Naked mole rats make their own perfume—and it’s excellent birth control
What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s hit podcast. The Weirdest Thing…
How do you find Eastern box turtle nests? You’ll need a spool of thread.
Earlier this year, a team of researchers in Virginia spent more than eight weeks tracking down Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) nests, employing a technique that seems straight out…
Astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot on Spacewalk
NASA From left, Expedition 75 flight engineers Anil Menon of NASA (partially obscured and wearing the spacesuit with a red stripe on the legs) and Sophie Adenot of ESA (European…
NASA Sets Coverage for Roman Space Telescope Launch from Florida
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is encapsulated within the payload fairing at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for…
‘Treasure Chest’ cosmic cloud glitters with dozens of young stars
Many cosmic images don’t quite look like the nicknames astronomers bestow upon them. Case in point: the Crab Nebula. The Hubble Space Telescope’s portrait of the star factory looks more…
Florida zoo treats a manatee, a duck, and a chick with acupuncture
Just like some humans, animals can benefit from acupuncture, too. ZooTampa at Lowry Park in Tampa, Florida is using veterinary acupuncture to treat some of its animals with complex medical…
Bald eagle Kaydee inspects camera, helps Shadow arrange sticks
As summer begins to melt into the fall, internet-famous bald eagle Shadow and his new friend Kaydee continue to spend time together in Big Bear Valley. On Friday, August 21…
Engineers 3D-printed edible cookies from plastic
There is little to love about plastic. Most of the manufacturing processes still rely on fossil fuels, it often still takes generations to decompose, and their microscopic residue is contaminating…
Vote for your favorite chonky rodent during Fat Marmot Week
Summer is a time for transformation. The long days, warm weather, and outdoor adventures provide the perfect opportunity for people to embrace a tanner, fitter, and more relaxed version of…
Lab-made DNA can store memory like a flash drive
Our DNA stores a remarkable amount of information. A single gram contains about 215 million gigabytes of data on everything from our eye color to the shape of our feet.…