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Home Depot portable power station deals

The Home Depot has dozens of portable power stations and solar generators at clearance prices during this fall sale

By Stan Horaczek

A high-angle, close-up shot of a person with dark hair and a bright, joyful smile, holding a small dog close to their face. The person's eyes are closed, and the dog, with its eyes also closed, has its mouth open in what looks like a happy, excited expression. The two are embracing in a moment of affection.

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Why your dog gets so excited to see you

By Laura Kiniry

Keurig coffee machines on sale at AmazonKe

Amazon is blowing out some of the most popular Keurig coffee machines during this early Prime Day deal

By Stan Horaczek

Three leopard sharks mating in water

First-ever footage of leopard shark sex shows an unexpected trio

TORONTO, ON - MAY 28: .Norval Morrisseau work on display at the Kinsman Robinson gallery in Yorkville FOR GODDARD story on one of Canada's most mysterious and tragic artists. Photographed at the Delta Chelsea in Toronto on Friday

Startup uses AI to fight art forgeries—with hyper-realistic copies

By Mack DeGeurin

Anax junius In flight over water with sun reflections.

It’s dragonfly migration season!

By Margherita Bassi

Study diagram of ancient Egyptian cow bone whistle

Ancient Egypt’s cemetery police blew bone whistles made from cow toes

a man hiking on a sunny fall day standing near a grove of trees changing color and a lake

What exactly is the UV Index? A dermatologist explains.

By Laura Baisas

an orcar breeches the water as two humans look on

14 winning images from the Ocean Photographer of the Year awards

By Popular Science Team

What every button on your iPhone can do (including hidden features)

Ego power chainsaw sawing a log

Shop these early Prime Day deals on powerful Ego battery-powered chainsaws and yard tools

By Stan Horaczek

Pile of fall leaves with fan rake on lawn

The pros and cons of not raking leaves

By Debbie Wolfe

man rides motorcycle in rocky terrain

Riding the Rockies on the Ducati XDiavel V4

a small, brown prairie dog popping out of a hole

Tiny prairie dogs’ poop play a mighty role in grasslands

By Margherita Bassi

a red panda in a tree

11 adorable photos of red pandas to celebrate International Red Panda Day

By Popular Science Team

Delicious breakfast with sunny side up eggs served on white marble table, flat lay

The science behind what we eat for breakfast

a bright pink mesh oval

Researchers created a soft squeezable computer mouse

By Mack DeGeurin

Rubbermaid Brilliance containers with food in them

The best reusable food containers are on clearance at Amazon during this early Prime Day deal

By Stan Horaczek

Pile of papers handwritten by Albert Einstein

Particle Physics

Einstein’s handwritten encyclopedia entry could fetch $200,000

Researcher using thermometer to measure meatball temperatures in kitchen

Ground beef infused with apple scraps clears taste test

Side by side comparisons of a blue jay, green jay, and a hybrid between the two birds with green plummage and a blue head

First known wild ‘grue jay’ hybrid spotted in Texas

fake spider webs for halloween

Beware! Your Halloween decorations could be a nightmare for wildlife

By Margherita Bassi

a bat hanging upside down on a tree

The 2025 Ig Nobel Prizes honor garlicky babies, drunk bats, and more

By Laura Baisas

A poster with the bold red and yellow text "WEATHER IS A WEAPON" at the center. The poster features a black and white photograph of a rural landscape with telephone poles stretching into the distance. In the top left, a menacing cartoon cloud with a face is visible. A small, separate card at the bottom right encourages people to "buy WAR BONDS."

During WWII, the U.S. government censored the weather

A Paleolithic handaxe with a broken distal end, discovered during the Ayvalık survey

Early humans reached Europe via an Ice Age land bridge from Turkey

DJI Osmo Mobile SE gimbal on sale during Amazon Prime Day

The DJI Osmo smartphone camera stabilizer is just $58 during this early Amazon Prime Day deal

By Stan Horaczek

Red Hind Grouper in coral reef

Eavesdropping on grunting groupers reveals how the fish communicate

screenshot of video editor in google

How to use Google Drive’s new free video editor

An artist's impression of Japan’s Hayabusa2 space mission touching down on the surface of the asteroid 1998 KY26. New observations with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed that 1998 KY26 is just 11 m wide, almost three times smaller than previously thought, and is spinning once every 5 minutes, which is much faster than expected. The image above shows an updated size comparison between the asteroid and spacecraft.

Space Telescope

Japanese spacecraft eyes tricky asteroid landing

a black and white dog surrounded by dog toys

Dogs can learn and remember how toys work

By Laura Baisas

A light-toned painting shows a body wrapped in a white shroud lying on a bed or stone slab. Above the body, a translucent, ghostly figure with long hair and a white garment floats away, reaching upward with its arms. A framed window on the left side of the room reveals a blue sky and green hills with a mountain in the distance. The style is soft and ethereal, suggesting the departure of a soul.

Science Fiction

The 21 grams experiment that tried to weigh a human soul

Coral formation with long branches that make it look like Chewbacca

New species of coral named after Chewbacca

An arid archaeological site with a large, excavated rectangular foundation in the foreground, partially dug into a dirt mound. The site is surrounded by dry, barren land and hills in the distance. A few people are visible, providing a sense of scale, and the background shows a valley with green trees and a clear, hazy sky.

Lost mural reveals ancient Silk Road fire ritual

Ripe grapes growing on plants in vineyard lit by sun

Bronze Age farmers often prioritized wine over olives

a map showing where birds are migrating

262 million birds forecast to take to the skies tonight

By Laura Baisas

A black and white American Oystercatcher feeds a chick a mollusk with its long orange beak. Out of focus, rocks and sea surround the scene

18 majestic images from the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards

By Popular Science Team

Close up of Australian sleepy lizard with its mouth open on the ground outdoors

A zookeeper’s burnt lunch revealed a lizard’s secret survival skill

A graphical representation of what a real Gerver’s sofa might look like.

This is the biggest sofa you can fit around a corner, according to a mathematician

A man is lying asleep in a bed with pillows and a striped comforter, set up outdoors in the middle of a forest. The bed has two small bedside tables with lamps. The ground is covered in pine needles and scattered with rocks, and tall, thin tree trunks rise around him, creating a surreal and cozy scene.

Is sleeping outside good for you? Science has a clear answer.

By Laura Kiniry

TP-Link Mesh router and gaming router on a yellow background

Amazon’s early Prime Big Deal Days sale include steep discounts on TP-Link routers and mesh WiFi systems

By Stan Horaczek

This is a still image of the animation showing Gaia’s star-formation map in 3D.

Space Telescope

44 million Milky Way stars glimmer in galaxy’s largest 3D map

Stones are measured at the World Stone Skimming Championships, held on Easdale Island on September 25, 2016 in Easdale, Seil, Scotland. The championships marking its 20th year are held on the last Sunday in September each year on Easdale, which is the smallest inhabited island of the Inner Hebrides. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Scandal rocks international stone skipping contest

a vet examining a seagull wrapped in a towel with a fishing bobber stuck in its mouth

Seagull survives swallowing a giant fish hook–thanks to local vets

By Laura Baisas

Pythagorean theorum illustrated with triangle written in chalk on chalkboard

Forget Pi Day. Today is Pythagorean Triple Square Day.

Smith sunglasses on a gray background on sale at REI

REI has more than 40 different sunglasses on clearance during its annual sale

By Stan Horaczek

A pink drink in a clear wine glass with a long stem is placed on a white bedside table in a dimly lit room. A glowing lamp with a white shade and a potted green plant are also on the table. A bed with white linens is visible in the foreground on the left. The scene has a soft, warm glow.

The real science behind this viral magnesium sleep hack

By Clarissa Brincat

airplane airbags illustration

Engineers propose massive airbags for airplanes

By Mack DeGeurin

The front and back of two bottles of Danish lactic acid bacteria from the 1800s.

130-year-old butter bacteria discovered in Danish basement

Aymara elongated mummy skull

Looted mummy skull mislabeled for over a century

five old fashioned alarm clocks in a rowCREDIT: Catherine McQueen via Getty Images

Ending daylight saving time could be better for our health

By Laura Baisas

Jackery solar generator in the sand with a solar panel

Amazon is blowing out Jackery solar generators and portable power stations before the brutal winter weather hits

By Stan Horaczek

a wheel of a shipwreck under water

Wisconsin ‘ghost ship’ uncovered after 139 years

By Laura Baisas

A futuristic, metallic, humanoid robot with a glowing face and a pointed finger stands facing a young woman with long, red hair. The woman, wearing a gray shirt, is looking directly at the robot with a focused expression. They are in a studio setting with a dark, uniform background.

ChatGPT passed the Turing Test. Now what?

Transfer your tunes from Spotify to Apple Music

white laboratory rat isolated on grey background

Researchers successfully heal rats’ broken spines

By Margherita Bassi

two leopards fighting

15 striking images from the Black and White Photo Awards 2025

By Popular Science Team

a scalloped hammerhead shark swimming in the pacific

Endangered Species

Endangered shark meat keeps ending up on store shelves

By Laura Baisas

hundreds of hats that were recovered from yellowstone national park laid out in front of a white pick up truck

Yellowstone employees recover over 300 hats from hydrothermal areas

By Margherita Bassi

An exterior image of the Berlin Messe exhibition grounds, home to the annual IFA consumer electronics show

The best gadgets and gear we saw at IFA 2025 in Berlin

a gold dollar coin. the heads side has a woman holding a baby on her back named sacagewea on it and the back an eagle with 17 stars

Space-flown Sacagawea dollar coins fetch over $500K at auction

By Laura Baisas

A grey Ride1Up Vorsa SUV ebike from the side against a green foliage background

Ride1Up Vorsa review: When one bike needs to do it all

By Heather Kuldell-Ware

a rectangular cassette tape with lots of loose brown tape coming out

A single DNA cassette tape could store billions of photos

By Laura Baisas

a red slug in green grass

Ding-dong-ditch culprit turns out to be… a slug

By Margherita Bassi

Ask Us Anything

Do binaural beats really help you focus?

By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall