Read the latest articles from Popular Science (Page 922)

Why winter is cold and flu season—and what you can do about it
Diseases

Why winter is cold and flu season—and what you can do about it

Being cold doesn't make you catch a cold, but it doesn't help.

Hold onto your butts: Don’t let dogs get stoned on your leftover weed
Dogs

Hold onto your butts: Don’t let dogs get stoned on your leftover weed

Here's what to do if your furry friend is flying high.

Don’t let snow shoveling give you a heart attack
Heart Disease

Don’t let snow shoveling give you a heart attack

Clearing the driveway during a blizzard may be the perfect storm for a cardiac event.

Everything you ever wanted to know about your double chin
Health

Everything you ever wanted to know about your double chin

Submental fat is not your enemy.

social media powerlifting
Best of What's New

Peeing for astronauts, a DIY breast reconstruction, and other tales from the field

Stories from the coolest day jobs in the world.

We’re three million miles closer to the sun in January than we are in July. So why isn’t it hot?
Sun

We’re three million miles closer to the sun in January than we are in July. So why isn’t it hot?

It turns out proximity is pretty inconsequential.

That flickering ‘alien megastructure’ star is probably just dusty
Physics

That flickering ‘alien megastructure’ star is probably just dusty

We'll admit that space dust is slightly less cool than an alien civilization.

Why no one has died in a commercial passenger jet crash in more than a year
Aviation

Why no one has died in a commercial passenger jet crash in more than a year

Air travel has become incredibly safe.

How to find the best apps—and avoid the duds
Tech Hacks

How to find the best apps—and avoid the duds

Become an expert app hunter.

Six volcanoes to watch in 2018
Environment

Six volcanoes to watch in 2018

Scientists weigh in on where things will heat up.

LG TV
Technology

Last week in tech: Happy 2018! Here’s your new iPhone battery

The new year will almost certainly have some new tech.

How to keep your skin from falling off this winter
Health

How to keep your skin from falling off this winter

Skincare advice for our favorite chaps.

This is the most powerful moment in Olympic sport
Energy

This is the most powerful moment in Olympic sport

The ideal form, equipment, and conditions for the first bobsled push.

How to save everything you post to social media
Tech Hacks

How to save everything you post to social media

Hang on to your memories.

Three human-powered tools for maximum destruction
DIY

Three human-powered tools for maximum destruction

Whether you’re splitting wood or tearing down a whole house, these implements can do the job.

WATCH: Bill Nye on science media, politics, and the feature film he wants to make
Climate Change

WATCH: Bill Nye on science media, politics, and the feature film he wants to make

"When you’re in love with science you want everybody to know about it."

New Year
Tech Hacks

12 bad tech habits you need to resolve to stop doing this New Year

Make a fresh start.

How to stop hackers from rickrolling your smart speaker
Tech Hacks

How to stop hackers from rickrolling your smart speaker

Resolve to be smarter about network security in 2018.

Alpha Centauri And Beta Centauri
Exoplanets

Five questions about NASA’s plans to visit an alien world in 2069

Like, can we even do that?

Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory is up and running, and it just spotted a nearby asteroid
Space

Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory is up and running, and it just spotted a nearby asteroid

The observatory was battered by Hurricane Maria earlier this year.