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Woman gardening, planting a poppy, close-up.

Embrace the fun of growing culinary plants in unexpected places

By Debbie Wolfe

Blue jay on city sidewalk.

What to do if you find a baby bird out of its nest

By RJ Mackenzie

Fossil fragments on black background

These human ancestors weren’t as lonely as experts thought

That weird call or text from a senator is probably an AI scam

By Mack DeGeurin

Greenworks yard tools on a plain background

Greenworks battery-powered yard tools are up to half-off during Amazon’s early Memorial Day sale

By Stan Horaczek

a black and white snake with two heads

Rare two-headed snake is surprisingly thriving

By Margherita Bassi

Close up of hand slicing onion with knife on cutting board

How to avoid crying while cutting onions, according to physics

thousands of birds take to the sky

Weather radar picks up over 1 million migrating birds

By Margherita Bassi

a mine opening with tracks running in

How an abandoned mine became Korea’s moon lab

nails sticking out from wood

8-year-old kid with a metal detector stumbles upon a 19th century shipwreck

By Mack DeGeurin

Back of US gold coin depicting NASA space shuttle launch

US Mint releases Space Shuttle $1 gold coin

an illustration of a human brain with a lightbulb over it, simulating an idea

Your ‘Eureka!’ moments can be seen in brain scans

By Laura Baisas

Sony WH-1000XM6 Bluetooth ANC headphones in Black sitting on a retromodern coffee table

Sony’s new Bluetooth headphones fix the last generation’s biggest flaw, and sound better doing it

Man comparing digitized Magna Carta on laptop to notes in book

Harvard paid $27 for a Magna Carta copy in 1946. It’s actually an original.

four puffins with white and black plumage and bright orange bills stand on a rock overlooking the north sea

Puffin-counting season begins with two new livestreams

By Laura Baisas

A view from the scene where a mother and two children died with one children in critical condition after being struck by an Audi operated by a 32-year-old woman with a suspended license in Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York, United States on Saturday, March 29, 2025. Saturday afternoon at 1:04 PM a Toyota Camry with TLC plates and attempted to turn on Ocean Parkway and it was struck near the bumper by an Audi A3 Sedan and the impact caused the Audi to strike a mother and her children as they were walking in the street. The mother and two of her children are dead and her third child is in critical condition. As of this time no arrests are made however the mother is being tested by breathalyzer. Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch visited the scene and held a news conference.

Super Speeders are deadly. This technology can slow them down.

By Mack DeGeurin

The Chicago Archaeopteryx, under UV light to expose soft tissues.

Feathered fossil shows famed dinosaur could fly (like a chicken)

a split image of two newly discovered poison dart frogs. the one on the left has yellow legs with brown spots and green-ish stripes. the frog on the right has a brown body with light blue stripes

It’s raining tiny toxic frogs

By Lauren Leffer

An illustration of what the Amniote (early reptile) would look like from 350 million years ago.

Amateur paleontologists uncover earliest known ‘reptile’ footprints

By Laura Baisas

A group of bright colorful hot peppers on a red background.

Scientists discover why some hot peppers are total wild cards

Traeger Pro and Ironwood grills set against a meat background

Traeger grills are at their lowest prices of the year during Amazon’s early Memorial Day sale

By Stan Horaczek

2 small boys playing Street Smart video game in video arcade on boardwalk.

The surprising benefits of video games

an illustration of an extinct arthropod, with three large black eyes, antennae, and 16 body segments

Ancient three-eyed ‘sea moth’ used its butt to breathe

By Laura Baisas

A dog on stuffed stairs and a cat in an automatic litter box for Amazon Pet Day

The best Amazon Pet Day deals on food, supplements, toys, beds, and everything else for your dog or cat

By Stan Horaczek

A new 5G cell tower stands on a high-rise building

Study debunks 5G health conspiracy theory (again)

Partially excavated Roman floor mosaic

Smugglers busted near Turkish castle for trying to steal Roman mosaic

two eaglets with black feathers sitting in nest

Bittersweet fledge watch begins for bald eagles Sunny and Gizmo

By Laura Baisas

an illustration of a pink flamingo feeding in a shallow pool. a swirling vortex of water is near its beak

Flamingos conjure ‘water tornadoes’ to trap their prey

By Laura Baisas

Overhead shot of ocean water

Ancient 300-foot-tall mud waves gave rise to Atlantic Ocean

concept image of intestines and medicine

Ask Us Anything

Will prebiotics and probiotics really help you poop? What gut experts say.

By Harriet Weber

Entamoeba histolytica (green) attacking human T cells.

This parasite rips apart human cells and wears them as disguises

a child shows two hands with wrinkled fingers after swimming

Your fingers wrinkle the same way every time they’re in water

By Laura Baisas

Artistic impression of a neutron star that is 'evaporating' slowly via Hawking-like radiation. Credit: Daniëlle Futselaar/artsource.nl

The universe may die sooner than expected

A mother chimpanzee carrying her twins on her back.

Wild chimp babies bond with their moms in human-like ways

By Laura Baisas

Office laptop computer on bright yellow background

9 settings to change on your Mac

Hydro Flask Travel Tumblers in a row on sale at Amazon

Amazon is blowing out Hydro Flask Travel Tumbler cups just in time for iced coffee season

By Stan Horaczek

Various flowers in a flowerbed in soft sunlight in summertime.

Everything you need to know about chaos gardening

By Debbie Wolfe

Composite image of a red Velotric Breeze 1 ebike on top of a country road

What to expect on your first e-bike ride

By Heather Kuldell-Ware

a tiger peers through a rib cage of dead animal

17 unforgettable images from the Environmental Photography Awards

By Popular Science Team

Tools for measuring home air quality on a blue background with a dust cloud

How to measure the air quality in your home by yourself and with a pro

By Terri Williams

Open dishwasher with clean dishes in the white kitchen

The science of why you should use your dishwasher

an aerial train car set on top of text

A century ago, suspended monorails were serious mass-transit contenders

By Bill Gourgey

How to find any file on your phone

A close-up on the luxurious Sennheiser HE 1 electrostatic headphones in their custom cradle. The world's most expensive headphones all silver and shiny.

Inside the factory building headphones that cost more than a luxury car

CGI recreation of Athena statue in the Parthenon

View the Parthenon as it stood in 432 BCE

A man playing snooker at a billiard club in Beijing. the blue ball is in front, with the yellow, white, red, and green balls in a row behind it

Ask Us Anything

How to get better at snooker… with physics

Close up of deep sea squid

Humans have only seen 0.001 percent of the ocean floor

a close-up of a chimpanzee eating a piece of watermelon

Chimpanzees can keep a rhythmic beat

By Laura Baisas

Craftsman mechanics tool sets against a plywood background on sale at Amazon

Get this 230-piece Crafstman tool set for just $99 at Amazon before it sells out

By Stan Horaczek

Green hedge in the frontyard

How to build a living fence

By Debbie Wolfe

Competitors in indoor skydiving wind tunnel

The dizzying acrobatics of the World Indoor Skydiving Championships

Inflatable flailing tube man balloon against blue sky

Flailing tube man-inspired robot uses no electronics

flying car in the sky

This $1M flying car can reach speeds of 155 mph

By Mack DeGeurin

three plant species

Scientists discover how some flowers mimic the smell of death

By Lauren Leffer

Close up of aoudad ram

Texas aims to legalize hunting invasive sheep from helicopters

screenshot of copilot

How to use Copilot Vision for free in Microsoft Edge

the skyline of houston, texas

28 big American cities are sinking

By Laura Baisas

an ai-generated image of a man in a hat and hoodie

This man was killed four years ago. His AI clone just spoke in court.

By Mack DeGeurin

Close up of MingKwai keyboard with Chinese characters on keys

First Chinese typewriter rediscovered in grandfather’s basement

Urban farming sustainability concept, captured in Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Surviving global catastrophe is a matter of community, not commerce

a snow leopard walking down a mountainside

Northern India’s elusive snow leopards get their close up

By Laura Baisas

orange sports car

Genesis finally unwraps its new GMR-001 hypercar

By Kristin Shaw

a snail laying an egg from its neck

Watch a snail lay an egg…from its neck

By Laura Baisas

Elizabeth Ruth Belville receives a timekeeping certificate from an official at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, circa 1903. Once Belville has the accuracy of her watch, which she calls 'Arnold', confirmed in this way, her task is to 'take the time' round businesses in the West End and City of London. Belville's work was the means of ensuring standard time in the city before the advent of radio. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Literal time ladies used to sell people a look at their watches

By Popular Science Team