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Woman using old cell phone in Nokia ad

12 Nokia Design Archive photos celebrating peak Y2K tech 12 Nokia Design Archive photos celebrating peak Y2K tech

By Popular Science Staff

a tomb in a desert

Archaeologists find the 4,000-year-old tomb of an overachieving Egyptian magician Archaeologists find the 4,000-year-old tomb of an overachieving Egyptian magician

By Laura Baisas

Astronomy: a 40-foot telescope constructed by William Herschel, in use outdoors. Coloured etching, 18--. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark.

400 years of telescopes: A window into our study of the cosmos 400 years of telescopes: A window into our study of the cosmos

By Bill Gourgey

Henrique Alvim Corrêa’s Illustrations for The War of the Worlds (1906)

100 years of aliens: From Mars beavers to little gray men 100 years of aliens: From Mars beavers to little gray men

By Bill Gourgey

A winning picture of mutated pollen grains, colorized, from the Koch Institute Image Awards.

Under a microscope, mouse colons and mutant pollen become art Under a microscope, mouse colons and mutant pollen become art

By Popular Science Team

Hairs and pores on a southern oak leaf

11 views of the microscopic world in brilliant detail 11 views of the microscopic world in brilliant detail

By Popular Science Team

Adult otter biting pup

8 animals being naturally hilarious 8 animals being naturally hilarious

By Popular Science Team

Venus Crater Farm image taken by the Magellan spacecraft for NASA

The hellish Venus surface in 5 vintage photos The hellish Venus surface in 5 vintage photos

By Amy Shira Teitel

11 eye-opening images from NASA’s Mars missions 11 eye-opening images from NASA’s Mars missions

An Amur tigress rubbing herself against a Manchurian fir tree

Check out the breathtaking winners of the 2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest Check out the breathtaking winners of the 2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest

By Rachael Zisk

Sea turtle. Queensland, Australia.

9 goofy, award-winning animal photos to turn your day around 9 goofy, award-winning animal photos to turn your day around

By Popular Science Team

15 bird photos that will make your heart sing 15 bird photos that will make your heart sing

By Candice Wang

A fox attacking a marmot

The most astonishing wildlife photos of 2019 range from meme-able to political The most astonishing wildlife photos of 2019 range from meme-able to political

The best wildlife photos of the year remind us that nature is amazing—and brutal

The best wildlife photos of the year remind us that nature is amazing—and brutal The best wildlife photos of the year remind us that nature is amazing—and brutal

By PopSci Editors

We asked for your best photos of frozen soap bubbles—and wow, did you deliver

We asked for your best photos of frozen soap bubbles—and wow, did you deliver We asked for your best photos of frozen soap bubbles—and wow, did you deliver

By Sophie Bushwick

philae landed on comet

15 incredible photos taken by the Rosetta spacecraft 15 incredible photos taken by the Rosetta spacecraft

By Jeanette D. Moses

Longhorn beetle

These are the most beautiful pictures of bugs you will ever see These are the most beautiful pictures of bugs you will ever see

By Mary Beth Griggs

The front end of a tapeworm

From tapeworm heads to weevil sex, 10 big photos of tiny things From tapeworm heads to weevil sex, 10 big photos of tiny things

By Ellen Airhart

Archive Gallery: A Century of Weather Control

Archive Gallery: A Century of Weather Control Archive Gallery: A Century of Weather Control

By Colin Lecher

52 of Cassini’s most beautiful postcards from the outer solar system 52 of Cassini’s most beautiful postcards from the outer solar system