What do you want to happen to your body after you die?
What do you want to happen to your body when you die? Have you thought about the environmental implications? Do you care? On this episode of Ask Us Anything, Popular Science editors Sarah Durn and...
View ArticleTurning on these smartphone safety features could literally save your life
While you might never have thought about it, your phone can save your life. Both Android and iOS offer a selection of essential safety features that you need to make yourself aware of, just in case...
View ArticleSea turtle struck by boat is recovering in a 3D-printed harness
It seems like 3D printers can produce just about anything, from assault rifles to homes made of dirt and even cookies made from plastic. Now, a team from the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Georgia’s...
View ArticleWhy International Red Panda Day is a big deal at the National Zoo this year
On this International Red Panda Day, the team at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington D.C. really has something to celebrate. Well, technically three somethings. One female and one male cub...
View ArticleThe Fat Bear Week 2026 bracket is here and chunkier than ever
It’s almost time! The official Fat Bear Week 2026 bracket has landed, and this year’s competition will see 16 adult brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Alaska go head-to-head in the bracket-style online...
View ArticleAutonomous airplane completes first cross-country flight
A single-engine prop Cessna Caravan has reportedly become the first airplane to autonomously complete a cross-continental flight across the United States. Overseen by the aeronautics company Joby, the...
View ArticleLost WWI trench lives on in immersive VR installation
The rolling, green hills of West Flanders, Belgium, were once the bitter, brutal staging ground for some of the bloodiest fighting of World War I. An estimated 600,000 soldiers were killed, wounded,...
View ArticleAncient hidden graffiti discovered in Bronze Age temple
Thanks to some powerful lasers, a fleet of ancient ships hidden in plain sight for over 40 years has resurfaced inside a Bronze Age temple in Cyprus. However, it’s understandable why archaeologists...
View ArticleBuying an iPhone is easy now, but people were sleeping on sidewalks for the...
The iPhone 18 Pro officially hits store shelves today (September 18). You could likely pop into an Apple store or other retailer and grab one on your way home from work if you didn’t already pre-order...
View ArticleHelp name the Bronx River’s first otter in 100 years
A North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) was recently spotted along New York City’s Bronx River for the first time in roughly 100 years. Now, the Bronx River Alliance and Bronx Zoo would like...
View ArticleIn 1924, the Montreal Canadiens left the Stanley Cup on the side of the road
The Stanley Cup—hockey’s biggest prize—has survived champagne showers, championship parades, accidental drops, and even a trip to the bottom of a canal. But one of its strangest adventures happened...
View ArticleAmazon is clearing out DEWALT tools during its early Prime Big Deal Days...
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event doesn’t officially start until October 6, but your fall project list isn’t waiting that long. The deck needs a few new boards, the garage shelves still aren’t hung,...
View ArticleThe moon’s new crater is 728 feet wide and a once-in-a-century find
The moon may look desolate and calm, but a lot happens on that dusty landscape. With zero atmosphere, space rocks of all sizes regularly bombard the lunar surface. Most of the debris is microscopic,...
View ArticleGarbage trucks analyze thousands of homes with AI-powered cameras
Garbage trucks now do more than just pick up tossed-out food scraps and junk. They also snitch on people with unkempt lawns. In at least four states (California, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas), some...
View ArticleMathematician debunks the Parthenon’s famous optical illusions
The Parthenon is undeniably one of history’s most renowned architectural feats,but one detail of its structural genius is a total hoax. For over 2,000 years, scholars and admirers have alleged that...
View ArticleDog brains act surprisingly human when told ‘no’
Sit, stay, roll over, come, fetch, and no. All common commands that responsible dog owners use to train and communicate with their pets. When a dog hears the word “no” there is potentially much more...
View ArticleIn 1963, a plane flew to space. Why couldn’t we go farther?
In 1926, when Albert Scott Crossfield was five years old, a priest came to his home to administer the last rites. Suffering from an advanced case of pneumonia that had scarred his lungs and attacked...
View ArticleSunken WWI sub is leaking TNT into the North Sea
A World War I submarine that sank nearly 110 years ago has been leaking explosive pollutants into the North Sea for decades. What’s more, ocean researchers say the problem may worsen over time—not...
View ArticleTyrannosaurus rex was warm-blooded, new study confirms
Contrary to the assumptions of early paleontologists, most dinosaurs weren’t lumbering slowpokes. Centuries of evolutionary reevaluation now indicates the ancestors of present-day birds didn’t simply...
View ArticleMedieval Russian talisman depicts Christian warrior saint and Medusa
Archaeologists recently discovered a rare Russian medallion that depicts a dramatic cultural clash between medieval Christianity and ancient Greek mythology. Excavated about 400 miles southeast of St....
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