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Environment This bizarre phenomenon could better predict how quickly the planet’s ice is melting into the ocean. The team eventually found that these trapped firn waves were created by the constant hum of wind brushing against th...

Gadgets Catch up on all the technology gossip without all the hype. Keep it real with your tech rumors....

Gadgets The gap in smartphone image quality is narrow, but Google is winning the HDR war. Google's Pixel 3 smartphone is the has the best camera in the bunch....

Health Sudden muscle weakness and paralysis has been hitting young kids, and experts haven't pinned down a cause. Truly mysterious illnesses don’t come around that often.

Science Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts. What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s newest podcast....

Animals So majestic. The annual competition releases its finalists and published a book....

Space Short answer: Because we changed the definition of the word “planet” to better fit its meaning. When the IAU officially defined the word “planet” for the first time, Pluto simply didn’t fit.

Science It just took an eclipse, some microphones, and a bunch of schoolchildren to prove it. North American bees stop pollinating when the sun goes down.

Science A state-by-state breakdown of policies that could change your community. These are the top science, technology, or environment issues facing each state—plus Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.

Environment The effects spell peril for the entire food web. New findings published Monday illustrate how insect and other arthropod populations in the rain forests of Puerto Rico have declined 60-fold over the last four decades....