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Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi14d ago
It seems like Halloween decorations are getting more elaborate every year. Instead of a viral 12-foot skeleton, a digital creator in Alaska has turned to nature to find inspiration for his spooky...
Popular Scienceby Popular Science Team15d ago
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.
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas15d ago
When a new disease emerges, things can get a little weird. We start to clean groceries with antibacterial wipes, the sound of a sneeze can trigger our fight-or-flight response, and we generally...
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul15d ago
A formerly inexplicable Roman sarcophagus discovered at England’s Westminster Abbey over 150 years ago is likely a rare example of medieval funerary recycling.
Popular Scienceby Stan Horaczek15d ago
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Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul15d ago
It’s official—artificial intelligence is one of the top 10 fears in the United States. Well, it’s technically two of the top 10 fears, according to the 12th annual Chapman University Survey of...
Popular Scienceby Mack DeGeurin15d ago
In a world where tech leaders are racing to build autonomous machines that can do almost anything, one hobbyist is going the complete opposite route: an over-engineered robot that does exactly one...
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul15d ago
Launched in 2023, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid space telescope observes some of the most distant regions of the visible universe for signs of dark matter and dark energy.
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas15d ago
With Alaska’s fat bears done packing on their winter weight and spooky season in full swing, it’s time to turn our collective animal-loving attention to a smaller mammal—bats.
Popular Scienceby Sarah Kuta16d ago
In the summer of 1518, people in Strasbourg couldn’t seem to stop dancing—some even danced themselves to death.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul16d ago
Tattoos are pretty permanent decisions, and laser removal is often described as more painful than actually getting them in the first place.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul16d ago
Not far from the Black Sea, a child’s grave uncovered in present-day Bulgaria has provided archaeologists a somber look at Roman funerary practices.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul16d ago
Snakes will bite, rattle their tails, and even spit venom to escape danger. But of all the world’s species, southeast Asia’s dwarf reed snake (Pseudorabdion longiceps) relies on an especially...
Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi17d ago
October is officially Bat Appreciation Month. In the spirit of the season and conservation, a team of biologists in California recently spent time finding bats at Muir Woods National Monument and...
Popular Scienceby Paul Bochner17d ago
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Popular Scienceby Eric Alt17d ago
You would think, post-COVID, that we would all understand the importance of frequent and thorough handwashing.
Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi17d ago
One cold December day in 2021, Colorado carnivorous plant grower Jeremiah Harris shared some pictures of wild Amazonian giant water lilies (Victoria amazonica) plants in the Inírida River in...
Popular Scienceby Clarissa Brincat18d ago
When zoology professor Daniel Baldassarre traveled to the remote Galápagos Islands of Wolf and Darwin with two other researchers, getting there proved quite a challenge.
Popular Scienceby David Nield18d ago
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › When it comes to the mobile app heavyweights, few can beat WhatsApp.
Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi18d ago
Some animal rescues are more complicated than others—especially when the creature in peril is about to become a snack for a seagull on a remote Alaskan beach with polar bears lurking nearby.
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