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Archaeology

AI makes Pompeii victim’s final moments look shockingly real

The archaeologists behind the video believe the man covered his head with a bowl to protect himself from volcanic debris.

By Margherita Bassi

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Dogs

Hot pavement can burn your dog’s paws

A new app is on a mission to save puppy paws from scorched concrete.

By Mack DeGeurin

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Fish

Baby crocodile-like fossils just blew up a long-held evolution theory

Turns out, the first animals to walk on land weren’t amphibians.

By Sarah Durn

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Social Media

Lies about sunscreen do really well on social media

New study shows how posts claiming sunscreen is harmful are more likely to generate likes, comments and shares on TikTok.

By Mack DeGeurin

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Wildlife

Volvo XC60 crashes into a 793-pound moose dummy

Crash testing with these massive mammals has come a long way from using real cadavers.

By Mack DeGeurin

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Evolution

Watch an exclusive clip from new PBS series ‘EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA’

The six-episode series brings The Great Dying to life.

By Laura Baisas

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Scientists used melted mummy juice to make sourdough bread

Plus 1950s personality tests and other weird things we learned this week.

By Popular Science Team

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Biology

Oldest traces of plague discovered in prehistoric teens buried in Russia

The remains of 42 hunter-gatherers show that the Black Death was already lethal 5,500 years ago.

By Margherita Bassi

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Insects

Don’t flush ticks down the toilet

Water does not kill them—and they could come back.

By Laura Baisas

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Why road trips are good for you, according to science

Driving into the sunset can actually form new neural pathways.

By Laura Kiniry

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