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Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas8d ago
Baby bears need to learn a lot during their first few summers—how to catch salmon, how to swim, how to climb trees, the importance of avoiding porcupine quills, etc.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul8d ago
The exoplanet TOI-561 b is fascinating to observe from 280 light-years away—but it’s not a place anyone would want to visit.
Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi8d ago
At first, the video seems to feature an empty habitat. There’s a crate filled with hay, platforms of various heights, and a ball hanging from a rope.
Popular Scienceby RJ Mackenzie9d ago
For as long as surgeons cut open living people to keep them alive, they have needed dead people to practice on.
Popular Scienceby Stan Horaczek9d ago
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Popular Scienceby Brittany Vincent9d ago
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Popular Scienceby Carla Sosenko9d ago
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Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul9d ago
For infants struggling in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU, incubators dramatically lower premature infant mortality.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul9d ago
High-end graphics, cinematic plotlines, and challenging boss battles aren’t what made Minecraft one of the most popular video games of all time.
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas9d ago
While Fat Bear Week has come and gone, there is another group of Alaskan bears currently getting their due.
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas9d ago
Nearly 237 million years ago, a spiky and toothy bottom dweller skulked the Late Triassic oceans that once covered present-day China.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul9d ago
A family near Kalamazoo, Michagan was in for a surprise while cleaning out their grandfather’s basement.
Popular Scienceby Priya Mani10d ago
Adapted from Spiced: Recipes Celebrating Spices from Around the World by Priya Mani. (Phaidon, US $54.95, 2026) Kimchi / Baechu kimchi Makes: about 2 1/4 lb / 1 kg kimchi Preparation time: 30...
Popular Scienceby Shoshi Parks10d ago
Under the harsh glare of overhead lights at a laboratory at the University of California at Berkeley, Lazarus II lay motionless. Dr. Robert E.
Popular Scienceby Popular Science Team10d ago
Millions of miles away from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Nancy Roman Space Telescope are revealing the early days of our vast universe in extraordinary detail.
Popular Scienceby Sarah Kuta11d ago
Death is supposed to be the end of the road. The lights are out, the curtain has fallen. No breathing, no heartbeat—end of discussion, right? Not quite.
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas11d ago
Bat Week officially begins today. It’s the one week where Earth’s only winged mammals get top billing.
Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi11d ago
Environmental restoration sometimes requires out-of-the-box thinking. Along the waters of Long Island Sound in New York and Connecticut, experts are tackling the challenge of restoring crucial...
Popular Scienceby David Nield12d ago
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Popular Scienceby Stack Commerce12d ago
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