A new book explores why our bodies do the things they do
Traps, lamps, poison and fire
More than 50 of the most dangerous, disgusting, humiliating and just plain bad professions
The winners of the Nikon Small World microvideography contest
A conversation with theoretical physicist Brian Greene
Don't let the disease-carrying fleas bite!
Borrowing a trick from the Arctic snow flea could banish freezer burn
Will too many hot chili peppers kill you? Is the moon on the verge of erupting? PopSci tackles life's whys, hows and who-dunnits in this Q&A-style; feature
Nothing holds down world population quite like jumping genes.
How many protein-coding genes does a human have? Far fewer than previously thought.
One of the 10 award-winning science visualizations from the 2016 Vizzies
Winners of the Nikon's annual Small World competition represent the best in through-the-microscope photography
But it's more common than you think
Not everyone has Marie Kondo to watch over them.
In the newest installment of “As Seen On TV”, we look at an electromagnetic answer to a four-legged problem
Get gorgeous with the cutting edge of twentieth-century technology
Because nothing says 'fresh' like moist, steamy greens
