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Scientists discover how some flowers mimic the smell of death
The ancient, underlying gene is related to bad breath in humans.
Literal time ladies used to sell people a look at their watches
The Greenwich Time Lady, plus other weird things we learned this week.
Rachel Feltman
At Popular Science, we report and write dozens of stories every week. And while a lot of the fun facts we stumble across make it into our articles, there are lots of other weird facts that we just keep around the office. So we figured, why not share those with you? Welcome to The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.
Texas aims to legalize hunting invasive sheep from helicopters
‘I’m not pulling any wool over anyone’s eyes,’ vows Rep. Eddie Morales.
How to use Copilot Vision for free in Microsoft Edge
The AI built into Edge will browse the web with you.
28 big American cities are sinking
Subsidence threatens 34 million Americans–from Denver to DC.
First Chinese typewriter rediscovered in grandfather’s basement
The experimental MingKwai is considered ‘the origin of Chinese computing.’
Northern India’s elusive snow leopards get their close up
Scientists set up 956 cameras along roughly 3,300 square miles to study these notoriously shy big cats.
Surviving global catastrophe is a matter of community, not commerce
New research highlights the necessity of local farming during times of crisis.
Genesis finally unwraps its new GMR-001 hypercar
Slated to debut in 2026 at the FIA World Endurance Championship, Genesis has Le Mans on its mind.
Watch a snail lay an egg…from its neck
The rare, hermaphroditic snail is only found in New Zealand.
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