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Popular Scienceby Eric Alt12d ago
Since elementary school, we’ve all been taught the “5-Second Rule.” The idea is simple: Food dropped on the floor is still perfectly edible if retrieved in under five seconds.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul12d ago
Doom is much more than a classic, bloodsoaked first-person shooter known for its chaotic action, over-the-top weapons, and challenging boss fights.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul12d ago
The concept of a corporate psychopath is eerily recognizable, depending on your work history. It’s also notoriously misunderstood.
Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi12d ago
California is known for its giant, multi-laned highways bustling under bright blue skies. And while this infrastructure is useful to humans, the Golden State’s many highways represent an almost...
Popular Scienceby Anna Goldfield13d ago
In 2001, archaeologists were painstakingly excavating a dwelling at the Bronze-Age site of Cladh Hallan in the Outer Hebrides islands off of Scotland’s northwestern coast.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul13d ago
A single bat colony contains hundreds or even thousands of the winged mammals. But with less-than-ideal eyesight and so many neighbors, how do mothers identify their pups amid the extremely crowded...
Popular Scienceby Stan Horaczek13d ago
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Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul13d ago
The scams are getting a bit meta. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a warning about a new scam currently making the rounds.
Popular Scienceby Mack DeGeurin13d ago
When it comes to buying a home, many people pay a premium for privacy. But one new listing Carlton, Kansas, takes the cake.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul13d ago
Rattlesnake venom is a complex blend of necrotic toxins designed to quickly disrupt blood coagulation and destroy tissue cells. This effective biological weapon comes at a major premium, however.
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas13d ago
Our fingerprints, patterns on whale flukes, and fur patterns on cheetahs are examples of the natural ways we can tell one individual animal from another.
Popular Scienceby Stan Horaczek13d ago
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Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul13d ago
Fall is here, and with it comes very determined deer. Mating season for the hoofed ruminants typically begins once temperatures dive and the days grow shorter, but the annual event also poses...
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas13d ago
The swirling bluish-white mistrals, towering cypress trees, and glittery stars in Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” (1889) have captivated our imaginations for generations.
Popular Scienceby Jennifer Byrne14d ago
Dr. Nick Medford’s patient had plenty of reasons to be terrified of a simple blood test. His body had shrunk down to a fraction of its size, or so he believed, and the physicians looming over him...
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas14d ago
Before giant manta rays (Mobula birostris) can grow to up to 30 feet long and 4,409 pounds, they must start small like most living things.
Popular Scienceby Mack DeGeurin14d ago
In a scene seemingly pulled straight out of a spy movie, computer scientists planted a dangerous, secret backdoor into an AI model.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul14d ago
After nearly 82 years, historians in Hungary have finally located a missing Soviet aircraft downed by a German ace pilot during World War II.
Popular Scienceby Sarah Durn14d ago
Already looking for children’s toys for the holidays? Are you also a big Halloween fan? Well, do we have a gift for you!
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul14d ago
A cosmic Quarter-Pounder is providing us with a near-perfect view of a distant gas giant’s earliest moments.
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