better pictures by thinking like an old-school photographer

Make every shot count.

person with white hair
Health

We finally know why stress turns your hair white

Once those strands turn gray, they never go back. 

a small oak shelf key organizer cabinet hung with a French cleat so it appears to float on the wall
Projects

Build a floating key organizer cabinet you’ll love coming home to

It’s time to up your table saw game.