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Before the moon race, explorers wanted to conquer the ocean

From Jules Verne-inspired submarines to NASA-backed underwater habitats, the dream of an undersea civilization came closer than most people realize.

By Bill Gourgey

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A Burmese python sits in the grass at Everglades Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on April 25, 2019. - Along with the venomous lionfish, the Burmese python is perhaps the least welcome invasive species in Florida: lacking any natural predators, it has happily chomped its way through the state's wildlife. Native to Southeast Asia, the Burmese pythons have become a plague in Florida. (Photo by RHONA WISE / AFP) (Photo by RHONA WISE/AFP via Getty Images)
Wildlife

Florida readies to battle invasive pythons with a new video PSA

‘Prepare yourself by envisioning large snakes over 6 feet in length…’

By Andrew Paul

A postcard titled "Call to arms - American Revolution" with the message "Wishing you a joyful Independence Day", United States, circa 1950s. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Health

How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776? Probably itchy, achy, and slightly nauseated.

Chronic bodily states of indigestion, itchy skin, flatulence and slow-healing wounds were common.

By Katherine Ott / The Conversation

Close-up of the cyborg insect and the new diving suit, which has tubes that connect to the breathing holes of the insect and contains an oxygen generator at the back.
Insects

World’s first cockroach diving suit actually works

A cyborg cockroach survived up to three hours underwater with an experimental new oxygen tank.

By Mack DeGeurin

Photo of a stream and forest covered in thin layer of snow at Yellowstone in June
Weather

It snowed in Yellowstone this week

The higher the elevation, the cooler the temperature.

By Andrew Paul

Artists impression of exoplanet WD 1856 b transiting its ‘dead’ host star,
Sun

The sun’s violent death could look like this

A white dwarf and an unusual exoplanet hint that ‘stellar death is not the end.’

By Andrew Paul

Library of Congress, Washington DC, America The Library of Congress is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Yes, there really is cocaine in the Library of Congress  

Plus fallout shelter fads and other weird things we learned this week.

By Popular Science Team

a pangolin walking on grass. the small mammals have long noses, four legs with long claws on their feet, and a long tail
Endangered Species

Pangolins are the world’s most trafficked mammal. A nearly 200-year-old specimen could help.

Their overlapping scales are believed to be a powerful aphrodisiac.

By Laura Baisas

Images of skeletal remains recovered from Iberian Iron Age graves
Archaeology

Decapitation, dismemberment, and deer antlers come together in one brutal Iron Age gravesite

Buried outside of an ancient Iberian fortification, the two men had a gnarly day.

By Andrew Paul

Exterior photograph of DEEP's Vanguard underwater installation surrounded by fish in the Florida Keys
Ocean

Underwater research lab installed in the Florida Keys

Vanguard is the first facility of its kind in the U.S. in 40 years.

By Andrew Paul

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