Sweden’s solution to stop spam callers: Be ruder!
Popular Scienceby Mack DeGeurin25 Sept 2026
Swedish police have a message for anyone who thinks they’re talking to spam callers: hang up the phone, and embrace being rude.
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top 41%Fat Bear Week, Round 2: Big boys Walker vs. Bucky Dent, and a sister battle
Popular Scienceby Popular Science Team25 Sept 2026
The big boys battle and two sisters go head-to-head in Round 2 of Fat Bear Week voting. Ace fisherbear #164 (Bucky Dent) managed to dethrone 2025 champ Bear #32 (Chunk) in Round 1 and will now face...
This 1988 Popular Science article is the equivalent of an Apple event live blog from 40 years ago
Popular Scienceby Stan Horaczek25 Sept 2026
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › I never got the chance to see Steve Jobs speak in person at an Apple event.
Inside the school where dogs learn to sniff out bed bugs and other pests
Popular Scienceby Clarissa Brincat25 Sept 2026
Lucky works for the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Her job is to track down spotted lanternfly eggs before they can hatch and cause trouble.
Meta's new $1,300 VR Glasses will weigh less than a stick of butter when they hit the market in 2027
Popular Scienceby Stan Horaczek24 Sept 2026
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Meta’s next VR headset isn’t a headset.
Frogs wear bacterial suits of armor to fight off deadly fungus
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas24 Sept 2026
To protect their porous skin, some tropical frogs have a suit of armor. But this covering isn’t made from metal or even a sturdy material like bullet-proof Kevlar.
Blowhole nebulizer helps cure beluga whale's pneumonia
Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi24 Sept 2026
Pneumonia is a common affliction among whales and dolphins. In a first for marine mammals, veterinarians have used bacteria-killing viruses to treat a beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) with a...
A treasure hunt for rare coins is coming to 4 American cities
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas24 Sept 2026
A rare coin treasure hunt offering $40,000 in prizes is about to begin in four cities. Numismatics (the study or collection of currency) enthusiasts in and around Miami, Philadelphia, San...
Two moms named Jean inspired the name of a 309-million-year-old fossil
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas24 Sept 2026
When your daughter is a budding scientist, gift giving can take a whole new form. Think fewer flowers and more new prehistoric species named in your honor.
What kind of animal is Gonzo? What kind of animal is Gonzo? The Muppets won't say, so we asked biologists.
Popular Scienceby Niranjana Rajalakshmi24 Sept 2026
In the 1981 film The Great Muppet Caper, the Muppets get shipped across the Atlantic in crates stenciled with the species inside. Kermit’s says FROG. Fozzie’s says BEAR. Gonzo’s says WHATEVER.
Soviet ‘sea monster' inspired this futuristic ‘flying boat’
Popular Scienceby Mack DeGeurin23 Sept 2026
Visitors traveling across Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay earlier this month may have seen a strange-looking boat with wings and a whale-like tail floating in the estuary’s calm late-summer waters.
Original 'Star Trek' USS Enterprise heads to MIT after resurfacing on eBay
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul23 Sept 2026
The long-lost, original USS Enterprise from Star Trek has resurfaced just in time to celebrate the beloved science-fiction series’ 60th anniversary.
Sea spider with hairy feet, three lips, and red eyes found in Canada
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul23 Sept 2026
Halloween season doesn’t technically start until October, but marine biologists are celebrating a little early this year.
Earth's closest alien life probably isn't very advanced, says new study
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul23 Sept 2026
The sheer scale of the universe strongly suggests Earth isn’t its only life-hosting planet. But do distant worlds harbor the types of advanced spacefaring civilizations depicted in science fiction...
This man died more than 700 years ago—so why does he look like he got hit by a car?
Popular Scienceby Popular Science Team23 Sept 2026
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 Popular Science’s hit podcast.
Fat Bear Week Day 2: Battle of the big boys and the up-and-comers
Popular Scienceby Popular Science Team23 Sept 2026
Day 2 of Fat Bear Week shines a light on the biggest (literally) stars of Katmai National Park and Preserve and the also the next generation.
Plesiosaurs vomited indigestible pellets like owls
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul22 Sept 2026
The long-necked plesiosaurs that swam in oceans during the Jurassic Period frequently made detours into shallower river deltas to regurgitate indigestible portions of their meals.
Amazon's early Prime Day deals on Greenworks electric yard tools can save you money while prepping your yard for winter
Popular Scienceby Stan Horaczek22 Sept 2026
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Tiny two-headed turtle found in Cape Cod
Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi22 Sept 2026
Last week, something strange arrived at the Cape Wildlife Center. Not one turtle, not two turtles—something in between.
Even morning coffee might mess with your sleep
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul22 Sept 2026
Coffee drinkers often fall into two groups—those who refuse another cup past a certain time of day, and those who are happy to grab a refill well into the night.