Vitiligo involves paler, less-pigmented skin patches Getty Images A first-of-its-kind cream that targets the underlying cause of vitiligo will be made available on the National Health Service in England. In clinical trials, the cream significantly increased pigmentation in the white…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Few nostalgic artifacts capture the spirit of the early personal computing era as clearly as the humble floppy disk. Introduced in the early 1970s,…
A remarkably complete skeleton uncovered along the UK’s Jurassic Coast has been identified as a previously unknown species of ichthyosaur — a group of prehistoric marine reptiles that once dominated the world’s oceans. The dolphin-sized creature, named Xiphodracon goldencapensis and…
Samsung’s ready to launch its first new devices of 2026, and it’s got an Unpacked event in San Francisco to stream everything. The keynote starts at 10AM PT (1PM ET) and will be livestreamed on YouTube. The announcement on February…
Apple is preparing to move some of its Mac Mini production to the US as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to appease the Trump administration’s push for domestic investment. Manufacturing is set to begin later this year in north…
On Monday, creative suite maker Canva announced the dual acquisition of startups Cavalry, which works on animation, and Mango AI, which works on improving ad performance. UK-based Cavalry works on 2D motion animation for different verticals such as advertising, marketing,…
If you’re tired of listening to the crackle from the speakers on the back of your TV but aren’t ready for the full subwoofer-boosted suite, I’ve got a good deal for you. The Klipsch Flexus Core 200 is currently marked…
The Adorant figurine, approximately 38,000 years old, consists of a small, ivory plate bearing an anthropomorphic figure and multiple sequences of notches and dots Landesmuseum Württemberg / Hendrik Zwietasch, CC BY 4.0 Stone Age people 40,000 years ago used a…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. You may have heard about the recent backlash to a new Ring feature called Search Party, which is now live and working with compatible…
On land, dramatic canyons such as the Grand Canyon are carved over time by flowing rivers. The ocean does not have rivers capable of cutting into rock on that scale. Even so, the seafloor hosts enormous features that surpass the…
South Dakota Investment Council disclosed a sale of 801,900 Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) shares in its May 18, 2026, SEC filing, with estimated trade value at $35.24 million based on average quarterly pricing. What happened According to a Securities and Exchange…
From Jordyn Woods to Larsa Pippen, Netflix viewers will be surprised by the amount of surprise celebrity cameos on Calabasas Confidential. Netflix’s newest reality show, which premiered in May 2026, follows a complicated friend group. According to the synopsis, Calabasas…
The brain has its own built in immune defenses that help detect threats and protect nerve cells. But growing evidence suggests that in Alzheimer’s disease, these immune cells become stuck in a state of chronic activation. Instead of helping, they…
