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Two robots playing soccer

Watch two tiny, AI-powered robots play soccer

An elderly person with short gray hair, wearing a pink shirt and jeans, with their hands on the shoulders of a kid they're teaching how to ride a bike. The child is wearing a red helmet and using a balance bike on a park path.

Pro tips for teaching a kid how to ride a bike

By Jean Levasseur

Ping Pong player wearing electrode cap playing against robot ball server

Human brains have to work overtime to beat robots at Ping-Pong

DribbleBot four-legged robot standing behind soccer ball

MIT’s soccer-playing robot dog is no Messi, but could one day help save lives

Super Bowl-qualifying Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts throws a perfect football spiral

Throwing the perfect football spiral is a feat in science

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

close up to person squatting down to lift weights at the gym

It’s time for your 2023 fitness journey—here’s how to get started

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

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Nutrition tracking can put you on the path to meet your fitness goals

a professional football player damar hamlin in a blue jersey and white helmet lifts his arms up during a game

Cardiac arrests like Damar Hamlin’s are rare—but teams must be prepared

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Robot putting golf ball across indoor field into hole

Meet Golfi, the robot that plays putt-putt

Group Of Friends Sitting On Sofa Watching Soccer Together

5 ways cheering for your favorite World Cup team improves your health

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Light show in the night sky over a brightly lit Doha, Qatar during the 2022 World Cup

FIFA’s sustainability upgrades in Qatar won’t last beyond the World Cup

By Sahar Arshad

fanaticos de futbol viendo un partido en casa celebrando

Todas las formas de ver el Mundial de Qatar 2022

By David Nield, Sandra Gutierrez G.

Official Adidas FIFA World Cup soccer ball on green grass in night in stadium

Cybersecurity experts blow the whistle on official apps for World Cup attendees

Tour de France bicyclists on a French Road in 2017

Fitness & Exercise

It takes about 120,000 calories to finish the Tour de France

By John Eric Goff / The Conversation

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva wearing a purple costume, shown in three different poses on the ice during a program at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Kamila Valieva’s ‘doping’ drug probably doesn’t give athletes an edge

By Philip Kiefer

Three people in multicolored Lycra spandex exercise outfits in front of a light pink backdrop

If you love your workout gear, thank the girdles and Flexatards of the past

By Danielle Friedman

Figure skater's boots and blades on an ice rink

Why the quadruple axel jump is nearly impossible to land

A child cross-country skiing on a snowy field near some round, tree-covered mountains.

Get your kids’ hearts beating by teaching them to cross-country ski

By Noah Lederman

New York Yankees baseball game stadium

Longer seasons and smarter travel could make sports more sustainable

By Angely Mercado

Rift by Oculus (2013)

Athletic virtual reality avatars might make exercise feel easier

By Jayne Williamson-Lee

Three women in helmets leaning down on turf with a foam heart-shaped football in black and white

These ‘experts’ once said women couldn’t play football. Boy were they wrong.

By Britni de la Cretaz and Lyndsey D’Arcangelo

A big change is coming to F1 cars—and their tires

A big change is coming to F1 cars—and their tires

A person noseriding on a longboard, surfing a wave on greenish water.

Use physics to pull off gravity-defying surfing moves

By Noah Lederman

Soccer player injured after getting too many concussions

When to worry about a concussion

By Sara Chodosh

a kayak on a beach

Folding kayaks give you a double workout—but they’re worth it

Young athletes are training too early, too hard, and with too little variety

Young athletes are training too early, too hard, and with too little variety

By Isobel Whitcomb

A man wearing a grey suit and glasses has a white surgical mask partially covering his mouth and chin. He is walking down a cobblestone street facing towards the camera while others walk facing the other way. It is nighttime and a building and street vendor are in the background.

As Olympics continue, Japan struggles with its largest COVID spike yet

By Lauren Leffer

Kid in pink bathing suit doing a flip in a lake

Fitness & Exercise

Swimming is the ultimate brain exercise. Here’s why.

By Seena Matthew/The Conversation

Track runner kneeling on starting line

Are all track lanes created equal when it comes to winning gold?

By David R. Munro/The Conversation

Inside the surprisingly complex engineering process that creates an Olympic torch

By Erin Fennessy

What extreme heat means for the future of the Summer Olympics

Fitness & Exercise

What extreme heat means for the future of the Summer Olympics

By Isobel Whitcomb

COVID cases are plaguing the Olympics even before they’ve begun

By Lauren Leffer

11 people are pictured running in a group on a rain-slicked road from the waist down. Most are wearing black shorts, the leader is wearing black, full length leggings. Their legs are muscular and their shoes are all bright colors like neon greens, blues, cherry red, and purple.

4 high-tech running shoes that could help Tokyo Olympians hit record-breaking times

By Lauren Leffer

two children swimming on a beach

The best ages for kids to learn to read, speak new languages, and other skills

By Erin Fennessy

A person wearing a surgical hair net, face mask, face shield and protective surgical gown pulls on surgical gloves while standing in a health clinic.

Under-vaccinated hotspots fuel 60 percent increase in US COVID-19 cases

By Erin Fennessy

The argument for a permanent Olympic City

The argument for a permanent Olympic City

By Angely Mercado

White Olympics five-ring flag flying during the 1988 summer games in Seoul

Why are people obsessed with the Olympics?

Is marijuana a performance-enhancing drug? The best evidence says no.

Is marijuana a performance-enhancing drug? The best evidence says no.

By Claire Maldarelli

an old photo of a man running barefoot on a green illustrated background

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

How Abebe Bikila won the Olympic marathon without shoes

By Popular Science Team

An illustration of the COVID-19 spike protein.

The Delta variant is on the rise in the US

By Erin Fennessy

Player in pinstripes holding two baseballs

How sticky balls give major league pitchers an advantage

By John Eric Goff / The Conversation

Patrick Mahomes wearing the new Oakley Kato sunglasses

Oakley’s new frameless sunglasses are strong enough for Olympic athletes

By Stan Horaczek

An exploded view of Callaway's golf balls.

Callaway designed its Supersoft golf balls to spin, but not break

By Stan Horaczek

The METL bike tire on a bike with the sky in the background

These airless bike tires rely on a metal alloy designed for NASA rovers

By Stan Horaczek

two footballs used in the NFL

Even at half capacity, the Super Bowl could cause COVID-19 outbreaks

By Kate Baggaley

Two black and white puppies fighting over a toy on the Puppy Bowl field

Doggie DNA tests help predict the breeds that will be Puppy Bowl MVPs

By Erin Fennessy

NFL quarterback Tom Brady with an ear piece and in a blue rain jacket on a football field

Fitness & Exercise

Tom Brady is headed to the Super Bowl at 43 years old. How?

By Dana G. Smith

A spearfisher hauling a striped bass through the water.

Take a stab at spearfishing with these tips

By Same Romano/ Outdoor Life

The NBA bubble was a one-of-a-kind COVID-19 success story

By Kate Baggaley

sports bra illustration

The best sports bra uses non-Newtonian fluid

By Claire Maldarelli

Home team advantage explained in three charts

Big 10 football players are set to return to conference play in October of 2020.

Big Ten football players will get daily COVID-19 tests, but that might not be enough

By Rachael Zisk

A US Army National Guard soldier does a push-up in front of a drill sergeant

Fitness & Exercise

Burpees are a great full-body exercise—but there are other options

By Purbita Saha

sports illustration

We combined the most dangerous parts of every sport—this is the result

By Eleanor Cummins

Baseballs sitting in a grassy field.

Hitting a baseball is the hardest skill to pull off in sports. Here’s why.

By Eric Rynston-Lobel

Callaway Mavrik golf clubs.

Callaway turned to AI and a supercomputer to fix your bad golf game

By Stan Horaczek

bowling ball interior

The insides of pro bowling balls will make your head spin

By Stan Horaczek

Paralympic wheelchair

How different wheelchair designs can help Paralympians excel

By Ace Tilton Ratcliff

Fans in stands via Microsoft Teams at an NBA game

Now you can join an ongoing NBA game like it’s a video conference

By Stan Horaczek

baseball pitcher

It’s time to explain some game theory

An empty Fenway Stadium

Leagues scramble to replace the roar of the crowd as pro sports return

By Purbita Saha

All-Electric Mustang Mach-E 1400 Prototype

Electric Vehicles

This 1400-horsepower Mustang Mach-E foreshadows Ford’s electric car future

By Stan Horazek

winter ultramarathon

Fitness & Exercise

These ultramarathoners say life is easier after running 40 miles on frozen backwoods trails

Surfers are riding a wave of new technologies to their Olympic debut