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Billie Eilish Google AI mashup
Technology

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
Technology

It’s time to unsubscribe from some streaming services

By Stan Horaczek

moon
Science

Landing on the moon only made us love it more

By Alice Gorman/MIT Press Reader

Star Wars: Squadrons gameplay
Gear

Star Wars: Squadrons is fun on consoles, but VR is where it shines

By Stan Horaczek

A red and orange sunset over San Francisco
Science

Why orange skies fill us with a sense of impending doom

By Johndan Johnson-Eilola/The Conversation

Jeopardy!
Health

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

By Alex Schwartz

Neo Tokyo
Technology

Japanese anime remembers the atom bomb, decades after Hiroshima

By Frank Fuller/The Conversation

Trans pride eye makeup
Health

Exploring the common misconceptions regarding trans and non-binary identities

By Hannah Seo

A blue agave plant
Science

Five burning questions about tequila, answered

By Purbita Saha

Star Wars: Squadrons
Gear

The Star Wars: Squadrons gameplay trailer promises cross-platform starfighter battles

By Stan Horaczek

A bowl of saag or spinach paneer
Science

Eight international cheeses you need to try once

By Candice Wang

Solve the famous water puzzle from Die Hard 3
Science

Solve the famous water puzzle from Die Hard 3

By Eleanor Cummins

people's faces
Health

Why we evolved to feel empathy during pandemics and other disasters

By Peter Sterling/MIT Press Reader

Oscar Bolten Green illustration
Science

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
Science

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

By Sarah Sax/Undark

Superstar singer Taylor Swift at a music festival
Health

Eating disorders are about emotional pain, not food

By Michele Patterson Ford/The Conversation

Mongolian woman milking an animal
Health

The answer to lactose intolerance might be in Mongolia

By Andrew Curry

A view over a plaza in Wuhan, China
Health

The prejudice stemming from the coronavirus outbreak isn’t new

By Marisa Peryer/Undark

Fans at a giant concert
Environment

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

By Eleanor Cummins

UHD Alliance Filmmaker Mode
Gear

Your next TV could have a new mode that automatically eradicates the ‘soap opera effect’

By Stan Horaczek

dinner table
Technology

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

By Chris Berdik

Deucalion and Pyrrha
Environment

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

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media

Niv Bavarsky illustration
Science

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.
Science

The world’s most thrilling motorcycle race, in photos

By Marta Covioli/Motorcyclist

a picture of earth with rings like saturn
Science

An exclusive look at the new season of Cosmos

By Popular Science Team

illustration
Science

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

By Reed Blaylock/The Conversation

violin
Technology

Inside the extraordinary experiment to save the Stradivarius sound

By Chuck Squatriglia

Kwaksistalla Wathl’thla with Mayanilh
Environment

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."
Technology

Ten GIFs that really got us through 2019

By Jason Lederman

a couple expressing emotions
Science

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

By Kate Baggaley

It’s A Wonderful Life
Science

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.
Health

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

By Sara Kiley Watson

Magic: The Gathering Arena animation.
Technology

An inside look at how Magic: The Gathering Arena digitized the world’s most complex card game

By Stan Horaczek

Egyptian coffin mummy.
Science

Egypt is reclaiming its mummies and its past

By Sara Kiley Watson

A salsa band on the street.
Science

A recent study reinforces the idea that music is universal

By Sara Kiley Watson

James Dean Rebel Without a Cause
Technology

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

By Eric Alt

7 science fiction inventions that became reality
Science

7 science fiction inventions that became reality

By Tom McNamara

The 22 best accidentally vegan candies
Gear

The 22 best accidentally vegan candies

By PopSci Commerce Team

Flow chart for how conspiracies start and proliferate
Technology

How to start a conspiracy theory

By Jessica Boddy

How menopause evolved—and what it means for us
Health

How menopause evolved—and what it means for us

By Susan P. Mattern

Three fun facts about vodka to lift your spirits
Science

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’
Science

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

By Purbita Saha

Stop saving your umbrella for a rainy day
Health

Stop saving your umbrella for a rainy day

By Jonathan Coopersmith/The Conversation

The environmental impact of watching a movie might surprise you
Environment

The environmental impact of watching a movie might surprise you

By Sara Chodosh

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

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

By Rob Verger

Laugh tracks trick our brains into thinking dad jokes are funny
Science

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
Technology

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

The science fiction podcasts every nerd should listen to

By Rachel Feltman

How a Victorian heart medicine became a gay sex drug
Health

How a Victorian heart medicine became a gay sex drug

By Alex Schwartz

Redshirts on the red planet: Mars is sporting a giant Star Trek insignia
Science

Redshirts on the red planet: Mars is sporting a giant Star Trek insignia

By Donavyn Coffey

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

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

By Alf Hornborg

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

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

By Eleanor Cummins

Shooting ‘Avengers: Endgame’ for IMAX required a custom 6K camera
Gear

Shooting ‘Avengers: Endgame’ for IMAX required a custom 6K camera

By Eric Alt

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

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

By Eric Alt

Human animal humanimal hand swan feeding
Science

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

By Adam Rutherford

Stormtrooper spider Stormtroopis discovery species Star Wars
Environment

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

By Eleanor Cummins

Rocky movie screengrab
Health

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
Science

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

By Eleanor Cummins

andy weir answers tweets for popular science
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
Environment

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

By Jillian Mock

When cameras captured ghosts
Technology

When cameras captured ghosts

By Jeanette D. Moses

Peter Jackson made Hobbits look so tiny with this mind trick
Science

Peter Jackson made Hobbits look so tiny with this mind trick

By Sara Kiley Watson

ryan gosling sitting in orange NASA uniform
Science

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

By Stefanie Waldek

glass bottles on a shelf with handwritten labels
Health

So, what’s the deal with homeopathy?

By Justin McElroy and Dr. Sydnee McElroy