See how the country stacked up in a recent National Science Foundation quiz.
No survey can perfectly capture how well a person understands science. But these tests help us get a snapshot of what Americans know, and how that's changing.
Everything Americans know about science in seven graphs
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How to build a personal landing page online
Control your image.
What do people see when they search for you online? Here's how to set up a personal, one-page website to promote yourself or your work.
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Not all dogs eat poop, but the ones that do like it fresh
Somewhat surprisingly, poodles rarely partake.
Sometimes, dogs have a desire to consume either their own or other dogs’ feces. This behavior is called coprophagy, and, unsurprisingly, many dog owners don’t like it.
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An exhaustive account of how the flu destroys your body
The virus doesn’t cause nearly as much misery as your body’s immune response to it.
Unlike most common colds, strains of the influenza virus can cause symptoms all throughout the body. Here’s what goes down when you come down with the flu.
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Logitech’s G433 gaming headset is a great-sounding option for sweaty gamers
if you're e-sports sessions get intense, then this headset might be the right call.
Logitech's e-sports headset can handle sweat.
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What happens if Earth gets 2°C warmer?
And why are we trying to avoid it?
Over the last 20 years, 2°C has been referenced in climate policies and agreements made by the Council of the EU, the G8, and more. What makes it so important?
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Meet the SpaceX ships that will never go to space
These ships catch waves (and rockets) instead.
SpaceX is known for their spaceships, but its ocean-going vessels have a huge role to play in their spaceflight ambitions.
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The Grim Reaper does not care about the latest longevity study you saw on Facebook
If it sounds too good to be true, maybe it is.
Deadlines regularly belt out accolades for every study that purports to show a link between living past 90 and drinking/smoking/eating mac & cheese three times a day.
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Yogurt marinades make meat perfectly tender—here's why
It's all about that acid.
Forget secret sauce—marinating meats in yogurt gives you the most flavorful, tender results. And food science can explain why.
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Februarys will continue to get warmer, which is good for picnics but bad for humans
Our fingerprints are all over this week’s record-breaking heat.
The East Coast experienced record-breaking heat this week, showing the human fingerprints of climate change.
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The critters of the deep sea may thrive on calamari
Scientists found a squid graveyard swarming with scavengers.
Squid carcasses strewn across the bottom of the Gulf of California may represent just one of many deep-sea graveyards.
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The Olympic sport most likely to kill you
It's probably not skeleton.
Winter sports are notoriously tough on the joints, from skis and snowboards that can tweak legs to the tendon-shredding, cartilage-endangering feats of figure skaters.
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A normal person's guide to buying an old film camera
You don't have be an expert (or a hipster) to enjoy analog photography
Film photography is fun because it's unpredictable and slow.
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Meanwhile in space: Jupiter looks great and Mars is a dust heap
Here's the most gorgeous space news you need to catch up on.
Feast your eyes on these spacey delicacies.
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11 gadgets and apps to speed up your morning routine
Get out the door faster.
Your morning routine doesn't have to be chaotic and rushed. To regain some time in the morning—or sleep in a little longer—try out these apps and gadgets.
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Five rad and random geeky kitchen products I found this week
The end-of-week dispatch from PopSci's commerce editor. Vol. 38.
Throughout the week I spend hours scouring the web for things that are ingenious or clever or ridiculously cheap.
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Superstition keeps a lot of Olympians from boinking. But what does the evidence say?
Many of the Olympic Village's 110,000 condoms likely went unused due to superstition.
Despite the condoms that reportedly litter the Olympic Village by the end of the Winter Games, many will go unused because of pre-game superstitions.
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Everything you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+
The focus is on the smartphones' cameras.
Samsung unveiled the latest iteration of its flagship phone, the Galaxy S9 and its larger sibling, the S9+.
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On swollen butts, mouth sacs, and other sexual preferences in the animal kingdom
Just a gallery of weird lookin’ animals to brighten your day.
Sexual preferences are usually best kept between you and your partners. Unfortunately for most animals, though, evolution has made their sexual preferences known to the…
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China's hypersonic aircraft would fly from Beijing to New York in two hours
The double-wing plane just aced wind tunnel tests at speeds of nearly 5,600 miles per hour.
A Chinese science journal reported that a team of researchers have made a breakthrough in hypersonics, successfully testing a unique plane in a wind tunnel to speeds of…
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