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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

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Best of What's New

The 50 greatest innovations of 2024

By Popular Science Team

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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

Bashlemi inscription tablet with mystery language on black background

Mystery language on ancient stone tablet stumps archeologists

An oil rig in Oklahoma.

‘A needle in a haystack:’ How AI is helping uncover abandoned oil wells

By Mack DeGeurin

an SUV sitting on pavement in from of trees

2025 Volvo XC90 is more efficient with a twist on 1950s engineering

By Kristin Shaw

An illustration of an Early Cretaceous floodplain in southeastern England, 135 million years ago: a spinosaur (center) takes over the carcass of an ornithopod, much to the annoyance of the smaller tyrannosaurs (left) and dromaeosaurids (bottom right).

Retired quarryman uncovers fossilized tyrannosaur teeth

By Laura Baisas

Frozen surface of Lake Enigma

Life discovered lurking under Antarctica’s frozen Lake Enigma

Scientists are drawn to coral because its surface resembles the spongy structure of human bones.

3D-printed, coral-inspired material can heal bones

By Mack DeGeurin

two twisted bowstrings uncovered from a cave

Europe’s oldest known bowstrings found in a cave in Spain

By Laura Baisas

Two views of a slingshot spider (Theridiosoma gemmosum) web. The right image shows the web’s cone shape with a spider at the tip.

Watch a slingshot spider deploy a perfectly-timed trap

By Laura Baisas

Photo of Mileva Maric and Albert Einstein

Particle Physics

Albert Einstein’s love letters are headed to auction

a siberian husky sits in the snow. it has piercing blue eyes and its ears are perked up

Humans gave dogs treats 12,000 years ago, new archeological evidence suggests

By Laura Baisas

Researchers say they were inspired by the way the Manta ray effortlessly propels itself forward using its fins.

This Manta ray robot is the world’s fastest soft-bodied swimmer

By Mack DeGeurin

Close up of 3D printed cartilage cell block

New bioprinter 3D prints human tissue 10x faster

leaded gasoline reminder

Childhood leaded gasoline exposure damaged Americans’ mental health

By Lauren Leffer

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

This worm got into some hot water and changed the course of history

By Popular Science Team

Researchers have developed a hydrogel that melts into and preserves ancient waterlogged wooden artifacts. Without the gel, the artifacts need to be dried, and that risks damaging the relics.

New goo preserves 800-year-old wooden shipwreck samples

drone flying for aerial night photography

Drones can avoid GPS jammers by navigating with the stars

A Tesla Model 3 engaged in the so-called ‘Full Self Driving’ mode reportedly plowed through a deer without ever detecting it. While more advanced driverless systems use a mix of sensors including LiDAR, Tesla is trying to attain full autonomy using only cameras.

Ask Us Anything

Why are ‘driverless’ cars still hitting things?

By Mack DeGeurin

The anglerfish species Lophius piscatorius.

Anglerfish are so much more than just their dangly bioluminescent lures

By Laura Baisas

brain scans in pink, blue, and yellow

Humans may have big brains thanks to our gut

By Laura Baisas

cattle grazing in a field

Feeding seaweed to gassy cattle can reduce methane

By Laura Baisas

A close-up view of a green traffic light with an image of two walking lesbian girls at the center of Vienna, Austria.

Some of the world’s smartest traffic lights are getting smarter

Samsung OLED TV with Blade Runner on the screen in a room.

Treat yourself with these 12 high-end luxury Cyber Monday deals

By Stan Horaczek

NASA needs your help designing a gurney for the moon

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Your iPhone comes with a powerful markup tool—here’s how to use it

Hisense 85-inch TV in a pattern on sale for Cyber Monday

The best Cyber Monday TV deal: $548 for an 85-inch screen that’s bigger than a twin mattress

By Stan Horaczek

Apple Watch SE generation 2 arranged in a pattern on-sale for Cyber Monday

This $150 Apple Watch SE Cyber Monday deal is the cheapest Apple Watch you’ll see all year

By Stan Horazek

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Our editors hand-picked the best 115+ Amazon Cyber Monday deals to shop right now

By Stan Horaczek

fireplace with rocket inside

NASA’s rocket engine fireplace sets the holiday mood

By Popular Science Team

iphone screenshot of medical settings on iphone screen

How to prep your iPhone for unexpected medical emergencies

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Save $300 on one of the best 65-inch TVs ever made with this early Cyber Monday sale

By Stan Horaczek

Uranium incorporated for color causes fluorescence under ultraviolet light. A wildflower pattern adorns this 19th century glass bowl. The other bowls are blue, amber, and clear. Centreville, Maryland, USA.

The weird history of our dangerous relationship with uranium

By Lucy Jane Santos

How to reset your Instagram algorithm so it’s not as terrible

a constellation of seven stars grouped in a circle

December’s skies illuminate with the Seven Sisters and Cold Moon

By Laura Baisas

old photo of man with text

The man who lived with no brain

By Popular Science Team

Colorful hdd. open hard disk drive. The concept of data storage. data array. hard drive from the computer. hdd with mirror effect.

How to securely wipe an old hard drive

A pair of Jackery solar generators on a plain background on sale for Black Friday

Jackery solar generators won’t get cheaper than these 50% off early Cyber Monday deals

By Stan Horaczek

an orca whale dorsal fin coming out of the water

Orcas observed preying on massive whale sharks

By Laura Baisas

A weather radio, portable power station, fire extinguishers, and duct tape on sale for Black Friday

Build an affordable home emergency kit with these early Cyber Monday deals

By Stan Horaczek

Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel in grass, Leelanau State Park, Michigan.

How hibernating squirrels go more than six months without water—and don’t get thirsty

By Lauren Leffer

The EF EcoFlow Delta 2 and Delta 2 Max solar generators on a plain background

This EF EcoFlow solar generator is 60% off and cheaper than ever for Black Friday

By Stan Horaczek

a photo from the movie "moana 2." a whale shark swims by a group of voyagers on the ocean

‘We know the way’: How Polynesian voyagers navigate Earth’s biggest ocean

By Laura Baisas

a polar bear covered in snow

13 marvelous images from the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards

By Popular Science Team

Micro-CT scans of bone needle and needle specimens and the species they were compared with.

Ice age humans made needles from animal bones, archeologists discover

By Laura Baisas