Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.
What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s newest podcast.
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The weirdest things we learned this week: Cruise ships full of poop, deadly wallpaper, and the sport where women beat men
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Dogs spread across the Americas alongside humans. Then they got eaten.
Little genetic legacy remains from these pups.
When people traversed across the land bridge connecting Siberia to North America, dogs trotted by their sides. Canines and their human companions spread throughout the…
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Aston Martin used 3D scanning and modern manufacturing to recreate its DB4 GT race car
The British automaker worked out some of the kinks when it reissued its classic coupe.
In the early 1960s, Aston Martin built just 75 of its dapper DB4GT racecars. In recreating it, the British automaker worked out some of the kinks of its classic coupe.
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Pesticides are making bees dumber
Even if they survive, they might not thrive.
Levels of pesticides currently considered safe to use may still have a big effect on bee colony survival.
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Indigo, vermillion, and other ancient colors that have decorated the world for millennia
Humans have been searching for newer, better colors since, well, forever.
Few colors can compete with the origin story of the recently discovered sahara pink, but the idea of natural pigments isn’t so strange.
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How to get the best deals this Amazon Prime Day
Don't miss out.
Once a year, Amazon offers its Prime subscribers an extravaganza of special deals. We have the strategies and tools you need to find the best prices this Prime Day.
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We may finally know where the 'ghost particles' that surround us come from
Neutrinos, meet IceCube.
Ghost particles, AKA neutrinos, are literally everywhere—trillions of them, each with barely any mass at all, are passing through your body right now.
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The dusky gopher frog will be the next Supreme Court's first environmental test
New cases, shifting strategies, and the uncertainty of a reshuffled bench
On October 1, Weyerhaeuser vs. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be the first environmental-protection case of a new Supreme Court bench. The July retirement of…
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To get people excited for Prime Day, Amazon is offering exclusive Prime-member discounts.
PopSci is always on the lookout for today's best deals. Our lists will be updated throughout the day, so check back to see if stumbled upon any awesome new discounts.
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Coral reefs face yet another threat: island rats depleting their poop supply
Invading rodents are mucking up the food chain.
A single invasive species can not just deeply impact the landscape it overruns, but fundamentally alter the wider marine realm that surrounds it.
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Capturing this incredible star cluster required lasers and a bendable mirror
The Very Large Telescope got new adaptive optics technology.
Even for a powerful camera like HAWK-I, there are limitations to being a ground-based telescope. Namely, the sky. Sure, we like having an atmosphere because it lets us…
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Nike put its energy-returning foam into a shoe you can train in
Feel fast everyday.
Nike's new Pegasus Turbo shoe is designed to be a fast training shoe that feels almost as fast as a racing shoe.
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Ancient hunter-gatherers didn’t all eat paleo
Ötzi is a good reminder that there's no one ancient, natural diet for us to return to.
There’s been quite a lot of controversy surrounding ancient diets, but one thing is clear: hunter-gatherers eat whatever it is most efficient to hunt and gather.
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How to leave the sand behind on your next beach trip
Clean up sneaky grains of silica.
Tired of sand clinging stubbornly to your skin and getting wedged in your rugs? We have a few tricks to keep the grains at the beach where they belong.
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To combat extreme heat, cover your roof in hungry, sweaty plants
Green roofs and white paints are a heat-buster's best friends.
Roadways are melting and the elderly are dying in spades. Here’s how humans are trying to manage extreme heat.
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Turning water into oxygen in zero gravity could mean easier trips to Mars
A real breath of fresh air.
One of the main challenges with long-distance space flight is transporting enough oxygen for astronauts to breathe and enough fuel to power complex electronics.
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Nikon’s new 125x zoom camera has a lens that would be impossible on a DSLR
That much zoom pushes into telescope territory.
The Nikon P1000 has 125x optical zoom, which means it starts a little wider than your typical smartphone camera lens, and can zoom far enough that you can focus on…
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Can we really ever know if animals are happy?
Tail wags, rat giggles, and horse snorts.
We assume animals are happy, sad, scared or upset based on their behavior. But how do we know if our pets are content?
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Don't try to fix your frayed cable—prevent the damage in the first place
Worn-out chargers endanger you and your device.
You carry your charger everywhere, but all that back-and-forth takes a toll. Here’s how to deal with fraying cables, and protect them from wearing out in the first…
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The only sunburn remedies that actually work
Help your skin heal with these tips from a dermatologist.
The market offers tons of sunburn treatments—and equally as many old wives’ remedies claim that they provide superior relief. Here's the scientific answer.
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