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Popular Scienceby Mack DeGeurin8d ago
When most people think of noise pollution, the image conjured up is one of concrete buildings and crowded streets bursting with beeping car horns and screeching industrial tools.
Popular Scienceby Popular Science Team9d ago
On August 10, Jackie the bald eagle died at age 14. This weekend, a memorial service for the beloved eagle mom will celebrate her life.
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas9d ago
A 550-year-old sea arch in Hawaii has fallen into the Pacific Ocean. While the exact timing is unknown, the iconic Hōlei Sea Arch in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island collapsed by...
Popular Scienceby Mack DeGeurin9d ago
Halloween is just around the corner, which means it’s the perfect time to present another undeniably spooky robot. Or, more specifically, an Addams Family-inspired detached robot hand.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul9d ago
The Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is such a problem for Florida that it’s legal to hunt the massive invasive species throughout the year.
Popular Scienceby Stan Horaczek9d ago
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › The new On’s Cloudsurfer 3 feels soft the second you step into it.
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas9d ago
The key to helping a nutritious green vegetable grow more efficiently may be the color pink. Magenta-colored solar panels help the broccoli absorb sunlight more efficiently, according to a study...
Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi9d ago
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are known for one of the longest migrations of any mammal. However, not all of them travel thousands of miles across oceans to feed and breed.
Popular Scienceby Amanda Reed10d ago
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Popular Scienceby Amanda Reed10d ago
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › In my eyes, the best gift is a practical one.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul10d ago
It’s still unclear why a Cold War-era spy satellite named after famed Charlie’s Angels actress Farrah Fawcett recently exploded above Earth .
Popular Scienceby Laura Baisas10d ago
The last ice age began roughly 120,000 years ago and ended about 11,500 years ago, but plenty of signs of this last period of ice domination still exist all over Earth.
Popular Scienceby Mack DeGeurin10d ago
A man in Singapore faces up to 10 years in prison for creating an AI-generated image of a crocodile lurking in a popular public reservoir.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul10d ago
It’s officially October, which means it’s finally that most wonderful time of the year. The Halloween season is here, and even the cosmos get in on the occasion—at least if you squint hard enough...
Popular Scienceby Margherita Bassi10d ago
In Italy, even the most unassuming hole in the wall is likely to serve up the most amazing of meals.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul11d ago
A small treasure trove discovered near the ruins of Emperor Nero’s theater highlight the medieval Rome’s diversity.
Popular Scienceby Stan Horaczek11d ago
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Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul11d ago
Lysergic acid diethylamide, aka LSD, has been a potent psychedelic hallucinogen for decades, but it isn’t nearly as stigmatized as it once.Relegated to the cultural fringe during the 1960s, recent...
Popular Scienceby Mack DeGeurin11d ago
Bio-inspired robots are a dime a dozen these days, with machines mimicking everything from bats and beetles to long-extinct sea creatures.
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul11d ago
Humans won’t be the only ones aboard future NASA missions. At Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, researchers on the agency’s Dexterous Robotics Team are working on the next generation of...
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