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During the Triassic period, about 205 million years ago, a relative of modern hunted on land rather than in water — new…
Specialists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) discovered 16 previously unnoticed images at a site known as El Venado in the state of Hidalgo — near the…
About three percent of people on our planet hardly sleep at night and still feel perfectly healthy. How is that possible? Researchers have finally gotten closer to solving this mystery.…
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced a discovery that reshapes how scholars view Pelusium’s religious landscape, revealing a wider diversity of local beliefs beyond the familiar ancient Egyptian gods.…
A new study from linguists and psychologists at the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) and Arizona State University (ASU) tracks a steady decline in everyday spoken language. They found the…
Remember getting scolded as a kid for the way you sat with your legs crossed? Those warnings — the same kind you heard about cracking your knuckles or sitting too…
A new wave of archaeological research in central Anatolia is radically changing how we understand one of the region’s most mysterious sacred landscapes. On the volcanic plateau north of Karaman,…
A new study from psychologists at Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences in Krems, Austria, found that crying actually involves a much more complex palette of emotional responses. Emotional crying…
One of the most striking examples is an ancient relative of modern dragonflies, Meganisoptera—commonly called griffenflies. The insect, about half a meter long with a 70-centimeter wingspan, lived on our…
Worn-out, stained, or dated clothing doesn’t have to end up in a landfill. Popular Science explained how to reuse, recycle, or responsibly dispose of those items. The best way to…
In AD 79, the eruption buried Pompeii under ash and pumice, preserving the city’s final moments for later generations. The plaster casts of the victims draw the most attention, but…
Sometimes new species get their names from geography, a beloved grandmother, or even the length of an animal’s tail. But some famous people clearly won the hearts of taxonomists: their…
A team of psychologists at Cornell University says you shouldn’t be ashamed of your mistakes — you should laugh at them. When you laugh at your mistakes, people treat you…
Two studies from leading U.S. research centers — MIT and Stanford — found that AI chatbots regularly give overly agreeable answers. That ingratiating behavior does users more harm than good.…
Most fragrance fans notice that a perfume smells different on their skin than it does in the bottle, or that the scent fades quickly. Those issues usually come from applying…
A lost Roman floor mosaic from Reims, France, missing for more than a century, has rewritten the history of women who performed in amphitheaters. The discovery that drew attention from…
Suddenly getting back an hour you had set aside for plans changes how you perceive time. News that plans have been canceled — like a work meeting — can feel…
A discovery by a team led by prominent Slovenian archaeologist Ivan Šprajc found evidence that the Maya had an organized market system. Scientists used laser scanning — LiDAR — to…
A sour face isn’t the only sign of a bad mood. A person’s walk also reveals a lot about their inner state. The movements of the arms and legs are…
Arota festae grasshoppers play by their own rules. Eleven days after hatching, these wild little insects adopt a very unusual survival strategy. When you hear the name that means “mimics…
Do you see that woman with bright red lipstick or that guy in the colorful shirt? They’re probably fans of spicy curry. A new study from Nankai University in China…
Fashion lovers had suspected this for a long time. People who keep up with trends usually don’t rush to throw out beloved pieces; when the time comes, they pull them…
While hiking the Serra de Tramuntana, tourist Josep M. Buils stumbled on a unique artifact and immediately notified archaeologists. Members of the Almallutx research team were astonished by the find…
The “absent-minded professor,” often described as an evangelist for the exact sciences, held strong, sometimes surprising views on knowledge, faith, social justice, war, and politics. He rejected religious dogma and…
A team of American and British archaeologists and anthropologists reached that conclusion in their study. The genus Homo appeared about 2.5–3 million years ago. Homo sapiens emerged around 300,000 years…
Archaeologists working near the ancient Greek polis Hippos—called Susita in Aramaic and just inland from the Sea of Galilee—uncovered a small sling projectile inscribed with a message to the enemy.…
During archaeological excavations in Zaragoza (ancient Caesaraugusta) in northeastern Spain, archaeologists made an astonishing discovery. While preparing San Miguel Square and Coso Avenue for urban renovation, archaeologists found a large…
Archaeologists at the University of Granada unearthed and reconstructed a remarkably well-preserved Bronze Age loom. It’s a vertical wooden loom with clay weights, found at the Cabezo Redondo archaeological site.…
A new study from the University of Helsinki suggests that both having lots of children — and having none — can speed up biological aging. The researchers also identified how…
A team of paleontologists led by Professor Nicholas Longrich of the University of Bath (UK) focused their new study on the tibia of a giant tyrannosaur. Researchers found the bone…
A test flight of the world’s largest eVTOL taxi, the V5000 Sky Dragon/Matrix — which can carry 10 passengers — marked a breakthrough for electric aircraft. Testing of the five-ton…
The Human Organ Atlas (HOA), a 3D portal built by an international team of scientists, is now publicly available. It includes detailed scans of 56 human organs. The project brought…
An international team of researchers has painstakingly reconstructed part of the oldest map of the night sky — a map that had been considered lost. X-ray scanning made the recovery…
The discovery gives scholars a new window into the cultural and spiritual life of the city once known as Antipatreia. Berat (often called the “white city”) sprawls across southern Albania.…
During expansion work at the Gran Hotel Barcino in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, archaeologists made an astonishing discovery. They uncovered a monumental stone floor that was once part of the city…
Long before people started fixing printing mistakes with white-out, scribes covered accidental errors with a special white pigment. Cambridge researchers announced their discovery after they came across a clever correction…
Excavations of the 6th-century BCE temple, now in their fifth year at the Kleidi-Samikon archaeological site in western Greece, have revealed a unique archive of bronze tablets. Researchers often call…
People have many ways to show someone they like them. Linguists group those strategies into six categories. Linguists at the University of Augsburg in Germany studied flirting tactics by analyzing…
People today carry more information, responsibilities, and anxieties than at any other time in history. That creates a paradox: the pressure to complete tasks quickly keeps rising, while our capacity…
For centuries, people traveled to Delphi in southern Greece hoping to catch a glimpse of their future. There, inside the Temple of Apollo, the chosen priestess known as the Pythia…
An unusual discovery in the Leimental valley in northwestern Switzerland has caught the attention of archaeologists. A 3,500-year-old bronze axe and a clothing pin found nearby have led researchers to…
An extraordinary discovery unfolded in Trafford, Greater Manchester, when a worker at Davyhulme Park Golf Club found an old wine cellar full of dozens of empty bottles near the 13th…
This remarkable funerary hoard, which researchers have dated to the Third Intermediate Period (about 1070–664 BCE), stands apart from most Egyptian burials. In Qurna, on the west bank of the…
A team of researchers at the MSH Medical School in Hamburg, Germany, found that left-handers are more prone to rivalry and more competitive than right-handers. The high level of what’s…
Kidney stones have plagued people for millennia. They cause excruciating pain and can lead to serious complications, especially when proper medical care is lacking. So any new finding about kidney…
During excavations ahead of building a fire station in Hüllhorst (Minden-Lübbecke district, northern Germany), archaeologists made a remarkable discovery. They uncovered a settlement more than 2,500 years old. The work…
A new genetic study has revealed that when modern humans began interbreeding with Neanderthals around 50,000 years ago, most of the pairings were between human women and Neanderthal men. According…
Want to talk about tea over a cup? Forget the cozy image of a grandmother with a teacup, because the real story of this beverage is steeped in gunpowder, sea…
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