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Robin song bird, nothing prettier then the basic robin in summer

4 myths about backyard birds, debunked

A person lies in bed under a white duvet, their face partially illuminated by a bright shaft of morning light filtering through dark, heavy curtains. They have one hand resting on their forehead in a gesture of fatigue or waking up, creating a moody, high-contrast atmosphere of early morning.

Is it better to be a morning person or a night owl? What the science says.

By Laura Kiniry

Bright tropical monstera leaves basking in sunlight

How much light houseplants actually need

By Debbie Wolfe

A full-body shot of a Dilophosaurus animatronic at Universal Studios, shown with its colorful neck frill fully extended. The dinosaur is depicted mid-spray, with a stream of water shooting from its open mouth, and is surrounded by dense artificial tropical foliage.

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What ‘Jurassic Park’ got wrong about venomous dinosaurs

By Popular Science Team

a baby lion runs into its mother's butt

14 silly, never-before-seen images from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

By Popular Science Team

A colorized historical photograph of prolific inventor Beulah Louise Henry, known as "Lady Edison," seated at a desk. She is dressed in a formal purple satin dress and pearls, operating a complex, specialized typewriter of her own design. She is looking down at a sheet of paper she is feeding into the machine.

Inventor Beulah Louise Henry’s unstoppable rise to becoming ‘Lady Edison’

By Shoshi Parks

A wide-angle, underwater photograph of a young sea lion with large, dark eyes and long whiskers looking directly into the camera lens. Sunlight beams down through the clear blue water, illuminating the sea lion's head and other sea lions swimming in the background. The foreground shows a rocky seabed covered in marine life, including several dark, spiny sea urchins.

How marine mammals stay hydrated in a salty sea

By Sara Kiley Watson

A conceptual graphic featuring a young child with an afro standing alone against a textured purple and orange gradient background. A large, empty white thought bubble floats significantly above their head.

Not everyone has an internal monologue

By Jennifer Byrne

Close up of woman using smart phone

5 clever iPhone tricks you might not know

A conceptual photograph of a young woman with light-colored hair and a tattoo on her forearm, wearing a white t-shirt against a plain white background. The image uses a multiple-exposure effect to create several overlapping, translucent silhouettes of her figure, conveying a sense of disorientation, dizziness, or blurred vision. She has a pained or nauseated facial expression and is resting her head against her hand.

Why some people get motion sickness—and others don’t

By Laura Kiniry

Car cleaning kit essentials

How to clean your car like a professional detailer

By Stan Horaczek

A medium shot of a dark-furred cat standing on a desk cluttered with vintage papers and an inkwell. The cat is looking alertly to its right, with its whiskers and fur illuminated by a dramatic light source against a dark, moody background.

The CIA once trained cats to be Cold War spies

A close-up photograph of a Halobates, an ocean water strider, resting on the surface of the water. The insect has a long, slender dark body and very thin, wire-like legs that create slight indentations on the water's surface tension. Its reflection is visible on the surface, and the background is a soft, out-of-focus light blue and white.

Do any bugs live in the ocean? Short answer: Not really.

By Andrew Coletti

A close-up photograph of a young child with blonde hair smiling broadly, revealing several missing front baby teeth. The child is playfully covering their eyes with both hands, with a plain grey wall in the background.

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Why do we even have baby teeth?

By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

A vibrant digital collage on a textured blue background featuring several human mouths in various speaking poses. Speech bubbles emerge from the mouths containing text in different languages and scripts, including "ESPAÑOL", "日本語" (Japanese), and "tiếng Việt" (Vietnamese), accented by colorful symbols like a hashtag, exclamation point, and question mark.

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Why are languages spoken at different speeds?

By RJ Mackenzie

Gemini said Two budgerigars, one blue and white and one green and yellow, perched on a wooden branch while appearing to "whisper" or interact closely.

From chirps to ‘hellos’: Why some birds talk like people

By Laura Kiniry

A Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) hovers delicately at a feeder in a backyard, its iridescent feathers glinting in the sunlight. These tiny birds are famous for their incredible long-distance migration, with some traveling up to 2,000 miles between North America and Central America each year. Providing sugar-water feeders in backyards is a common way for bird lovers to help fuel the hummingbirds' energy-intensive journey. During migration, their diet consists of nectar from flowers and feeders, supplemented with small insects for protein. Backyard feeders like this one offer a critical source of food, especially as natural nectar sources become scarce in colder months.

How to attract hummingbirds to your yard

By Debbie Wolfe

A wide-angle photograph of an old, shaded graveyard with several weathered stone headstones of varying shapes and sizes. The cemetery is lush with green grass and is dominated by large, leafy deciduous trees whose branches cast dappled sunlight over the monuments. In the background, more headstones are scattered across a sunlit grassy area.

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The most eco-friendly burial option isn’t cremation or human composting

By Popular Science Team

During WWI, a daredevil pilot helped invent the first ‘drones’

By Bill Gourgey

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7 wild ways pregnancy changes your body forever

By Jennifer Byrne

A split image featuring a colorized portrait of Mary Anderson, a female inventor from the early 20th century, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a bow tie. Next to her portrait is an original technical patent drawing labeled with various "Fig" numbers, showing the mechanical design and lever system of her "Window Cleaning Device," the precursor to the modern windshield wiper.

Windshield wipers’ overlooked female inventor

By Shoshi Parks

An oil painting titled "The Pythia" by Camillo Miola, depicting the Oracle of Delphi in ancient Greece. The Pythia, a young woman in white and gold robes with a heavy gold necklace, is shown in a trance-like state, seated on a tall bronze tripod. Several priests in white tunics surround her, some holding olive branches and one taking notes on a tablet. In the foreground, two figures in ornate blue and gold robes kneel in prayer or supplication before a low stone altar. The scene is set against a deep red wall, with laurel leaves scattered across the floor and a large, dark omphalos stone visible on the left.

Ancient Greece’s most famous oracle was just high on gas fumes

By Andrew Coletti

older man uses iphone

How to make any smartphone easier to use for a senior citizen

A Light Pearl Devialet Phantom Ultimate 108 dB wireless speaker sitting on a stand in front of a window

Devialet Phantom Ultimate 108 dB wireless speaker review: Sound refined and redefined

A bright, high-key close-up photograph of a woman drinking from a clear glass filled with ice and water. The focus is on the glass and her hand, which features decorative nail art with small fruit patterns.

Is drinking cold water bad for you? We asked a dietitian.

By Sara Kiley Watson

Essential items for a car emergency kit

How to build the best emergency roadside kit

By Stan Horaczek

A close-up photograph of a thick-cut roast of venison, sliced to reveal a deep pink, juicy interior. The meat is tied with butcher's twine and has a dark, seasoned crust. It is garnished with coarse sea salt and fresh herbs, resting on a rustic wooden carving board with a blurred kitchen background.

Why some meat tastes gamey

Is drinking hot water in the morning really good for your guts?

By Sara Kiley Watson

A detailed, extreme close-up of an emu's head and neck against its own feathered body. The emu has a sharp, dark beak and a striking, large orange eye. Its head is covered in fine, black wiry feathers, while the thick, gray and black plumage of its body creates a textured, blurred background.

Emus once faced down the Australian army—and won

eyeball melting

Stop staring at screens so much. Here’s how.

A small Chihuahua wearing a jacket while walking on a frosty, sunny day. Outdoor photo.

Why do little dogs shiver so much? We asked the experts.

By Niranjana Rajalakshmi

How to switch from iPhone to Android (or vice versa)

An 1870 sepia-toned photograph of Crawford Market in Mumbai, featuring its prominent stone clock tower and Gothic-style architecture with arched windows. In the foreground, people walk along a dirt road near a horse-drawn carriage and a vintage street lamp.

The history of clocks is one of tyranny and revolution

A colorized historical photograph of a woman in a white coat holding Simon, a black and white tuxedo cat who served as a celebrated ship's cat in the British Royal Navy. The cat wears a pink collar with a name tag, and both the woman and the cat are positioned in front of a dark window.

The tiny tuxedo cat who became a naval hero

Purple RejuvenatePremier premium mattress on a wooden bed platform

This Purple mattress helped me heal a broken collarbone

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3 pro tips for using Google Maps before you even start your trip

A dramatic, close-up photo of a black cat's face emerging from deep shadows. Only its large, luminous yellow-green eyes are brightly lit, staring directly forward with wide pupils that reflect a faint glimmer of light.

Why do cats’ eyes glow in the dark?

By Clarissa Brincat

A portrait of two brothers, Nico and Matteo Mucchetti, posing with their homemade, full-sized replica of a purple ride vehicle from Disney's "Big Hero 6" attraction. The younger brother sits inside the purple wooden structure, which is detailed with orange accents and a string of LED lights along the edge, while the older brother leans over the back. They are positioned in a dimly lit room, creating a dramatic spotlight effect on them and their project.

Teen brothers build a Disney-inspired ride in family basement

By Laura Kiniry

A vintage, colorful movie poster for the 1931 film Frankenstein. In the center, a large, dramatic close-up of Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's monster looms over the other characters. He has a pale, squared-off head, visible scarring on his forehead, and heavy-lidded eyes looking downward with a somber expression. The poster is divided into segments: Bottom left: A well-dressed man in a suit and a woman in a pink dress look off-camera with concerned expressions. Bottom right: Two men are engaged in a tense conversation; one appears to be Dr. Frankenstein, gesturing animatedly with his hands toward an older man. The overall aesthetic is dark and atmospheric, using a "vignette" style with deep blacks and pops of green and blue in the background.

Human head transplants’ gory, Frankenstein-esque history

By Nidhi Sharma

A large brown bear rests in a snowy den, its fur dusted with fresh white snow. Only the bear's head and upper back are visible as it huddles at the entrance of a dark opening nestled under evergreen branches. The bear's eyes are closed, appearing to be in a deep sleep or state of torpor.

No, bears don’t actually hibernate

By Andrew Coletti

screenshot of apple music inside chatgpt

How to connect Apple Music to ChatGPT

A close-up photograph of a small, fluffy Great Tit perched on a frost-covered branch during winter. The bird has a distinctive black cap, white cheeks, and a bright yellow breast with a black stripe. The branch is adorned with small red berries and delicate ice crystals, set against a soft, blurred background of snow-covered foliage.

How do birds stay warm in winter?

By Clarissa Brincat

A colorized historical photograph showing a group of men in traditional Middle Eastern attire, including robes and turbans, gathered at an outdoor coffee house. On the left, a man in a white robe stands behind a counter featuring a large, ornate metal coffee urn. To the right, several other men are seated around a small table, engaged in conversation, reflecting the long history of coffee as a social staple.

4 times drinking coffee was illegal—or even punishable by death

How to clear space in your Google for free

A person bundled in heavy winter gear, including a frost-covered knit hat and a black face mask, with ice clinging to their eyelashes and the fabric. The background shows a dim, icy landscape at dusk with a soft glow from a distant light.

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The toddler who survived a 54-degree body temperature

By Popular Science Team

A close-up photograph of a young child in a sunlit garden, biting into a large, freshly harvested carrot. The child is shirtless, and the carrot still has its long, vibrant green leafy tops attached. The background is a soft-focus view of a lush garden under a bright, clear sky.

Yes, eating carrots can help your eyesight. But it’s not a cure-all.

By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

An artistic, mixed-media digital collage of an early twentieth-century electric vehicle, specifically a Woods Motor Vehicle Company car. The car is rendered in shades of purple and pink against a textured yellow background that looks like crumpled paper. The image features playful, hand-drawn scribbles in red and black, including the words "VROOM VROOM" and "LET'S RIDE!" near the front wheel. The car itself has a tall, carriage-like cabin with large windows and thin, spoked wheels highlighted with glowing pink circles. Decorative red loops and lines are sketched around the rear of the vehicle to suggest motion.

In 1916, hybrid cars could’ve changed history. But Ford wouldn’t allow it.

By Bill Gourgey

A close-up of a person's mouth smiling, showing teeth fitted with metal dental braces on both the upper and lower rows. The image focuses on the orthodontic brackets and wires, with the person’s nose and lips framing the smile.

Why our ancestors had straight teeth without braces

By Sara Kiley Watson

A photograph of a woman in a red jacket outdoors in a snowy park, grimacing in pain while clutching her knee, illustrating how cold weather can affect joint health.

Why do your joints hurt when it’s cold? We asked a doctor.

By Laura Kiniry

A vibrant stage production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. In the center, a young wizard is being sorted under a floating hat by a man in a brown suit. Four large, illuminated banners representing the Hogwarts houses—Gryffindor (red), Ravenclaw (blue), Hufflepuff (yellow), and Slytherin (green)—hang from the gothic arches of the Great Hall, while students in robes watch from the sides.

A Harry Potter quiz may predict your career prospects

By Clarissa Brincat

An action-packed photograph of skijoring, featuring a person on skis being pulled through deep snow by a galloping brown horse. The horse is captured mid-stride, kicking up a large spray of white snow, while the skier, dressed in traditional thick wool clothing and a fur-lined hat, leans back and grips the tow lines firmly. A crowd of spectators with their phones out is visible in the background against a backdrop of dark evergreen trees.

The extreme sport of skijoring, where horses pull skiers at 40 mph

By Jennifer Byrne

A vintage-style colorized portrait of a middle-aged man with light hair combed back, wearing a blue suit jacket, white shirt, and dark tie. He faces the camera with a neutral expression. The background is a uniform, grainy gray, and the image retains visible texture and noise consistent with an old printed photograph.

The only person to win an Olympic medal and a Nobel Peace Prize

By Amy Crawford

A full-length color photograph of a young woman figure skating on an outdoor ice rink. She is wearing a pale green long-sleeved skating dress and white skates, captured in a graceful pose with her arms extended and one leg trailing behind her. The background features a tall, modern office building, bare trees, and a mountain range under a pale sky, reflecting a mid-century winter aesthetic.

From bones to steel: Why ice skates were a terrible idea that worked

Snowed in suburban street. Piles of snow are on either side of a snowy road. A house and telephone wires are seen in the background.

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The most dangerous type of precipitation isn’t snow

By Popular Science Team

An x-ray image of the brain showing a blue outline of a person's upper skull and bright, glowing yellow brain.

What’s a false memory? Psychologists explain how your brain can lie.

By RJ Mackenzie

A vibrant culinary photograph featuring a bowl of fresh ceviche made from white fish, red onion, and herbs, surrounded by the raw ingredients used to prepare it. Several whole, striped lionfish with their distinctive venomous spines are arranged around the bowl alongside whole limes, red onions, and bright orange habanero peppers.

Should you eat invasive species? We asked an ecologist.

By Andrew Coletti

A young woman slumped over her desk in an office, fast asleep on her arms. To humorously hide that she is sleeping, two pink sticky notes with cartoon eyes drawn on them are stuck over her closed eyelids. Her workspace includes a computer monitor, keyboard, mouse, and a light blue coffee mug.

Tired? You may have social jetlag.

A beautiful snowy forest. The setting sun shines through the tall trunks of conifers.

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Snow isn’t actually white

By Laura Kiniry

Some pieces of chocolate with white splotches on a wooden cutting board.

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Why does chocolate turn white? It’s not mold.

By Clarissa Brincat

January 4, 2022 Deerton, MI Mature woman working on laptop in her home.

How to really spot AI-generated images, with Google’s help

A Bengal cat licks the forehead of a young white boy in a striped shirt. The boy has dirty blonde hair and smiles. The cat sits on a table and there's a grey drape pulled to one side of a window behind them.

Why do cats lick you? An expert explains.

A vibrant, conceptual digital illustration of a translucent, bright red gelatin mold (Jell-O) against a gradient yellow background. Visible inside the gelatin is a small, dark silhouette of an airplane, suspended as if frozen in place, visually representing the metaphor of turbulence feeling like being stuck in Jello.

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Is turbulence really like Jell-O? Pilots weigh in.

By Cat Rainsford

A top-down photograph of a pile of fresh, green okra pods resting on a rustic, beige linen napkin with a red striped border. The pods are scattered across the fabric and a weathered wooden tabletop, with the wooden handle of a kitchen knife visible in the upper right corner.

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Why is okra so slimy? Blame the mucilage.

By Andrew Coletti

A colorful, detailed line illustration depicting a medieval courtroom scene where a pig is standing trial. The pig stands on its hind legs at a wooden witness stand or dock, facing a panel of judges and clerics seated behind a long table. In the foreground, a man in a light blue robe points a finger accusatorially at the pig, while other onlookers in traditional medieval tunics and headwear watch the proceedings with expressions of concern and curiosity. The setting features gothic arched windows and draped backdrops typical of the period.

In medieval France, murderous pigs faced trial and execution