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dark matter detector
Science

Glimpse the gold mine where scientists are searching for dark matter

By Ryan Bradley

cave spelunking
Environment

Look inside the hidden world of Earth’s most beautiful caves

By Purbita Saha

video call on laptop
Health

Meet the disease detectives fighting to understand COVID-19

By Eleanor Cummins

Airhead mystery flavor
Science

How mystery flavors confuse our taste buds

By Stan Horaczek

megalodon
Environment

Could an ancient megashark still lurk in the deep seas?

By Riley Black

A toddler with a black mask on
Health

We already know how to keep the next pandemic from catching us off guard

By Rob Verger

MC Wolfman illustration
Health

Why do we see ghosts?

By Jake Bittle

moss balls
Environment

Glacier mice have no feet, but they still move in herds

By Candice Wang

a drawing of a large worm
Science

Welcome to Earth, home to human-sized salamanders and skin-eating worms

By Popular Science Team

joan wong illustration
Science

Seven mysterious sounds science has yet to solve

By Erin Blakemore

Flow chart for how conspiracies start and proliferate
Technology

How to start a conspiracy theory

By Jessica Boddy

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

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

The moon’s south pole is hiding something massive and mysterious
Science

The moon’s south pole is hiding something massive and mysterious

By Neel Patel

moon
Science

The Moon keeps flashing us and we have no idea why

By Neel V. Patel

guillemot colony
Environment

20,000 birds just starved to death off the Dutch coast and no one knows why

By Sara Chodosh

uranus on its side
Science

We’re finally figuring out how Uranus ended up on its side

By Jacob Kegerreis/The Conversation

an old drawing of a surgery
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: killer surgeons and mysterious floating feet

By Rachel Feltman

a tiny house wrapped in bubble wrap
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: glowing Civil War soldiers and historic font battles

By Eleanor Cummins

A mysterious polio-like illness in children has the CDC baffled
Health

A mysterious polio-like illness in children has the CDC baffled

By Sara Chodosh

A British mathematician thinks he’s cracked a secret worth a million bucks
Science

A British mathematician thinks he’s cracked a secret worth a million bucks

By Neel V. Patel

Namibia fairy circle
Environment

A new study explains the origin of mysterious ‘fairy circles’ in the desert

By Sara Chodosh

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

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

By Peter Hess

Illustration of a Dyson sphere around a star
Science

Scientists In The Dark Over Years-Long Dimming Of ‘Alien Megastructure Star’

By Sarah Fecht

Illustration of a Dyson sphere around a star
Science

‘Alien Megastructure’ Star Kickstarter Just Met Its Goal

By Sarah Fecht

Illustration of a Dyson sphere around a star
Science

Controversy Flares Over ‘Alien Megastructure’ Star

By Sarah Fecht

You Can Help Scientists Find Out If This Star Is Hiding Alien Megastructures
Science

You Can Help Scientists Find Out If This Star Is Hiding Alien Megastructures

By Sarah Fecht

What Happens When You Travel At The Speed Of Light?
Science

What Happens When You Travel At The Speed Of Light?

By Thought Café + Popular Science

Who Or What Left This 60,000-Ton Ancient Artifact Under The Sea?
Science

Who Or What Left This 60,000-Ton Ancient Artifact Under The Sea?

By Martha Harbison

The Pioneer Anomaly, a 30-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery, May Be Resolved At Last
Science

The Pioneer Anomaly, a 30-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery, May Be Resolved At Last

By Natalie Wolchover

What Created This Smooth, 200-Mile-Long Trench On Mars?
Science

What Created This Smooth, 200-Mile-Long Trench On Mars?

By Paul Adams