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Popular Science @popsci.com · 18h
Physics, baby!

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How Easter Island’s famed heads ‘walked’
The mystery of how the roughly 130,000 pound statues traveled from quarry to resting place may be solved.
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 1d
Great job, pool sharks.

(But also yay, elephants!)

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How billiard balls led to plastic everywhere
The drive to save elephants had some unforeseen conservation consequences.
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 1d
We're beginning to think someone has it out for us...

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Earth has a space tornado problem
'This is a matter of national security.'
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 1d
elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire
ALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 1d
Look.

Baby's gotta pay the bills somehow.

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60+ hand-picked Prime Day you should shop right now: Tools, electronics, home goods, and more
We're spending the week seeking out the absolute best Prime Day deals across every category to make your shopping experience simpler.
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 2d
Today in: Today I Learned!

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How WWI and WWII revolutionized period products
For centuries, menstruation was managed with homemade solutions—until the world changed in a hurry.
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 5d
*Homer Simpson screaming voice*

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Japan's favorite beer is in peril
Asahi Super Dry's manufacturer is suffering from a major cyberattack.
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 6d
Everyone needs a hobby

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A life-long car lover recreated the Griswold's famous station wagon
A Q&A with Tom Dittus, the man behind the Lake George Family Truckster.
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 6d
Back us up on this @cpsc.gov
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 6d
Us, whenever we see someone mishandling a chainsaw
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 6d
Whether you're managing some backwoods brush or terrorizing hapless teenage roadtrippers,

be sure to practice sensible chainsaw safety!

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The safest way to use a chainsaw, according to science
Training and wearing the same material in bulletproof vests are key.
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 7d
Raise your hand if you've been personally victimized by spam messages

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Americans receive the most scam calls in the world
No, it's not just you AND it's getting worse.
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 7d
Rest in Power to an absolute icon

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Glorious nature photographs honor the impact of Jane Goodall
Ninety influential female photographers took part in the campaign.
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 7d
October stargazing is here, and we got you covered!

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October Stargazing: A supermoon, new comet, and a whole lot of meteors
Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) was only discovered in January 2025.
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 7d
It's time to ring in Spooky Season with

*drumroll*

THE

1,500th

KNOWN

BAT

SPECIES 🥳

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1,500th discovered bat species is a ‘god of the island’
What better way to kick off Bat Appreciation Month?
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 8d
This feels... timely.

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The radioactive 'miracle water' that killed its believers
In the 1920s, Radithor promised to cure everything from wrinkles to leukemia, but its unintended results were deadly.
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 15d
Look, whatever happens between consenting adult leopard sharks is none of our busy, okay?

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First-ever footage of leopard shark sex shows an unexpected trio
“The males lost all their energy and lay immobile on the bottom while the female swam away actively.”
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 16d
It's starting to cool down a bit, but that means nothing to UV light

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What exactly is the UV Index? A dermatologist explains.
The measurement has nothing to do with how hot it is outside.
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 19d
Keep spooky season safe!

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Beware! Your Halloween decorations could be a nightmare for wildlife
Keep fake spider webs close to your house, and ditch the real pumpkins if you live near wildlife.
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 19d
In the meantime...

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Popular Science @popsci.com · 19d
That's GROUPERS.

With a "U"

not a "Y"

We just want the FCC to understand that we know this.

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Eavesdropping on grunting groupers reveals how the fish communicate
Scientists listened to these Caribbean fish for over 2,000 hours.
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 20d
A for effort, though.

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The 21 grams experiment that tried to weigh a human soul
In 1907, Duncan MacDougall put dying patients on a scale.
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 21d
First one to tell us they aren't real gets pelted with rotten eggs.

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18 majestic images from the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards
Bird photos that really take flight.
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is nothing sacred?

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Scandal rocks international stone skipping contest
'Nefarious deeds' couldn't keep Jon Jennings from winning the World Stone Skimming Competition.
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 22d
Tired: Pi Day

Wired: Pythagorean Triple Square Day

Expired: Our social life.

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Forget Pi Day. Today is Pythagorean Triple Square Day.
September 16, 2025 holds extra special mathematical significance.
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