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Superstar singer Taylor Swift at a music festival

Eating disorders are about emotional pain, not food

By Michele Patterson Ford/The Conversation

Mongolian woman milking an animal

The answer to lactose intolerance might be in Mongolia

By Andrew Curry

A view over a plaza in Wuhan, China

The prejudice stemming from the coronavirus outbreak isn’t new

By Marisa Peryer/Undark

Fans at a giant concert

How musicians like Radiohead and Massive Attack are making their tours less stressful on the environment

By Eleanor Cummins

It’s not just you: Restaurants have gotten too loud. But there are some fixes.

By Chris Berdik

Deucalion and Pyrrha

Real-life climate disasters are mirroring doomsday myths—and that’s worse than you think

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media

Niv Bavarsky illustration

This is why you mishear popular song lyrics

By Sara Kiley Watson

Lee Johnston (BMW Ashcourt Racing) hurtles a short distance from the dreaded Armco barriers, with the city in the background.

The world’s most thrilling motorcycle race, in photos

By Marta Covioli/Motorcyclist

Why is it so hard for us to get peoples’ pronouns right?

By Reed Blaylock/The Conversation

Inside the extraordinary experiment to save the Stradivarius sound

By Chuck Squatriglia

Kwaksistalla Wathl’thla with Mayanilh

Ecological secrets hide between the notes of Indigenous songs

By Dana Lepofsky, Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares, and Oqwilowgwa Kim Recalma-Clutesi/The Conversation

Paul Rudd says "Hey, look at us."

Ten GIFs that really got us through 2019

By Jason Lederman

a couple expressing emotions

Emotions may be universal, but they aren’t easy to translate

By Kate Baggaley

It’s A Wonderful Life

The psychology behind our love of Christmas movies

By S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate/The Conversation

Bright, flashing lights could cause sensitive viewers to have seizures or suffer from migraines.

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ could trigger seizures. Here’s what to know before you go.

By Sara Kiley Watson

Egyptian coffin mummy.

Egypt is reclaiming its mummies and its past

By Sara Kiley Watson

A salsa band on the street.

A recent study reinforces the idea that music is universal

By Sara Kiley Watson

James Dean Rebel Without a Cause

The controversial tech driving James Dean’s return to the big screen

7 science fiction inventions that became reality

Science Fiction

7 science fiction inventions that became reality

By Tom McNamara

Flow chart for how conspiracies start and proliferate

How to start a conspiracy theory

By Jessica Boddy

How menopause evolved—and what it means for us

How menopause evolved—and what it means for us

By Susan P. Mattern

Three fun facts about vodka to lift your spirits

Three fun facts about vodka to lift your spirits

By Jeffrey Miller/The Conversation

An intimate guide to the ferns from Netflix’s ‘Between Two Ferns’

An intimate guide to the ferns from Netflix’s ‘Between Two Ferns’

By Purbita Saha

Stop saving your umbrella for a rainy day

Stop saving your umbrella for a rainy day

By Jonathan Coopersmith/The Conversation

The environmental impact of watching a movie might surprise you

The environmental impact of watching a movie might surprise you

By Sara Chodosh

Everything we know about the new airplanes in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

Everything we know about the new airplanes in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

Laugh tracks trick our brains into thinking dad jokes are funny

Laugh tracks trick our brains into thinking dad jokes are funny

By Marion Renault

Britain makes Alan Turing, the father of AI, the face of its 50-pound note

Britain makes Alan Turing, the father of AI, the face of its 50-pound note

By Eleanor Cummins

The science fiction podcasts every nerd should listen to

Science Fiction

The science fiction podcasts every nerd should listen to

By Rachel Feltman

How a Victorian heart medicine became a gay sex drug

How a Victorian heart medicine became a gay sex drug

By Alex Schwartz

Game of Thrones isn’t a fantasy, it’s a warning

Game of Thrones isn’t a fantasy, it’s a warning

By Alf Hornborg

Dragonglass is real, even if white walkers (hopefully) aren’t

Dragonglass is real, even if white walkers (hopefully) aren’t

By Eleanor Cummins

How to pick the perfect seat in a movie theater for sound and picture

How to pick the perfect seat in a movie theater for sound and picture

Human animal humanimal hand swan feeding

Rethinking what sets humans apart starts with asking if we’re special at all

By Adam Rutherford

Stormtrooper spider Stormtroopis discovery species Star Wars

These clone-like, Colombian spiders are named for Star Wars’ Storm Troopers

By Eleanor Cummins

Rocky movie screengrab

Fitness & Exercise

7 iconic movie training montages ranked by professional trainers

By Eleanor Cummins

a close-up of a combination lock, with the numbers 90 and 0 visible

Zero is just 1,500 years old. Before it, there was nothing.

By Eleanor Cummins

andy weir answers tweets for popular science

‘The Martian’ author Andy Weir answers your questions about Mars

By Tom McNamara

MEGAPIXELS: This strange creature isn’t a spider or a dog, but it sure looks like both

MEGAPIXELS: This strange creature isn’t a spider or a dog, but it sure looks like both

By Jillian Mock

When cameras captured ghosts

When cameras captured ghosts

By Jeanette D. Moses

Peter Jackson made Hobbits look so tiny with this mind trick

Peter Jackson made Hobbits look so tiny with this mind trick

By Sara Kiley Watson

ryan gosling sitting in orange NASA uniform

‘First Man’ is astonishingly accurate—here’s how NASA helped

By Stefanie Waldek

glass bottles on a shelf with handwritten labels

So, what’s the deal with homeopathy?

By Justin McElroy and Dr. Sydnee McElroy

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Chris Sorensen’s clever portraits of celebrities and CEOs

By Jeanette D. Moses

There’s a planet exactly where Star Trek said Vulcan should be

There’s a planet exactly where Star Trek said Vulcan should be

By Mary Beth Griggs

Ginger emoji at salon

The winding, heated, and absurdly technical oral history of the ginger emoji

By Gregory Mone

Disney robot Stuntronics

Disney is turning to robots to pull off dangerous aerial feats

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This is how ESPN’s annual Body Issue gets made

By Jeanette D. Moses

Apple and Pixar created a new file format for augmented reality on your phone

Apple and Pixar created a new file format for augmented reality on your phone

By Stan Horaczek

Versions of Han Solo’s blaster already exist

Science Fiction

Versions of Han Solo’s blaster already exist

By Martin Archer/The Conversation

New science books to read this weekend

New science books to read this weekend

By Mary Beth Griggs

How Popular Science covered ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ in 1968

Science Fiction

How Popular Science covered ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ in 1968

By Herbert Shuldiner

Here’s how Popular Science covered ‘Star Trek’ in 1967

Science Fiction

Here’s how Popular Science covered ‘Star Trek’ in 1967

By James W. Wright

We consume a lot of food and beer on Super Bowl Sunday, but not a lot of electricity

We consume a lot of food and beer on Super Bowl Sunday, but not a lot of electricity

By Sara Chodosh

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

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

By Jason Lederman

You have to admit that this horseshoe crab looks just like Darth Vader

You have to admit that this horseshoe crab looks just like Darth Vader

By Mary Beth Griggs

brief history cover, black cover gold outline of a leaf with white text

Yes, you are probably descended from royalty. So is everyone else.

By Adam Rutherford

The physics keeping Star Wars’ Cloud City afloat

Science Fiction

The physics keeping Star Wars’ Cloud City afloat

By Patrick Johnson

Disney Research created a fireworks display you can feel with your hands

Disney Research created a fireworks display you can feel with your hands

By Stan Horaczek

Bill Nye holding a phone

Watch Bill Nye respond to anti-science tweets

By Jason Lederman

This is the absolute grossest thing about living in space

This is the absolute grossest thing about living in space

What Star Wars taught scientists about sperm

What Star Wars taught scientists about sperm

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

The best entertainment tech of the year

Best of What's New

The best entertainment tech of the year

By Stan Horaczek

How to build the video game you wanted when you were 13

How to build the video game you wanted when you were 13

By Billy Cadden