Young parrot rescued from grips of invasive boa snake
Popular Scienceby Popular Science Team15h ago
In the Maricao State Forest on the western end of Puerto Rico, a biologist encountered a flock of parrots in a panic. Raúl Correa of the U.S.
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top 12%‘One of the ocean’s best-kept secrets’ spotted near Massachusetts
Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi17h ago
As the summer drew to a close, aerial surveyors with the New England Aquarium saw more than 2,000 animals across 15 different marine species in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National...
Can carnivorous plants eat people?
Popular Scienceby Laura Kiniry20h ago
Anyone who’s seen the 1986 musical comedy, Little Shop of Horrors, is familiar with Audrey II. Audrey II looks like a towering, blood-eating Venus flytrap plant, even mimicking the jaw-like...
The 2026 Bentley Supersports is what happens when you combine luxury with on-track performance
Popular Scienceby Dan Carney1d ago
“Less is more” may seem a curious phrase when applied to a half-million-dollar, 199-mph, 657-horsepower twin-turbocharged V8 brute.
Rare ‘pumpkin spice’ baby sea turtle spotted in Florida
Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi1d ago
While fall officially began only a few weeks ago, many of us have come to expect pumpkins and Halloween decorations in stores as early as August.
How to tell if someone is wearing smart glasses near you
Popular Scienceby David Nield1d ago
We’re very much in the era of smart glasses now, with the necessary tech components small and light enough to be put into a pair of spectacles.
Wavy-shaped homes could limit damage from hurricane winds
Popular Scienceby Mack DeGeurin2d ago
As residents on the northern Gulf Coast brace for quickly strengthening Hurricane Isaias (a Category 3 storm as of Friday afternoon), many are likely eyeing their roofs and walls with nervous...
I went from Milan to Orlando to learn whether glasses can change your look and your outlook
Popular Scienceby Tony Ware2d ago
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A teen used AI to plan a hiking route. It trapped him on a cliff.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul2d ago
A teenage hiker in Canada recently became another cautionary tale about the perils of overtrusting artificial intelligence.
A baby tyrannosaur possibly cannibalized its dead relative
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul2d ago
Bitemarks on the fossilized jaw of a tyrannosaur called Albertosaurus appear to illustrate the first known example of scavenging raptors feasting on a much larger dinosaur The prehistoric snack...
Squid are covered in little hairs like the ones in your ear
Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi2d ago
Squid skin behaves a bit like a large, 10-armed human ear. While scientists at Case Western Reserve University were probing these enigmatic cephalopods, they discovered that squid have...
Ancient Romans thought drinking gladiator blood could cure epilepsy
Popular Scienceby Shoshi Parks2d ago
Typical brains function smoothly, with neurons (nerve cells) firing rhythmically like predictable weather patterns. But in epileptic brains, a sunny day can suddenly turn dark and stormy.
Giant tortoises now outnumber people in the Seychelles
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas2d ago
As Joanthan the Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) approaches his 195th birthday this December, there is some good news for his fellow tortoises.
20,000-pound mosasaurs ambushed prey with sneak attacks
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul3d ago
Mosasaurs are terrifying enough based on their fossils alone. The Cretaceous marine reptile family encompassed some of the undisputed apex predators of Earth’s ancient oceans (and possibly even...
Sony's new USB-C spatial mic captures the world around you without capturing you in wires
Popular Scienceby Tony Ware3d ago
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NASA shares Artemis II astronauts’ handwritten mission notes
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul3d ago
Successfully sending Artemis II astronauts on their historic lunar flyby earlier this year required some of the latest and most precise technologies, but not everything in this mission needed the...
These EF EcoFlow deals on portable power stations and solar generators are still live for a limited time
Popular Scienceby Stan Horaczek3d ago
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Chernobyl particles look remarkably similar to explosion day in 1986
Popular Scienceby Mack DeGeurin3d ago
Just over 40 years ago, what began as a routine safety test at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (or Chornobyl in Ukranian) in Soviet Ukraine spiraled into one of the most recognizable disasters of...
2,000-year-old marble torso symbolizes the dawn of ancient Rome
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul3d ago
A 2,000-year-old marble sculpture slated for auction later this month is more than a well-preserved piece of artistic history.
Rare red bat rescued in Maine gobbles up mealworms
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas3d ago
A rare Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) is recovering after being found struggling in the surf on a Maine beach.