For a long time, finding new materials felt a bit like being a lone artisan. You’d spend ages tinkering, trying things out ...

NPR's Short Wave talks about elephants' sniffing abilities, the remarkable migration of painted lady butterflies and a ...

Nassau County students are making waves on the national stage, with dozens of high school seniors earning spots among the top ...

Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences kept busy throughout 2025. Along with collaborators from across the globe, ...

Astronomers announced the discovery of a starless cloud of hydrogen gas, a pristine relic of the cosmos that is almost as old ...

Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s Associate Executive Director for Cores and Resources, Dr. Jennifer Rood, has agreed ...

NASA on Thursday announced it would take the unprecedented step of bringing four crewmembers back to Earth from the space ...

The oldest known cremation pyre in Africa is shedding light on the complex funeral rites of ancient hunter-gatherers 9,500 years ago.

Potentially priceless archaeological evidence is heading back to Hawaii for “reburial and proper care” — at the hands of an ...

We're taking a look back at 10 of the most memorable space moments from 2025, as we leap into a new year that's sure to be ...

In 2025, Popular Science continued our mission to demystify our weird world for millions of readers. We debunked myths about ...

In South Africa, discarded pineapple leaves can now be turned into a low-cost, eco-friendly solution for both cleaning ...