How to back up all of your photos and videos (on any device) to Apple Photos
Popular Scienceby David Nield15d ago
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top 39%Blind chimp in Louisiana regains sight after cataract surgery
Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi15d ago
Fifty-four-year-old Pierre was completely blind before undergoing a cataract surgery that restored his sight.
How often you should wash your sheets and towels, according to science
Popular Scienceby Eric Alt16d ago
You’ve had a long day. You can’t wait to get home, take a hot shower, and climb into bed. Sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? Well, we hate to break it to you, but it could actually be incredibly gross.
Rocks from Pompeii suburb tells a story of destruction—that could help us today
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas16d ago
Two-thousand years ago, a Roman author and lawyer named Pliny the Younger wrote an account of one of the most destructive disasters in human history.
Asteroid named after ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas16d ago
Over the past 50 years, musician “Weird Al” Yankovic has become the first artist to have a comedy album debut at #1 on the Billboard Top 200, been given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame...
How to help Katmai’s brown bears this Fat Bear Week
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas16d ago
This Fat Bear Week, bear enthusiasts from around the world can not only vote for their favorite chunky brown bears (Ursus arctos). They can actually help protect the bears’ home.
Sweden’s solution to stop spam callers: Be ruder!
Popular Scienceby Mack DeGeurin16d ago
Swedish police have a message for anyone who thinks they’re talking to spam callers: hang up the phone, and embrace being rude.
Fat Bear Week, Round 2: Big boys Walker vs. Bucky Dent, and a sister battle
Popular Scienceby Popular Science Team16d ago
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 Horaczek16d ago
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 Brincat17d ago
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 Horaczek17d ago
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 Baisas17d ago
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 Bassi17d ago
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 Baisas17d ago
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 Baisas17d ago
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 Rajalakshmi18d ago
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 DeGeurin18d ago
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 Paul18d ago
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 Paul18d ago
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 Paul18d ago
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...