In 2025, Popular Science continued our mission to demystify our weird world for millions of readers. We debunked myths about ...

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The potential for sending payloads and people to Mars is therefore becoming plausible in a way that it never has before. Mars ...

Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West's first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on ...

General Motors trucks have worn Allison Transmission branding for decades, but that will stop after Dec. 31, 2025. The two parties were unable to reach an agreement to extend their longstanding ...

For thousands of years, a disease repeatedly struck ancient Eurasia, quickly spreading far and wide. The bite of infected fleas that lived on rats passed on the plague in its most infamous form — the ...

Section 1. Policy and Purpose. Over the last 5 years, confidence that scientists act in the best interests of the public has fallen significantly. A majority of researchers in science, technology, ...

The U.S. is slashing funding for scientific research, after decades of deep investment. Here’s some of what those taxpayer dollars created. By Alan Burdick and Emily Anthes Illustrations by Ruru Kuo ...

BRAINERD — Things are getting real with the new powerline and there are changes. Zach Golkowski, senior environmental compliance specialist with Minnesota Power, provided an update on the project that ...

One of the most notable things about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, a federal agency tasked with “improving the health, safety, and well-being of ...

“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” With a sly grin that I’d soon come to recognize, Paul Ginsparg quoted Michael Corleone from The Godfather. Ginsparg, a physics professor at ...

Scientists discovered genes in the tuberculosis bacterium that becomes essential for the pathogen's survival when it's exposed to air through coughing. These genes could be targets for new therapies ...