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Nordic runes etched into stone slab illuminated by flashlight

Runes found in Canadian wilderness baffle archaeologists

Large truck towing ANITA atmospheric survey system in Antarctica

Physicists can’t explain mysterious radio wave emissions in Antarctica

Illustration of medieval English fair

Medieval cold case is a salacious tale of sex, power, and mayhem

Stonehenge in Wiltshire of the Great Britain. It is a prehistoric monument, in Wiltshire in South West England. It is under protection of UNESCO.

Archeologists think they solved a 4,500-year-old Stonehenge mystery

Arrow pointing towards potential sonar scan of Amelia Earhart's airplane

Did sonar finally uncover Amelia Earhart’s missing plane?

illustration of a radio signal beaming towards earth

Astronomers discover disappearing radio source in the Milky Way’s center

By Charlie Wood

an old drawing of a kitchen with a large open fire and a small dog running on a mill-like wheel to turn the spit

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

This dog was genetically engineered to be a kitchen appliance

By Popular Science Team

honeycomb in a plastic bag

Bee theft is almost a perfect crime—but there’s a new sheriff in town

By Andrew Zaleski

Tim Enthoven illustration

The world’s most diverse group of bacteria lives inside your mouth

By Claire Maldarelli

An illustrated diagram of the solar system, sun, eight planets, Pluto, and various asteroid belts

A guide to the solar system’s biggest secrets

By Charlie Wood

Lucy Engleman illustration

The famous Nazca lines aren’t mysterious—but they are ingenious

By Sara Kiley Watson

magic starter kit

Six magic accessories every beginner needs

By Stan Horaczek

An illustration of a mustached individual getting up from an arm chair and getting a bowl full of ice cream from the freezer

Does free will actually exist? It’s complicated.

By Sara Kiley Watson

Tim Enthoven illustration

Why do cats purr?

By Marion Renault

Tim Enthoven illustration

Why is it so hard to predict the weather?

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Tomi Um illustration

You probably can’t find every mask in this picture

By Jillian Mock

human brain illustration

How your brain conjures dreams

By Lindzi Wessel

A cluster of bats on the ceiling of a cave

How animals can help us demystify viruses

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Tyler Spangler illustration

What happens when psychedelics make you see God

By Sarah Scoles

Atlantis isn’t real, but here are all the places it could have been

By Eleanor Cummins