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Anti-icing chemicals in winter season. Street treated with technical salt or de-icing chemicals, closeup view. Effective tool to fight ice on surfaces. Rock salt on road.

Stop using so much sidewalk salt

By Alisha McDarris

A Jack Russell terrier looks out beneath the bed covers alongside their owner's feet, which peek out from beneath the covers. The dog has an alert, inquisitive expression. The bed covers are a tan color.

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Would my dog or cat really eat me if I died alone?

By Nidhi Sharma

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12 ethereal images from the 2025 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year awards

By Popular Science Team

Astronaut working inside International Space Station module

International Space Station

Tour the International Space Station in new NASA walkthrough

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5 breakthrough health innovations in 2025

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Why you should still print photos

close-up of Grey/Gray squirrel holding a walnut

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Squirrels can find 85% of the nuts they hide

By Popular Science Team

a capybara between two evergreen trees

Donated Christmas trees get a second life at the zoo

By Laura Baisas

Patagonia gear on sale at REI

REI is blowing out tons of Patagonia gear during this year-end clearance sale

By Stan Horaczek

a global density map of the world's buildings

Browse a 3D map of the world’s 2.75 billion buildings

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Fitness & Exercise

You should start taking “Fart Walks”

red and white and red and green candy canes on a green background

The magic of making candy canes by hand

By Laura Baisas

a small cat walking on leaves

Endangered Species

Tiny wild cat spotted in Thailand for first time in 30 years

By Margherita Bassi

A coffee machine, robot vacuum, and stand mixer on sale after the holidays at Amazon

These 59 post-holiday Amazon deals drop kitchen and home upgrades for clearance prices

By Stan Horaczek

a variety of products

Best of What's New

5 personal care products that solved real problems in 2025

By Rachel Feltman

a black horse on dirt

12 award-winning photos of our beautiful world

By Popular Science Team

A person in a blue jacket holds a labeled glass jar filled with grain seeds while standing in a narrow aisle of a genebank. The room is filled from floor to ceiling with shelves holding hundreds of similar jars for long-term storage.

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The seed vaults that could save humanity

veteranarians sit in an inflatable pool with a large sting ray

Giving a 140 pound stingray a check-up requires 8 people

By Laura Baisas

coins in dirt and a can in dirt

A couple walking their dog found $10 million worth of rare coins

a telescope image of an oval shaped star cluster

Hubble spots massive sandwich-shaped blob in deep space

By Mack DeGeurin