When NASA crashed a spacecraft into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in 2022, it altered both Dimorphos’ orbit around its parent asteroid, Didymos, and the two objects’ orbit around the sun, according to new research. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said…
The hottest toy of 1998 was sort of adorable, and sort of annoying. It couldn’t do much — couldn’t do anything, really — but it could look at you, it could say some nonsense phrases, and it seemed uncannily aware…
While Washington’s breakup with Anthropic exposed the complete lack of any coherent rules governing artificial intelligence, a bipartisan coalition of thinkers has assembled something the government has so far declined to produce: a framework for what responsible AI development should…
The very existence of left-handedness seems to defy Darwin. According to the theory of evolution by natural selection (in very simplified terms), a species should retain the characteristics necessary for survival and reproduction and discard those that are not very…
NASA gave the Didymos system a nudge Steve Gribben/Johns Hopkins APL/NASA Humanity has shifted an asteroid’s orbit around the sun for the first time. This was achieved by NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission in 2022, but the effect…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In February, Tracie Young, director of the Raven Ridge Wildlife Center in Pennsylvania, received an unforgettable phone call. A game warden asked if the…
People who reported using a smartphone while sitting on the toilet were more likely to have hemorrhoids than those who did not use their phones in the bathroom. The finding comes from a new study led by Chethan Ramprasad of…
Here comes another disappointment for ChatGPT users. As first reported by Sources‘ Alex Heath, OpenAI is yet again delaying its “adult mode” for ChatGPT. A company spokesperson told Heath that “we’re pushing out the launch of adult mode so we…
A site called PSprices has been tracking prices on Sony’s digital game store and noticed something unusual: some games were being offered at different prices to different users. What’s more, those offers are tracked in the PlayStation API with experiment…
A recently-added feature in Grammarly purports to improve users’ writing with help from the world’s great writers and thinkers — and some tech journalists, too. Launched in August 2025 as part of a broader set of AI-powered features, Expert Review…
May 27, 2026; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung (6) hits a single against the Houston Astros during the first inning at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images The Texas Rangers, fresh off a sweep…
new video loaded: What We Saw Driving Through Venezuela Our reporter Simon Romero takes a roadtrip from Caracas to Cumaná in Venezuela, showing the multiple military checkpoints the regime has along the coast, a constant reminder of the state’s presence….
An asteroid in our solar system will come close to Earth, but don’t worry, it won’t be that close MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images An asteroid with the potential to ruin a city will pass Earth next week. 2026JH2, as…
