Scrapes on the ground and rubs on trees radiate a glow under ultraviolet light. Chamberlain Smith Get the Popular Science daily newsletterđĄ Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Animals see the world around them in ways that we humans can only imagine. Arctic reindeerâs eyes changeContinue Reading
Iceberg A-23A broke off of Antarctica’s Filchner Ice Shelf 40 years ago. NASA Get the Popular Science daily newsletterđĄ Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Iceberg A-23A is looking a little blue these days. In late December 2025, NASA and NOAAâs Terra satellite spotted the massive iceberg coveredContinue Reading
Third century baths and latrine block at Vindolanda, the Roman fort close to Hadrianâs Wall in northern England. Vindolanda Trust Get the Popular Science daily newsletterđĄ Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The soldiers guarding the Roman Empireâs northwestern frontier had a real parasite problem. Scientists analyzing theContinue Reading
Get the Popular Science daily newsletterđĄ Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Out of the ashes of a devastating fire, archeologists are uncovering exciting insights into Ohio history. On December 7, 2024, a fire swept through southwestern Ohioâs Overfield Tavern Museum in Troy, destroying several historical items inContinue Reading
Scalloped hammerheads are large apex predators. This one is swimming in the GalĂĄpagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador. CREDIT: Prisma Bildagentur/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletterđĄ Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Sharks have been swimming in Earthâs seas over 450Continue Reading
A fringe-lipped bat approaches a Fitzinger’s robber frog in Panama. This species of bat eavesdrops on the mating calls that male frogs produce to attract females, and uses these frog calls to detect, assess, and localize its prey. CREDIT: (c) Merlin Tuttle. Get the Popular Science daily newsletterđĄ To avoidContinue Reading
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of a supernova remnant called the Veil Nebula. ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Sankrit As it nears 35 consecutive years of space service, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken another look at a famous supernova remnant. The Veil Nebula is roughly 2,400 light-years awayContinue Reading
Human bones showing damage attributed to possible chewing by other humans. Schulting et al. Antiquity, December 2024 Archeological discoveries can reveal the brighter sides of humanity. Collecting tchotchkes, our ancestors potentially comforting or sheltering one another in the face of a cataclysmic disaster, or building owl toys for children showContinue Reading
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