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three men work on planting a tree

A tree with 40 different fruits planted in Philadelphia

By Laura Baisas

A collage of three images showing the black expanse of space. Two-thirds of the collage is taken up by the black background sprinkled with small, blurry galaxies in orange, blue, and white. There are two images in a column at the right side of the collage. On the right side of the main image, not far from the top, a very faint dot is outlined with a white square. At the right, there are two zoomed in views of this area. The top box is labeled NIRCam and shows a fuzzy dot at the center of the inset. The bottom box is labeled MIRI and shows a fuzzy pinkish dot.

Space Telescope

JWST snaps first image of asteroid that threatened Earth

an illustration of several mouths talking

How to talk for a very, very long time

By Laura Baisas

Medieval copy of Canterbury Tales

A surprising number of medieval scribes were women

a device on the top of the head with hands holding it

Brain implant helps woman with paralysis speak with her own voice again

By Mack DeGeurin

Close up of hand excavating ancient amphibian fossil

Ancient alligator-sized amphibians died under mysterious circumstances

An illustration showing how the brain and gut are connected.

The brain remembers what gave you food poisoning

By Laura Baisas

close up of finger balancing a grain of rice next to tiny pacemaker for size comparison

World’s smallest pacemaker is the size of a grain of rice

an adult eagle tends to two chicks on a nest

Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets officially named: Meet Sunny and Gizmo

By Laura Baisas

Top down photo of stone grave site

Sacrificed teens discovered in ancient Mesopotamian burial site

several lightning strikes in the distance. a man crouches down in a squatting position with his hands over his ears. a red circle with a line through it is over the image, indicating that this is not what to do during lightning

Actually, it’s not safe to crouch during a lightning storm

By Laura Baisas

Lexar ssd drives arranged in a row on sale at Amazon

This $179 2TB Lexar portable SSD is just $108 right now at Amazon

By Stan Horaczek

A low-polygon human brain dissolves from top to bottom, visually representing the progression of memory loss

How an unusual medical procedure transmitted Alzheimer’s

By RJ Mackenzie

Concept art depicting a portion of the Future Circular Collider particle accelerator

Particle Physics

The atom-smashing Large Hadron Collider’s successor will be 56 miles wide

Children and seniors using digital devices

Why e-ink is better for reading than your phone or tablet

Worker using laptop and smartphone at office

Sorry, hiding your phone won’t stop your procrastination

Martian landscape taken by NASA rover

Toxic dust on Mars could make astronauts sick

The Greater mouse-tailed bat flies through the night sky, searching for insects

How bats avoid crashing into one another

By Laura Baisas

Composite image for XGIMI lifestyle projector Amazon Big Spring Sale post

It’s the last day to save hundreds on some of our favorite projectors

This image, made with Multispectral Imaging and processed using the Minimal Noise Fraction method, brings out annotations on the left-hand side which were invisible to the naked eye, including the stamp ‘Huntingfield’ believed to have been added in the 16th century when the manuscript was repurposed as a binding.

Rare Merlin and King Arthur text found hidden in binding of medieval book

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