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Science

This is your brain. This is your brain on screens.

By Jill Barshay / The Hechinger Report

An aerial view of the lava flows from the Sundhnúkur volcano on June 3, 2024 on the Reykjanes peninsula near Grindavik, Iceland. The volcano has erupted five times since December 2023.
Science

Iceland’s ‘unparalleled’ volcanic activity could continue for decades

By Laura Baisas

a rose gold boat sits on the water at night
Technology

Maserati’s new all-electric boat is capable of 600 horsepower

By Kristin Shaw

a small town street with one and two-story buildings
Environment

The small Texas town where you can sip AND soak in mineral water

By Alisha McDarris

Side by side of lab grown skin on 3D and 2D human face models
Science

Lab-grown, self-healing human skin designed to cover robot faces

By Andrew Paul

Golden Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) in the Red Sea, Egypt
Climate Change

Mass extinction 183 million years ago offers dire warning for modern oceans

By Andrew Paul

a blue lobster in an aquarium tank
Environment

Why blue animals are so rare in nature

By Laura Baisas

Baseball fans clear the stands as lightning strikes near the Colorado Rockies’ stadium in 2019.
Environment

How to stay safe during lighting season

By Chris Vagasky / The Conversation

a large lizard with yellow spots in the dirt
Animals

Giant lizards could keep flesh-eating maggots off Australia’s sheep

By Laura Baisas

A Barred Owl hangs upside down from a thin tree branch, its body horizontal, its face turned and looking at the camera. Above it hangs a squirrel on a branch. Its head is nearly completely severed and is held in the owl’s talons. Its fur is bloodied.
Environment

Mating, murder, and parenting: The complex lives of birds on display in 2024 Audubon Photography Awards

By Popular Science Team

DIY Morse code translator gadget
Internet

Cool DIY gadget automatically translates Morse code

By Andrew Paul

3D printed Lego moon brick made from meteorite dust against space background
Engineering

Future lunar bases could be built with LEGO moon bricks

By Andrew Paul

Dna Strand
Science

Yes, humans are still evolving 

By Lauren Leffer

person holding pets
Science

The fuzzy science on whether your pet is actually good for you

By Michael Schulson/Undark

a lake and hills on a tv
DIY

How to customize screensavers on your TV

By David Nield

'fraud' written over man in brain device
Science

In the 1960s, swindlers pushed fake radioactive medicine

By Popular Science Team

map from 1761 showing the regions of that era in the northern hemisphere
DIY

Love history? Explore this interactive collection of old maps.

By Justin Pot

a red sports car splashy through mud next to green hills
Technology

Getting muddy in the 2025 Aston Martin DBX707 

By Dan Carney

neurotargetting
Technology

What is neurotargeting? How a data-fueled technique threatens democracy

By Aram Sinnreich & Jesse Gilbert / MIT Press Reader

Orange juice with spoon of collagen
Health

Does drinking collagen actually do anything? We asked experts.

By Hannah Seo

Futuristic wooden children's car with creator standing next to it.
Technology

Dad builds a fantastical and functional wooden sci-fi car for kids

By Andrew Paul

an illustration of a gold griffin with the body of a lion and the head of a bird of prey
Environment

We’re (probably) wrong about origin of griffins

By Laura Baisas

Concept art of asteroid entering planet's atmosphere
NASA

What would we do if an asteroid slammed Earth on July 12, 2038?

By Andrew Paul

eight catapult stones on grass
Archaeology

Archeologists uncover 800-year-old stone catapult shots used in English Civil War

By Laura Baisas

'in' in a white font on a blue background with sillouettes of people in front
DIY

How to use LinkedIn AI tools to find a job

By David Nield

running in the summer
Science

How runners and cyclists can stay safe in extreme heat

By Susan Yeargin / The Conversation

Indianapolis - Circa June 2017: Tesla Motors Local Car Dealership. Tesla designs and manufactures the Model S electric sedan III
Electric Vehicles

Dead Teslas keep locking owners out of (and inside) their cars

By Andrew Paul

a grocery store shelf with electronic price tags
Technology

Digital price tags can change the cost of groceries 6 times per minute

By Mack DeGeurin

titan
Science

Wave erosion may have shaped Titan’s coastlines

By Tom Hawking

Glassy gel stretching
Engineering

‘Glassy gels’ are a new class of strong, stretchy, sticky materials

By Andrew Paul

The ancient oak circle which emerged from the shifting sands at Holme next the Sea in Norfolk. The ring of oak tree trunks with a large upturned tree at its centre is believed to be 4,000 years old & is said to be of great archaeological importance.
Science

What is ‘Seahenge’? Bronze Age worshipers may have used the structure to try to extend the summer

By Laura Baisas

Fraudulent call centers are well known for targeting older adults.
Technology

Older Americans are at more risk of fraud than ever

By Laurie Archbald-Pannone / The Conversation

an suv driving on a dirt path
Technology

The engineer who went off-roading to help build Honda’s most rugged vehicle

By Kristin Shaw

a hand holding an iphone that is glowing
Technology

All the AI features coming to Siri on your iPhone

By David Nield

Giraffes are a lot gayer than most people give them credit for
Science

Giraffes are a lot gayer than most people give them credit for

By Popular Science Team

deer
Environment

As ‘zombie’ deer disease spreads, scientists look for answers

By Jim Robbins / Yale Environment 360

Roman wine urn
Archaeology

The world’s oldest wine contains a cremated Roman aristocrat

By Andrew Paul

orange bucket filled with leaves. a hose rests on the edge of the bucket with water coming out
DIY

How to build a mosquito kill bucket

By Debbie Wolfe

boxing robot
Technology

These robots learned tennis and boxing after observing people

By Mack DeGeurin

Concept art of lunar rover heat switch system
Science

Moon rovers are evolving to survive the harsh lunar night

By Andrew Paul

Illustration of an astronaut on Mars, using a remote control drone to inspect a nearby cliff.
Science

Traveling to Mars could destroy your kidneys

By Briley Lewis

Cheetah cubs rescued from the illegal wildlife pet trade and brought to Cheetah Conservation Fund’s Rescue and Conservation Center.
Environment

On the hunt: Tracking the illegal cheetah trade

By Rene Ebersole / Undark

Litter at sea
AI

Ocean trash can now be tracked from space

By Andrew Paul

an illustration of two merging quasars in space. they are round yellow and orange disks, with a black hole in the center. white light is coming out of the center of the black hole.
Deep Space

In a first, astronomers spot merging quasars from the Cosmic Dawn

By Laura Baisas

an illustration of three long-necked and marine reptiles swimming with four paddle shaped limbs in an ancient sea
Environment

This giant polar reptile once stalked an ancient super-ocean

By Laura Baisas

Sad child in stairwell using phone
Health

Like cigarettes and alcohol, Surgeon General says social media needs warning labels

By Andrew Paul

cows crowded indoors at a farm
Science

Can we prevent a bird flu pandemic in humans?

By Lauren Leffer

Katie Tyson, 18, first runner up for the Miss Snake Charmer pageant poses for a portrait in a snake pit during the 2021 Rattlesnake Roundup at the Nolan County Coliseum in Sweetwater, Texas on March 13, 2021. - The town of Sweetwater holds the largest rattlesnake roundup in the world, launched in 1958 with the sole purpose of getting rid of rattlesnakes, killing an average of 5,000 pounds of snake each year. (Photo by PAUL RATJE / AFP) (Photo by PAUL RATJE/AFP via Getty Images)
Environment

Despite criticism, the last of the rattlesnake roundups hang on

By Ted Willians / Yale Environment 360

coffee can camera obscura
DIY

How to make a coffee can camera—in 1961 and today

By Bill Gourgey

a hand holding iphone with apps open
DIY

How to hide apps on your iPhone

By David Nield

Hammerhead shark
Environment

A scientific mission to save the sharks

By Angela Posada-Swafford / Knowable Magazine

Pegasus Shooting Star Vodka promo art next to meteorite
Science

The $200 meteorite-infused vodka is refreshingly tasty

By Andrew Paul

a long and lean sei whale swimming in the ocean
Animals

Dozens of rare, endangered whales spotted off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard

By Laura Baisas

Artist concept art of Voyager 1
Deep Space

Voyager 1 defies the odds yet again and is back online

By Andrew Paul

a smartphone with a map open on the dashboard of a car
DIY

How to share your ETA in Google Maps or Apple Maps

By David Nield

a tardigrade. these microscopic animals have right legs and round bear-like bodies with a small pointy appendage in front.
Animals

Tardigrade genes edited with an advanced CRISPR technique

By Laura Baisas

Microsoft Windows 3D tubes screensaver screenshot
Internet

Those iconic ’90s Windows screensavers had a purpose

By Andrew Paul

a pink galaxy shaped like a koi fish
Science

Space ‘koi fish’ caught by telescope

By Laura Baisas

NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Woody Hoburg rides the Canadarm2 robotic arm while maneuvering a roll-out solar array toward the International Space Station's truss structure 257 miles above the Pacific Ocean. In the rear, is the SpaceX Dragon crew vehicle that docked to the Harmony module's forward port on March 3 carrying four SpaceX Crew-6 crew members.
Science

‘Check his pulse one more time’: NASA accidentally airs ISS emergency test

By Andrew Paul

swimming in the pool
Health

How to avoid getting sick at the barbecue, in the pool, or on the trail this summer

By Bill Sullivan / The Conversation

ai candidates
Technology

AI candidates are running for office

By Mack DeGeurin

Brooding squid
Environment

Incredible footage shows new squid species tending to enormous eggs

By Andrew Paul

still from the animated film "inside out 2." red anger, purple fear, yellow joy, blue sadness, and green disgust meet with new emotions. Envy is teal, anxiety is orange, and embarrassment is pink.
Health

The science of awkward puberty brain from ‘Inside Out 2’

By Laura Baisas

two dogs cuddle together in a bed in an animal shelter
Animals

Shelter dogs appear ‘less stressed’ when paired with a buddy

By Laura Baisas