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A high-angle shot of a smiling, bald, Black man in a white TSA uniform shirt and striped tie, holding two large, curved swords with golden hilts above his head. He is looking up at the blades with a playful expression. Behind him are several large, black bins filled with various confiscated items, including scissors, lighters, and tools.

Want knives? How to buy what people leave at airport security.

By Diana Hubbell

several rescue technicians hold a stranded dolphin in a net before releasing it

11 dolphins stranded in Cape Cod rescued by nonprofit

By Margherita Bassi

White AirPods Pro 3 earbuds in their case sitting open on red brick colored upholstery

Apple AirPods Pro 3 earbuds first impressions: The rightful Air to the throne

the northern lights over a snowy iceland landscape

12 astonishing images from the 2025 Astrophotography Prize Photographer of the Year

By Popular Science Team

HP laptop and Skytech desktop computers on sale at Walmart

Walmart’s gaming PC clearance sale drops prices on laptops, desktops, graphics cards, and more

By Stan Horaczek

a woman sitting on the couch with her cat scratching the cat behind its ears

Cat owners donate more money than dog owners

By Laura Baisas

a mannequin with its neck skin being removed

3D-printed skin stretches, bleeds like the real thing

By Mack DeGeurin

a september 2025 calendar with saturday the 27th circled in red

Why September 27, 2025 is the ‘coolest mathematical date of our lifetime’

By Margherita Bassi

A blue, semi-transparent anatomical illustration of a human torso, neck, and shoulders from the front. The main focus is on the spine and nervous system, which are highlighted with glowing red lines running down the center of the back and branching out into the chest. The background is solid black.

Ask Us Anything

Does vagus nerve stimulation work? A scientific cure-all explained.

By Clarissa Brincat

People wearing Patagonia clothing that's on sale at REI

Save on last year’s Patagonia jackets, apparel, and accessories during REI’s seasonal clearance sale

By Stan Horaczek

a great white shark biting an orange test fabric

Shark bite-resistant wetsuits could save lives

By Laura Baisas

a graphic of the brain with several multi-colored balls inside

Why some memories stick while others fade

By Laura Baisas

man works on boat

Inside the factory where MasterCraft builds watersports boats from the outside in

By Kristin Shaw

a woman popping a red pimple on her chin

Researchers develop a pimple patch that actually seems to work

By Margherita Bassi

A skateboarder at 'Skate City', the newly-opened skateboarding park in Tooley Street, London, August 1977. (Photo by UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Why archaeologists are studying a skate park

By Popular Science Team

The Warm Stone Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 headphones on a stage in front of a floral arrangement in a New York hotel suite.

Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 wireless headphones upgrade an already desirable update

a woman sneezing by a window with sun streaming in

UV light can fight indoor allergens

By Laura Baisas

Homo habilis mandible shown with the two tooth pits that were documented and magnified separately.

Leopards may have feasted on our earliest ancestors

Illustration of Joaquinraptor dinosaur with crocodile leg in its mouth

2,000-pound megaraptor died while snacking on a crocodile

Home Depot portable power station deals

The Home Depot has dozens of portable power stations and solar generators at clearance prices during this fall sale

By Stan Horaczek

A high-angle, close-up shot of a person with dark hair and a bright, joyful smile, holding a small dog close to their face. The person's eyes are closed, and the dog, with its eyes also closed, has its mouth open in what looks like a happy, excited expression. The two are embracing in a moment of affection.

Ask Us Anything

Why your dog gets so excited to see you

By Laura Kiniry

Keurig coffee machines on sale at AmazonKe

Amazon is blowing out some of the most popular Keurig coffee machines during this early Prime Day deal

By Stan Horaczek

Three leopard sharks mating in water

First-ever footage of leopard shark sex shows an unexpected trio

TORONTO, ON - MAY 28: .Norval Morrisseau work on display at the Kinsman Robinson gallery in Yorkville FOR GODDARD story on one of Canada's most mysterious and tragic artists. Photographed at the Delta Chelsea in Toronto on Friday

Startup uses AI to fight art forgeries—with hyper-realistic copies

By Mack DeGeurin

Anax junius In flight over water with sun reflections.

It’s dragonfly migration season!

By Margherita Bassi

Study diagram of ancient Egyptian cow bone whistle

Ancient Egypt’s cemetery police blew bone whistles made from cow toes

a man hiking on a sunny fall day standing near a grove of trees changing color and a lake

What exactly is the UV Index? A dermatologist explains.

By Laura Baisas

an orcar breeches the water as two humans look on

14 winning images from the Ocean Photographer of the Year awards

By Popular Science Team

What every button on your iPhone can do (including hidden features)

Ego power chainsaw sawing a log

Shop these early Prime Day deals on powerful Ego battery-powered chainsaws and yard tools

By Stan Horaczek

Pile of fall leaves with fan rake on lawn

The pros and cons of not raking leaves

By Debbie Wolfe

man rides motorcycle in rocky terrain

Riding the Rockies on the Ducati XDiavel V4

a small, brown prairie dog popping out of a hole

Tiny prairie dogs’ poop play a mighty role in grasslands

By Margherita Bassi

a red panda in a tree

11 adorable photos of red pandas to celebrate International Red Panda Day

By Popular Science Team

Delicious breakfast with sunny side up eggs served on white marble table, flat lay

The science behind what we eat for breakfast

a bright pink mesh oval

Researchers created a soft squeezable computer mouse

By Mack DeGeurin

Rubbermaid Brilliance containers with food in them

The best reusable food containers are on clearance at Amazon during this early Prime Day deal

By Stan Horaczek

Pile of papers handwritten by Albert Einstein

Particle Physics

Einstein’s handwritten encyclopedia entry could fetch $200,000

Researcher using thermometer to measure meatball temperatures in kitchen

Ground beef infused with apple scraps clears taste test

Side by side comparisons of a blue jay, green jay, and a hybrid between the two birds with green plummage and a blue head

First known wild ‘grue jay’ hybrid spotted in Texas

fake spider webs for halloween

Beware! Your Halloween decorations could be a nightmare for wildlife

By Margherita Bassi

a bat hanging upside down on a tree

The 2025 Ig Nobel Prizes honor garlicky babies, drunk bats, and more

By Laura Baisas

A poster with the bold red and yellow text "WEATHER IS A WEAPON" at the center. The poster features a black and white photograph of a rural landscape with telephone poles stretching into the distance. In the top left, a menacing cartoon cloud with a face is visible. A small, separate card at the bottom right encourages people to "buy WAR BONDS."

During WWII, the U.S. government censored the weather

A Paleolithic handaxe with a broken distal end, discovered during the Ayvalık survey

Early humans reached Europe via an Ice Age land bridge from Turkey

DJI Osmo Mobile SE gimbal on sale during Amazon Prime Day

The DJI Osmo smartphone camera stabilizer is just $58 during this early Amazon Prime Day deal

By Stan Horaczek

Red Hind Grouper in coral reef

Eavesdropping on grunting groupers reveals how the fish communicate

screenshot of video editor in google

How to use Google Drive’s new free video editor

An artist's impression of Japan’s Hayabusa2 space mission touching down on the surface of the asteroid 1998 KY26. New observations with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed that 1998 KY26 is just 11 m wide, almost three times smaller than previously thought, and is spinning once every 5 minutes, which is much faster than expected. The image above shows an updated size comparison between the asteroid and spacecraft.

Space Telescope

Japanese spacecraft eyes tricky asteroid landing

a black and white dog surrounded by dog toys

Dogs can learn and remember how toys work

By Laura Baisas

A light-toned painting shows a body wrapped in a white shroud lying on a bed or stone slab. Above the body, a translucent, ghostly figure with long hair and a white garment floats away, reaching upward with its arms. A framed window on the left side of the room reveals a blue sky and green hills with a mountain in the distance. The style is soft and ethereal, suggesting the departure of a soul.

Science Fiction

The 21 grams experiment that tried to weigh a human soul

Coral formation with long branches that make it look like Chewbacca

New species of coral named after Chewbacca

An arid archaeological site with a large, excavated rectangular foundation in the foreground, partially dug into a dirt mound. The site is surrounded by dry, barren land and hills in the distance. A few people are visible, providing a sense of scale, and the background shows a valley with green trees and a clear, hazy sky.

Lost mural reveals ancient Silk Road fire ritual

Ripe grapes growing on plants in vineyard lit by sun

Bronze Age farmers often prioritized wine over olives

a map showing where birds are migrating

262 million birds forecast to take to the skies tonight

By Laura Baisas

A black and white American Oystercatcher feeds a chick a mollusk with its long orange beak. Out of focus, rocks and sea surround the scene

18 majestic images from the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards

By Popular Science Team

Close up of Australian sleepy lizard with its mouth open on the ground outdoors

A zookeeper’s burnt lunch revealed a lizard’s secret survival skill

A graphical representation of what a real Gerver’s sofa might look like.

This is the biggest sofa you can fit around a corner, according to a mathematician

A man is lying asleep in a bed with pillows and a striped comforter, set up outdoors in the middle of a forest. The bed has two small bedside tables with lamps. The ground is covered in pine needles and scattered with rocks, and tall, thin tree trunks rise around him, creating a surreal and cozy scene.

Is sleeping outside good for you? Science has a clear answer.

By Laura Kiniry

TP-Link Mesh router and gaming router on a yellow background

Amazon’s early Prime Big Deal Days sale include steep discounts on TP-Link routers and mesh WiFi systems

By Stan Horaczek

This is a still image of the animation showing Gaia’s star-formation map in 3D.

Space Telescope

44 million Milky Way stars glimmer in galaxy’s largest 3D map

Stones are measured at the World Stone Skimming Championships, held on Easdale Island on September 25, 2016 in Easdale, Seil, Scotland. The championships marking its 20th year are held on the last Sunday in September each year on Easdale, which is the smallest inhabited island of the Inner Hebrides. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Scandal rocks international stone skipping contest

a vet examining a seagull wrapped in a towel with a fishing bobber stuck in its mouth

Seagull survives swallowing a giant fish hook–thanks to local vets

By Laura Baisas

Pythagorean theorum illustrated with triangle written in chalk on chalkboard

Forget Pi Day. Today is Pythagorean Triple Square Day.

Smith sunglasses on a gray background on sale at REI

REI has more than 40 different sunglasses on clearance during its annual sale

By Stan Horaczek