Get the Popular Science daily newsletterđĄ Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A time traveler visiting from an earlier era might reasonably conclude that humanity has entered the age of cyborgs and cybernetics. Pedestrians regularly walk down city streets with tiny computers in their hands and even smallerContinue Reading
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Abby Ferguson We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more âș Sign Up For Goods đïž Product news, reviews, and must-have deals. The Bird Buddy smart feeder has turned a lot of Popular Science readers into accidental birders over theContinue Reading
In 2025, NASA and its international partners celebrate 25 years of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station. Since November 2, 2000, more than 290 people from 26 countries have lived and worked aboard the orbiting laboratory, conducting thousands of experiments that have advanced science and technology on EarthContinue Reading
Arduino boards are a popular choice for DIY electronics, but it’s not always clear how to get started with building projects and programming. There’s now one more solution to that problem: a new starter kit built around the UNO R4 Wi-Fi board. Arduino just announced the Arduino Starter Kit R4,Continue Reading
When a government attorney for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration went to work after the 43-day government shutdown ended, a banner outside the building read: âWelcome back NOAA!â Someone had managed to put it up before employees arrived, despite the back-to-work notice arriving after 11 p.m. the night before.Continue Reading
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Seattle is known for its lush natural landscapes, its coffee and food scene, its grunge music, the Space Needle, and Greyâs Anatomy, but not everyone is aware of its enthusiastic cycling scene. In fact, during the 1890s, Seattle was among the first cities in the United States to construct dedicatedContinue Reading
Some discoveries are the firstâand likely the only oneâof their kind. But uniqueness is not their only trick. Extreme rarity often begets mystery, as human knowledge has nothing to compare these oddities against. Such cases make for fascinating reading, too. From an impossible stellar explosion to a glass brain, hereContinue Reading
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