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Haliskia peterseni
Science

New species of flying dinosaur found in Australia

By Tom Hawking

Detail from the reconstructed stone tzompantli, or skull rack, at Chichén Itzá.
Archaeology

Ancient Mayan human sacrifices involved twins

By Andrew Paul

green suv driving on a road in rain day
Technology

Rivian vastly improves R1S SUV with version 2.0

By Dan Carney

How forecasts of bad weather can drive up your grocery bill
Environment

How forecasts of bad weather can drive up your grocery bill

By Ayurella Horn-Muller / Grist

a black widow spider on a leaf. the spider is black with a red marking on its abdomen.
Animals

New experimental black widow venom antidote uses human antibodies

By Laura Baisas

Microplastic pile close-up
Climate Change

Every human semen sample contained microplastics in new study

By Andrew Paul

an off roading SUV drives through dirt and scrub
Technology

Paper maps aren’t dead, but this digital map app is an innovation for off-road explorers

By Kristin Shaw

Astronaut conducting spacewalk outside ISS
Science

NASA astronauts will scrape microorganisms off ISS during upcoming spacewalk

By Andrew Paul

arctic
Science

The good news about ‘giant viruses’ found in the Arctic Circle

By Tom Hawking

twin baby elephants stand under their mother
Animals

Set of rare elephant twins born in Thailand

By Laura Baisas

Five mysterious ancient artifacts that still puzzle archaeologists
Science

Five mysterious ancient artifacts that still puzzle archaeologists

By Natasha Harlow / The Conversation

a juvenile dolphin lifts its head out of the water
Animals

Young dolphins mimic sex as part of play

By Laura Baisas

California Forever concept art of utopian cityscape
Agriculture

California’s billionaire utopia may not be as eco-friendly as advertised

By Andrew Paul

Young woman holding blank screen cell phone, driving car.
Technology

Your driving could be monitored by popular apps

By Andrew Paul

two juvenile elephants greet each other near a watering hole. their trunks are interlocked.
Animals

African elephants use name-like calls to address each other

By Laura Baisas

human bladder
Health

To pee or not to pee? That is a question for the bladder—and the brain

By Emily Underwood / Knowable Magazine

moth
Environment

What’s behind the record outbreak of spongy moths in the eastern US?

By Zoya Teirstein/Grist

text that says 'netflix in 1984' over an image of a disc video player
Technology

The $580 million vinyl movie disaster that destroyed an empire

By Popular Science Team

a hand holding a phone with disney plus open
DIY

How to save money by jumping between streaming services

By David Nield

As the planet warms, many of Alaska’s glaciers are retreating. This is destabilizing cliff faces throughout the state’s myriad bays and fjords.
Environment

Sailing in Alaska? Watch out for tsunamis

By Christian Elliott / Hakai Magazine

milky way above a barn and tent
Science

10 spectacular images from Milky Way Photographer of the Year awards

By Popular Science Team

Concept art of MouthPad wearable medical device
Health

New device enables tongue-controlled mouse cursor

By Andrew Paul

An orange tree stays next to a damaged buildings in Antakya, Hatay province, on February 5, 2024, after one year the February 2023 earthquake. The disaster, which killed more than 53,500 people in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria, was the region's deadliest in many centuries. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)
Science

New data on ‘the Big One’ offers a clearer view of inevitable earthquake catastrophe

By Lauren Leffer

Travis Lerol holds an AR-15 assault rifle along with a rifle's lower receiver made of ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) plastic that was constructed by his 3D printer at his home on Tuesday, February 12, 2012, in Glen Burnie, MD.
Technology

YouTube restricts kids’ ability to see some gun content

By Mack DeGeurin

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy machine in hospital laboratory.
AI

New technology could shrink bulky MRI machines

By Andrew Paul

A colorful adult female Joro spider. These arachnids are native to parts of Southeast Asia.
Science

No, ‘flying’ venomous spiders are not coming for you this summer

By Laura Baisas

a pink laptop on a pink, red, white background with coffee cup
DIY

Windows and macOS can free up storage space for you—here’s how

By David Nield

There is no science behind eye exercises to improve sight
Health

There is no science behind eye exercises to improve sight

By Benjamin Botsford / The Conversation

Stink bugs were observed freezing in place when this drone hover bed above them.
Technology

How drones and AI could help farmers fight a stink bug invasion

By Mack DeGeurin

a school of yellow and white swim near a reef
Animals

Fish swimming together fare better in turbulent waters

By Laura Baisas

UP.FIT upgraded Cybertruck cop car concept
Technology

Militarized Cybertruck cop cars are coming

By Andrew Paul

a tiger shark swimming in the ocean (left). a small spiky mammal with a pointy nose canned an echidna (right) on land
Environment

Unlucky shark vomits up hedgehog-like animal, shocks scientists

By Laura Baisas

Starship fourth liftoff
Science

SpaceX’s fourth Starship launches

By Andrew Paul

oysters plate
Environment

Climate change is coming for your oysters

By Devon Fredericksen / Hakai Magazine

blue swirls swirling around white clouds and a brown surface on jupiter
Science

Surprisingly, storms on Jupiter and Earth have something in common

By Laura Baisas

Meta AI
Technology

Angry Instagram posts won’t stop Meta AI from using your content

By Mack DeGeurin

a large bird with blue plummage and orange eyes called a cassowary
Environment

The world’s most dangerous bird is at risk of extinction

By Laura Baisas

OceanXplorers sub
Animals

Watch the exclusive trailer premiere for James Cameron’s new ‘OceanXplorers’ series

By Andrew Paul

Boeing Starliner launch
Science

Boeing Starliner launches first crewed mission for NASA

By Andrew Paul

Zebrafish
Science

Why do we send so many fish to space?

By Briley Lewis

Bornean Orangutan
Science

These orangutans indulge in a spa-like skincare routine

By Popular Science Team

The Sonoran Desert toad.
Health

From toad toxin to medicine: The promise of 5-MeO-DMT

By Lourdes Medrano/Undark

Newborn stars peek out from beneath their natal blanket of dust in this dynamic image of the Rho Ophiuchi dark cloud from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
Science

How scientific wonder brings comfort to life and death

By Keith Wagstaff

yaks and sheep grazing on grassland with mountains in the distance
Science

Bronze Age nomads used cauldrons for blood sausage and yak milk

By Laura Baisas

vacuum on blue carpet
DIY

How often should you vacuum? It depends.

By Debbie Wolfe

First metal 3D printer on space station dribbles molten steel
Science

First metal 3D printer on space station dribbles molten steel

By Harri Weber

Drinking alcohol on airplanes is bad for your body
Health

Drinking alcohol on airplanes is bad for your body

By Tom Hawking

Concept art of superstructure with gravity battery inside
Climate Change

Colossal skyscrapers could harness height for gravity batteries

By Andrew Paul

Image of June 3, 2024, solar flare
Science

Watch a wild ‘failed eruption’ solar flare

By Andrew Paul

A huge thermokarst crater showing the damage to the permafrost and our climate, Batagay, Russia.
Science

Earth’s ‘Gateway to Hell’ is growing

By Lauren Leffer

an american flamingo. the bird has pink and white plumage with a black beak
Environment

A ‘pink wave’ of flamingoes settles into the Sunshine State

By Laura Baisas

A pickup truck drives around fallen debris and palm trees in the Ybor City neighborhood ahead of Hurricane Ian making landfall on September 28, 2022 in Tampa, Florida.
Environment

Why this summer might bring the wildest weather yet

By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey / Grist

a snake spits venom out of its mouth
Environment

Snake venom’s deadly secrets decoded with fake blood vessels

By Laura Baisas

Common cuttlefish
Technology

Cuttlefish tentacles and origami inspired a new robotic claw

By Andrew Paul

two men holding trophies over a background of an assembly line
Technology

The father-son duo changing the world of automotive engineering at Ford

By Kristin Shaw

a close up of a cicada with blue eyes
Environment

A ‘one-in-a-million’ blue-eyed cicada spotted by 4-year-old child

By Laura Baisas

Visualisation of the central grave/main burial of the Grafenbühl mound
Science

DNA suggests ancient Celtic royalty was matrilineal

By Andrew Paul

An artistic life reconstruction of Genyornis newtoni, the last of the dromornithids, at the water’s edge
Environment

Giant 500-pound geese once honked around the Australian outback

By Laura Baisas

elderly person
Health

There is new help for dealing with aggression in people with dementia

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

a sandwich cut into a y shape
DIY

Is the Y cut the best way to slice a sandwich?

By Justin Pot

'nope' on space background
Science

In 1967, Walter Cronkite tried to predict the year 2000. Here’s what he got right (and very wrong).

By Popular Science Team

While scientists have seen colossal squid before—like this specimen examined by New Zealander researchers in 2014—their interactions have always been with animals that were either pulled from the depths, washed up on shore, or otherwise removed from their natural habitat.
Environment

Visiting the kraken at home

By Evert Lindquist / Hakai Magazine

11 US National Parks where you can find fossils
Environment

11 US National Parks where you can find fossils

By Alisha McDarris

How do animals get their spots and stripes? A Turing mechanism holds clues to patterns
Environment

How do animals get their spots and stripes? A Turing mechanism holds clues to patterns

By Amber Dance/Knowable Magazine