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Don’t believe our planet is warming up? Look at this.
Climate Change

Don’t believe our planet is warming up? Look at this.

Yes, it's happening.

needle with blood
Health

People are apparently injecting themselves with other people’s blood to get high now?

Because we ran out of other terrible ideas.

kepler planet
Exoplanets

NASA found a bunch more potentially habitable planets

But our days of massive exoplanet dumps may be numbered.

8 new skills you can learn by watching YouTube
DIY

8 new skills you can learn by watching YouTube

Let video be your guide.

Dinosaurs got an evolutionary assist from huge volcanic eruptions
Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs got an evolutionary assist from huge volcanic eruptions

Blown away.

cat
Cats

DNA from Egyptian mummies and Viking graves reveals how cats conquered the world

Their trek from pest exterminator to pet.

The Australian Eastern Abyss is a treasure trove of strange, often penis-shaped animals
Ocean

The Australian Eastern Abyss is a treasure trove of strange, often penis-shaped animals

There's so much goo.

Three-quarters of the planet could face deadly heatwaves by 2100
Climate Change

Three-quarters of the planet could face deadly heatwaves by 2100

And a third of us already do.

Tech news catch-up: Amazon ate Whole Foods, Verizon ate Yahoo, and lots of new video games!
Technology

Tech news catch-up: Amazon ate Whole Foods, Verizon ate Yahoo, and lots of new video games!

The stories you may have missed.

Don’t believe the hype about Russia’s hypersonic missile
Navy

Don’t believe the hype about Russia’s hypersonic missile

Not about the speed, it's about how it uses that speed.

Female elk are practically bulletproof by age 9
Animals

Female elk are practically bulletproof by age 9

They learn to outsmart hunters as they get older.

Nest Protect Smoke + CO Alarm review: Fewer false alarms and no more midnight battery chirps
Smart Home

Nest Protect Smoke + CO Alarm review: Fewer false alarms and no more midnight battery chirps

Smarts make this connected detector worth the extra cost.

Spooky action at a record-breaking distance
Physics

Spooky action at a record-breaking distance

Entangled particles remain linked over 746 miles apart

Buying Whole Foods could complete an Amazon ecosystem a decade in the making
Technology

Buying Whole Foods could complete an Amazon ecosystem a decade in the making

Maybe the Dash Wand was a good idea after all

SR-72 Lockheed Martin Scramjet Hypersonic
Military

American and Chinese aircraft could be flying 4,000 miles per hour by 2030

How China and the United States compare in the hypersonic arms race

TaylorMade Driver Sound
Technology

Tuning a golf club’s signature ‘thwack’ sound costs millions

The wrong timbre can make even a great stick seem terrible

Train ride in Alaska by Stan Horaczek
Tech Hacks

Seven tips for shooting nature photos with your smartphone camera

Make every day Nature Photography Day!

Show us your best nature photography! We’ll go first.
Environment

Show us your best nature photography! We’ll go first.

Celebrate Nature Photography Day with the PopSci staff's favorite shots

Toxic mercury levels are actually declining in Alaskan polar bears—but that’s not as great as it sounds
Bears

Toxic mercury levels are actually declining in Alaskan polar bears—but that’s not as great as it sounds

It's because they're forced to eat human leftovers.

How a 93-year-old war vet (and his sneakers) are helping NASA track pollution
Climate Change

How a 93-year-old war vet (and his sneakers) are helping NASA track pollution

NASA needs Bernie Fowler.