Goto

Collaborating Authors

 service and privacy policy


Your next sunscreen could be made from E. coli

Popular Science

Science Biology Your next sunscreen could be made from E. coli A chemical compound inside the bacterium may offer an eco-friendly way to block harmful UV rays. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Scientists are turning to nature for eco-friendly sunscreens. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Let's face it, sunscreen is important to our health, but can really be a drag.


5 new mules set to patrol Olympic National Park

Popular Science

Murl, Cutti, Pip, Checkers, and Gopher will monitor trails, haul supplies, and help with search and rescue efforts. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Mules have been helping maintain various national parks for over 100 years. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Five new mules at Olympic National Park in Washington State are ready for the busy tourist season.


Almost half of everything orbiting Earth is space junk

Popular Science

More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. There are very few projects and companies currently aimed at tackling the issue. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Nearly half of all known objects currently orbiting Earth technically classify as space junk, but the true amount may be even higher. Not only that, the debris continues amassing faster than it's being removed.


Sea shanties actually help people work together better

Popular Science

Centuries-old work songs still possess real psychological benefits today. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Work songs composed to keep rhythm during labor can be found around the world. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. A few years' back, a viral trend overtook social media that nobody saw coming: ShantyTok .


NASA satellite images show how a massive tsunami in Alaska changed the landscape forever

Popular Science

A landslide dumped 64 million cubic meters of rock into the popular Tracy Arm fjord. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The shores of Tracy Arm, a fjord in southeast Alaska, are stripped of vegetation following a landslide and tsunami that occurred on August 10, 2025. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. New satellite images are helping scientists understand a major tsunami that changed the landscape of a popular tourist destination in Alaska forever.


The explosive history of spontaneous combustion

Popular Science

In Europe in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, nearly a dozen cases of supposed spontaneous combustion were reported. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In December 2010, Michael Faherty died in his home in Galway, Ireland. His body was burned and the fireplace was lit, but there was no other source of flames or fuel.


This guy crammed a laptop into an Altoids tin

Popular Science

Yes, it works--if you have small fingers. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Fitting everything inside resembles a game of'Tetris.' Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Leftover Altoid tins are staple components in all types of handy, DIY projects . Once you eat the mints, the aluminum containers routinely house basic first aid kits, miniature speakers, sewing accessories, and even watercolor paints.


Why coffee tastes bitter, according to molecular biology

Popular Science

More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. There are 26 different bitter receptors in the human body. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Regular coffee drinkers know there is a big difference between a brew's aroma and its taste. A cup may smell warm and full-bodied only to leave you with a lingering bitterness behind the first sip.


Game teaches kids programming basics without screens

Popular Science

Texico's analog brain games use playing cards, toy train tracks, and scrap paper. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The Japanese company's games can help users learn the principles of coding with less screentime. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Parents around the world are responding to growing research showing that excessive screen time, especially for young children, may have negative cognitive effects .


Mayflies have crazy, acrobatic sex

Popular Science

Researchers froze mayfly couples in the middle of mating--for science. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The female is on top, the male below. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Researchers studying copulation in mayflies pulled off a stunt worthy of the naughtiest ancient Greek myths.