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Chonkers the 2,000-pound sea lion is making waves in San Francisco Bay

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The average male Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) is about 10-feet-long and weighs around 1,200 pounds. But Chonkers is no average sea lion. At…

This tiny mammal survived the dinosaur apocalypse and changed life on Earth

Mammals once shared the planet with dinosaurs until a catastrophic event 66 million years ago wiped out about 75% of all life on Earth. Even so, some species managed to survive. Among them were small, rodent-like mammals belonging to the…

YouTube is testing an AI search mode that ‘feels more like a conversation’

Google is determined to impose AI search onto as many of its products as possible, and the latest, er, victim is YouTube. A new feature called “Ask YouTube” will let you pose complex questions and receive “comprehensive results that include…

Jury selection in Musk v. Altman: ‘People don’t like him’

“Elon Musk is a greedy, racist, homophobic piece of garbage.” “Elon Musk is a world-class jerk.” “I very much dislike Tesla. As a woman of color, I am very aware of the damaging statements and actions Elon Musk has enacted…

India’s Snabbit closes $56M round as investor interest in on-demand home services heats up

Snabbit, an Indian on-demand home services startup, has closed a $56 million funding round, confirming TechCrunch’s earlier report. Co-led by Susquehanna Venture Capital, Mirae Asset Venture Investments’ Unicorn Growth Fund, and Bertelsmann India Investments, the company’s Series D round values…

Some Musk v. Altman Jurors Don’t Like Elon Musk

A jury was selected on Monday during the first day of trial for Musk v. Altman in a federal court in Oakland, California. Some of the jurors that were ultimately selected voiced concerns over Musk himself, as well as the…

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…

NASA needs your help spotting meteors hitting the moon

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Establishing a long-term human presence on the moon is a daunting challenge. Daunting—but not impossible. One way to help prepare for our imminent arrival…

Scientists finally solve mystery of strange “golden orb” found 2 miles deep

A strange object known as the “golden orb” puzzled scientists and captured public attention after it was collected during a 2023 NOAA expedition. More than two years later, researchers have finally identified what it is. The unusual golden mass, discovered…

Images of Samsung’s rumored smart glasses have leaked

Images and details about Samsung’s upcoming smart glasses have leaked, . We knew these were , but we now have what could be actual photos and they look pretty nifty. The glasses are reportedly being developed under the codename “Jinju”…