Popular Science

Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi·20 Aug 2026

In 1066, the Battle of Hastings saw William the Conqueror (and Duke of Normandy), defeat England’s King Harold II.

Popular Scienceby Tony Ware·20 Aug 2026

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Popular Scienceby Annie Colbert·20 Aug 2026

Say hello to Kaydee. The young bald eagle spotted hanging out with Shadow in recent weeks has a new name.

Popular Scienceby Popular Science Team·19 Aug 2026

A 300-pound black bear died after getting trapped in a car left unlocked near Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul·19 Aug 2026

SpaceX now has the dubious honor of being the first company to deface the moon, after a piece of one of its rockets crashed into Earth’s only natural satellite earlier this month.

Popular Scienceby Sara Hashemi·19 Aug 2026

Engineers recently discovered a way to power tiny drones and robots with something we encounter every day—sound waves.

Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi·19 Aug 2026

Christopher Nolan’s rendition of The Odyssey is arguably the movie of the summer. The cinematic masterpiece was filmed in IMAX and included a soaring score from an award-winning composer, but the...

Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul·19 Aug 2026

The Milky Way galaxy is anchored by a supermassive black hole named Sagittarius A*, that has a mass over four million times greater than the sun.

Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas·19 Aug 2026

Scent marks the spot in the animal kingdom, allowing animals to understand their environment and gather data critical to their survival.

Popular Scienceby Mack DeGeurin·19 Aug 2026

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › To say Summer 2026 has been a scorcher would be an understatement.

Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul·18 Aug 2026

For over 35 years, NASA’s 157-foot-long Douglas DC-8 jetliner and its extensive onboard scientific laboratory contributed to numerous research breakthroughs before retiring in 2024—including some...

Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul·18 Aug 2026

The desert tarantulas (Aphonopelma iodius) residing in Utah’s Zion National Park aren’t exactly the most social desert dwellers.

Popular Scienceby Stan Horaczek·18 Aug 2026

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Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul·18 Aug 2026

Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) are in the midst of an extensive image rehabilitation campaign.

Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas·18 Aug 2026

Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) tusks may not really be magical, but they do have some mathematical magic. Their tusk is actually made up of two spirals (or helices) instead of one.

Popular Scienceby Nidhi Sharma·18 Aug 2026

Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection, published in the mid-19th century, challenged the belief that all living creatures were created by God.

Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas·18 Aug 2026

As a new week began in Big Bear Valley, internet-famous bald eagle dad Shadow and a new female bald eagle in the area named KD1 greeted the sunrise with song.

Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul·18 Aug 2026

The standard image of an ancient Egyptian mummy often features a very specific type of person and pose.

Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas·17 Aug 2026

If you’ve been spending the summer keeping cool in the great indoors watching the famous brown bears (Ursus arctos) of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, you may have noticed fewer bears...

Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas·17 Aug 2026

Yes, TikTok and social media can be a huge time suck. But in some cases, it can lead to exciting discoveries.