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The earliest spring on record is bad news for the eastern US
Global Warming

The earliest spring on record is bad news for the eastern US

By Zoya Teirstein/Grist

Why it’s so hard to swat flies, according to science
Animals

Why it’s so hard to swat flies, according to science

By Jamie Theobald and Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi / The Conversation

The majority of infectious diseases in humans can get a boost from climate change
Health

The majority of infectious diseases in humans can get a boost from climate change

By Tristan McKenzie, et al. / The Conversation

wildfire and climate change risks
Climate Change

How does climate change threaten where you live? A region-by-region guide.

By Grist Staff / Grist

Just cutting DNA to bits isn’t a big deal. The special trick that CRISPR systems add is to make those cuts only in precise, targeted spots.
Gene Editing

What’s going on with CRISPR gene editing?

By Amber Dance/Knowable Magazine

Composite banner image for Best Father's Day Gifts 2025
Gift Guides

The best last-minute Father’s Day gifts for 2025, according to actual dads

By Stan Horaczek, Tony Ware

It’s time to start counting spiders
Insects

It’s time to start counting spiders

By Betsy Mason / Knowable Magazine

products on a page that says best of what's new 2025
Best of What's New

The 50 greatest innovations of 2025

By Popular Science Team

Influenza Ward No. 4 showing Partitions thru the Ward, U.S. Army Camp Hospital Number 45, Aix-les-Bains, France, 1914-1918
Diseases

How the 1918 pandemic changed what we knew about viruses

By Richard Conniff/MIT Press Reader

Four of the best telescopes for deep space side by side on a plain background.
Outdoor Gear

The best telescopes for deep space

By Abby Ferguson

mosquito biting a human limb
Global Warming

Mosquitoes that carry dengue might not survive rising temperatures

By Kate Baggaley

Dolphins use echolocation to find fish and navigate in the dark sea.
Science

How echolocation lets bats, dolphins, and even people navigate by sound

By Ben Guarino

the black hornet drone
Air Force

The US military’s tiniest drone feels like it flew straight out of a sci-fi film

By Rob Verger

four enclosed 3D printers sliced together
Peripherals

The best enclosed 3D printers

By John Alexander

Geneticist Chris Mason (right), Evan Afshin (center), and Sofia Ahsanuddin (left) sample turnstiles in New York City’s subway system in June 2016. Their swabs pick up cells that humans, animals, and microorganisms naturally shed, leaving behind genetic fingerprints.
Health

The uncharted world of emerging pathogens

By Rene Ebersole / Undark

Up close image of mosquito.
Vaccines

New four-dose malaria vaccine is up to 80 percent effective

By Laura Baisas

Fly with cordyceps zombie fungus growing out of its head on black background
Endangered Species

Nightmare-fuel fungi exist in real life

By Matt Kasson

feral pig
Wildlife

Islands of the feral pigs

By Brendan Borrell / Hakai Magazine

A woman standing at the back of a partially completed van conversion project, holding her arms out wide with a measuring tape held between them.
Life Skills

Vehicle conversion tips to fit any van-life budget

By Nick Hilden

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Announcements

The Daredevil issue will thrill you to no end

By Corinne Iozzio

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Mushrooms with electrodes attached to them on forest floor

Pee changes how some mushrooms ‘talk’

By Andrew Paul

The talons of an immature bald eagle.

Rescued birds treated to a pedicure—or talon trim

By Margherita Bassi

Overlapping ace of clubs, diamonds, and hearts

All that magician chitchat? It’s not fooling your brain.

By Andrew Paul

Milwaukee tools on sale at Walmart

Walmart is blowing out Milwaukee M12 and M18 power tools during this spring clearance sale

By Stan Horaczek