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Nikon Metcon 8 crossfit shoes

How to tie your shoes (for every activity)

eight chipmunk specimens with tags on them in a museum collection

City living is changing rodent skulls in Chicago

By Laura Baisas

a device on the seafloor

How listening to light waves could prevent subsea cables sabotage

By Mack DeGeurin

a team of five scientsts paddle a dugout canoe that is a replica of one used 30,000 years ago

Ancient canoe replica recreates a 30,000-year-old voyage

By Laura Baisas

Black and white portrait of Albert Einstein

Einstein’s letter to Japan about atomic bomb fails to sell at auction

Active lava flows spilling out of the Erta Ale volcano in Afar, Ethiopia. Credit: Dr Derek Keir, University of Southampton/ University of Florence

A new ocean is forming in East Africa

Cissy, a Sumatran orangutan mother, is taking a nap in her day nest.

Orangutans sacrifice sleep to socialize–but naps can help

By Lauren Leffer

ford suv towing in desert

How the 2025 Ford Expedition tows more, with less vibration

By Kristin Shaw

Ryobi power tools on a plain background

Get A Ryobi power tool, two batteries, and a charger for just $99 during Home Depot’s early 4th of July sale

By Stan Horaczek

An artist’s view of what the area of the Zvejnieki cemetery (present-day northern Latvia) might have looked like when animal parts were processed in the cooking pits.

Stone Age humans extracted animal teeth with flames, blades, and fleshy stews

By Laura Baisas

Newgrange burial mound on sunny day in Ireland

Incestuous ‘god-kings’ may not have ruled Stone Age Ireland after all

man pulling down interior

Texas brothers buy abandoned Boeing 727 for $10,000

By Mack DeGeurin

A turtle basking with its legs outstretched on a rock. This activity is normal and beneficial to turtles.

Why do turtles do the ‘Superman pose’?

By Laura Baisas

Archeologist digging in building foundation site

Archaeologists unearth cellar in America’s first school for enslaved children

Bluetti portable power stations on a plain background

Amazon dropped Bluetti solar generators to their lowest prices of the year just in time for summer storms

By Stan Horaczek

Scanning electron micrograph of the number 15 grain of sample plate C0105-042 from Ryugu, in which djerfisherite was discovered.

Deep space asteroid sample contains unexpected ingredient

two orca whales come into contact with one another and a piece of kelp is between them

Orcas spotted using seaweed to groom each other

By Laura Baisas

How to turn off AI in Windows and bring yourself some peace

a close up of a sedated black bear undergoing an examination by a team of vets. the bear's mouth open, showing his teeth

This is how you give a bear a check-up

By Margherita Bassi

a yellow fungus with a white circle around it in a petri dish

Deadly ‘pharaoh’s curse fungus’ could be used to fight cancer

By Laura Baisas

Jupiter on a black background

Ask Us Anything

What would happen if you tried to land on a gas giant?

By RJ Mackenzie

screenshot of earthquake alerts

How your Android phone can detect earthquakes

a baby sea turtle in the sand

13 serene nature images from the Florida State Parks photo contest

By Popular Science Team

View looking up into lush green branches of large tree and tall Green Tree in Spring.

Could trees know when the summer solstice is?

By Andrew Hacket-Pain / The Conversation

A portrait of a man with a large beard, wearing multiple pairs of multi-colored sunglasses. Studio shot; horizontal with copy space.

How to protect your eyes with the right sunglasses tint

By Alisha McDarris

hand holding Spanish 8 Maravedis coin close-up

17th century Spanish coin found in ‘Diamond Don’s RV Park’

Coast products arranged on a plain background

Save 30% on flashlights, multitools, headlamps, and EDC essentials during Coast’s sitewide sale

By Stan Horaczek

small fish in a net being rescued

Endangered Species

After a devastating wildfire, rescued fish make a triumphant return to Malibu

By Margherita Bassi

Overhead shot of Viking archeological dig site

Construction workers find Viking graves linked to King ‘Bluetooth’

Koala female with her baby at the Perth Zoo in Australia.

Endangered Species

Secret koala population discovered near Australian city

By Margherita Bassi

teen driver from behind

How this driving school applies psychology to teach teens (and their parents) about safer driving

By Kristin Shaw

A bird on a feeder eating seeds.

How to pick the right bird feeder and feed for your area

By John Alexander

The Canon R6 Mark II and Canon RP mirrorless cameras on a plain background on sale at Amazon

Amazon just dropped Canon mirrorless camera prices by hundreds of dollars

By Stan Horaczek

a plastic bag and other garbage on a shoreline

Plastic bag bans work, new study shows

By Lauren Leffer

a woman douses herself with water from a plastic bottle on a hot, sunny day

What is a heat dome?

By Laura Baisas

A factory on the edge of a cliff

Certain AI prompts generate 50x more CO₂ than others

By Mack DeGeurin

Air conditioner in house window on Summer day.

New paint ‘sweats’ to keep buildings cool

Alan Turing portrait atop his papers

Saved from the shredder, Alan Turing’s papers sell for $627,000

a beige and brown moth on a stone

Endangered Species

Migrating moths can read the stars

By Lauren Leffer

This image shows a detailed, thousand-colour image of the Sculptor Galaxy captured with the MUSE instrument at ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). Regions of pink light are spread throughout this whole galactic snapshot, which come from ionised hydrogen in star-forming regions. These areas have been overlaid on a map of already formed stars in Sculptor to create the mix of pinks and blues seen here.

Sculptor Galaxy shines in 1,000 spectacular colors

By Laura Baisas

Young woman lifting weights at gym

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Could women actually be better suited to weight lifting than men are?

By Popular Science Team

illustration of a large lizard with a bulging head carrying a large egg

Bones of a raccoon-sized prehistoric lizard sat in a jar for 20 years

By Laura Baisas

Peak Design Pro Tripods arranged in a row

Peak Design’s Pro Tripods are packed with carbon fiber and clever features

By Stan Horaczek

A person using AllTrails Peak in the woods

The new AllTrails Peak subscription offers customizable routes, real-time trail conditions, and more

By Stan Horaczek

Huge wave breaking. Ocean spray is thrown into the air. World famous surf break named Jaws on the Northshore of Maui, Hawaii.

What’s the formula for the ‘perfect wave’?

By Avery Schluyer Nunn

a long black amphibian with feathered gills called an axolotl swims in a fish tank

Axolotl mucus peptides attack breast cancer cells and MRSA

By Laura Baisas

Nordic runes etched into stone slab illuminated by flashlight

Runes found in Canadian wilderness baffle archaeologists

A Guatemalan tiger rump tarantula (Davus pentaloris) in a terrarium with reflections.

Tarantulas adapt their running style after losing legs

By Laura Baisas

Fuzzy beetle on red flower

Most bugs can’t see red—but these beetles can

Craftsman tool kids on a plain background on sale at Lowe's

The Lowe’s Craftsman Days sale includes buy-one-get-one-free power tool deals

By Stan Horaczek

Large truck towing ANITA atmospheric survey system in Antarctica

Physicists can’t explain mysterious radio wave emissions in Antarctica

A great hammerhead shark swimming close to the surface in Bimini, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.

Young hammerhead sharks love Biscayne Bay. Leave them alone, humans.

By Laura Baisas

Model of human brain floating over bed in dark room

Ask Us Anything

What’s the purpose of dreaming?

By Clarissa Brincat

Fragment with portion of inscription that says Odysseus

Ancient Greek inscriptions point to the ‘Sanctuary of Odysseus’

Cedar Creek in Congaree National Park, South Carolina, showing old growth bottomland hardwood forest.

This National Park uses a ‘Skeeter Meter’ to inform visitors about mosquitoes

By Laura Baisas

2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1; Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas; May 20, 2025 (Richard Prince Photo)

The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is a stunning piece of engineering

Elevated view of four yellow batteries on a blue colored background

4 battery myths (and why they’re not true)

a leopad seal with its mouth wide open

15 riveting images from the 2025 UN World Oceans Day Photo Competition

By Popular Science Team

person using computer

Free alternatives to Photoshop, Office, Premiere, and Netflix

text in the background, a man sitting at the first tv in foreground

100 years ago, the battle for television raged

By Bill Gourgey

People wearing Darn Tough socks and hiking boots on sale at REI

Treat your feet this summer with deeply discounted Merino wool socks from REI

By Stan Horaczek

Cursor pointing at Spam inbox

That ‘unsubscribe’ button may be a scam

Alarm clock on a blue and beige background

Scientists are redefining time itself, starting with the second

By Mack DeGeurin

Shipwreck anchor and jugs underwater

Shipwreck over a mile deep has centuries’ old artifacts—and modern garbage