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Inside the extraordinary experiment to save the Stradivarius sound Inside the extraordinary experiment to save the Stradivarius sound

By Chuck Squatriglia

Phonautograph and Wax Cylinder recorders

Humans have been recording sound since before they could play it back Humans have been recording sound since before they could play it back

By Eleanor Cummins

A Spanish-American family photographed in New Mexico in 1940.

DNA tests can’t tell you your race DNA tests can’t tell you your race

By Jack Herrera

Should parents lie to kids about Santa Claus? We asked the experts.

Should parents lie to kids about Santa Claus? We asked the experts. Should parents lie to kids about Santa Claus? We asked the experts.

By Eleanor Cummins

1921 tulsa riots

New evidence points to mass graves of people killed in Tulsa’s 1921 race massacre New evidence points to mass graves of people killed in Tulsa’s 1921 race massacre

By Kate Baggaley

a woman holds a magnifying glass up to her body

There’s a secret room in the basement of the female body There’s a secret room in the basement of the female body

By Popular Science Team

Spirit of St. Louis at Swan Island Airport

This website lets you travel back in time to abandoned airfields near your home This website lets you travel back in time to abandoned airfields near your home

pottery showing athletes jumping

Ancient athletes did something truly shocking with their genitals Ancient athletes did something truly shocking with their genitals

By Popular Science Team

Egyptian coffin mummy.

Egypt is reclaiming its mummies and its past Egypt is reclaiming its mummies and its past

By Sara Kiley Watson

A salsa band on the street.

A recent study reinforces the idea that music is universal A recent study reinforces the idea that music is universal

By Sara Kiley Watson

a man hypnotizing a woman

Ben Franklin invented a mesmerizing instrument with a deadly reputation Ben Franklin invented a mesmerizing instrument with a deadly reputation

By Popular Science Team

a skull and some coffee beans

Did a Swedish king really try to ban coffee with a deadly scientific experiment? Did a Swedish king really try to ban coffee with a deadly scientific experiment?

By Popular Science Team

Five teenage boys in a pop band

The historical significance of Harry Styles’ nipples, explained The historical significance of Harry Styles’ nipples, explained

By Popular Science Team

Forceps changed the way people give birth

Forceps changed the way people give birth Forceps changed the way people give birth

By Neel Shah/The Conversation

Frogs in tiny taffeta shorts paved the way for human in-vitro fertilization

Frogs in tiny taffeta shorts paved the way for human in-vitro fertilization Frogs in tiny taffeta shorts paved the way for human in-vitro fertilization

By Popular Science Team

The weirdest things we learned this week: the origin of moron, forgotten scurvy cures, and bisexual space stations

The weirdest things we learned this week: the origin of moron, forgotten scurvy cures, and bisexual space stations The weirdest things we learned this week: the origin of moron, forgotten scurvy cures, and bisexual space stations

By Popular Science Team

What unearthing ancient cities teaches us about exploring outer space

What unearthing ancient cities teaches us about exploring outer space What unearthing ancient cities teaches us about exploring outer space

By Annalee Newitz

Why we’re still obsessed with the watches astronauts wore to the moon

Why we’re still obsessed with the watches astronauts wore to the moon Why we’re still obsessed with the watches astronauts wore to the moon

How menopause evolved—and what it means for us

How menopause evolved—and what it means for us How menopause evolved—and what it means for us

By Susan P. Mattern

The weirdest things we learned this week: 10k steps a day is totally made up and Charmin knows exactly how you poop

The weirdest things we learned this week: 10k steps a day is totally made up and Charmin knows exactly how you poop The weirdest things we learned this week: 10k steps a day is totally made up and Charmin knows exactly how you poop

By Popular Science Team

Stress and sleeplessness has been a problem since the Victorian era

Stress and sleeplessness has been a problem since the Victorian era Stress and sleeplessness has been a problem since the Victorian era

By Sally Shuttleworth/The Conversation

The flight deck of a British Airways 747-400

Explore the gauges, levers, and history of a 747′s iconic cockpit Explore the gauges, levers, and history of a 747′s iconic cockpit

Century-old ship logs show how much ice the Arctic has lost

Century-old ship logs show how much ice the Arctic has lost Century-old ship logs show how much ice the Arctic has lost

By Marlene Cimons/Nexus Media News

Meet the hero who saved everything you love about modern cities Meet the hero who saved everything you love about modern cities

By Eleanor Cummins

Humans started transforming Earth a lot earlier than we thought

Humans started transforming Earth a lot earlier than we thought Humans started transforming Earth a lot earlier than we thought

Menstrual cups were invented in 1867. What took them so long to gain popularity?

Menstrual cups were invented in 1867. What took them so long to gain popularity? Menstrual cups were invented in 1867. What took them so long to gain popularity?

By Marion Renault

How predicting the future shifted from fiction to fact—and what we lost along the way

How predicting the future shifted from fiction to fact—and what we lost along the way How predicting the future shifted from fiction to fact—and what we lost along the way

By Max Saunders/The Conversation

How humans created color for thousands of years

How humans created color for thousands of years How humans created color for thousands of years

By Eleanor Cummins

We’re barreling towards another Dust Bowl

We’re barreling towards another Dust Bowl We’re barreling towards another Dust Bowl

By Erin Blakemore

Rising high in 19th-century Chicago required nerves of steel Rising high in 19th-century Chicago required nerves of steel

By Eleanor Cummins

The weirdest things we learned this week: Feminist butter sculptures and America’s first favorite pastime

The weirdest things we learned this week: Feminist butter sculptures and America’s first favorite pastime The weirdest things we learned this week: Feminist butter sculptures and America’s first favorite pastime

By Popular Science Team

The weirdest things we learned this week: College students swallowed guppies for sport and chickens wore glasses

The weirdest things we learned this week: College students swallowed guppies for sport and chickens wore glasses The weirdest things we learned this week: College students swallowed guppies for sport and chickens wore glasses

By Popular Science Team

Money, shoes, poop, and other highlights from the 796 items we’ve left on the moon Money, shoes, poop, and other highlights from the 796 items we’ve left on the moon

By Sara Chodosh

Buzz Aldrin sloshed around in pee on the moon (and 11 other Apollo facts)

Buzz Aldrin sloshed around in pee on the moon (and 11 other Apollo facts) Buzz Aldrin sloshed around in pee on the moon (and 11 other Apollo facts)

By Rachel Feltman

The Apollo moon rocks continue to reveal secrets of the cosmos

The Apollo moon rocks continue to reveal secrets of the cosmos The Apollo moon rocks continue to reveal secrets of the cosmos

By Marion Renault

The Apollo 11 mission as told through the astronauts’ heart rates

The Apollo 11 mission as told through the astronauts’ heart rates The Apollo 11 mission as told through the astronauts’ heart rates

The history of science is for sale

The history of science is for sale The history of science is for sale

By Eleanor Cummins

The weirdest things we learned this week: Victorian sex drugs and deadly milk injections

The weirdest things we learned this week: Victorian sex drugs and deadly milk injections The weirdest things we learned this week: Victorian sex drugs and deadly milk injections

By Popular Science Team

What this 17th century astronomer can teach us about succeeding in the modern world

What this 17th century astronomer can teach us about succeeding in the modern world What this 17th century astronomer can teach us about succeeding in the modern world

Britain makes Alan Turing, the father of AI, the face of its 50-pound note

Britain makes Alan Turing, the father of AI, the face of its 50-pound note Britain makes Alan Turing, the father of AI, the face of its 50-pound note

By Eleanor Cummins

Arctic lead pollution can tell us a lot about medieval economies

Arctic lead pollution can tell us a lot about medieval economies Arctic lead pollution can tell us a lot about medieval economies

The weirdest things we learned this week: Nazis ate camel poop and pregnancy tests spread a fungal plague

The weirdest things we learned this week: Nazis ate camel poop and pregnancy tests spread a fungal plague The weirdest things we learned this week: Nazis ate camel poop and pregnancy tests spread a fungal plague

By Popular Science Team

The real-world Mount Doom just erupted (again)

The real-world Mount Doom just erupted (again) The real-world Mount Doom just erupted (again)

By Eleanor Cummins

Vandals, angry artists, and mustachioed tinkerers: The story of New York City’s weather forecasting castle

Vandals, angry artists, and mustachioed tinkerers: The story of New York City’s weather forecasting castle Vandals, angry artists, and mustachioed tinkerers: The story of New York City’s weather forecasting castle

By Eleanor Cummins

Feral pigs are ruining ecosystems across 35 states and hunting is making it worse

Feral pigs are ruining ecosystems across 35 states and hunting is making it worse Feral pigs are ruining ecosystems across 35 states and hunting is making it worse

Driverless car proponents love this stat. Too bad it’s a wreck.

Driverless car proponents love this stat. Too bad it’s a wreck. Driverless car proponents love this stat. Too bad it’s a wreck.

The weirdest things we learned this week: Two sleeps are better than one

The weirdest things we learned this week: Two sleeps are better than one The weirdest things we learned this week: Two sleeps are better than one

By Popular Science Team

The secret to moving this ancient sphinx? Hoverboards

The secret to moving this ancient sphinx? Hoverboards The secret to moving this ancient sphinx? Hoverboards

By Eleanor Cummins

The first paternity tests involved ‘blood vibration.’ They didn’t work.

The first paternity tests involved ‘blood vibration.’ They didn’t work. The first paternity tests involved ‘blood vibration.’ They didn’t work.

By Nara Milanich

The weirdest things we learned this week: doctors drinking pee and telephones made of cats

The weirdest things we learned this week: doctors drinking pee and telephones made of cats The weirdest things we learned this week: doctors drinking pee and telephones made of cats

By Popular Science Team

The weirdest thing we learned this week: werewolf tomatoes and overdosing on placebos with Wendy Zukerman

The weirdest thing we learned this week: werewolf tomatoes and overdosing on placebos with Wendy Zukerman The weirdest thing we learned this week: werewolf tomatoes and overdosing on placebos with Wendy Zukerman

By Rachel Feltman, Eleanor Cummins, Wendy Zukerman

The king behind Machu Picchu built his legacy in stone The king behind Machu Picchu built his legacy in stone

By Eleanor Cummins

The increase in Everest deaths may have nothing to do with crowds or waiting

The increase in Everest deaths may have nothing to do with crowds or waiting The increase in Everest deaths may have nothing to do with crowds or waiting

By Eleanor Cummins

Bill Nye talks killer clowns, mermaids, pigeon poo, and deadly bicycles

Bill Nye talks killer clowns, mermaids, pigeon poo, and deadly bicycles Bill Nye talks killer clowns, mermaids, pigeon poo, and deadly bicycles

By destroying this female pharaoh’s legacy, her successor preserved it forever By destroying this female pharaoh’s legacy, her successor preserved it forever

By Eleanor Cummins

Psychologists once linked autism to schizophrenia—and blamed moms for both

Psychologists once linked autism to schizophrenia—and blamed moms for both Psychologists once linked autism to schizophrenia—and blamed moms for both

By Anne Harrington

Before there was a periodic table, there was chaos

Before there was a periodic table, there was chaos Before there was a periodic table, there was chaos

By Paul Strathern

Before there was a periodic table, there was chemical chaos

Before there was a periodic table, there was chemical chaos Before there was a periodic table, there was chemical chaos

By Paul Strathern

hummingbird in a purple flower

Thomas Midgley, Jr. may have been the most environmentally disastrous person of all time Thomas Midgley, Jr. may have been the most environmentally disastrous person of all time

By Tom Phillips

blood transfusion

Searching in vein: a history of artificial blood Searching in vein: a history of artificial blood

By Marion Renault

The weirdest things we learned this week: Rats with fetishes and America’s first banana

The weirdest things we learned this week: Rats with fetishes and America’s first banana The weirdest things we learned this week: Rats with fetishes and America’s first banana

By Claire Maldarelli, Eleanor Cummins, and Rachel Feltman

You know nothing. Meet the real John Snow. You know nothing. Meet the real John Snow.

By Sara Chodosh

The weirdest things we learned this week: Blood-thirsty Bambi and 12-foot-tall birds

The weirdest things we learned this week: Blood-thirsty Bambi and 12-foot-tall birds The weirdest things we learned this week: Blood-thirsty Bambi and 12-foot-tall birds

By Rachel Feltman

The weirdest things we learned this week: Falcon sex hats and buying human skulls on Instagram

The weirdest things we learned this week: Falcon sex hats and buying human skulls on Instagram The weirdest things we learned this week: Falcon sex hats and buying human skulls on Instagram

By Rachel Feltman