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Flirty birds inflate throat pouch to attract a mate

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. From butt-loving baboons to peacocking spiders, animals boast an array of flirting techniques. Male frigatebirds attract potential mates by inflating a large, hairless, red…

Scientists discover reversible male birth control that stops sperm production

Cornell University scientists have taken a major step toward developing a safe, reversible, long-acting and 100% effective nonhormonal male contraceptive, considered the holy grail of male contraception. In a proof-of-principle study conducted in mice over six years, the team showed…

Elon Musk wants any damages from his OpenAI lawsuit given to the AI company’s nonprofit arm

Elon Musk is still taking OpenAI to court over its transition to a for-profit company, but today he amended the complaint so that he won’t personally get any of the $150 billion in damages he’s pushing for. The Wall Street…

Amazon is ending support for older Kindles and Kindle Fires

Amazon has announced that starting on May 20th, 2026, Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 and earlier will “no longer be able to purchase, borrow, or download new content via the Kindle Store,” Amazon spokesperson Jackie Burke…

Iranian hackers are targeting American critical infrastructure, US agencies warn

The U.S. government is warning that Iran-backed hackers are escalating their tactics by targeting American critical infrastructure systems with the aim of causing disruption. In a joint advisory published Tuesday, the FBI, the National Security Agency, the U.S. cybersecurity agency…

Artemis II’s Breathtaking View of the Far Side of the Moon

According to the space agency, the astronauts took turns photographing this region of the moon during the seven-hour approach, working in pairs. At their closest point to the surface, about 6,550 km, the moon looked to the naked eye like…

Migraines could be treated by ramping up the brain’s cleaning system

Novel approaches are edging us closer to relieving the agonising pain of migraines for all affected Sergey Khakimullin/Getty Images One-third of people with migraines don’t respond to current treatments, but harnessing the brain’s cleaning system could open up a new…

Is ‘lab-grown’ meat actually safe?

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In 2023, the U.S. government approved the sale of “lab-grown” chicken after it passed food safety tests. Lab-grown meat, also called “cultivated” or “cultured”…

Scientists say 7 days of meditation can rewire your brain

Researchers at the University of California San Diego report that a weeklong program combining meditation and other mind-body techniques can quickly produce measurable changes in both brain activity and blood biology. The study found that these practices activated natural pathways…

Spotify’s Prompted Playlist feature now works for podcasts

Spotify’s Prompted Playlist tool now works for podcasts, after earlier this year. As the name suggests, this is an AI thing. It lets users use natural language, or prompts, to describe what they’re looking for in a playlist and the…