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Tiki fire pits arranged on a plain background on sale at Amazon

Grab this Tiki smokeless fire pit for 50% off and spend your weekend making s’mores

By Stan Horaczek

The Lyrid Meteor Shower is visible with competition from the bright light of the full Pink Moon in Joshua Tree National Park on April 25, 2024. The Lyrids are produced by dust particles left by comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher, and there are roughly 20 meteors per hour during its peak.

April skygazing: A pink micromoon, the Lyrid meteor shower, and more

How to customize Google Chrome to make it your own

side table with network

How to set up a separate Wi-Fi network for guests

Close up of Sutton Hoo helmet fragments

Metal detector find may rewrite history of 7th century helmet

Baby holding coin, close-up

Fewer kids are choking on coins—digital payments may be why

By Mack DeGeurin

Fishing boat on sea

Stop stirring up the seafloor

By Lauren Leffer

Bridge over water in Rio Vista, California

Billionaire utopian city launches new shipyard plan

Green ocean island water against blue sky with mountains in distance

Earth’s oceans weren’t always blue, scientists say

This photo taken on July 10, 2024 shows part of an Apatosaurus' dinosaur skeleton at the Dampierre-en-Yvelines castle in France prior to an auction.

Earth’s 5 catastrophic mass extinctions, explained

By Laura Baisas

simulation and real humanoid robot walking

Fancy humanoid robot no longer walks like it urgently needs a toilet

By Mack DeGeurin

An Egyptian pharaoh tomb excavation site with people working

A mystery pharaoh’s massive tomb was discovered in Egypt

Greenworks yard tools on sale for Amazon's Big Spring Sale on a plain background

Amazon is blowing out Greenworks battery-powered yard tools during its Big Spring Sale

By Stan Horaczek

one brown horse and one black horse run along green fields in iceland

Scientists discover why horses are such exceptional athletes

By Lauren Leffer

Depas goblet, excavated by Heinrich Schliemann, 15 cm high, collection of classical archaeology, University of Tübingen. Credit: Valentin Marquardt, University of Tübingen

Trojans of all classes enjoyed a nice jug of wine

White SUV driving with passenger holding American flag

Why are cars bigger in the U.S.? It’s not just cheap gas.

By Kristin Shaw

Venus fly trap wasp encased in amber

This ancient ‘Venus fly-trap’ wasp used its butt to kill

Osprey backpacks on a plain background on sale for Amazon's Big Spring Sale

Grab rare discounts on Osprey outdoor bags and luggage during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

By Stan Horaczek

Close up of mask-like face decoration on Iron Age vessel

Amateur metal detector uncovers massive Iron Age treasure hoard

Transparent wood sample overlaying 'Transparent wood (TW)' on computer screen

Eggs, sticky rice, and transparent wood create new kind of window

screenshots of signal app

How to use the Signal app to keep your chats secure

an baby orca surfaces behind its mother

Baby orca is a descendent of a whale almost sold to SeaWorld in 1976

By Laura Baisas

Ambient weather stations on sale for Amazon big spring sale

The best home weather station is cheaper than ever during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

By Stan Horaczek

a squirrel in deep space

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Squirrels could be the key to getting us into deep space

By Popular Science Team

Blue UE Miniroll portable Bluetooth speaker strapped to the handlebars of a yellow Salsa Confluence gravel ebike

Our favorite biking & hiking speaker is $20 off during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

African Woman Blowing Bubble Gum Playful Portrait

Chewing gum can shed hundreds of microplastics into your mouth

DeWalt tools on sale for Amazon Big Spring Sale on a plain background

Amazon dropped DeWalt power tools to their lowest prices ever for the Big Spring Sale

By Stan Horaczek

a hummingbird with blue, green, purple, and white feathers sucks nectar out of a yellow flower

Baby hummingbird appears to mimic caterpillar to avoid death

By Laura Baisas

Mars Curiosity rover selfie picture against Martian background

Curiosity finds largest-ever organic molecules on Mars

a sports car in motion

The symphonic sounds of the McLaren 750S are a feat of engineering

By Kristin Shaw

Looking south from near a pullout along the Mammoth to Norris road just north of the Nymph Lake overlook. On the other side of the marsh is a tree-covered rhyolite lava flow, and at the base of the flow is a new thermal feature marked by a plume of steam that formed in early August 2024.

Keep an eye on Yellowstone’s steamy new hydrothermal vent

By Laura Baisas

Milwaukee circular saw and impact bits on sale at Walmart

Walmart is clearing out Milwaukee battery-powered tools for spring

By Stan Horaczek

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed Herbig-Haro 49/50, an outflow from a nearby still-forming star, in high-resolution near- and mid-infrared light.

Space Telescope

JWST spots an energetic ‘Cosmic Tornado’ 625 light-years away

An 1803 portrait of Schinderhannes (left). Recent Genetic analyses have now also made it possible to determine the color of his skin, eyes, and hair, as well as positively identifying his skeleton (right).

Famed German robber’s skeleton identified after 220-year-long mix-up

By Laura Baisas

Breville smart oven pro on a plain background on sale at amazon

I use this Breville smart oven every day and Amazon has it cheaper than ever right now

By Stan Horaczek

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A - October 13, 2018 - Toll signs for I-Pass users and drivers to pay tolls on the highway

That unpaid highway toll text message is a scam

Sant'Antiocho, Sardinia, Italy - May 6, 2008: A senior fisherman in a traditional cap squints at the camera at golden hour with the sea in the background in the fishing village of Sant'Antiocho. Close-up shot.

Do people in blue zones actually live longer?

By Clarissa Brincat

Robot taking a like icon from a conveyor belt

The lost art of cleaning out your feed

two baby eagles in a nest

Help Jackie and Shadow name their bald eagle chicks

By Annie Colbert

Well equipped and organized home office for a modern freelance work, no people

How to turn your laptop into a desktop computer

a deer with its mouth open stands in downpouring rain

11 brilliant images from the British Wildlife Photography Awards

By Popular Science Team

JBL Go 3 speakers on sale at amazon header

Amazon has JBL’s waterproof Bluetooth speaker for just $30 in time for pool season

By Stan Horaczek

The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope imaged these giant radio jets stretching 6 million light-years across with an enormous supermassive black hole at the heart of spiral galaxy J23453268-0449256. Could this cosmic anomaly hint at the future of our own Milky Way galaxy? Image via Bagchi and Ray et al/ Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope/ Royal Astronomical Society/

A terrifying fate may lurk inside the Milky Way

Mako shark swimming with orange octopus on its back

Shark’s ‘mystery hat’ turns out to be a giant octopus

a small bird with yellow plumage stands on a branch with its mouth wide open

Traffic noise is making these Galápagos birds more aggressive

By Laura Baisas

A child’s cheek with the characteristic rash associated with measles.

The shaky science behind treating measles with vitamin A

Sunset at Buckingham Palace

The sun has literally set on the British Empire

colorful and fun web of polygons lines and small round particles floating randomly

Ask Us Anything

Why don’t molecules ever stop moving?

By Harriet Weber

Photograph of HMS Tuberose aka RMS Mauretania enters New York harbour in full dazzle, carrying returning troops after the end of the Great War. Dated 1918. (Photo by: Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The illusory reality of WWI dazzle camouflage, re-examined

By Mack DeGeurin

Bluettie Elite V2 portable power stations arranged in a row header

Use this exclusive coupon code to get a Bluetti portable power station for its cheapest price ever

By Stan Horaczek

Father teaching baby how to walk in living room

Why don’t we remember being a baby? New clues in memory mystery.

Row of Cybertrucks in Tesla car lot

Electric Vehicles

Most Cybertrucks recalled to ensure steel panels don’t fall off

Man shakes his head while being doused with water

Ask Us Anything

How is head hair different from body hair?

By RJ Mackenzie

Penguins on an ice sheet in Antarctica

A small amount of penguin poop is enough to spook krill

a plant with google eyes saying 'help'

Plants can now tell you when they’re stressed out

By Mack DeGeurin

ET model from ET the Extra-Terrestrial movie

An original E.T. from 1982 movie could fetch $1M at auction

Atlas robot doing a somersault

Humanoid robots are breakdancing, with mixed results

car running through foam wall

Electric Vehicles

Man tests if Tesla on Autopilot will slam through foam wall (spoiler: it did)

By Mack DeGeurin

four Budgerigars sit on a stick on plain background

We finally know how parrots ‘talk’

By Lauren Leffer

Red sprite timelapse seen over Himalayan mountains

Astrophotographers help crack mystery of ‘sprite fireworks’

A mouse sniffing the air

Messing with mouse brains during sex leads to unexpected discovery

By Elana Spivack

Close up of hand wearing SpellRing device on thumb

Wearable ring translates sign language into text

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra smartphones in a row on-sale with trade-in

Samsung is offering enhanced trade-in deals up to $1,000 toward new S25 smartphones, Galaxy tablets, and earbuds

By Stan Horaczek

Four people on their stomachs plaster casting a mammoth tusk

Texas hunter’s ‘old stump’ find was actually a rare mammoth tusk