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A polar bear mom and cub on sea ice, off the coast of Svalbard, Norway.

See the first moments when 3 polar bear cubs emerge from their den

By Laura Baisas

Hydro Flasks in black and silver arranged in a row

Save 54% off this 64-ounce Hydro Flask Wide Mouth water bottle and stay hydrated all year

By Stan Horaczek

Illustration of giant flying squirrel leaping onto tree branch

Flying squirrels the size of cats soared over prehistoric Appalachia

a humpback whale lunches out of the water with its mouth open

Krill or anchovy? Baleen whale songs may indicate what’s on the menu

By Laura Baisas

a raccoon looking at a camera

Morning lark or night owl? Prevailing ideas of mammal activity are outdated

By Lauren Leffer

digitally generated computer graphic illustration image of a human brain with a modeling clay texture.

Subtle differences identified in brains of people with schizophrenia

CR450AF high speed train on track in China with two people looking at it

At 281 mph, China tests its fastest high-speed train

This aerial view shows the Shedd Aquarium on Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois, on August 1, 2024.

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Chicago’s pollution could be keeping river monsters at bay

By Popular Science Team

a robot looking at a reflection of itself

Like babies and dancers, this robot learns from studying itself

By Mack DeGeurin

Nutria looking at camera against plant background

US Fish and Wildlife is begging you to eat more invasive marsh rodents

The North Berwick Witches meet the Devil in the local kirkyard, from a contemporary pamphlet, Newes from Scotland

Scotland certifies official tartan to honor its ‘witches’

a skill with an iron nail driven through it

New clues to the ‘nailed head ritual’ uncovered in Spain

By Laura Baisas

The full disc of Mars is seen with the polar ice caps slightly off centre to the top left and bottom right. Clouds wrap around the planet’s curved horizons. Dark surface markings are clearly seen against the characteristic red tones of the dusty martian surface.

Why is Mars red? Our old understanding might be wrong.

By Laura Baisas

three iphones facing down on an orange background

How to move digital purchases between two Apple Accounts

Aerial view of Utopia Planitia region of Mars

New evidence suggests Mars once had ‘vacation-style beaches’

Philippines ocean coast with mountains

Southeast Asian sailors possibly mastered seafaring before Polynesians

a newly discovered species of plant. it has fuzzy white wool on its green leaves, a yellow center, and two small red flowers

New species of fuzzy sunflower found by national park volunteer

By Laura Baisas

a polar bear swims towards the camera in icy waters

14 outstanding images from the 2025 World Nature Photographer Awards

By Popular Science Team

a green sports car skidding across the ice, kicking up ice

Behind the wheel of Lamborghinis ripping across a frozen lake

By Kristin Shaw

A black Unistellar Odyssey Pro smart telescope Alt-Azimuth-mounted on a tripod in a field in Florida

Unistellar Odyssey Pro smart telescope review: Approachable in every way but the price

By Abby Ferguson

a dead fish being dragged on artificial turf

Dragging dead fish around reveals super power of mucus

By Ethan Freedman

an apple calendar open on an iphone

11 tips to get more out of Apple Calendar

Facial regenerative treatment by LED mask applied to a young woman.

Do LED masks work? What the science says.

By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

Microscopic Lego bricks on pinhead next to human hair

The world’s smallest handmade sculpture is a blood cell-sized Lego brick

two baby eagles tended to by their parent

The famous bald eagle nest live cam is back and we have 3 baby eaglets

By Laura Baisas

Skull in CT scanner

Viking mouths were a painful mess

Red tomatoes with googly eyes on yellow background

Scientists finally figured out why tomatoes don’t kill you

Portrait of happy young adult woman standing on the beach

What is ‘feels-like’ temperature? A meteorologist explains.

By Laura Baisas

South American sea lion comes in for a boop in the Falklands

15 breathtaking images from the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025 awards

By Popular Science Team

ALLENTOWN, PA - MAY 09: Home Plate Umpire Brian Walsh uses an earpiece to hear the electronic notification as to weather a pitch was a ball or a strike by the ABS system during a AAA minor league baseball game between the Memphis Redbirds and Lehigh Valley IronPigs at Coca-Cola Park on May 9, 2023 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The Automated Balls and Strikes system, similar to the Hawk-Eye system used in professional tennis, uses over 30 cameras and sensors around the stadium to identifies weather the pitch is a ball or a strike. MLB is testing the system for possible use next year. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

This could be baseball’s last season without ‘robot umpires’

By Mack DeGeurin

Aerial view of Great Wall of China surrounded by forests

The Great Wall of China is 300 years older than we thought

Majorana 1 quantum computing chip

New state of matter powers Microsoft quantum computing chip

a large bird with a long neck and black plumage called an emu walking around in nature

Emus might not be the ‘world’s dumbest bird’ after all

By Laura Baisas

How to get Gemini to remember (or forget) everything you’ve said

View of fog at the Atacama desert in Iquique, some 2000 km north of Santiago, on April 19, 2016. Catholic University of Chile researchers' challenge is to implement a fog collection system -which uses large pieces of vertical canvas to make the fog condense into droplets- in small communities which don't have drinkable water in Atacama desert. / AFP / MARTIN BERNETTI (Photo credit should read MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images)

In the driest place on Earth, water hides in plain sight

By Lauren Leffer

a map of the world with a line representing where the cable would connect

Meta spending billions on world’s longest subsea internet cable

By Mack DeGeurin

An illustration of the landscape of Cretaceous Australia. The mega raptor is standing on the right river bank and Carcharodontosaurus is on the left.

A 20-foot-long ‘mega raptor’ once stalked Australia

By Laura Baisas

Egyptian relief artwork of Thutmose II

Pharaoh’s tomb is the biggest ancient Egyptian discovery since King Tutankhamun

an illustration of two orchids and their root systems. one is growing near decomposing wood and fungi and has more flowers. the other is still growing, but does not have as many flowers

Parasitic orchids ditch photosynthesis for fungi

By Laura Baisas

Young woman yawning, close up

Ask Us Anything

Why do some people need less sleep?

By Clarissa Brincat

a close up of a diver wearing a mask and a fish swimming towards him

Wild fish can recognize human divers

By Laura Baisas

Close up of police officer chest wearing Axon body camera

Utah bill would require cops to disclose AI-authored police reports

Model Muriel Maxwell in white sunglasses putting on lipstick, wearing red-white-and-blue turban, andv holding a red-and-white striped bag *** Local Caption ***

The evolution of sunglasses from science to style (and back again)

Artwork depicting 16th century bear baiting match

Gruesome bear fights once entertained Elizabethan England

a large orange circle surrounded by a blue square

Astrophysicists surprised by light show around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole

By Laura Baisas

blank youtube screen on red background

How to reset the YouTube algorithm

Levoit top-fill humidifier on a table with steam coming out

If your eyes and sinuses feel dry right now, you need this $29 Levoit humidifier in your home

By Stan Horaczek

an illustration of an extinct big cat about the size of a leopard. it is brown with sharp teeth

Skull of a 30-million-year-old apex predator discovered in Egypt

By Laura Baisas

a factory worker works on factory link assembling a car engine

Electric Vehicles

Honda’s special welding method is transforming its car manufacturing

By Kristin Shaw

emergency backpack with supplies

Prepping isn’t just for preppers anymore—it’s time to get a go-bag

By Athena Aktipis

Do face rollers work? We asked a dermatologist.

By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

screenshot of an email inbox

How to use Apple Intelligence to sort your emails

lush green tropical rainforest in Brazil. Mata Atlantica

Man from uncontacted tribe emerges from rainforest, signals to villagers

africa and the middle east seen from space

New theory ups the odds that intelligent aliens exist

By Lauren Leffer

Inventor demonstrating modified trumpet invention

The 10 coolest musical instruments you’ll see in 2025

a cuttlefish swimming in the ocean

Cuttlefish ink can help keep sharks away from humans

By Laura Baisas

Valentine’s Day 1946: The first general-purpose electronic computer blossoms

Valentine’s Day 1946: The first general-purpose electronic computer blossoms

By Bill Gourgey

Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America in Marvel Studios’ CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD.

Could we really make Captain America’s shield? A materials scientist weighs in.

By Laura Baisas

A selection of the mummified bodies in the exhibition area of the Egyptian museum in Cairo.

What do Egyptian mummies smell like? Surprisingly pleasant.

a seal with grey coloring wearing an orange heart rate monitor around its abdomen

Baby seals are wearing heart monitors–for science

By Laura Baisas

Cut and impact marks indicating cannibalism on various human parts of the skeleton from the Maszycka Cave.

Butchered skulls point to Europe’s Ice Age cannibals

one jaw fossil and six vertebrae fossils lined up

500,000 years ago, a bunch of animals fell into a Florida sink hole

By Laura Baisas

Once considered vestigial, the appendix may play an essential role in gut health.

Ask Us Anything

Which body parts do humans not need?

By Julia Craven

HEGER Brock (usa), Polaris, Sébastien Loeb Racing - RZR Factory Racing, SSV T4, portrait during the Stage 9 of the Dakar 2025 on January 14, 2025 between Riyadh and Haradh, Saudi Arabia - Photo Frédéric Le Floc'h / DPPI

A promising rookie takes on the world’s most grueling off-road race