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hermit crab with pink creature on its head

New species looks like a fuzzy pink hermit crab wig

By Laura Baisas

a latte in space

Why some scientists say our universe is Sad Millennial Beige

By Popular Science Team

This artist's concept depicts a supermassive black hole in the process of shredding a massive star—at least 30 times the mass of our Sun—to pieces. Scientists propose this is what happened around the distant black hole referred to as J2245+3743, which in 2018, brightened dramatically to create the brightest black hole flare ever recorded, shining with the light of 10 trillion suns. This is likely the most massive star-shredding event (formally called a tidal disruption event or TDE) ever observed and one of only a few to have occurred in an active galactic nucleus (AGN), which is an active supermassive black hole "feeding" off material in a surrounding disk. The stunning flare was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), based at Caltech's Palomar Observatory, and the Caltech-led Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey.

Black hole unleashes brightest flare ever—brighter than 10 trillion suns

Seized ivory and rhino tusks photographed by law enforcement

Endangered Species

Endangered rhino horns and elephant tusks seized in California

rotten eggs with black and white fuzzy mold on them

Stinky ‘rotten egg’ gas could fight nail infections

By Laura Baisas

A close-up photo of some dandelions, but the image is slightly distorted by digital artefacts.

Why we (probably) aren’t living in a computer simulation

a bird with white and gray plummage

Rare seabird saved after swallowing four large fishhooks

By Laura Baisas

A person's lower legs and feet, wearing thick, gray fuzzy socks, are stretched out against a clean white duvet or sheet. The image is bright and minimal, suggesting a cozy, relaxed moment in bed.

Ask Us Anything

Do you need more sleep in fall and winter? Probably.

By Laura Kiniry

A Vivid ORange Hetbike Mars 3.0 sitting on green grass

Heybike Mars 3.0 review: The folding e-bike built for adventure

By Heather Kuldell-Ware

a full moon rises over the ocean

Brightest supermoon of 2025 lights up the sky this week

By Laura Baisas

Skeleton in grave in Iron Age Celtic tribe

Celtic women held power—and were sacrificed

P. Mikazuki Portuguese Man O'War

Portuguese Man O’War species honors ‘One-Eyed Dragon’ samurai

several boys sit around a tribal drum

Digital linguists work to save the Arapaho language

By Margherita Bassi

a stone circle in a field

‘Extremely rare’ Roman tomb discovered in Germany

By Margherita Bassi

google ai search screenshot

How to use AI Mode instead of regular Google searches (or avoid it altogether)

A high-angle shot shows a person's hands placing a white plate of food—rice pilaf with mixed vegetables and a piece of chicken—into a white microwave oven. The food is centered on the rotating glass tray, and the background is a bright blue wooden surface.

Is microwave cooking nuking all the nutrients?

By Andrew Coletti

An orca swims next to a shark with a visible wound. Image by Marco Villegas.

Orcas are hunting young great white sharks for their livers

a phone with google discover open

How to fix your Google Discover page

a close up of an opal

What do you see? 12 extreme close-ups bring ‘hidden science’ to life

By Felice Frankel

Frog stretch with extension

Fitness & Exercise

6 hip stretches for tightness and pain

By Jordan Burchette

A vintage photo collage featuring an oval cut-out image of seven people—three men and four women, who appear to be young college students—dressed in 1920s-era clothing. They are standing close together and looking at the camera. The background is a texture of yellowed, old newsprint with blurred text about a sleep experiment.

In 1925, seven students went 60 hours without sleep—for science

By Bill Gourgey

a close up of food scraps being poured into a compost bin

Food scraps could power future airplanes

By Mack DeGeurin

Eastern hellbender salamander underwater in river

Hellbender salamanders are huge—and in trouble

MacPaw Moonlock home screen

MacPaw’s Moonlock offers a full suite of Mac security tools in a slick, simple package

By Stan Horaczek

a mosquito on a white daisy

This mosquito death trap is all-natural and very deadly

By Laura Baisas

a plump brown spider

Beware, beachgoers: New spider discovered in California’s sand dunes

By Margherita Bassi

Bat flying down to attack a frog in rainforest pond

This tiny bat is one of the world’s deadliest hunters

wind turbine being loaded into airplane

The world’s largest plane will transport wind turbines blades and fighter jets

By Mack DeGeurin

Two men are standing behind an enormous, pale orange Atlantic Giant pumpkin, with their hands resting on it. They are inside a large greenhouse structure, surrounded by green vines and leaves. Both men are smiling and wearing casual t-shirts and jeans.

Giant pumpkin growers face off for world gourd domination

By Diana Hubbell

Musket and cannonballs recovered in Scottish battlefield

18th century lead ammo found in Scottish Highlands

Four views of ochre fragment used by Neanderthals

Neanderthals used ‘crayons’ to color

Shark air purifier next to an adorable dog

Shark’s pet-friendly air purifier is cheaper than ever at Amazon for a limited time

By Stan Horaczek

Illustration of a pack of Nanotyrannus brazenly attacking a juvenile T. rex

This tiny T. rex is actually a new species

man holding radio shouting

Listen up: The Popular Science ‘Ask Us Anything’ podcast is back

By Popular Science Team

A dark, grainy infrared or night-vision security camera image shows a mouse or rat on a ledge or windowsill, grappling with and biting a flying bat. The bat is visible on the left, upside down in mid-air with its wings spread, as the rodent lunges at it. The entire scene is dominated by shades of white and gray against a dark background.

Caught on camera: Rats hunting bats mid-flight

the planet saturn

November Stargazing: Supermoon number two, meteors galore, and ‘naked’ Saturn.

a long, thin aircraft in the sky

This drone’s wingspan rivals a 737—but it’s lighter than an NFL linebacker

By Mack DeGeurin

Muddy tire in pothole puddle anchored by bricks

New asphalt could make potholes extinct

A wasp spider in its web inside Sierra Mariola Natural Park in Bocairent, Valencian Community, Spain.

Spiders ‘decorate’ their webs to help trap dinner

By Laura Baisas

Side-by-side of a coiled green mamba and a white llama

The secret ingredient in a snake antivenom? Llamas.

a zombie worm, it is long and cylindrical with tentacles

Zombie worms have gone missing

By Laura Baisas

A close-up photograph of a young girl's face peering out from under a large, white duvet or blanket. She is lying in bed, holding the blanket close to her chin, and has a frightened expression. The background is dark, emphasizing the light on her face.

Ask Us Anything

Why you ‘see’ things in the dark, according to an ophthalmologist

By Diana Hubbell

Screenshot of ROV video showing icefish nests on floor of Weddell Sea

The quest to find Shackleton’s ship uncovered an Antarctic mystery

Dreo space heater heating a room

Dreo space heaters are on sale at Amazon just in time for the cold weather to roll in

By Stan Horaczek

A large planetary nebula. The nebula’s central star is hidden by a blotchy pinkish cloud of dust. A strong red light radiates from this area, illuminating the nearby dust. Two large loops extend diagonally away from the centre, formed of thin ridges of molecular gas, here coloured blue. They stretch out to the corners of the view. A huge number of bright, whitish stars cover the background, also easily visible through the thin dust layers.

Space Telescope

Red Spider Nebula glows in ethereal new JWST image

By Laura Baisas

CT scan displaying German sword blade with engraved name on it

Renaissance sword reveals a hidden engraving

Artist's recreation of ‘Epiatheracerium itjilik’ in its forested lake habitat, Devon Island, Early Miocene, 23 million years ago. The plants and animals shown, including a rodent, rabbit and the transitional seal ‘Puijila darwini,’ are all based on fossilized remains found at the site.

Rhinos once lived in Canada

By Laura Baisas

Two close up shots of two tube-nosed bat species

Six new bat species discovered in the Philippines

The blue marked Queen of a Carniolan honey bee (Apis mellifera carnica) colony is searching for a place to insert an egg.

Queen bees are violently ousted if worker bees smell weakness

By Laura Baisas

A colorful vintage poster illustration featuring a large Uncle Sam figure in a stars and stripes outfit, leaning down to adjust the hands of a massive clock with Roman numerals, which has a red center. Below him, a smaller man is running frantically with a small clock showing the time is one hour earlier. The text at the top reads "VICTORY! CONGRESS PASSES DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL." The style is reminiscent of early 20th-century American political or war-time posters.

The U.S. tried permanent daylight saving time—and hated it

Scan of hieroglyphs on Mayan Foundation Rock

Mystery Mayan ruler was no king

a dolphin blowing bubbles under water

Dolphins may be getting an Alzheimer’s-like disease due to this neurotoxin

By Margherita Bassi

Back angle of man scratching head and looking at rows of TVs in electronics store

Your eyes can only handle so much HDTV

Awa Guajá couple, family of Takarentia, only contacted 5 days before this picture was taken, 1992.

Half of all uncontacted Indigenous tribes may disappear by 2036

a close up of leopard spots

Why do animals have spots and stripes?

By Laura Baisas

Can dogs really smell fear? A vet weighs in.

By Clarissa Brincat

an iphone with visited place opened

Apple Maps in iOS 26 keeps track of your favorite places

Northern right whale.Eubalaena glacialis.Courting group. Several males approach a female (on left). Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada

Endangered North Atlantic right whales are making a slow comeback

By Margherita Bassi

The first six women in newly issued, incompletely adorned astronaut jumpsuits, 1978: (front, left to right) Sally Ride, Rhea Seddon; (rear) Kathy Sullivan, Shannon Lucid, Anna Fisher, Judy Resnik.

NASA’s trailblazing generation

By Valerie Neal

Woman sitting on back seat having headache

Why you get carsick—and how an iPhone feature might help

Archaeologists discover massive ancient Egyptian fortress

By Margherita Bassi

a big cat with flamingo in its mouth dead

13 riveting images from the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards

By Popular Science Team

Close up of solar flare on sun

Scientists prepare for the next Carrington Event

Anker solix portable power station, portable phone charger, and charging dock

Amazon is clearing out Anker chargers, cables, adapters, and more during this post-Prime Day sale

By Stan Horaczek