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Billie Eilish Google AI mashup

This Billie Eilish cover is unlike any other (because it’s made by Google’s AI)

By Stan Horaczek

Disney Plus Star Wars Marvel Screen

It’s time to unsubscribe from some streaming services

By Stan Horaczek

Landing on the moon only made us love it more

By Alice Gorman/MIT Press Reader

Why do we love game shows like ‘Jeopardy!’ so much?

By Alex Schwartz

Japanese anime remembers the atom bomb, decades after Hiroshima

By Frank Fuller/The Conversation

Trans pride eye makeup

Exploring the common misconceptions regarding trans and non-binary identities

A blue agave plant

Five burning questions about tequila, answered

By Purbita Saha

A bowl of saag or spinach paneer

Eight international cheeses you need to try once

By Candice Wang

Solve the famous water puzzle from Die Hard 3

Solve the famous water puzzle from Die Hard 3

By Eleanor Cummins

Why we evolved to feel empathy during pandemics and other disasters

By Peter Sterling/MIT Press Reader

Oscar Bolten Green illustration

Tomatoes, tempura, and other foods whose origins will surprise you

By Eleanor Cummins

looking through telescopes skyward from a rooftop of one of the buildings of al-Aqsa University in Gaza City

A Palestinian brings stargazing to his homeland, and finds wonder alongside heartbreak

By Sarah Sax/Undark

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

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

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

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

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