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A side-by-side composite image features a portrait of naturalist Sir David Attenborough on the left and the bird named in his honor, the Inambari Gnatcatcher (Polioptila attenboroughi), on the right. Attenborough is shown smiling against a bright blue background, while the small, grey and white gnatcatcher is perched on a tree branch among green leaves in its Brazilian habitat.

6 famous people with animals named in their honor

By Margherita Bassi

Two nuggets made from lab-grown chicken meat served on a bao with a dark sauce. This close up photograph shows a white person's hand holding the bao.

Is ‘lab-grown’ meat actually safe?

By Clarissa Brincat

How to rescue an old laptop by installing Linux on it

A colorized historical photograph captures a group of railroad workers posing with a large steam locomotive on a wooden trestle bridge. The workers, a diverse group including several men in rough work clothes and hats, are clustered around the front of the black engine, which features a prominent cone-shaped smokestack. The trestle bridge curves through a dense evergreen forest with a rocky hillside in the background, illustrating the challenging terrain of early American railroad construction.

7 captivating photos of train travel’s first century

Person holding large pile of colorful clothes close-up on white background

What to do with clothes you can’t donate

By Debbie Wolfe

Woman having lunch on an underground station platform, Berlin, Germany. She's wearing a plaid jacket and has dark curly hair.

Is it okay to eat standing up? A doctor weighs in.

Ants are eating onion on the kitchen tile floor.

3 myths about keeping ants out of your house

Close up of braces on Hispanic boy's teeth. He's wearing a blue collared shirt and there's light streaming in behind him. All we see is the bottom of his nose and chin.

Ancient humans didn’t need braces. So why do we?

By Popular Science Team

A retro-style color illustration depicts a cross-section of a futuristic multi-tiered moving sidewalk system. A group of elegantly dressed commuters from the mid-20th century stand on an elevated, reddish-brown platform that is supported by a series of visible white mechanical rollers. The illustration shows three parallel platforms layered at slightly different heights to indicate varying speeds, with a dark subterranean tunnel and a stationary train car visible in the lower-left corner.

In 1871, cities almost got moving sidewalks. Why are we still waiting?

By Bill Gourgey

Young white woman eating an ice cream touched her temples due to a headache. She's blonde wearing a yellow shirt on a pink solid background.

Ask Us Anything

What’s a brain freeze and why do they happen?

Teenage boy with dark curly hair with braces exercising good dental using a water pick while looking at his reflection in a bathroom mirror.

Do water picks really work? Dentists weigh in.

ATA SATA portable hard drive with the circuitry visible on a yellow background. Concept of computing, hardware, hard drive, storage, data, PC, assembly, technician and engineer.

From memory cards to SSDs: How long will your digital media storage actually last?

A wide-angle photograph shows a woman sleeping on her side in a large bed, tucked under a heavy, rumpled white duvet. Her head rests on a white pillow, and her face is partially illuminated by warm morning sunlight streaming through the slats of a window. The room has a minimalist aesthetic with light-colored wooden paneled walls and soft, high-contrast lighting that creates long shadows across the bed.

The best sleep position, according to science

By Laura Kiniry

A tight, candid close-up captures three Black men of different generations leaning their heads together in shared laughter. The man in the center is older with a grey beard, flanked by two younger men. All three have their eyes closed or squinted with joy, showcasing genuine, broad smiles and visible teeth. The image has a warm, intimate feel, emphasizing a strong emotional connection.

Ask Us Anything

Why is laughter contagious? Blame your brain.

By Clarissa Brincat

A digital illustration of a large, prehistoric marine reptile, specifically a Pliosaur, swimming in a deep blue ocean. The creature has a dark, streamlined body with a pale underbelly, four powerful flippers, and a massive, elongated head. Its jaws are slightly open, revealing rows of sharp, protruding teeth. Beams of sunlight pierce through the water's surface from the top right, illuminating the predator as it glides through the clear, underwater environment.

The sea monster goes ‘bloop’—or does it?

By Andrew Coletti

A medium close-up photograph shows a woman with her eyes closed, lying peacefully in bed while wearing light pink over-ear headphones. She is tucked under a textured grey blanket, resting her head on multiple pillows. The lighting is soft and natural, emphasizing a calm and restful atmosphere.

Ask Us Anything

White noise vs brown noise: What’s the best sound for sleeping?

By Laura Kiniry

Gemini said An over-the-shoulder photograph shows a person training a small black dog on a polished wooden floor. The person, seen from the back in a grey sweater, holds up their hand in a "stay" or "wait" command gesture. The dog, a small black mixed-breed with floppy ears and a pink collar, sits attentively and looks up at the person with a focused expression.

Are some dog breeds really easier to train? Not really.

By RJ Mackenzie

Robin song bird, nothing prettier then the basic robin in summer

4 myths about backyard birds, debunked

A person lies in bed under a white duvet, their face partially illuminated by a bright shaft of morning light filtering through dark, heavy curtains. They have one hand resting on their forehead in a gesture of fatigue or waking up, creating a moody, high-contrast atmosphere of early morning.

Is it better to be a morning person or a night owl? What the science says.

By Laura Kiniry

Bright tropical monstera leaves basking in sunlight

How much light houseplants actually need

By Debbie Wolfe