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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

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds in a tiled format.

Save up to 25% on the best Bose earbuds, headphones, and speakers for Mother’s Day

a papier mache bird sits in a field

Grand Teton deploys papier-mâché birds

By Popular Science Team

A 3D rendering of a sperm cell.

Next-generation male contraceptives could rely on the perfect temperature

By Laura Baisas

Archeologist working in Roman cellar dig site

Ancient Roman infant burials uncovered under Switzerland housing project

Anker portable charger and USB-C hub on a plain background on sale at Amazon

Amazon is blowing out Anker chargers, cables, USB hubs, and portable powerstations

By Stan Horaczek

A blue tit flies to a feeder in a garden, where a great spotted woodpecker is currently sitting.

Are backyard bird feeders safe? How to stop illness and intruders.

By Laura Baisas

Aerial shot of Chavin de Huantar

Heavy hallucinogenic rituals solidified social castes in Pre-Incan Peru

Doune flintlock pistols displayed in case

300-year-old ‘Doune pistols’ finally return to their hometown in Scotland

Nuclear fusion reactor module section in construction facility

Particle Physics

New nuclear fusion reactor’s electromagnet could lift 10 monster trucks

A Yangtze finless porpoise hunting in China’s Poyang Lake. Fish are jumping all around the porpoise as it leaps out of the water.

Poems spanning 1,400 years tell the tale of a revered porpoise

By Laura Baisas

translation on phone

How to get real-time translations on your phone

an illustration of a woman with long blonde hair kissing a man with short dark hair

Does kissing spread gluten? New research offers a clue.

By Laura Baisas

a lion cub sniffs a tortoise hiding in its shell

10 beautiful images from the 2025 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year awards

By Popular Science Team

a mother and child walk in beside an amtrak train parked at railroad station

Ask Us Anything

What happens if Amtrak gets privatized?

By Mack DeGeurin

a brown building against mountain backdrop

Visit one of the world’s most prolific research stations in Colorado mountains

By Alisha McDarris

A tire inflator, paint sprayer, and circular saw in front of plywood

9 power tools every home should have and when to use them

camper van vehicle with tent on top

Kia’s wild concept EV includes hydro-turbine wheels, solar panels, and a rooftop tent

By Kristin Shaw

Ruggable Star Wars rugs on a plain background

Ruggable makes washable Star Wars rugs and they’re on sale for May the 4th

By Stan Horaczek

Image of dozens of galaxies taken by Hubble Space Telescope

Space Telescope

NASA’s new space observatory is mapping the entire sky in 3D

Mule deer scratching itself

Good luck guessing Yosemite’s most dangerous animal

seven women in dive gear stand on black rocks above the ocean on a cloudy day

South Korea’s ‘sea women’ are genetically adapted for their tough trade

By Lauren Leffer

De'Longhi Rivelia automatic espresso machine pouring espresso

De’Longhi Rivelia review: Automatic espresso done right

By Stan Horaczek

Mummified priest holding cross in coffin with skull blurred out

Mummified Austrian priest’s rectum played important role in preservation

a mosquito under a microscope

What would a world without mosquitoes look like?

By RJ Mackenzie

Paper with equations scribbled on it

Mathematician solves algebra’s oldest problem

A milkman having his float inspected, circa 1935.

What was food like before the FDA?

By Lauren Leffer

iHealth blood pressure monitors arranged in a row

Amazon’s best-selling at-home blood pressure cuff is just $30 for a limited time

By Stan Horaczek

Nut’s cosmological vignette on the outer coffin of Nesitaudjatakhet in the collection of Odessa Archaeological Museum OAM 52976 (C107). Nut’s body is covered in stars as well as a thick, undulating black curve that runs from the soles of her feet to the tips of her fingers. This curve, surrounded by stars on both sides, is reminiscent of the Milky Way’s Great Rift. Credit: Mykola Tarasenko; Odessa Archaeological Museum, NASU

Tomb art suggests Egyptian sky goddess wore the Milky Way galaxy

a california sea lion sits by a pool

This sea lion can keep a beat better than some humans

By Laura Baisas

white smoke coming out of a chimney

Ask Us Anything

What makes smoke black versus white?

By Laura Baisas

Passengers inside the cabin of a commercial airliner during flight. Shallow depth of field with focus on the seats in the foreground.

Ask Us Anything

Why are airline seats so small? It all started in 1978.

By Mack DeGeurin

Deep ALMA observations of 12CO emission from fifteen protoplanetary disks reveal a stunning range of structures in the gas morphology including gaps, rings and spirals.

Future planets revealed in unprecedented detail

Scientists warn deepfakes are about to become undetectable

By Mack DeGeurin

Pile of historic gold coins

Hikers discover nearly 600 gold coins dating back to 1808

An axolotl crawling up to the aquarium pane at the Hamburg animal shelter.

Endangered Species

Axolotls raised in captivity can survive in the wild

By Laura Baisas

Bald eaglets in canoe with caps over eyes

Rescuers borrow canoe to save baby bald eagles in river

A flight-illuminated path and the Milky Way are appearing in the night sky during the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, peaking in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, on May 5, 2024. The Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower is an annual event caused by Earth passing through debris left behind by Halley's Comet.

May skygazing: Meteors, a floral moon, and cosmic beehive

A fringe-lipped bat approaches a Fitzinger's robber frog in Panama. This species of bat eavesdrops on the mating calls that male frogs produce to attract females, and uses these frog calls to detect, assess, and localize its prey.

Young bats develop a ‘caller ID’ to avoid poisonous prey

By Laura Baisas

Illustration of mosasaur chasing prey underwater

Geologists accidentally found a monstrous mosasaur fossil in Mississippi mud

Boeing Super Hornet taking off from the deck of an aircraft carrier

US Navy loses $60 million fighter jet after it falls into Red Sea

The Gorilla Playsets Basic swing set with no children swinging on it.

Get a full-sized wooden swing set for $209 delivered during Wayfair’s extended Way Day sale

By Stan Horaczek

The introductory page of the pamflyt compiled of cheese. It is written in loopy script on beige paper.

Oldest known English book on cheese advises against drinking dog milk

By Laura Baisas

google messages screenshots

7 helpful Google Messages tips you need to know

Scientists working on space probe in lab

A dead Soviet space probe from 1972 is falling back to Earth

a child's drawing of a rainbow with a girl in pigtails standing inder it

Kids draw what they love about Earth

By Popular Science Team

Black and white overhead shot of Mars rover and tracks on planet

NASA satellite spies Curiosity chugging along on Mars

Toucan beak decorated with beads in museum display

Lavish gravesite confirms women’s power in ancient South America

a bandage with daffy duck from looney tunes on a child's arm

Why using the same arm for vaccines might boost the body’s response

By Laura Baisas

Teenage boy in record store shopping for music

Ask Us Anything

What does ‘remastering’ an album actually mean?