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Scene from Bayeux tapestry showing Halley's comet

Halley’s comet may need a new, medieval name

Craftsman string trimmers

Lowe’s is blowing out this Craftsman cordless string trimmer with battery and charger for just $29 while they last

By Stan Horaczek

Medieval portrait of Richard Rolle

Forgotten, priceless medieval book found in school library

a man anxiously sitting in front of a computer with his hand over his mouth

It’s not in your head. Fear drives decision making.

By Laura Baisas

unhealthy lunch box on table cloth

Eating less ultraprocessed food supports healthier aging, new research shows

By Moul Dey / The Conversation

A young woman slumped over her desk in an office, fast asleep on her arms. To humorously hide that she is sleeping, two pink sticky notes with cartoon eyes drawn on them are stuck over her closed eyelids. Her workspace includes a computer monitor, keyboard, mouse, and a light blue coffee mug.

Tired? You may have social jetlag.

REI sneakers on sale with boots

REI is blowing out sneakers, hiking boots, and casual shoes during its winter clearance sale

By Stan Horaczek

Group of red kangaroos running in Australia

550-pound Ice Age kangaroos could still hop

a small mammal called a marten stands on a log

Endangered Species

Adorable ferret-sized martens are rebounding in California

By Laura Baisas

Yellow bananas arranged against a blue background

Penis size may matter more to men than women

A Sony PS-LX3BT turntable playing turquoise colored vinyl.

Sony embraces analog and aesthetic with new turntables

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s 2024 NIRCam image shows protostar EC 53 circled. Researchers using new data from Webb’s MIRI proved that crystalline silicates form in the hottest part of the disk of gas and dust surrounding the star — and may be shot to the system’s edges.

Space Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope solves a comet crystal mystery

a black robot shaped like a human hand

This robot hand can detach from its arm and crawl around

By Mack DeGeurin

A beautiful snowy forest. The setting sun shines through the tall trunks of conifers.

Ask Us Anything

Snow isn’t actually white

By Laura Kiniry

a monkey with a red face sits in a hot spring while it snows

Snow monkeys love hot springs. They’re also good for them.

By Laura Baisas

Tree broken in half near house due to heavy snowfall

Ask Us Anything

Do trees really explode in extreme cold?

hand putting phone on charger in car

How Nissan improved the wireless charging pad for faster phone juice-ups

By Kristin Shaw

A millenial with a mustache wandering around in public transport showing off a Sony Linkbud Clip open earbud in greige

Sony’s new LinkBuds Clip make situational awareness look clean

rock art showing a clawed hand and an animal

World’s oldest-known rock art found in Indonesian cave

By Laura Baisas

Four images side-by-side showing angles of a saxophone-inspired instrument called the Post Digital Sax

The 10 weirdest and wildest musical instruments of 2026

Some pieces of chocolate with white splotches on a wooden cutting board.

Ask Us Anything

Why does chocolate turn white? It’s not mold.

By Clarissa Brincat

Hero image of the Meze Audio STRADA closed back dynamic driver headphones connected to a DAP

Meze Audio builds on its success, literally, with new STRADA headphones

A Warm Grey Jabra Evolve3 75 and Black Evolve3 85 headset sitting next to each other on a white background

Jabra transforms headsets into headphones with new Evolve3 75 & 85

a pod of white beluga whales swimming off the coast of Alaska

Endangered Species

The swinging sex lives of Alaska’s beluga whales

By Laura Baisas

a lionness walks on a misty night

13 gorgeous black-and-white images of the animal kingdom

By Popular Science Team

January 4, 2022 Deerton, MI Mature woman working on laptop in her home.

How to really spot AI-generated images, with Google’s help

Cuddl Duds base layers on sale at Amazon

Amazon is blowing out Cuddl Duds base layers and and thermal underwear just in time for frigid temperatures

By Stan Horaczek

Pouring whiskey into glass from bottle near wooden barrel on table

Scottish distillery wants to bottle whisky in aluminum, not glass

Paleontologists excavating sandstone encased dinosaur fossils from parking lot dig site

Dinosaur bones found underneath parking lot in Dinosaur, Colorado

A cross section of a dog's heart showing heartworm

This deadly dog ‘spaghetti’ has ancient origins

By Laura Baisas

a bat flying through the night

A robot bat sheds new light on how they hunt in darkness

By Mack DeGeurin

Cozyplayer pillow with a woman sleeping on it.

This weirdly shaped pillow might help you sleep better and it’s 40% off at Amazon right now

By Stan Horaczek

Canada and USA reenacting the war during 1812

British soldier’s long-lost memoir rediscovered in Cleveland

a brown cow with a large stick in her mouth and mountains in the background

Veronika the Cow shocks scientists by using a tool

By Laura Baisas

The skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex is seen in the Dinosaur Gallery of the Royal Belgium Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels, Belgium.

Tyrannosaurus rex took 40 years to reach full size

By Margherita Bassi

Craftsman mechanic tool set and impact driver

Amazon has this 262-piece Craftsman Mechanic Tool set for just $129 (down from $249)

By Stan Horaczek

large semi in front of hydrogen plant

Electric Vehicles

Toyota is drag racing hydrogen-powered trucks in the Arizona desert

By Kristin Shaw

Three harvest mice playing around and entwining their tails together to stop them from falling.

Female mice often have multiple sexual partners—for survival

By Margherita Bassi

A group of Emperor penguin chicks (

A huge iceberg becomes a deadly trap for penguins

Outdoor gear on clearance at Backcountry.com

Backcountry.com’s 3-day clearance flash sale dropped jackets, hoodies, fleeces, and more up to 70% off

By Stan Horaczek

Backcountry.com sunglasses clearance sale header

Backcountry.com is blowing out dozens of sunglasses for clearance prices during this flash sale

By Stan Horaczek

A Roman fresco showing a young maked girl reading and three other adult women draped in fabric togas on a bright red background.

What were books like in ancient Greece and Rome?

By Konstantine Panegyres / The Conversation

a young chimpanzee hanging upside down in a tree

Baby chimpanzees like to free fall through trees

By Margherita Bassi

Woman is waking up

How to avoid the iPhone’s notorious ‘silent alarm’ bug

Alaskan Hard Gear Duluth Trading jackets and pants

Duluth Trading’s winter clearance drops its toughest coats, pants, and outerwear up to 70% off

By Stan Horaczek

A seemingly serene landscape of gas and dust is hopping with star formation behind the scenes.

Space Telescope

Hubble spots three young stars going through growth spurts

GOOLOO portable jump starters and tire inflators

You need a portable jump starter in your car and Amazon has these GOOLOO models for clearance prices

By Stan Horaczek

Blockbuster video store exterior at night

How to make a Blockbuster VHS sleeve for any movie

Bose speakers on sale during the refurbished clearance

Bose is clearing out refurbished audio products, including a soundbar for just $99

A shark tooth next to a spoon used to excavate it from sand in Oman

In ancient Arabia, people dined on sharks and stingrays

an iguana with mostly green scales flecked with some orange, blue, and yellow

Don’t pick up frozen iguanas

By Laura Baisas

A Bengal cat licks the forehead of a young white boy in a striped shirt. The boy has dirty blonde hair and smiles. The cat sits on a table and there's a grey drape pulled to one side of a window behind them.

Why do cats lick you? An expert explains.

This LOFAR DR2 image of J1007+3540 superimposed over an optical image by Pan-STARRS shows a compact, bright inner jet, indicating the reawakening of what had been a ‘sleeping’ supermassive black hole at the heart of the gigantic radio galaxy.

Black hole space volcano erupts after 100-million-year nap

Woman paying for something on laptop while holding credit card

Congress trying to make it easier to unsubscribe (again)

a close up of a mummified cheetah preserved in a laboratory. it's sharp front teeth are visible

Endangered Species

Mummified cheetahs could help save the critically endangered big cats

By Laura Baisas

Anker accessories on sale at Amazon

Amazon has just about every Anker docking station, power bank, and portable power station on sale right now

By Stan Horaczek

Anker Prime Power Bank

Anker Prime Power Bank (20K, 200W) review: Plenty of power for laptops and more

By Stan Horaczek

A vibrant, conceptual digital illustration of a translucent, bright red gelatin mold (Jell-O) against a gradient yellow background. Visible inside the gelatin is a small, dark silhouette of an airplane, suspended as if frozen in place, visually representing the metaphor of turbulence feeling like being stuck in Jello.

Ask Us Anything

Is turbulence really like Jell-O? Pilots weigh in.

By Cat Rainsford

elon musk, game of thrones, queen elizabeth, barack obama

Wikipedia’s 25 most popular entries of all time

a mosquito drinking human blood

Without forests, mosquitoes turn to human blood

a large machine crushes an ebike

Electric Vehicles

Australian police smash e-bikes in crackdown on unruly teens

By Mack DeGeurin

a deer stands by a river

Deer markings actually glow

By Laura Baisas

A sample of the dental remains excavated in Pontecagnano that date to the 7th-6th century BCE.

Iron Age teeth reveal the hidden lives of ancient Italians

Four desktop homescreens showing SETI@home software running

100 mystery sounds under review for signs of extraterrestrial life