Last week, cybersecurity researchers uncovered a hacking campaign targeting iPhone users that used an advanced hacking tool called DarkSword. Now someone has leaked a newer version of DarkSword and published it on the code-sharing site GitHub. Researchers are warning that…
As the Trump administration phases out the use of animal experimentation across the federal government, a biotech startup has a bold idea for an alternative to animal testing: nonsentient “organ sacks.” Bay Area-based R3 Bio has been quietly pitching the…
A few years ago, I took a zombie test. I had flown to Madison, Wisconsin, to visit neuroscientist Giulio Tononi and learn about his much-debated theory of consciousness, integrated information theory. The most tangible outcome of Tononi’s work is a…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. No one wants to get pelted by a rock, much less one inscribed with an infuriating taunt. Nevertheless, the unwanted projectiles have brained unfortunate…
A team led by neurobiologist Prof. Dr. Hilmar Bading at Heidelberg University has identified a key molecular process that drives the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Working with researchers from Shandong University (China), the scientists used a mouse model of Alzheimer’s…
As Google promised, Apple AirDrop sharing is expanding to more Android devices. Samsung announced today that its Galaxy S26 Series is getting AirDrop support through the Quick Share feature. Google first introduced the Quick Share feature on its Pixel 10…
Available starting today through Govee’s online store and Amazon, the Outdoor Chromatic String Lights are available in two lengths: a 32-foot option with 10 bulbs for $169.99 and a 65-foot version with 20 bulbs for $299.99. Each bulb features an…
Nvidia’s GTC conference had everything: trillion dollar sales projections, graphics technology that can yassify video games, grand declarations that every company needs an OpenClaw strategy, and even a robot version of the beloved snowman Olaf from Disney’s “Frozen.” On the…
The war with Iran and ensuing blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane, has spiked oil prices and sent governments scrabbling for their reserves. How high will prices go, and how bad could it get? On Friday…
Chin up, or you’ll age even faster MarGaam/Alamy I’m 56, going on 57, and am starting to feel some of the physical effects of my advancing years. I won’t bore you with the details, but suffice to say, none of…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Every day, the average American spends nearly 2.5 hours scrolling through social media. Cats, on the other hand, waste approximately no time on the…
A woman struck by a bus while riding an electric scooter in Rosslyn, Virginia, died from her injuries, the Arlington County Police Department said Tuesday. Leah Carlomusto, 45, died in the hospital Sunday from her critical injuries, the exact nature…
