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a woman reaches to scratch a red rash on her upper back

Why scratching a rash really does make it worse

By Laura Baisas

Thermogalvanic fridge prototype device held in blue gloved hand

The electrochemical cells that could power fridges of the future

rat looking at you

Rats beat AI at recognizing obscured objects

By Mack DeGeurin

a spider with a large white fungus covering its head

Fungus-infected zombie spiders discovered in Northern Ireland

By Laura Baisas

medical professional in a mask

The most dangerous misconceptions about public health

By Lauren Leffer

'There’s been an uptick in that imbalance and that has led to an uptick in the rate of ocean warming.'

Finally, an answer to why Earth’s oceans have been on a record-hot streak

By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey / Grist

old man looking at sea

What’s the maximum human life expectancy?

By Julia Craven

Pulmonary tuberculosis,spreading through the lungs.

Clinical trial finds three new ways to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis

By Laura Baisas

Researchers say taking steps to prevent battery fires may be more effective than relying on possibly dangerous flame retardants.

Electric Vehicles

Flame retardants in some batteries might be making fires worse

By Mack DeGeurin

A polar bear still hunting on the sea ice of Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada.

How do polar bears keep ice off their fur? Grease.

By Laura Baisas

A top-down view of the OSIRIS-REx Touch-and-Go-Sample-Acquisition-Mechanism (TAGSAM) head with the lid removed, revealing the remainder of the asteroid sample inside. The picture was taken using manual high-resolution precision photography and a semi-automated focus stacking procedure. The result is an image that can be zoomed in on to show extreme detail of the sample. The remaining sample material includes dust and rocks up to about 0.4 inch in size.

Scientists find traces of life’s building blocks in historic asteroid samples

A Great Tit pauses with an insect in its beak to feed its young.

Great tits thrive in old-growth forests

By Ethan Freedman

Norovirus is accompanied by abdominal pain, diarrhea and explosive vomiting.

The best ways to stay safe from the norovirus, aka the winter vomiting bug

By William Schaffner / The Conversation

Demonstration of the easily injectable hydrogel

Injectable hydrogel can strengthen brittle bones

An aerial view of the Crater Lake Caldera in Oregon.

Magma chambers found lurking in dormant volcanoes

By Laura Baisas

XB-1 during test flight

Boom Supersonic breaks sound barrier for the first time

A portion of the Bayeux Tapestry showing King Harold riding to his residence, Bosham. The full tapestry depicts the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.

Medieval toilet helps uncover lost home of the England’s last Anglo-Saxon King

By Laura Baisas

Finally, scientists get a penguin’s-eye-view of the world

By Laura Baisas

a baby swell shark swimming in a tank

Aquarium surprised by shark born in a tank without males

By Laura Baisas

Tiny pieces of plastic were found lodged in blood vessels in the brains of mice.

Microplastics look like a ‘car crash’ in mice brains

Disc inserted to Blu-ray player

Sony is killing off its blank Blu-ray discs

A Priority Mail stamp featuring spiral galaxy NGC 628 (left). A Priority Mail Express stamp of star cluster IC 348 (right). Both of these new stamps were issued on January 21 and designed by U.S. Postal Service art director Greg Breeding.

Space Telescope

Calling all philatelists: U.S. Postal Services issues two new JWST stamps

By Laura Baisas

girl dreaming waking up

Ask Us Anything

Why don’t you remember all your dreams?

By Lauren Leffer

a cartoon hand holding a phone with a lock

How to set up the new theft detection features on Android

Stop spending so much money on streaming services

Taos, NM: An Amazon hub locker at a mini-mart near Taos Pueblo.

How to use Amazon Lockers to save time and beat porch pirates

a penguin swimming underwater in straight line making it look like it's flying

15 splashy and stunning underwater wildlife images

By Popular Science Team

Teva Auroris boots in the snow

Teva (yes, like the sandals) makes winter boots now. We tested them in a polar vortex.

By Stan Horaczek

Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra phones laying in a group on a blue background

Samsung just announced its new Galaxy S25 smartphones and you can pre-order them right now

By Stan Horaczek

Bee with QR sticker held in researcher's hand

Researchers glued teeny-tiny QR codes to 30,000 bees

Visitors seen taking photos of the Corpse Flower's blossom at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. One of the biggest and smelliest flowers in the world blooms at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney in Australia on January 23, 2025. It last bloomed in Sydney in 2010.

5 facts about corpse flowers that don’t stink

By Laura Baisas

3D printed gun parts seized by law enforcement

New York considers background check for 3D printers

a scientist holds a large rescued sea turtle in a lab

Endangered Species

Dozens of cold-stunned turtles rescued in Florida

By Laura Baisas

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare–as seen in the bright flash on the right side–on September 10, 2017. The image shows a combination of wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares, which has then been colorized.

Could the Carrington Event happen again?

By Laura Baisas

a beefed-up truck drives across desert dunes

How Ford crafted a Raptor T1+ to race across 5,000 miles of desert

By Kristin Shaw

Lava rising out of erupting volcano

Underground ‘sub-continents’ may rewrite geology textbooks

smartwatch forever chemicals

Apple accused of exposing some Watch owners to ‘forever chemicals’

By Mack DeGeurin

Close up of baboon face

Alpha male baboons’ obsession with females stresses them out

an illustration of a small dinosaur with its tail in their air

Where in the world are Earth’s oldest dinosaurs?

By Laura Baisas

The southern marsupial mole.

World-first study reveals the mysteries of the desert-dwelling marsupial mole

By Charles Feigin / The Conversation

The future of AI is even more fossil fuels

By Mack DeGeurin

Side by side of fire truck and fire jacket

Fake firefighters with bogus truck arrested near LA wildfires

the stone remains of a castle, revealing an archway, wall, and a tower

In a global crisis, working harder isn’t the best solution

By Laura Baisas

Close up of person using nasal spray

FDA approves first-of-its-kind nasal spray for severe depression

a scientist in a lab pierces the inside of an oyster to extract blood

Oyster blood could fight superbugs

By Laura Baisas

Patient with paralysis uses mind to pilot virtual quadcopter

The field team sampling a lake near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, that browned after the extreme events.

Greenland’s lakes are getting uglier—and fast

By Lauren Leffer

A robot called 'Tiangong' is expected to join dozens of other humanoids in a half marathon race later this year.

Human vs: humanoid: Half-marathon pits robots against 12,000 joggers

By Mack DeGeurin

Mars rover prototype in simulated Martian environment with alloy wheels

NASA teases bendable titanium wheels on future Mars rovers

a close up of a dog's nose

Dogs sniff out two new species of truffle

By Laura Baisas

a white ring of salt at the bottom of a black pan

Curious and hungry physicists whip up perfect pasta pan salt rings

By Laura Baisas

a phone with siri open on a table

Stop talking to your phone: How to use Type to Siri

Three chimpanzees in an enclosure at the Kumamoto Sanctuary holding leafy branches.

Peeing is contagious for chimpanzees

By Laura Baisas

updates screen showing progress

How to make sure all your software and apps are up to date

Close up on woman white teeth.

Ask Us Anything

Could we ever regrow our adult teeth?

By Harriet Weber

update updating software app smartphone pc dekstop notebook laptop tablet vector

How important are updates, actually?

woman looking out a window with phone in foreground

How to use Photoshop on your phone

an ipad with a photo on it next to a lamp

5 clever uses for your old iPhone or iPad

Empty drink glasses hanging from bar rack

US may finally require Nutrition Facts labeling for alcohol

a step pyramid built with stone above several smaller buildings

Apex predators were sacrificed nearly 2,000 years ago in Teotihuacán

By Laura Baisas

Cybertruck Cyberbeast edition seized by UK police

Electric Vehicles

UK police seize Cybertruck because it’s illegal there

Two little blue penguins at a nest in Timaru, New Zealand.

When penguins divorce, the whole colony is impacted

By Laura Baisas

a futuristic car on stage

Electric Vehicles

Taking on Tesla, Honda debuts wild 0 Series EV prototypes

By Kristin Shaw

Sforza Castle and fountain

Da Vinci was right: Secret tunnels found in Italian castle