The Department of Homeland Security tried to obtain a Canadian man’s location information, activity logs, and other identifying information from Google after he criticized the Trump administration online following the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration…
David Attenborough with mountain gorillas, on location in Rwanda during filming for Life on Earth John Sparks HOW could we talk about David Attenborough’s best documentaries without featuring the photo perhaps most associated with the broadcaster, whose 100th birthday is…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Over a dozen keel-billed toucans (Ramphastos sulfuratus) that were found stuffed inside of a vehicle’s dashboard officially have a clean bill of health. The…
Medications used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, including well-known brands like Ozempic and Wegovy, may offer unexpected mental health benefits. These drugs belong to a class called GLP-1 receptor agonists, and a large new study found they are…
Stefano Chiacchiarini ’74/Shutterstock It doesn’t look like GameStop’s wild ride is stopping anytime soon, after the Wall Street Journal reported that the company is about to make an offer to acquire eBay. While…
If you’re looking to pick up a pair of open-ear headphones for yourself — or your mom — Shokz is running a Mother’s Day sale. Now through May 10th, the company’s best pair of bone conduction headphones, the OpenRun Pro…
When Spirit Airlines shut down overnight Saturday — canceling all flights, letting go of 17,000 employees, and telling ticketholders to just not come to the airport — people were flabbergasted but also bereft. For all its indignities, Spirit was cheap….
This is really useful if you, like me, tend to swap out your Bluetooth trackers between items as you’re using them. If you’ve attached a Pebblebee Clip to your luggage, you can pop it out and put it in your…
A robot child goes missing in Silvia Park’s Luminous, the May read for the New Scientist Book Club d3sign/Getty Images In 2024, a joke became a headline: “Dog strollers outsell baby strollers in country with world’s lowest birth rate”. As…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. On May 1, 1893, Chicago was abuzz. Two hundred thousand people jostled for a glimpse of the brand new city within the city, the…
An ever-increasing number of student loan borrowers struggle to keep up with their payments; roughly 9 million federal loan borrowers were in default as of March 2026. Under the current rules, borrowers in default can rehabilitate their loans — returning…
Amazon Prime Day hits different in 2026, even if it is the last day of the week-long event. Prime Day is often a moment to pick up a big-ticket item—and there are great Amazon Prime Day TV Deals, Prime Day…
England manager Thomas Tuchel has defended his full-back selection policy after confirming Reece James will miss Saturday’s World Cup match against Panama. As revealed by BBC Sport this week, James was assessed by England medics following Tuesday’s goalless draw against…
