The Shroud of Turin bears an image of a man said to resemble Jesus Christ public domain/Art Collection 2/Alamy DNA analysis has identified a vast array of animal, plant and human material contaminating the Shroud of Turin, complicating the story…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Betty White spent the winter hiding from the authorities. The roughly 20-year-old female Russian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii) named after the iconic actress is one…
Around 66 million years ago, two types of long-necked, four-legged dinosaurs stood out from other sauropods. They had the ability to rise up on their hind legs and stay upright for extended periods. This posture likely helped them reach leaves…
The fighting game community is going to have their hands full this summer between the release of Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls and Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game. The studio behind the 2D fighting game based in the Avatar universe announced…
KitchenAid calls its new Artisan Plus Stand Mixer the biggest upgrade to the appliance since 1955. If you’ve ever been frustrated by the limited speed settings on the brand’s iconic mixers, you might agree. Not only does the new Artisan…
OpenAI’s decision last week to shut down Sora, its AI video-generation tool, just six months after releasing it to the public raised immediate suspicions. The app had invited users to upload their own faces — so was this some kind…
Other Phones to Consider We test a ton of Android phones. We like the ones below, but you’ll be better off with one of the options above. If you haven’t yet done so, check out our Best Cheap Phones and…
Bluish-white water ice clouds hang above the Tharsis volcanoes on Mars NASA/JPL/MSSS Mars was empty before we came. That’s not to say that nothing had ever happened. The planet had accreted, melted, roiled and cooled, leaving a surface scarred by…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Have you ever walked into an old garage or antique store, seen a VHS tape gathering dust and wondered: would those sad old pieces…
A team of researchers led by Sergey Frolov, a physics professor at the University of Pittsburgh, along with collaborators from Minnesota and Grenoble, carried out a series of replication studies focused on topological effects in nanoscale superconducting and semiconducting devices….
Sep 12, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Garrett Cleavinger (60) delivers during the eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images The Tampa Bay Rays placed reliever Garrett Cleavinger on the…
A New Orleans man who identified himself as a Roblox game creator is now facing a total of 238 felony charges after prosecutors filed a new wave of counts stemming from a child sexual abuse material investigation, according to the…
We know, it’s another weight loss app. But hey, if you’ve tried every app and trend and nothing’s stuck, listen up. This one isn’t about food restriction; it’s about checking under the hood (your brain) to see how it functions….
