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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: underwater horse videos, the call of the void, and an ill-fated, icy balloon trip

By Rachel Feltman

We may finally know how Easter Island’s giant statues got their jaunty stone hats

We may finally know how Easter Island’s giant statues got their jaunty stone hats

Marine Capt David Gooch hiking

Some 83,000 members of the U.S. military are missing. This group tries to bring them home.

By Vince Beiser

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: wild weather, Victorian cannibalism, and the female orgasm (as told by a 12th-century nun)

By Rachel Feltman

a taxidermy dog

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: the best dog of all time, kindles of kittens, and mushrooms eating human corpses

By Rachel Feltman

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: The first celebrity diet, confused albatrosses, and delusions of death

By Rachel Feltman

Why do we still have fax machines?

Why do we still have fax machines?

By Eleanor Cummins

My ancestor died of a splinter. Wait, what?

My ancestor died of a splinter. Wait, what?

By Eleanor Cummins

Why archaeologists are arguing about sweet potatoes

Why archaeologists are arguing about sweet potatoes

By Sara Chodosh

Is a hot dog a sandwich? The Apollo 13 astronauts had some thoughts

Is a hot dog a sandwich? The Apollo 13 astronauts had some thoughts

By Stefanie Waldek

2,300 years after mathematicians first noticed prime numbers, they’re still intrigued

2,300 years after mathematicians first noticed prime numbers, they’re still intrigued

By Martin H. Weissman/The Conversation

Some of your favorite products have absurd medicinal histories

Some of your favorite products have absurd medicinal histories

By Eleanor Cummins

The big bang got its name from a man who thought the theory was total nonsense

The big bang got its name from a man who thought the theory was total nonsense

By Rachel Feltman

Here’s how Popular Science covered ‘Star Trek’ in 1967

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Here’s how Popular Science covered ‘Star Trek’ in 1967

By James W. Wright

With Operation Popeye, the U.S. government made weather an instrument of war

With Operation Popeye, the U.S. government made weather an instrument of war

By Eleanor Cummins

Why we still haven’t figured out what Stonehenge was for

By Daniel Brown/The Conversation

Even plastic art decays, but museum curators are on the case

Even plastic art decays, but museum curators are on the case

By Eleanor Cummins

People used to drill holes in their skulls, and we’re still not sure why

People used to drill holes in their skulls, and we’re still not sure why

By Katherine Foxhall/The Conversation

A hundred years later, we’re still not sure why the Spanish flu killed so many people

A hundred years later, we’re still not sure why the Spanish flu killed so many people

By Gerardo Chowell, Cecile Viboud, and Lone Simonsen/The Conversation

A normal person’s guide to buying an old film camera

By Stan Horaczek

DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLE: The botany in Obama’s official portrait represents his history

DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLE: The botany in Obama’s official portrait represents his history

By Eleanor Cummins

The botany in Obama’s official portrait represents his history

The botany in Obama’s official portrait represents his history

By Eleanor Cummins

In his first PopSci appearance, a young Stephen Hawking explains an incredible discovery

In his first PopSci appearance, a young Stephen Hawking explains an incredible discovery

By Peter Gwynne

Yes, UFOs exist. But they’re probably not what you think.

Yes, UFOs exist. But they’re probably not what you think.

By Eleanor Cummins

Four ways natural history museums can skew reality

Four ways natural history museums can skew reality

By Jack Ashby/The Conversation

Praying on Apollo

These Really Rare Apollo Images Put the Program in a New Light

By Amy Shira Teitel

The ocean harbors unimaginable secrets, but we need to explore them responsibly

By Laurence Publicover/Katharine Hendry/The Conversation

A MISS spacecraft concept

How the Air Force planned to put men on the moon

By Amy Shira Teitel

Marie Curie mobilized an army of women to help win World War I

Marie Curie mobilized an army of women to help win World War I

By Timothy J. Jorgensen/The Conversation

Make these tiny, exploding hydrogen bubbles

Make these tiny, exploding hydrogen bubbles

By William Gurstelle

smallpox vaccines

The first smallpox vaccine changed the world—but we’re still not sure what was in it

By Sara Chodosh

60 years ago, Sputnik shocked the world and started the space race

60 years ago, Sputnik shocked the world and started the space race

By Mary Beth Griggs

'59 Chevrolet: November 1958

Archive Gallery: Classic Car Advertisements from the Pages of PopSci

The Seven Keys to Safety: March 1948

Archive Gallery: Automobile Safety Tips

A brief history of origin theories

By Mary Beth Griggs

Found: A star that last dazzled astronomers in 1437

Found: A star that last dazzled astronomers in 1437

By Mary Beth Griggs

This mysterious ancient tablet could teach us a thing or two about math

This mysterious ancient tablet could teach us a thing or two about math

By Rachel Feltman

greenwood grill

How to grill meat over an open fire

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

Hunley submarine painting

The mystery of a spooky Confederate submarine might finally be solved

By Rachel Feltman

We’ve been predicting eclipses for over 2000 years. Here’s how.

We’ve been predicting eclipses for over 2000 years. Here’s how.

By Mary Beth Griggs

A brief history of spacewalks

A brief history of spacewalks

By Jason Lederman

How to build an hourglass watchtower

How to build an hourglass watchtower

By William Gurstelle

Here’s our original coverage of Apollo 11

Here’s our original coverage of Apollo 11

Why doctors are still studying JFK’s chronic back pain

Why doctors are still studying JFK’s chronic back pain

By Kate Baggaley

This new museum exhibit tells us to respect the microbes that live on us

This new museum exhibit tells us to respect the microbes that live on us

By Claire Maldarelli

DNA from Egyptian mummies and Viking graves reveals how cats conquered the world

How to build a medieval crossbow

How to build a medieval crossbow

By William Gurstelle

Da Vinci’s Architronito

How to build a steam-powered cannon invented by Da Vinci

By William Gurstelle

Build a gas-powered marshmallow shooter

Build a gas-powered marshmallow shooter

By William Gurstelle

Smallpox could be way younger than we thought

Smallpox could be way younger than we thought

By Sara Chodosh

Many have tried, but no one has solved the mystery of Amelia Earhart’s demise

Many have tried, but no one has solved the mystery of Amelia Earhart’s demise

Vintage Space is Moving!

Vintage Space is Moving!

By PopSci Editors

How The Noise Of Big Rockets Breaks Apart Buildings

How The Noise Of Big Rockets Breaks Apart Buildings

By Amy Shira Teitel

Two N-1 rockets on launch pads

This Rocket Failed to Put Soviets on the Moon

By Amy Shira Teitel

How Humans Evolved To Hurt Each Other

How Humans Evolved To Hurt Each Other

By Samantha Cole

How Little Vibrations Break Big Rockets

How Little Vibrations Break Big Rockets

By Amy Shira Teitel

Human Remains Found In 2,000-Year-Old Antikythera Shipwreck

Human Remains Found In 2,000-Year-Old Antikythera Shipwreck

By Mary Beth Griggs

How NASA Goes to Space Without Leaving the Earth

How NASA Goes to Space Without Leaving the Earth

By Amy Shira Teitel

A Boy And His Trebuchet

Build Your Own Mini Medieval Siege Weapon

By William Gurstelle

The motor driven articulated dummy

Meet the Creepiest Android NASA Ever Built

By Amy Shira Teitel

You Could Own This Freaky NASA Robot From The 1960s

You Could Own This Freaky NASA Robot From The 1960s

Jerrie Cobb poses next to a Mercury Capsule

Why Did the Mercury 13 Astronauts Never Fly in Space?

By Amy Shira Teitel

Take A Tour Of New York City In The 1800s With Google Street View

Take A Tour Of New York City In The 1800s With Google Street View

By Samantha Cole

NASA's Satellite Juno at Jupiter

Why You Should Be Really Excited That Juno is at Jupiter

By Amy Shira Teitel