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$The first image depicts star cluster NGC 602 in vibrant and festive colors. The cluster includes a giant dust cloud ring, shown in greens, yellows, blues, and oranges. The green hues and feathery edges of the ring cloud create the appearance of a wreath made of evergreen boughs. Hints of red representing X-rays provide shading, highlighting layers within the wreath-like ring cloud. The image is aglow with specks and dots of colorful, festive light, in blues, golds, whites, oranges, and reds. These lights represent stars within the cluster. Some of the lights gleam with diffraction spikes, while others emit a warm, diffuse glow. Upon closer inspection, many of the glowing specks have spiraling arms, indicating that they are, in fact, distant galaxies.$

Happy holidays from space!

By Laura Baisas

The long finger sticking out of the Sun at the bottom left of this image is a coronal mass ejection. It was captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on August 31, 2012.

Does the Sun make noise?

By Harriet Weber

A Sombrero ground lizard (Pholidoscelis corvinus) photographed on Sombrero Island in June 2021. This species is endemic to the Carribbean island.

Population of nearly extinct lizard grows 16X in only six years

By Laura Baisas

fake drone video on tiktok

People keep falling for fake ‘drones over Jersey’ videos

By Mack DeGeurin

Small LCD video projector on table in living room, watching movies in home theater

Can a projector really replace your TV?

backyard chicken flock

The first confirmed, severe human case of bird flu is here

By Lauren Leffer

An Andean bear at the nature reserve Bioparque Wakata, in Briceno municipality near Bogota, Colombia, on June 21, 2023.

Shy ‘Paddington’ bears need more plants to survive

By Laura Baisas

Close up of white wine bottle pouring into wine glass

Bacteria-powered artificial tongue can taste-test alcohol for additives

an illustration of a black hole

Enormous black hole napping after eating a ton of gas

By Laura Baisas

Modern Kitchen with wooden table, kitchen utensils, cooking pots and others, white background.

Recent panic over black plastic started with a math error

person drinking ginger ale on a plane

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Yes, ginger ale really does taste better on a plane. Here’s why.

By Popular Science Team

a squirrel sits eating a vole, pulling its meat with its teeth

‘Shocking:’ These squirrels are hunting and eating other rodents

By Laura Baisas

Martian landscape photo taken by Mars rover

Researchers propose building homes on Mars with human blood

Blurry image of NYC at night

Sorry, but the mystery drones are pretty normal (probably)

a turtle swims in a tank wearing a black weighted harness on its side

Sea turtle with ‘bubble butt syndrome’ gets a 3D-printed custom harness

By Laura Baisas

Wright brothers plane

December 17, 1903: The Wright brothers take flight, drama ensues

By Bill Gourgey

A reconstruction of the oldest known gorgonopsian in life.

This dog-like predator is the oldest known mammal ancestor

By Laura Baisas

'The role of the fungal communities residing in the upper airways … is practically unknown.'

People with allergies have different nasal fungi

a small blue-colored penguin called a little penguin swims in the ocean

Turtles and penguins have a swimming sweet spot that reduces drag

By Laura Baisas

A digital license plate made by Bay Area company Reviver Auto is displayed at Reviver Auto headquarters on May 30, 2018 in Foster City, California.

Researchers hack digital license plates, demonstrating way to evade tolls and cops

By Mack DeGeurin

a red van parked

Electric Vehicles

The future-retro VW microbus is finally here—quirks and all

person using phone on road

How to avoid car sickness when using your iPhone

four human bones that show evidence of being chewed on by other humans

Bronze Age butchery and cannibalism unearthed in England

By Laura Baisas

a group of people walking on a large glacier

Don’t even think about hiking on a glacier without a guide

By Alisha McDarris

A dramatic blue-grey sky highlights the soft greys of a Weddell seal as it rests on an ice floe.

25 enchanting images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice awards

By Popular Science Team

How to set up iPhone Sleep Focus mode for some peace and quiet

an orange cat with green eyes with its tongue out

Why do some cats have orange fur? New hue clues in an old mystery.

By Clarissa Brincat

Past experiences strongly affect empathy in mice

ISS with lines pointing to docked Starliner spacecraft

International Space Station

Photographer catches impressive glimpse of Starliner docked to ISS

Two SpaceX Starship rockets at Starbase in Texas

Elon Musk claims Starbase will become its own city

a close up of the eyes of an older dog. it has black fur with touches of grey

Is my dog ‘old’? Vets finally have the answers

By Laura Baisas

a bird opens it mouth to eat a bug.

9 fascinating images from the Royal Society Publishing Photography Prize

By Popular Science Team

Striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus), also known as the hairy frogfish.

Anglerfish use ‘extremely rare’ mechanism to control their lures

Friday November 15, 2025. Zhigang Chen Thermoelectric device. Prof. Chen and his team from ARC Research Hub in Zero-emission Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality (ZeroPC) have developed an ultra-thin, flexible film that could power next-generation wearable devices using body heat instead of batteries and be utilized for chip cooling.

How body heat could replace batteries in wearables of the future

By Mack DeGeurin

red brain neurons

Why is deep sleep so important to memory? It’s about time.

By Laura Baisas

Three people's hands holding beers at bar

AI thought knee X-rays could tell if you drink beer and eat refried beans

waves in a deep cavern

Earthquake off northern California shook the water in Devils Hole, 500 miles away

By Laura Baisas

Dogs really are communicating via button boards, new research suggests

By Lauren Leffer

This image of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument of the Perseverance rover on June 15, 2021, the 114th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The location, "Airfield D" (the fourth airfield), is just east of the "Séítah" geologic unit.

NASA is finishing its first off-world accident report

The 5,600-year-old teeth and other bones from this study were found near Kosenivka, Ukraine and are some of the only human remains found that are associated with the Cucuteni-Trypilla culture.

Fire likely killed a group of Stone Age humans uncovered in Ukraine

By Laura Baisas

Cruise had planned to expand its testing and offer autonomous rides through the Uber app as early as 2025.

GM is killing Cruise robotaxis

By Mack DeGeurin

A juvenile Nile crocodile. It is small with pointed teeth

Why are crocodiles so bumpy? A dermatological mystery has been solved

By Laura Baisas

Close up of dark roast coffee beans

Scientists figured out the optimal cup of coffee

an orange luxury car faces the camera

Bentley hybridizes its Flying Spur and boosts its range to 515 miles

By Kristin Shaw

Moxie relies on a cloud-based AI system which will go offline in the coming days.

‘I love you… goodbye:’ What will happen when this companion robot suddenly dies?

By Mack DeGeurin

Teen boy with headphones in bedroom listening to music on smartphone

AI chatbot suggested a teen kill his parents, lawsuit claims

a new shrimp-like crustacean. it is white with two protruding tusk-like appendages at its head, at least 8 legs, and two tail-like appendages at the back

New predator uncovered 25,000+ feet under the Pacific

By Laura Baisas

Anything with mass cannot reach lightspeed.

Ask Us Anything

What would happen to the human body moving at near lightspeed?

By Lauren Leffer

a microscopic zooplankton

Microscopic ‘eating and pooping machines’ are great at sucking up carbon

By Laura Baisas

New research suggests daily EV driving may not decay lithium-ion batteries as quickly as once thought.

Electric Vehicles

Surprise: EV batteries might have a longer shelf live than once thought

By Mack DeGeurin

Nautilus captured on video

After 15 years, a vessel named ‘Nautilus’ actually saw a nautilus

a woman leading a dance rehearsal in the a studio

How the Rockettes use math to make holiday magic

By Laura Baisas

New Jersey skyline at night

Mysterious SUV-sized drones may have blocked medical helicopter

A composite image galaxy cluster collisions known as the Abell 2744 system, known as the Pandora's Cluster. In blue is a map showing the total mass concentration (mostly dark matter) based on data from the Hubble Space Telescope, the Very Large Telescope (VLT), and the Subaru telescope.

Space Telescope

‘Funny dark matter:’ Something is wrong about our theory of the expanding universe

a variety of products on a banner reading 'best of what's new 2024'

Best of What's New

The 50 greatest innovations of 2024

By Popular Science Team

kid wearing sunglasses-type product

The ’90s ‘mind-control glasses’ that ended in lawsuits

By Popular Science Team

a hand touching grass

What happens to our bodies when we touch grass

By Kathy Willis

a vintage blue VW van parked at a lake

How to plan the perfect road trip in Google Maps

twisted trees create a perfect reflection in still water

13 jaw-dropping International Landscape Photographer of the Year images

By Popular Science Team

a slice of jelly toast faced down on the floor

Is the five-second rule true? Don’t push your luck.

By Clarissa Brincat

San Miguel pyramid excavation near highway in Hidalgo, Mexico

Ancient pyramid uncovered during highway construction

Germanic warrior taking stimulants imagined by Stanislav(Stanisław) Kontny, especially for the Praehistorische Zeitschrift. Credit: Stanisław Kontny for Praehistorische Zeitschrift

Roman-era Barbarians snorted stimulants in battle, tiny spoons suggest

A couple walking with their child by the river in Tokyo

Tokyo rolling out four-day work week in bid to boost birth rates

dog kissing human licking face

Ask Us Anything

Why do dogs lick humans? It could be a sign of affection.

By Lauren Leffer