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a man with long dark hair and beard is wearing a white and green robe and holding a shepherd's crook. he is a actor portraying saint patrick

Where are St. Patrick’s remains? It’s a hot debate. Where are St. Patrick’s remains? It’s a hot debate.

By Laura Baisas

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Gear

How Carhartt re-engineered a 1950s work jacket that became an unlikely fashion icon How Carhartt re-engineered a 1950s work jacket that became an unlikely fashion icon

By Stan Horaczek

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Gear

Inside the first non-alcoholic distillery in the United States Inside the first non-alcoholic distillery in the United States

Roadtrips to roadmaps: Inside Rockford Fosgate’s speaker development process

Gear

Roadtrips to roadmaps: Inside Rockford Fosgate’s speaker development process Roadtrips to roadmaps: Inside Rockford Fosgate’s speaker development process

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Alien-looking balloons might be the next weapon in the fight against wildfires Alien-looking balloons might be the next weapon in the fight against wildfires

By Sarah Scoles

What tangled headphones can teach us about DNA What tangled headphones can teach us about DNA

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A rendering of AI-assisted traffic light systems.

The future of open city streets could start with smarter traffic lights The future of open city streets could start with smarter traffic lights

Garbage in space illustrated in blacks and reds

How harpoons, magnets, and ion blasts could help us clean up space junk How harpoons, magnets, and ion blasts could help us clean up space junk

By Tatyana Woodall

An illustration of worms in caves in an article about their benefits to humanity.

Cave worms could hold the secrets to a better life Cave worms could hold the secrets to a better life

By Sarah Scoles

An illustration of science's dirtiest jobs.

10 of science’s dirtiest jobs 10 of science’s dirtiest jobs

By Leigh Cowart

Grapes, cocktail, pie, and oil illustrated on a red background to show examples of weed edibles

The tasty chemicals flavoring the edible cannabis boom The tasty chemicals flavoring the edible cannabis boom

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Our favorite science long reads of 2021 Our favorite science long reads of 2021

By Popular Science Team

Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, on three Polaroid photos

This historic Brooklyn cemetery shows us a future without lawns This historic Brooklyn cemetery shows us a future without lawns

By Ryan Goldberg

Gen Z and millennial kid and parent with curly hair and leather jackets sticking their tongues out in the mirror of a red motorcycle

The myth of generations, debunked The myth of generations, debunked

By Yasmin Tayag

Hands holding phone showing Google calendar chat feature on screen

DIY

You can now chat with your guests directly on Google Calendar. Here’s how. You can now chat with your guests directly on Google Calendar. Here’s how.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

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

5 reasons you can’t sleep 5 reasons you can’t sleep

By Eleanor Cummins

This century-old technology could be the key to unlocking America’s renewable energy future

This century-old technology could be the key to unlocking America’s renewable energy future This century-old technology could be the key to unlocking America’s renewable energy future

By James Dinneen

pedestrian traffic light with red background

Designing spaces with marginalized people in mind makes them better for everyone Designing spaces with marginalized people in mind makes them better for everyone

By Eleanor Cummins

Hand holding a phone with a map in front of an empty road.

DIY

No cell service? These are the best offline apps. No cell service? These are the best offline apps.

fisherman holding a rope on a boat

Post-pandemic seafood could be more sustainable. Here’s how tech is driving the change. Post-pandemic seafood could be more sustainable. Here’s how tech is driving the change.

By Virginia Gewin