What we're learning about suspected Washington press dinner gunman
The man arrested at the event attended by President Trump appeared in court on Monday. Source link
Pee changes how some mushrooms ‘talk’
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Mushrooms are social butterflies. Seemingly small communities of fungi separated by hundreds of feet are frequently connected via vast underground webs known as mycelial…
Scientists found a baby dinosaur hidden in rock and it is surprisingly cute
In South Korea, a playful green cartoon dinosaur named Dooly, known for the two small tufts of hair on his head, has been a favorite for generations. So when scientists uncovered a new species of young dinosaur on Aphae Island,…
Mr. Resident Evil signs a deal with Mr. Stellar Blade
Resident Evil legend Shinji Mikami’s new studio, Unbound Inc., has been acquired by Shift Up, the company behind Stellar Blade and Goddess of Victory: Nikke. Unbound’s unannounced games will be fully supported and distributed by South Korean publisher Shift Up,…
The Artemis Moon base project is legally dubious
With NASA planning to launch four astronauts on Wednesday on its Artemis II mission, the race to return to the Moon is back on. The current mission will see astronauts aboard the Orion capsule travel around the Moon before returning…
Meta’s natural gas binge could power South Dakota
Data centers have gotten so large that their power demands now rival entire U.S. states. Take Meta’s Hyperion AI data center, for example. When completed, the new AI data center will draw as much electricity as South Dakota. Last week,…
The New Era of Militia Influencers
Just over a week into the US and Israel’s war with Iran, Eric Roscher, an Air Force veteran, published a YouTube video on what he describes as the “very real concerns surrounding sleeper cells and terrorist threats” in the US….
Virus from marine animals is causing weird eye problems in people
Dozens of people with glaucoma-like symptoms have tested positive for a virus that we thought affected only marine life Virginie Vaes/Getty Images A virus that ordinarily affects marine animals has caused glaucoma-like symptoms and even irreversible vision loss in a…
Do water picks really work? Dentists weigh in.
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Perhaps you are one of the many Americans who have a small boxy tank balanced precariously on their bathroom sink. Or maybe you’ve seen…
Scientists discover hidden “winds” inside cells that could explain cancer spread
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a previously unknown system inside cells that acts like internal “trade winds,” rapidly carrying important proteins to the front edge of the cell. This finding changes how scientists understand cell movement,…
Slack’s upgraded AI can analyze how you work
Salesforce has unveiled the newest version of Slack, which comes with a whole host of new AI features to add to its ever-growing catalog. Naturally, many of these tools are embedded into Slackbot, which the company had already pledged to…
Coral reefs on a remote archipelago shrugged off a massive heatwave
The Houtman Abrolhos Islands, off Western Australia, where corals appear to be exceptionally heat-tolerant Bill Bachman/Alamy Coral reefs on a chain of islands off Western Australia were almost untouched by a prolonged heatwave that devastated corals in other regions in…
Free, Downloadable Backgrounds for May 2026!
In adulthood, May feels like a filler month—not quite spring, not quite summer. But once upon a time, we spent the entire year counting down until May. It was when school was finally out, and our days became packed with…
