Every professional has bad days, but for those in high-pressure positions, decades of experience usually prevent them from losing their cool. However, sometimes the circumstances are so intense that even a highly trained expert just loses it. Imagine a seasoned pilot for a major airline having a public meltdown inContinue Reading
“Computers make excellent and efficient servants, but I have no wish to serve under them.” Image: Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. To celebrate Star Trek Day on September 8, the European Space Agency (ESA) released aContinue Reading
Quick Links Your PDF Files Are at the Mercy of the PDF Converter You Risk Your Data and Device Security There Are Plenty of Excellent Offline PDF Tools PDF is an incredibly popular file format for sharing documents, used by individuals and organizations alike. This means that every so often,Continue Reading
The Good Brigade/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Having a laptop means traveling with more gadgets in your bag, even if you’re just commuting to work. A USB hub for reading an SD card, an Ethernet cable for wired internet, a portable battery bankContinue Reading
When you pick up a low-sugar or low-calorie food, chances are it contains an artificial or plant-derived sweetener. Marketed as healthier swaps for sugar, these compounds aren’t just neutral stand-ins—they interact with the body in complex ways that go far beyond cutting calories. With ordinary sugar, enzymes in the smallContinue Reading
The final LTV design may—or may not—look like the current batch of terrestrial candidates. Credit: Felix and Paul Studios Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. With about two-and-a-half years to go until a planned crewed-mission to the moon, NASA is still decidingContinue Reading
Researchers have found the first genetic marker for HCM in a dog. Credit: Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. “Man’s best friend” is proving to be helpful for studying a deadly heart mutation. A team at North Carolina State UniversityContinue Reading
New evidence suggests that adults over 50 who receive the shingles vaccine—particularly the newer recombinant version—are significantly less likely to suffer strokes or heart attacks. Photograph by massimo colombo, Getty Images New research shows the shingles vaccine can lower your risk of stroke and heart attack—in addition to preventing theContinue Reading
Research Briefing Published: 01 September 2025 Nature Biotechnology (2025)Cite this article Subjects Precision CRISPR–Cas9-mediated genome engineering remains challenging, particularly gene integration and editing in non-dividing cells. We present Pythia, a deep learning solution that forecasts optimal repair templates and enables predictable and accurate genome editing in diverse cellular contexts, bothContinue Reading
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 34, August 2025. SignificanceReactions at interfaces are an important and ubiquitous type of process. Despite their prevalence in nature, obtaining a molecular-level understanding of these processes remains challenging due to difficulties associated with probing the …Read MoreContinue Reading
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