Release of rabbits in Fort Foster Park in Kittery, Maine. Image: US Fish & Wildlife Service. Get the Popular Science daily newsletterđĄ Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The grey-brown New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis)âNew Englandâs only native rabbitâonce thrived throughout the northeastern United States. In recent decades,Continue Reading
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. If youâre still pull-starting your lawn mower (or any of your yard tools), itâs time to bring your yard care routine intoContinue Reading
October 2025 is a month of meteor showers. In fact, while the Draconids will continue today and tomorrow, the Orionids will shine their strongest in about two weeks or so. Though the first tends to be a little less impressive, the second is often one of the most stunning showersContinue Reading
JRdes/Shutterstock Apple’s ongoing spat with the EU due to violations of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) may soon be coming to an end. According to a new report from the Financial Times, Apple may be close to reaching a settlement with EU regulators. If a settlement is ultimately reached, itContinue Reading
The legal system operates on a fundamental principle: a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. For the general public, this can sometimes lead to jarring and controversial outcomes. In certain high-profile cases, the facts of a crime seem clear. Yet, the legal defenses and trialContinue Reading
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. If youâre going to buy a kitchen appliance, you want it to be something that will work well and lastContinue Reading
Rogue planets may have more in common with stars like our sun than astronomers realized. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/M. Kornmesser Get the Popular Science daily newsletterđĄ Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. About 620 light-years from Earth, a gigantic rogue proto-planet is currently devouring 6.6 billion tons of dustContinue Reading
For beleaguered federal workers, this weekâs government shutdown was just one more blow in what many describe as the hardest year theyâve ever had on the job. Since President Donald Trump established the Department of Government Efficiency by executive order on Inauguration Day, the federal workforce has gone through massContinue Reading
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are Apple’s first iPhones to feature vapor chambers, a component Android smartphone vendors embraced long before the iPhone maker to help cool down increasingly powerful chips. Combined with the unibody aluminum chassis that extends towards the back,Continue Reading
It seems like a good idea in theory. We all have toxic metals in our bodiesâincluding arsenic and leadâthat arenât supposed to be there. Weâre exposed through the food we eat, air we breathe, and water we drink. So why not use existing treatments to remove, or chelate, them? WhileContinue Reading
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