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Amazon has JBL’s waterproof Bluetooth speaker for just $30 in time for pool season

By Stan Horaczek

The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope imaged these giant radio jets stretching 6 million light-years across with an enormous supermassive black hole at the heart of spiral galaxy J23453268-0449256. Could this cosmic anomaly hint at the future of our own Milky Way galaxy? Image via Bagchi and Ray et al/ Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope/ Royal Astronomical Society/

A terrifying fate may lurk inside the Milky Way

Mako shark swimming with orange octopus on its back

Shark’s ‘mystery hat’ turns out to be a giant octopus

a small bird with yellow plumage stands on a branch with its mouth wide open

Traffic noise is making these Galápagos birds more aggressive

By Laura Baisas

A child’s cheek with the characteristic rash associated with measles.

The shaky science behind treating measles with vitamin A

Sunset at Buckingham Palace

The sun has literally set on the British Empire

colorful and fun web of polygons lines and small round particles floating randomly

Ask Us Anything

Why don’t molecules ever stop moving?

By Harriet Weber

Photograph of HMS Tuberose aka RMS Mauretania enters New York harbour in full dazzle, carrying returning troops after the end of the Great War. Dated 1918. (Photo by: Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The illusory reality of WWI dazzle camouflage, re-examined

By Mack DeGeurin

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Use this exclusive coupon code to get a Bluetti portable power station for its cheapest price ever

By Stan Horaczek

Father teaching baby how to walk in living room

Why don’t we remember being a baby? New clues in memory mystery.

Row of Cybertrucks in Tesla car lot

Electric Vehicles

Most Cybertrucks recalled to ensure steel panels don’t fall off

Man shakes his head while being doused with water

Ask Us Anything

How is head hair different from body hair?

By RJ Mackenzie

Penguins on an ice sheet in Antarctica

A small amount of penguin poop is enough to spook krill

a plant with google eyes saying 'help'

Plants can now tell you when they’re stressed out

By Mack DeGeurin

ET model from ET the Extra-Terrestrial movie

An original E.T. from 1982 movie could fetch $1M at auction

Atlas robot doing a somersault

Humanoid robots are breakdancing, with mixed results

car running through foam wall

Electric Vehicles

Man tests if Tesla on Autopilot will slam through foam wall (spoiler: it did)

By Mack DeGeurin

four Budgerigars sit on a stick on plain background

We finally know how parrots ‘talk’

By Lauren Leffer

Red sprite timelapse seen over Himalayan mountains

Astrophotographers help crack mystery of ‘sprite fireworks’

A mouse sniffing the air

Messing with mouse brains during sex leads to unexpected discovery

By Elana Spivack

Close up of hand wearing SpellRing device on thumb

Wearable ring translates sign language into text

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra smartphones in a row on-sale with trade-in

Samsung is offering enhanced trade-in deals up to $1,000 toward new S25 smartphones, Galaxy tablets, and earbuds

By Stan Horaczek

Four people on their stomachs plaster casting a mammoth tusk

Texas hunter’s ‘old stump’ find was actually a rare mammoth tusk

Acura’s newest SUV focuses on sustainability with Bang & Olufsen sound system

By Kristin Shaw

A 3D-printed resin miniature on a workbench.

It’s the last week to save hundreds on Anycubic’s best 3D printers

Woman's hand reaching out from bed to turn off alarm on Amazon Echo Dot

Alexa is about to send everything you tell it to Amazon

a green iguana sitting at the base of a palm tree

Endangered Species

After a 5,000-mile float, these iguanas probably set an ocean record

By Laura Baisas

An Apollo 12 high-oblique view of the lunar nearside looking northeast toward the crater Copernicus (in center near horizon), as photographed from lunar orbit.

A startup wants to mine the moon for helium

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Amazon is clearing out DJI’s waterproof 4K action camera for its lowest price ever

By Stan Horaczek

Conceptual image of a stack of old analog TV sets with blank screens against a white wall

Why new tech only feels good for a short time

The misfortune of some brings happiness to others, and for these polar bears, the death of a whale in east Greenland heralded a royal feast. Attracted by the smell, more than sixty bears were recorded in the area. However, their behaviour was almost benevolent, possibly due to the abundance of food.

11 fascinating wildlife images from the Sony World Photography Awards

By Popular Science Team

chatgpt on a computer

How to use ChatGPT as a personal AI research assistant

an illustration of a laptop with "google" and an anonymous password

How to use the Google Password Manager

A postcard advertises the GM (or General Motors) Chevrolet Nova Custom coupe, seen from both the side and from the rear with the hatchback open, 1974. (Photo by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images)

How do cars get their names? Art, science, and a legal process.

By Kristin Shaw

Cougar kitten next to car tire in the snow

Cougar cubs spotted in Michigan for first time in over a century

Total solar eclipse showing ring of sunlight

Lunar lander snaps mesmerizing views of a solar eclipse

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2023/04/11: Robotic device coined Digidog on display during NYPD (New York Police Department) announcement of deployment of innovative technologies on Times Square. Digidog will assist to the NYPD Technical Assistance and Response Unit. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

New York law would ban civilians from weaponizing robots

By Mack DeGeurin

Stanley Tumbler cups on sale at Amazon on a plain background

The famous Stanley Cup Quench Tumbler is on sale at Amazon for its lowest price ever

By Stan Horaczek

a baby lion cub plays with its mother's tail

17 delightful Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards outtakes

By Popular Science Team

Hand holding titanium heart implant against black background

In world first, man leaves hospital with titanium heart

two baby eagles

Live cam bald eagles lost 1 of 3 chicks after snowstorm

By Annie Colbert

Popular Science launches streaming channel

By Popular Science Team

High speed train from Beijing entering Tianjin Station, China. (Photo by Andrew Benton/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images)

Electric Vehicles

China’s high-speed rail linked to boosted EV adoption

By Mack DeGeurin

Mummy on sheet and cardboard with pixelated midsection

Medieval mummy found in accused smuggler’s home

an illustration of a black rodent-like early mammal with a membrane like a flying squirrel flying through a forest

Early mammals were all one color, study suggests

By Lauren Leffer

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Save nearly half-off DeWalt tool kits at Amazon before you start your spring DIY projects

By Stan Horaczek

a man with long dark hair and beard is wearing a white and green robe and holding a shepherd's crook. he is a actor portraying saint patrick

Where are St. Patrick’s remains? It’s a hot debate.

By Laura Baisas

Compilation of Guthman Music Competition participants

Electromagnetic fields and dinosaur choir win international instrument contest

a man in a diving tube on text

100 years of deep-sea filmmaking and ocean exploration

By Bill Gourgey

Crying woman with smiling stickers on the face. Deepfake, sexual harassment in internet, digital sex crime concept. Vector illustration.

Spreading AI-generated content could lead to expensive fines

By Mack DeGeurin

An undated handout photo released by the University of Queensland shows an image of the boulder using 3D imaging and light filters showing the dinosaur footprints.

Dinosaur footprints unknowingly displayed in a high school for 20 years

Artistic reconstruction of the terrestrial ecological landscape before the end Permian mass extinction based on fossil palynomorphs, plants, and tetrapods recovered, as well as sedimentological data from the South Taodonggou Section

The remote locale that shielded plants during Earth’s biggest mass extinction

By Laura Baisas

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Poor sleep can make you more susceptible to conspiracy theories

Original fossil (ATE7-1) alongside the mirrored right side by means of virtual 3D imaging techniques of the face of a hominin assigned to Homo aff. erectus found in level the TE7 of Sima del Elefante site.

1.4-million-year-old bones deepen mystery of who reached Europe first

an illustration of the planet saturn as seen from one of its many moons two other smaller moons are in the distance

Which planet has the most moons? Saturn dethrones Jupiter.

By Laura Baisas

Man with a boombox on his box enjoying the music

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Here’s the secret to getting songs unstuck from your head

By Popular Science Team

an illustration of a small weasel-like early mammal with brown, black, and white fur climbing on a tree

This extinct tree-dwelling mammal may be among humans’ closer relatives

By Laura Baisas

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REI slashed prices on tons of running gear, including rare Hoka deals

By Stan Horaczek

a man on a boat holds a large orange pet goldfish

Please stop releasing pet goldfish into the wild

By Laura Baisas

Bugout bag essentials

How to build a bug-out bag (even if you’re not a prepper)

an illustration of two cockroaches

Why cockroaches are so resilient

By RJ Mackenzie

three small and gray balg eaglets eat fish given to them by an adult bald eagle

Bald eagle live cam team shares what’s next for the 3 eaglets

By Laura Baisas

Blue-lined octopus in aquarium tank

Male octopus poisons its mate to avoid becoming post-sex snack

Two astronauts holding plushies inside ISS

NASA wants your help designing its Artemis II mascot