Listing consumer electronics on the internet’s large ecommerce marketplaces is a key step in “democratizing” the products, allowing them to be purchased by anyone with just a click. It has happened to cars (in the United States, you can buy a…
The Drax Power Station in the north of England Ian Lamond/Alamy You’ve probably seen those nice graphs showing carbon dioxide levels and temperatures falling towards the end of the century. How is this miracle meant to be achieved? The idea…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. A new gold rush is coming to California. For the third year, San Francisco’s Witter Coin will host a treasure hunt across the city…
New research has delivered a stark warning about a major change in Africa’s forests. Once a crucial part of the fight against climate change, these forests are now releasing more carbon than they absorb. The findings come from an international…
Xbox’s new chief exec, Asha Sharma, has only been in charge for a few months but things already seem like they might be changing for the better. Or at the very least, they might be getting cheaper. The Verge reported…
NZXT and its business partner Fragile have agreed to pay $3.45 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused the companies of attempting to “scam” consumers through their Flex PC rental service. The preliminary settlement was filed in a California…
AI experts and the public’s opinion on the technology are increasingly diverging, according to Stanford University’s annual report on the AI industry, which was released Monday. In particular, the report noted a growing trend of anxiety around AI and, in…
In a matter of days, MAGA media figures have gone from defending President Donald Trump as God’s chosen president to making the case that he is actually the antichrist. The accusations reached a fever pitch on Sunday night, after Trump…
A vacuum chamber used to measure electron transitions in atomic hydrogen, from which the proton’s size was inferred Axel Beyer/MPQ At long last, we have pinned down the size of a proton. More than 15 years after an experiment unexpectedly…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Installing wheels on a tortoise might seem like a cruel joke—but a veterinary practice in the Philippines recently did so to help out an…
In late 2025, Google started rolling out new icons with a gradient design. Now it seems the new look is coming to the rest of Google’s apps. 9to5Google got its hands on images of the new icons that ditch the…
The Angels announced a series of moves before Sunday’s matchup against the Royals, the most notable of which was designating closer Jordan Romano for assignment. The club selected left-hander Joey Lucchesi to take his spot. Right-hander Shaun Anderson was also…
The White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooting suspect reportedly wrote a chilling anti-Trump manifesto in which he assails the president as a “traitor” and “pedophile” and details his desire to kill administration officials. Alleged gunman Cole Tomas Allen, 31, sent…
