It's the hottest year without an El Niño boost.
We can already be sure that 2017 will be among the hottest years on record for the globe.
2017 is set to be among the three hottest years on record—and that's even worse than it sounds
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The best kits and gadgets that encourage your kids to be more creative
I love Youtube. Your kids love Youtube. But there's more to life than Youtube.
The internet is wonderful, but still, sometimes it’s good to get your kids out from behind the computer and in a place where they can be creative and get their hands…
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Five animals that do our dirty work for us
Dogs and crows with unusual nine to fives.
Other species do endless amounts of work crucial to continued human existence. Even without the motivation of cash, we persuade animals to do our bidding.
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This American auto rivals the speed and power of racecars
Gone in 2.3 seconds.
It takes just a little more than two seconds for the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon to reach 60 miles per hour.
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Gene therapy just saved a young boy’s life—by giving him new skin
It’s an early success for stem cell therapies.
Researchers replaced almost all of a young boy’s outer skin layer to treat a life-threatening skin condition, a genetic disease called epidermolysis bullosa.
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Logitech is killing its Harmony Link service and the hardware will die with it
The device will cease working in March 2018
The Logitech Harmony Link will stop working next year.
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Here's the weird alphabet soup that scientists use to name stuff in space
I is for interstellar.
What’s in a name? An asteroid by any other name would smell as singed, and would still be a rock orbiting the sun on some far-flung journey.
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Why some sharks are like blimps, and others are like airplanes
A brief lesson in buoyancy and aerodynamics.
When you think of a zeppelin, you probably don’t picture a large, cartilaginous fish with rows of pointed teeth. But perhaps you should.
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Check your phone less by sending those notifications to your computer
You don't want to miss a thing.
Tired of constantly checking your phone? With the latest versions of Windows and macOS, you can shoot those notifications over to your computer.
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16 essential kitchen tools from around the world for $20 or less
Our favorite workhorse appliances, blades, and containers to buy on a budget without sacrificing quality.
Our favorite workhorse appliances, blades, and containers to buy on a budget without sacrificing quality.
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This temperature-control mug is the best product I've tried in 2017
Honestly, it changed my coffee drinking habits.
After a few weeks of trying Ember's new temperature control mug, it's changed my coffee drinking habits.
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How to test your tap water for lead
Nearly half of Americans suspect that their water might be unsafe.
Luckily, homeowners who suspect that their drinking water might be contaminated have more options than ever before.
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Apple just fixed that annoying autocorrect bug in iOS 11 so go download it
No more "?" where your "I" should be.
Typing got weird on the iPhone for a minute, but a new software patch should fix it up.
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This truly bizarre exploding star might be a zombie of sorts
It just keeps exploding.
Scientists are genuinely perplexed by a star that seems to keep exploding—possibly over the course of decades.
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The curious case of the Cortana speaker: Harmon Kardon Invoke review
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More evidence that the dinosaurs were super unlucky with regards to that whole asteroid thing
Location matters. Especially to extinction-causing asteroids.
It’s an extraordinary, planet-changing event. An asteroid hit the Earth at the wrong time for dinosaurs, but the right time for us.
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A psychologist explains why those Facebook product ads are so darn compelling
Brands know exactly how to play into your mistrust of. . . brands.
You probably want to own a mattress you saw on Facebook. Here's why.
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How to make a sourdough starter—and keep it alive
The perfect loaf starts with some bacterial friends.
Sourdough bread begins with its starter, a mix of flour and water that houses living wild yeast and bacteria. Here's how to grow your own tasty microbial mix.
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Testing your tap water for contamination is way easier than you think
There are more options for at-home testing than ever.
An increasing number of companies are offering customers the ability to do the kind of environmental testing once limited to municipalities.
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Five rad and random things I found this week
The end-of-week dispatch from PopSci's commerce editor. Vol. 29.
Throughout the week I spend hours scouring the web for things that are ingenious or clever or ridiculously cheap. Below, gadgets that are awesome, rad, and random.
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