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a solar power device in a field

How a 1,200-person village in Senegal traded diesel generators for solar power

By Kristin Shaw

hand holding a phone

How to take photos on your phone via remote control

Shipwreck in the Bay of Pigs

What to do if you find a shipwreck

Smoke rises from the Morning Midas.

Electric Vehicles

An abandoned ship full of EVs is burning in the Pacific

By Mack DeGeurin

fuzzy, orange-ish rodent in a person gloved hand

A baby porcupine is fluffier than you’d imagine

By Margherita Bassi

Ray-Bans Meta glasses with black, green, and clear lenses on sale at Amazon

Replace your sunglasses with this rare deal on Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses during this rare Amazon deal

By Stan Horaczek

a vechile in a field

This ‘dual-use’ electric tractor can sow fields and run guns

By Mack DeGeurin

Side view of a two-seat, Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter fighter plane on an airfield during World War I, mid to late 1910s. (Photo by Interim Archives/Getty Images)

Volunteers spent 25 years building a WWI replica plane. It just took flight.

By Margherita Bassi

a red diamond on a dark backgorund

That’s no ruby. It’s an extremely rare red diamond.

By Laura Baisas

a blue fish with a pointy face in a california kelp forest

Q&A with the team behind ‘Ocean with David Attenborough’

By Laura Baisas

Illustration of medieval English fair

Medieval cold case is a salacious tale of sex, power, and mayhem

two yawning robot heads and a chimp

Chimpanzees ‘caught a yawn’ from this robot and researchers aren’t sure why

By Mack DeGeurin

Three Garmin devices on a white background

Help Dad save his metrics while you save money during Garmin’s Father’s Day sale

ESA's Flyeye telescope at first light test outside

Space Telescope

Bug-eyed telescope ready to find Earth-smashing asteroids

an image taken with a microscope that shows a fruit fly approaching a tower made of tiny roundworms

Worm towers are all around us

By Lauren Leffer

an illustration of an extinct marsupial with brown and white fur and a small trunk-like nose

Australia’s giant extinct marsupials may be ID’d using tiny bone bits

new york city skyline

In a world without people, how fast would NYC fall apart? Here’s the timeline.

Dead coral sit on the ocean bed in the Straits of Florida near Key Largo, Florida, on September 23, 2021. The coral is very gray and white

Probiotics can help heal ravaged coral reefs

By Laura Baisas

An unlucky massive star approaches a supermassive black hole

Astronomers detect most powerful explosions since big bang

Part of Dead Sea Scroll number 28a (1Q28a) from Qumran Cave 1. From Qumran (Khirbet Qumran or Wadi Qumran), West Bank of the Jordan River, near the Dead Sea, modern-day State of Israel. The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan Hashimite Kingdom.

Dead Sea Scrolls possibly even older than scholars thought

People wearing Carhartt Force t-shirts and a Carhartt Force sweatshirt

Stock up on Carhartt Force T-shirts, shorts, pants, and hoodies with sun protection during this rare Amazon sale

By Stan Horaczek

Close up of white cockatoo

Wild cockatoos are learning how to use water fountains

a small rod-shaped bacteria seen under a microscope. several individual bacterium are moving along a blue surface

Watch bacteria ‘hitchhike’ and zoom around

By Laura Baisas

A female Anopheles mosquito is sitting on a green vine of the forest a

Scientists engineer mosquito STD to combat malaria

By Laura Baisas

birch bark with drawings on it

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

A 13th-century schoolboy’s doodles show that kids have always been like that

By Popular Science Team

Well-preserved dinosaur skull belongs to new sauropod species

Nanoscale violin etching seen in microscope

The world’s smallest violin is thinner than a human hair

The North Face hiking shorts and Thermoball jacket

REI is clearing out last season’s The North Face hoodies, jackets, and other clothes up to half-off

By Stan Horaczek

Composite banner image for Best Father's Day Gifts 2025

The best last-minute Father’s Day gifts for 2025, according to actual dads

By Stan Horaczek, Tony Ware

Close up of gold pocket watch

Pocket watch from Great Lakes’ deadliest shipwreck returned to family

a female student with gloves on working with fungi in a lab

College student discovers mysterious fungus that eluded LSD’s inventor

By Laura Baisas

a blimp attached to a bus with a person holding a rope

19 vintage Goodyear Blimp photos on its 100th anniversary

By Popular Science Team

orange and yellow flames on a black background

Can humans spontaneously combust? The baffling cases explained.

By Lauren Leffer

Close up of fruit fly head on orange background

Researchers genetically altered fruit flies to crave cocaine

Sunny (top) practicing her hovering skills on May 29. She remained airborne for 3.3 seconds.

Famous eaglets Sunny and Gizmo have both officially left the nest

By Laura Baisas

An Egyptian artifact with flecks of Egyptian dye being examined by researcher

Scientists recreate lost recipes for a 5,000-year-old Egyptian blue dye

Screenshot of small orb rolling vertically down glass surface

Vertically rolling ball ‘challenges our basic understanding of physics’

An illustration of what would happen if the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies collide.

Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies may not collide after all

By Laura Baisas

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2025 Mark Meth-Cohn MILNTHORPE United Kingdom Title: Aaaaaww Mum! Description: Caring Gorilla mum giving her infant a big sloppy kiss! Animal: Gorilla Location of shot: Rwanda

10 delightful images from the 2025 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

By Popular Science Team

a smart watch and phone illuminate as a woman is sleeping

Can tracking make my sleep worse? The quiet torment of sleep tech.

Silver laptop against blue background

How to set up an Apple legacy contact, in case you die

laptop with Hulu open

How to reset your terrible streaming recommendations

a large blue star with radiant points

June skygazing: A strawberry moon, the summer solstice… and Asteroid Day!

Portrait of a 5 month old baby girl

Ask Us Anything

Why do babies’ eyes change color? Sunlight, genetics, and more.

By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

circa 1942: A U.S. Air Force B-17 'Flying Fortress' bomber flies through the sky, World War II. The aircraft was used extensively in Allied air raids, such as those against Hamburg and Dresden, and battles against German aircraft. (Photo by R. Gates/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Illinois man has spent 40 years rebuilding a WWII-era B-17 bomber

By Mack DeGeurin

white fava beans

Why fava beans taste gross (and how scientists want to fix them)

By Margherita Bassi

Dyson vacuums on a white background on sale at Walmart

Walmart is blowing out Dyson vacuums as low as $199 during this flash sale

By Stan Horaczek

a small frog on a road, with a person's bright sneakers in the background

Wildlife underpass reduces squished amphibians by 80%

By Laura Baisas

Photogrammetric reconstruction of the submarine USS F-1 on the seafloor west of San Diego, California.

108-year-old submarine wreck seen in stunning detail in new footage

By Margherita Bassi

Hand holds Vintage photograph of boy on tricycle at christmas

Why we forget our childhoods

By RJ Mackenzie

A harbor seal viewing a simulation of the seabed rushing beneath him, with a red ball target either side of his head to touch, to indicate which direction he appeared to be moving in.

Seals playing a video game reveal how they find their way

By Laura Baisas

The DJI Mini 2 drone in flight

The DJI Mini 4K drone will probably never be this cheap again

By Stan Horaczek

A wildfire frontline with emergency services nearby, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada.

Are we in a sixth mass extinction?

By Lauren Leffer

Yeti Hondo beach chair on a beach

Yeti Hondo Beach Chair review: The best camping chair for bigger bodies

By Stan Horaczek

bearded man with sensors on face

Electronic face tattoo knows when you’re getting bored

By Mack DeGeurin

A painting scene of people suffering from the bubonic plague in the 15th century from the Toggenberg Bible.

How the bubonic plague has survived for centuries

By Laura Baisas

a turtle with a large hole in its shell

Turtle’s mysterious injury caused by a golf ball

By Margherita Bassi

a woman browsing a sunscreen aisle in a grocery store

Mineral vs. chemical sunscreen: What’s best for protecting your skin?

By Laura Baisas

A female oceanic whitetip shark seen feeding on the carcass.

Sharks surprise scientists by sharing a meal

By Laura Baisas

a pygmy hippo shows teeth in seemingly happy way

Endangered Species

This 51-year-old pygmy hippo just set a world record

By Popular Science Team

a cat with wide eyes

Your cat probably knows your smell

By Laura Baisas

machine sitting on a roof in NYC

Refrigerator-sized machine makes gasoline out of thin air

By Mack DeGeurin

a close up of a bed bug

Bed bugs have been bothering humans for 60,000 years

By Laura Baisas

Women practicing necessary steps for ice bath therapy, pinching their noses with their fingers to hold their breath, listening carefully to the instructor, mentally preparing for a new and revitalizing healing experience

Are ice baths good for you? The benefits and risks of a cold plunge.

By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall