A life reconstruction of Archaeopteryx, including the oral papillae on the roof of its mouth, a bill-tip organ at the end of its beak, and a flexible-yet-sturdy tongue made possible by an extra tongue bone. Credit: Ville Sinkkonen Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sentContinue Reading
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a trio of young stars in the process of becoming their best selves in the constellation Scorpius. Posted to the agency’s site on January 16 as part ofContinue Reading
This LOFAR DR2 image of J1007+3540 superimposed over an optical image by Pan-STARRS shows a compact, bright inner jet, indicating the reawakening of what had been a ‘sleeping’ supermassive black hole at the heart of the gigantic radio galaxy. Credit: LOFAR / Pan-STARRS / Kumari et al. Get the PopularContinue Reading
Depiction of the fourth horseman of the apocalypse, Death, riding a mythical creature, presumably a winged lion. The depiction was created in Erfurt in the mid-14th century. Credit: Klassik-Stiftung Weimar Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The Black Death (YersiniaContinue Reading
The shipwreck is located off the coast of Copenhagen and is one of the most well-preserved ever found. Credit: Andreas Binder Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Archaeologists in Denmark say a sunken Viking ship near Copenhagen is the largest boat ofContinue Reading
Microwave Vacuum Drying uses a lower heat than traditional cooking methods to preserve the food’s nutrients. Credit: Cornell University Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. It’s hard to stop after eating a single potato chip—and that’s kind of their whole problem. TheContinue Reading
Surprisingly, some societal traumas like COVID-19 seemed to improve lyric positivity. Credit: Srdjan Randjelovic / Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Debating the merits of today’s popular music versus the hits of the past is largely a matter of taste.Continue Reading
One librarian estimated as much as 15 percent of their reference requests are AI-generated. Credit: Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Generative artificial intelligence continues to have a problem with hallucinations. Although many responses to user queries are largely accurate,Continue Reading
The US raised over 200 million farm turkeys in 2024. Credit: Deposit Photos / Eliza Viktoria Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Tracking turkeys is tough work. More specifically, it’s difficult to maintain a watchful eye on the farming industry’s millions ofContinue Reading
Eastern hellbenders live under freshwater river rocks. Credit: Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The Eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis) isn’t nearly as fearsome as its name implies. They’re actually somewhat cute, if you can get past the salamander’s slimy,Continue Reading
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