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Ancient space crystals may prove the sun threw heated tantrums as a tot
Sun

Ancient space crystals may prove the sun threw heated tantrums as a tot

You can learn a lot from 4.5-billion-year-old rocks.

Ancient climate change may have dragged the wild horses away
Global Warming

Ancient climate change may have dragged the wild horses away

Maybe that's why none exist today.

These windows could keep the sun out while powering your house
Climate Change

These windows could keep the sun out while powering your house

New solar technology could transform the way we view — and power — our world.

lungworm angiostrongylus cantonensis
Insects

Two people got rat lungworm from eating raw centipedes. Could you be next?

The answer is yes—even if you don't like eating bugs.

How jumping genes hijack their way into the next generation of babies
Evolution

How jumping genes hijack their way into the next generation of babies

Where do transposons do their transposing?

This tiny Google product could help secure your accounts
Security

This tiny Google product could help secure your accounts

But you can tap into similar powers without a device.

Mars is missing a lot of this crucial terraforming ingredient
Mars

Mars is missing a lot of this crucial terraforming ingredient

Time for a new plan.

A small island in the ocean.
Global Warming

Only 13 percent of the world’s oceans are still wild

The forecast isn’t looking great, either.

Cell phone batteries are destined to die, and we have physics to blame
Phones

Cell phone batteries are destined to die, and we have physics to blame

The second law of thermodynamics is the enemy here.

The fate of future endangered species could hinge on a semantic argument
Endangered Species

The fate of future endangered species could hinge on a semantic argument

What is the “foreseeable future” anyway?

It’s time to clean the grimy filters you’ve been avoiding
Life Skills

It’s time to clean the grimy filters you’ve been avoiding

Your appliances will thank you for it.

A veterinarian explains what dog and cat years really mean
Pets

A veterinarian explains what dog and cat years really mean

Understanding your pet's real age can be vital to keeping them healthy.

mars opposition hubble
Solar System

Forget the Blood Moon, the Red Planet is waiting for you tonight

Mars is at its closest and clearest right now. You know you want to look at it.

The first underwater film was lost for decades—until now
Sharks

The first underwater film was lost for decades—until now

Popular Science's senior video producer discovered the lost film "The Terrors of the Deep."

The stiletto heel is the embodiment of post-war material science
Engineering

The stiletto heel is the embodiment of post-war material science

Skyscrapers and sky-high shoes share one common ingredient.

‘Glider trucks’ are pollution machines, but they might roll past EPA regulations
Pollution

‘Glider trucks’ are pollution machines, but they might roll past EPA regulations

Old, inefficient engines inside new frames have been sneaking through a regulatory loophole that the EPA was supposed to be closing.

raccoon baby
Diseases

What’s killing all the raccoons in Central Park?

A real whodunnit, featuring 26 dead bandits.

This cat-poop parasite can change your brain, but it probably won’t make you an entrepreneur
Cats

This cat-poop parasite can change your brain, but it probably won’t make you an entrepreneur

Let's all say it together: correlations are not causations!

Millions of Americans are sleep-deprived, but stressing over it won’t help.
Health

Millions of Americans are sleep-deprived, but stressing over it won’t help.

Even if you don’t get enough shut-eye, most fixes are easy

Cuba’s pristine reefs are ideal for spotting great hammerhead sharks
Sharks

Cuba’s pristine reefs are ideal for spotting great hammerhead sharks

Relatively little research has been done in the country's waters.