Popular Science

Protein associated with longer life helps turn Pinky into the Brain.

Mice seem to get smarter when injected with a shot of klotho, a protein that similar to a naturally occurring hormone found in mice - and in humans.

DIY

For serious data dumps.

If you want to move large files from one place to another, you need a service that can handle lots of bytes. Here are the best options for sharing all that data.

Honeywell Lyric C1 security camera review

Gadgets

Backup storage in the form of an SD card is a nice touch.

This affordable indoor security camera lacks resolution but has a robust feature set overall.

Science

Five of the ten most abundant bacteria species are categorized as potential pathogens.

A study by German researchers shows that kitchen sponges could host potentially pathogenic bacteria, and oftentimes sanitizing doesn't help knock them out.

Animals

Shining a light isn't always the enlightened thing to do.

Bats in Europe are regular churchgoers. Or, at the very least, they were before the enlightenment.

Military

New rules ban Army from using commercial drones, allow bases to shoot them down.

New rules ban Army from using commercial drones, allow bases to shoot down drones…

Environment

New findings are in line with NASA and NOAA estimates.

The United Kingdom's Global and Regional Climate report for 2016 mirrors NASA and NOAA's conclusion that 2016 was hot and climate change is to blame.

Science

"You gotta Crash and Learn."

STEAM is a growing movement in education to teach art and science together. Learn why it makes the former Mythbuster's host so excited, and how it can help kids learn to…

Science

He who must be named.

This morning, the Titanosaur that has been on display in the American Museum of Natural History received an official scientific name alongside a study done by…

Technology

Bright news.

New technology for smart windows, described today in the journal Joule, might actually be an intelligent idea. Read on.

Ask Us Anything

Yes, technically, but not nearly enough.

When it's boiling out, should you reach for an iced tea, or a nice hot cuppa? It turns out, the old wives' tale might have some support, but not quite enough.

Gadgets

Make your backyard theater as Regal as an AMC

12 items—from projector to popcorn—to make your own backyard movie theater as Regal as an AMC.

Science

The compound might be suitable for cell membranes.

One man's trash is another's treasure. One researcher found evidence of a compound that could create alien cell membranes on the Saturn moon Titan .

Health

No gym membership necessary.

A new study shows how a protein called cardiotrophin can stimulate healthy heart growth, which could be a future treatment for a certain type of heart failure.

Animals

It has nothing to do with camouflage.

Sea snakes in some urban areas of the Pacific are changing colors.

Science

A complete skull of an ancient infant primate was found in northern Kenya

A tiny, infant skull discovered in the Napudet area, west of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya could tell us what our ancestors looked like millions of years ago.

Animals

From Beyoncé to Shakira.

No one really knows how many species actually inhabit planet Earth—some say millions, others trillions—but regardless, it's the job of taxonomists to name them all.