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Hurricane Harvey’s record-setting floodwaters were packed with pollution and disease
Climate Change

Hurricane Harvey’s record-setting floodwaters were packed with pollution and disease

And this problem isn't unique to Texas.

By Marlene Cimons

Decades after a Nobel Prize snub, Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s just won $3 million for her work
Science

Decades after a Nobel Prize snub, Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s just won $3 million for her work

And she's giving it all away.

By Rachel Feltman

Pennsylvania’s 9/11 memorial is one of the first in the world to use sound as a tribute
Technology

Pennsylvania’s 9/11 memorial is one of the first in the world to use sound as a tribute

After centuries of silent designs, architects are designing for the ear, too.

By Eleanor Cummins

Certain weather makes you more likely to get a rattlesnake bite
Animals

Certain weather makes you more likely to get a rattlesnake bite

When it rains, it pours (snakes).

By Neel V. Patel

Heavy backpacks can hurt kids—here’s how to send them back to school safely
Life Skills

Heavy backpacks can hurt kids—here’s how to send them back to school safely

Wear that weight the right way.

By Whitson Gordon

The CDC just released new concussion guidelines for kids. Here’s what you need to know.
Health

The CDC just released new concussion guidelines for kids. Here’s what you need to know.

How much rest is enough?

By Sara Chodosh

Hurricane Florence could be heading for the East Coast—but she’s a tough storm to track
Weather

Hurricane Florence could be heading for the East Coast—but she’s a tough storm to track

The storm illustrates why forecasting is so difficult.

By Dennis Mersereau

Now we know what caused that plane ‘quarantine’ at JFK
Aviation

Now we know what caused that plane ‘quarantine’ at JFK

Spoiler alert: It's not zombies.

By Kat Eschner

Cotton grass
Archaeology

Bogs are beautiful, swampy records of human history

They may be gross, but the conditions in them are perfect for preserving artifacts.

By Henry Chapman, Ben Gearey, Jane Bunting, Kimberley Davies, Nicola Whitehouse/The Conversation

The devastating fire at Brazil’s National Museum illuminates a global problem
Science

The devastating fire at Brazil’s National Museum illuminates a global problem

Protecting artifacts from entropy is no easy task.

By Eleanor Cummins

How to send secret messages hidden in pictures and songs
Tech Hacks

How to send secret messages hidden in pictures and songs

Disguise your files.

By David Nield

Sweltering heat is exactly the right weather to get your flu shot
Vaccines

Sweltering heat is exactly the right weather to get your flu shot

It’s almost never too early or too late to get vaccinated against influenza.

By Sara Chodosh

Voyager 1 flying past Saturn, with Jupiter and the inner solar system visible in the background
Solar System

Here’s what we had to say about Voyager 1 when it launched 41 years ago

From the Popular Science archives.

By Popular Science, August 1977, by Jim Schefter

a many trying to sleep
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: deadly insomnia, the prettiest poop, and emergency beekeepers

Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.

By Rachel Feltman

jupiter
Solar System

Jupiter’s magnetic field has two ‘south poles’

It's completely different from Earth

By Charles Q. Choi

Here’s what we learned from today’s Congressional committee meetings on social media
Social Media

Here’s what we learned from today’s Congressional committee meetings on social media

You don't need to watch C-Span to find out what Twitter and Facebook have to say.

By Stan Horaczek

How to make the world’s best paper airplane
Projects

How to make the world’s best paper airplane

John Collins designed the current world-record-holding paper airplane. Here are his tips.

By Jason Lederman

Charted: Here’s how much your food waste hurts the environment
Pollution

Charted: Here’s how much your food waste hurts the environment

When you let broccoli rot in your fridge, you add noxious gases to more than just your veggie drawer.

By Sara Chodosh

a girl blowing bubbles outside
Physics

Mathematicians finally found the perfect bubble blowing formula

Science tackles the hard questions at last.

By Neel V. Patel

Space debris or sabotage? Conflicting theories about the recent ISS leak
International Space Station

Space debris or sabotage? Conflicting theories about the recent ISS leak

The leak has been repaired, but its origins remain mysterious.

By Mary Beth Griggs