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a lobster with orange and black coloring

Rare 1-in-30-million calico lobster makes her spooky debut

By Laura Baisas

A macro, close-up photograph of human skin texture showing small hairs standing straight up, a phenomenon known as goosebumps or gooseflesh. The skin tone is light, and the background is a solid, clear blue sky.

Ask Us Anything

Why you get goosebumps when you’re scared—or inspired

By RJ Mackenzie

a pitcher-like device

This portable, 3D-printed device can pull drinking water out of thin air

By Mack DeGeurin

Exploration Acres corn maze seen from aerial photograph

Inside the making of a world-class corn maze

peeled and open kiwis. they have green fruit with brown skins

Constipated? Try kiwis.

By Margherita Bassi

a group of friends posing for a selfie with an iphone

7 new tips and tricks for your iPhone 17 or iPhone Air

a group of bird surround a rhino

13 stunning and award-winning black and white photographs

By Popular Science Team

two gecko species

Geckos living in the driest place on Earth stump scientists

By Margherita Bassi

A fit, shirtless man performs a Pilates exercise on a reformer machine. He is in a deep lunge position, with his arms stretched out to the sides holding the machine's ropes. His body is taut, and he is looking straight ahead in a bright, modern studio.

Fitness & Exercise

Pilates started in a WWI internment camp

By Sara Kiley Watson

two baby rabbits sit in an open box with grass

Endangered Species

15 baby rabbits born at an NYC zoo released in New England

By Margherita Bassi

tabby cat laying down

4 common cat myths, debunked

Greenworks electric yard tools including mowers blowers and more on a white background

Walmart is blowing out Greenworks electric mowers, blowers, pressure washers and other yard tools

By Stan Horaczek

an illustration of a marine reptile swimming amongst fish

Jurassic ‘sword dragon’ uncovered in England

By Laura Baisas

Let’s clear the air … you’re breathing in unwanted crap daily and a discounted air purifier could help

Let’s clear the air … you’re breathing in unwanted crap daily and a discounted air purifier could help

By Tony Ware, Stan Horaczek

Research team lowering Redwing submersible into ocean from a boat

Self-piloting submarine set to begin historic mission to circle Earth’s oceans

Greater noctule bat mid-flight

Europe’s biggest bat captures and devours birds while flying

two baby komodo dragons

Endangered Species

These butter-sized hatchlings will someday be the biggest lizards on Earth

By Margherita Bassi

An overhead shot of a human composting vessel, which resembles a long, rectangular planter box with a light wooden frame. The interior contains a layer of straw, wood chips, and organic material, with colorful pink and purple flowers scattered throughout. A white cloth-wrapped form rests in the center.

Ask Us Anything

How human composting turns bodies into soil

By Jennifer Byrne

several rotary turns and a hand

Google made a rotary phone-inspired keyboard

By Mack DeGeurin

three birds crowding around a white foraging puzzle

Young birds get by with a little help from their…siblings

By Laura Baisas

a woman using nail clippers to cut her big toe nail

Scientists need your toenails

By Laura Baisas

a brown dog holds a plush monkey

Dogs really can be addicted to their toys

By Laura Baisas

A close-up film still showing the face of an actor portraying Dracula, with bloodshot red eyes, blood dripping from his mouth, and pointed fangs visible. To the left, a woman's pale neck and chin, stained with blood, are visible as she is held by the vampire. The lighting is dark and dramatic.

Science Fiction

The spooky (and sweet) history of fake blood

Osprey hiking backpack prime day deals

Osprey backpacks and camping bags hit their lowest prices of the year during Amazon Prime Day

By Stan Horaczek

Nectar hybrid mattress in a bedroom

Amazon is blowing out Nectar memory foam and hybrid mattresses with these Prime Day deals

By Stan Horaczek

the international space station above the earth, with a green and red aurora shining on the planetImage: Photo by Don Pettit.

5 specially-crafted images to celebrate World Space Week

By Popular Science Team

Get a smart stack at a smart price with WiiM connected audio products on sale during Amazon Prime Big Deal Days

Get a smart stack at a smart price with WiiM connected audio products on sale during Amazon Prime Big Deal Days

The Home Depot Fall Sale header

The Home Depot is blowing out power tools, appliances, and more for the lowest prices of the year during its fall sale

By Stan Horaczek

Smelt fish under ice. Fish spawning in river. Pacific smelt

Fake fish blood may save your ice cream from freezer burn

a team of researchers using ropes to move a large statue

How Easter Island’s famed heads ‘walked’

By Laura Baisas

A Spotted Ratfish,Close Up

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

These freaky fish use their forehead teeth to have better sex

By Popular Science Team

Lego Nintendo plant and space station walmart deal

Walmart is clearing out a ton of Lego sets during its fall sale

By Stan Horaczek

I test wireless headphones all year and these are my top picks on sale during Amazon’s Big Deal Days

I test wireless headphones all year and these are my top picks on sale during Amazon’s Big Deal Days

Jackery Explorer 1000 portable power station on sale for Amazon Prime Day

Amazon is clearing out the best solar generators and portable power stations on Prime Day

By Stan Horaczek

Cars driving down snowy road at night

There are actually 9 types of precipitation

Sandisk 2TB SSD on sale for Prime Day

Amazon is blowing out SanDisk SSDs and microSD cards during its Prime Day sale

By Stan Horaczek

Aerial photo of Teotihuacan city

A lost ancient language may be hiding in plain sight

Our pick for best value powered bookshelf speakers are on sale for Amazon Prime Big Deal Days

Our pick for best value powered bookshelf speakers are on sale for Amazon Prime Big Deal Days

a fly with green and black coloring lands on a green leaf

Surgical tools could get a bug-inspired upgrade

By Laura Baisas

a set of billiard balls on a pool table

How billiard balls led to plastic everywhere

By Avery Schluyer Nunn

Melbourne, Australia - Oct 13, 2022: Wide angle macro shot of browsing content on streaming services in smart TV using remote control, shot with macro probe lens

California turns down the volume on streaming ads

Products on sale during Amazon Prime Day

70+ hand-picked October Prime Day deals you should shop right now: Tools, electronics, home goods, and more

By Stan Horaczek, Tony Ware

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - food products manufactured by Mondelez and Coca-Cola

What are ultra-processed foods and are they bad for me?

By Katie Navarra Bradley

Prime Day tool deals

These are the best Prime Day deals on power tools this year

By Stan Horaczek

Sonos Beam soundbar

Get a Sonos soundbar or headphones for their lowest price of the year during Amazon Prime Day

Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless headphones

Stock up on Sennheiser’s affordable audiophile accessories before Amazon’s Prime Day sale ends

Bose headphones, speaker, earbuds

The most popular Bose headphones and speakers are at their lowest prices of the year for Prime Day

Ego chainsaw on sale for Prime Day

Amazon is clearing out Ego battery-powered yard tools during its Prime Big Deal Days sale

By Stan Horaczek

Front and rear view of small porcelain crab

Newly discovered deep-sea lanternshark glows in the waters near Australia

Karnak Temple next to the Nile River and palm trees

Vast ancient Egyptian temple dated to Old Kingdom

A stream of plasma moves from the sun toward Earth. On its way, the plasma hits four, square spacecraft, which are arranged in a triangular-pyramid formation. The spacecraft closest to the sun is in the center of a large, aluminum sail.

Earth has a space tornado problem

Man hand holding Apple iPhone 13 with Apple Pay on the screen and POS pay pass online terminal.

Annoyed by tap-to-pay? Try shaking your credit card.

By Mack DeGeurin

a collage of several rare coins and bank notes

A rare coin treasure hunt kicks off in 4 American cities

By Laura Baisas

A small, light blue vintage box of TAMPAX tampons is shown resting on a white surface. The box has blue text that reads "Sanitary Protection + Worn Internally," "TAMPAX," and "Accepted for Advertising by The American Medical Association." A single tampon, wrapped in paper and plastic, leans against the box.

How WWI and WWII revolutionized period products

By Cat Rainsford

a black and white photo of a ship leaning on its side in sea ice

Ernest Shackleton knew ‘Endurance’ had shortcomings, new study says

By Laura Baisas

Early Prime Day deals header airpods

Amazon Prime Day is happening now and these 100+ deals are worth checking out

By Stan Horaczek

Illustration of rogue planet forming surrounded by disc of gas and dust

Rogue planet is gobbling up 6.6 billion tons of dust per second

a bird with aqua green feathers and red feathers that look like cheeks

Explore a bird database with 11,500 species

By Margherita Bassi

ecovacs robot cleaners

These Ecovacs robot vacuums are already up to 53% off for Amazon Prime Big Deal Days

By Stan Horaczek

How to use iOS 26’s new battery saving mode

A vintage photo collage featuring a man in a shirt and tie, intensely focused while looking into the eyepiece of a microscope. The image is overlaid on yellowed old text, likely a magazine or newspaper clipping, with blurred headlines visible in the background.

How a hatter and railroad clerk kickstarted cancer research

By Bill Gourgey

a purple octopus on the bottom of the ocean

13 inspiring photos of thriving deep-sea animals

By Popular Science Team

Lower back stretch header

Fitness & Exercise

5 low back stretches to relieve aches and pains

By Jordan Burchette

two images of a person in a city, one with a bus and one without

Google’s latest AI photo-editing tool means you might not need Photoshop