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Coping advice from people with the world’s most stressful jobs
Technology

Coping advice from people with the world’s most stressful jobs

By Rob Verger, Erik Olsen

COVID tent filled with green light and a forest scene projected on one wall
Health

Can ‘recharge rooms’ help frontline workers avoid pandemic burnout?

By Lina Zeldovich

a person with their head down in their laptop
Health

Stress can literally kill you. Here’s how.

By Leigh Cowart

a murmuration of starlings form a large sphere
Environment

Give your brain a break with these swirling bird and fish patterns

By Rachel Feltman

Exercise, brainwaves, light, headaches, and more affect sleep
Health

5 reasons you can’t sleep

By Eleanor Cummins

American leisure activities by age, income percentile, and gender
Health

5 graphs that reveal how Americans spend their free time

By Eleanor Cummins

Green hummingbird hovering in the air
Health

This is the most soothing sound in the world

By Purbita Saha

illustration of horse, wolf, with chernobyl in background
Environment

How nature has taken over Chernobyl

By Neel Dhanesha

band-playing-for-elephants
Environment

Can music help animals relax?

By Bill Gourgey

Sarah Theodoroff on a purple background
Health

For veterans with PTSD, tinnitus can be unbearable. This scientist is finding ways to soothe them.

By Erin Blakemore

milky-way-from-colorado
Science

This Colorado community fought to save its darkness—and all that relies on it to thrive

By Sarah Scoles

view of yosemite valley from the valley floor
Science

Why is watching Bob Ross paint so dang soothing? We decided to investigate.

By Rahul Rao

Chinese banyan bonsai tree on bright yellow
DIY

The beauty and science of growing bonsai

By Stan Horaczek

tesselated-squares
Health

Can tripping on ketamine cure PTSD? I decided to try.

By Rachel Feltman

popsci-spring-2021-calm
Science

Welcome to the new digital edition of Popular Science

By Corinne Iozzio

The Spring 2020: Calm issue of PopSci on a tablet with a sea-green background
Science

A step-by-step guide to accessing your Popular Science digital subscription

By PopSci Editors

ASMR
Health

Why ASMR calms some people down and sends others into a rage

By Eleanor Cummins

Man screaming
Health

Stressed? Try screaming. Yes, really.

By Sara Kiley Watson

A helicopter with a person on the hoist below it.
Health

Stay calm under pressure with lessons learned in the world’s most stressful careers

By Rob Verger

Fidget spinner spinning on a hand
Health

Fidgeting can relax your body and brain—if you do it right

By Stan Horazek