It’s a cosmic roll of the dice. A major asteroid strike could cause widespread devastation and profoundly impact life on Earth, so thwarting an incoming object could be a matter of life or death. Luckily, we have a little bit …
Picture a rat, roughly 250 grams, dropped into the home cage of a much larger, territorial male. The resident lunges, pins, and dominates for 10 minutes before the intruder is allowed to retreat behind a wire mesh barrier. Two days …
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Bison are an enduring and iconic symbol of North America’s vast Great Plains. The large mammals have been hunted for thousands of years, and …
Streaming quality was better than expected, given the tiny size of the Zeals, with a separate three-bar equalizer available while listening to media, independent of the hearing aid equalizer. It has no noise cancellation capability to speak of, which means …
In January, toymaker Mattel released the very first autistic Barbie doll. She’s wearing a loose purple dress and headphones. Her eyes are slightly averted, and she’s holding a communication tablet and a fidget spinner — all outward signs that represent …
February 7, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm What watching the Super Bowl does to your health Watching sporting events like the Super Bowl can influence our brains and bodies—and not always in a good way By …
The effects of depression may infiltrate your very bones – and conversely, your bones may send penetrating messages all the way back to your brain. This two-way street is a captivating new field of research that could be crucial in …
Nasal sprays target flu viruses at their main point of entry into the body Tatiana Maksimova/Getty Images An antibody nasal spray has shown promise for protecting against flu in preliminary human trials, after first being validated in mice and monkeys. …
A bacteria-only sugar has become the Achilles’ heel that could help defeat deadly superbugs. Australian scientists have created a promising new approach for fighting deadly bacteria that no longer respond to antibiotics. The team designed antibodies that latch onto a …
A new study examining how memory functions in the brain suggests that different kinds of remembering may rely on the same brain regions. Instead of using separate neural pathways to retrieve different types of information, the brain appears to activate …