Why is this infamous iceberg turning blue?

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Iceberg A-23A broke off of Antarctica’s Filchner Ice Shelf 40 years ago. NASA Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Iceberg A-23A is looking a little blue these days. In late December 2025, NASA and NOAA’s Terra satellite spotted the massive iceberg coveredContinue Reading

Lower Doses of Peanut Immunotherapy Could Make Allergy Treatment More Accessible

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Children undergoing immunotherapy for peanut allergies may achieve the same results with a lower dose. According to new research from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Montreal Children’s Hospital, a smaller dose of peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) can offer fewer side effects than the current standard treatment while stillContinue Reading

Food scientists cook up healthier chips that don’t taste awful

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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

A Simple Two-Step Process Can Remove Microplastics from Drinking Water

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Microplastics are everywhere. These are the conclusions of study after study that have found tiny plastic fragments, measuring less than 5 millimeters wide, in increasingly concerning locations in our bodies and environment. Read More: Crickets Will Eat Microplastics Whole, Leading to the Spread of More Nanoplastics Microplastics Build Up InContinue Reading