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Legend of the linguistic experiment by Psamtik I.

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The ‘forbidden experiment’ is an infamously evil chapter in scientific history

By Popular Science Team

a small white and red squid

New images of deep sea wonders are surprisingly adorable

By Laura Baisas

a moth with a yellow body, pink legs, and pink and yellow wings sits on a green leaf

The ‘disco’ gene could help moths tell time

By Laura Baisas

Valley carpenter bee.

Our pest control is killing the bees

By Harriet Weber

X-ray of skull pointing to region with evidence of cocaine use

Mummified brains show cocaine arrived in Europe far earlier than we thought

This composite simulated image shows how M87* is seen by the Event Horizon Telescope at 86 GHz (red), 230 GHz (green), and 345 GHz (blue). The higher the frequency, the sharper the image becomes, revealing structure, size, and shape that was previously less discernible.

Better images of black holes are coming—maybe even movies

Man's hand reaching for printer paper

The paper most likely to give you a paper cut, according to science

water flowing from pipes

How heavy rain can make you sick

By Lauren Leffer

cigarette smoking warning label

The contentious history of cigarette warning labels—and the hazy future of vaping

By Clare Watson / Knowable Magazine

a space telescope image of multiple shining stars in reddish clouds

JWST spots six new ‘rogue worlds,’ neither planet nor star

By Laura Baisas

Cop using Axon's Draft One AI tech

Cops are using AI software to write police reports

the footprint of a three-toed dinosaur embedded in stone in brazil

Dinosaur footprints from Africa and South America are a match

By Laura Baisas

glacier ice core

Over 1,700 frozen viruses found in a Tibetan glacier

By Lauren Leffer

Mastodon skull in Iowa creek bed

Huge mastodon skull found in a rural Iowa creek

pile of baked goods

How food affects our mental health

By Mary Scourboutakos / The Conversation

Closeup of yellow and green fishing net

The long road to ropeless fishing

By Moira Donovan / Hakai Magazine

a van driving in desert

The do’s and don’ts of using AI to plan your travel

apple maps screenshot with "get moving" text

How to use Apple Maps on the web

herbs growing in kitchen

How to start growing herbs in your kitchen

By Debbie Wolfe

Sonos Ray soundbar

This rare deal will save you $100 off Sonos soundbars at Amazon while they last

By Stan Horaczek

Martian meteorite

Just 5 impacts on Mars sent hundreds of meteorites to Earth

an infrared image of a human head, showing warm areas in shades of orange and yellow, and cooler areas in blue and green

Mosquitoes can sense our body heat

By Laura Baisas

snoring sleep apnea partner hears it

Sleepy and snoring? You may have sleep apnea.

By Lauren Leffer

Hydrogel device that plays Pong

A lifeless hydrogel blob can play Pong

blue SUV sitting on cobblestone street in front of a large bridge

The Ferrari Purosangue is the best damn sport SUV in the world

China surveillance camera

China leans into using AI—even as the US leads in developing it

By Shaoyu Yuan / The Conversation

stages of a plant's development

Yes, plants go through ‘puberty’

By Laura Baisas

Illustration of attomicroscope firing three beams

Particle Physics

The world’s fastest microscope captures electrons down to the attosecond

man holds camera

The tech that changed elections forever

By Popular Science Team

an insect lays on its back with its abdomen and legs in the air. it is playing dead to trick predators

Antlion larvae can ‘play dead’ for more than an hour–then, things get random

By Laura Baisas

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Electric Vehicles

‘Militarized’ Cybertrucks are coming—if you can open the doors

Front 3/4 view of Cadillac Opulent Velocity concept vehicle with open butterfly doors.

Cadillac’s Opulent Velocity concept shows the future of cars is magnificent

By Kristin Shaw

a green parrot with an open beak and orange and black eye

These parrots have accents

By Laura Baisas

plastic pile of waste

Can microbes that devour plastic waste be transformed into food for humans?

By Sara Talpos/Undark

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams with two astronauts aboard ISS

International Space Station

Starliner astronauts are watering plants and fixing urine pumps on ISS

several sharp clovis points of varying size

Ice Age humans may have used pikes to hunt mammoths

By Laura Baisas

Apple-1 Computer owned by Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs’ very own Apple-I computer is for sale

south pole of the moon

The moon was once covered in an ocean of magma: new data supports theory

several white circles surround a humpback whale with an open mouth

Humpback whales use bubble-nets as ‘tools’

By Laura Baisas

Brown hyenas love to go hunting in Baker’s Bay, Namibia.

Artificial intelligence could soon turn anyone into an expert tracker

By Ryan Truscott / Hakai Magazine

ALMA antennae bathed in red light. in the background there is the southern Milky Way on the left and the Magellanic Clouds at the top.

Space Telescope

Why astronomers keep staring at the same spot in the sky

By Briley Lewis

Heart in a box transport system

A new organ transport box doubles the window for heart transplants

seven circular pieces of silver dating back to the viking age

Metal detector enthusiast finds Viking silver in a field

By Laura Baisas

A male and a female Aphonopelma jacobii. Their small size can be seen when compared to the acorn cap, pine needles, and oak leaf.

Newly discovered tarantulas may already be in danger

cellular shades

Ditch your old blinds for cellular shades

By Lauren Leffer

salton sea in california

Why are people near the Salton Sea getting lung disease?

By Fletcher Reveley / Undark

A freshly-collected batch of venomous cone snails.

Precise, lethal sea snail toxin could one day lead to better medicines

By Laura Baisas

Two images displaying possible kilonova

Scientists want your help finding black holes with your phone

a python with a wide open mouth swallows a white rat whole

How pythons can eat such giant meals

By Laura Baisas

Anatomically accurate sculpture of a dodo

The dodo was faster and smarter than you think

a spider traps a glowing firefly in its web

Spiders may be hacking firefly signals to trap dinner

By Laura Baisas

West Nile Virus cases are on the rise again: How to protect yourself

By Lauren Leffer

Why EMDR trauma therapy is gaining popularity

By Laurel Niep / The Conversation

an SUV with a pop tent on top and a ladder in front of a mountain lake

Going off-roading in a DIY’ed Porsche Taycan (yes, a Porsche)

By Kristin Shaw

a gaming controller in front of a flash cart

Flash carts are the ultimate retro gaming accessory

whole family sick

Infectious diseases spike when kids return to school−here’s what you can do about it

By Libby Richards/The Conversation

baby sloth poses for the camera on the tree

Ask Us Anything

Which animals can and can’t fart?

By Alex Hazlett

hands typing on a computer with microsoft start menu open

How to customize (or replace) the Windows Start menu

Samsung QLED TVS arranged in a pattern on a plain background

This 85-inch Samsung TV is more than $1,000 off for a limited time

By Stan Horaczek

This eyeless cavefish grows extra taste buds on its head

Mug of beer splashing

Space beer may taste better than Earth beer

a bunch of yellow bananas

Bananas are at risk of extinction, but scientists have a plan

By Laura Baisas

Viruses called bacteriophages infect intestinal bacteria by injecting their genetic material and later, new phages burst out of the bacterium. But these phages and bacteria can also live in harmony.

The phageome: A hidden kingdom within your gut

By Amber Dance/Knowable Magazine

a group of earthworms in rich, dark soil

Hear the ‘rave’-like sounds of a healthy soil

By Laura Baisas