Your ‘healing’ crystals might not even be crystals
NOT LONG AFTER Malika Mathis opened the shipment of clear quartz towers she’d purchased from a dealer in China, she...
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Why a mysterious ninth planet might be lurking beyond Pluto
Our understanding of the solar system is a work in progress. Pluto’s demotion to a dwarf planet was just one...
This wormy robot can wriggle its way around a jet engine
A new wormy robot could help with jet engine inspections at GE Aerospace, according to an announcement this week. Sensiworm,...
Drones offer a glimpse inside Fukushima nuclear reactor 13 years after disaster
A team of miniature drones recently entered the radioactive ruins of one of Fukushima’s nuclear reactors in an attempt to...
How corporations helped fuel the big business of spying
In Overmatched, we take a close look at the science and technology at the heart of the defense industry—the world of...
Will we ever be able to trust health advice from an AI?
IF A PATIENT KNEW their doctor was going to give them bad information during an upcoming appointment, they’d cancel immediately....
How the world’s biggest particle accelerator is racing to cook up plasma from after the big bang
NORMALLY, creating a universe isn’t the job of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Most of the back-breaking science—singling out and...
EPA says over half of all new cars must be EVs or hybrids by 2032
The Biden administration has announced some of the biggest pollution regulations in US history. On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency...
‘Cyberflasher’ sent to prison for the first time in England
England’s court system has sentenced a “cyberflasher” to over a year in prison—a first for the country after its Online...
Why our brains think fake hands are part of our bodies
In Head Trip, PopSci explores the relationship between our brains, our senses, and the strange things that happen in between. WE’VE...
Bronze Age village was ‘pretty cozy’—until Britain’s Pompeii
It was once a small and seemingly cozy late Bronze Age village. A settlement of five circular dwellings was built...
Rivian’s updated R2 electric SUV gets a retro-inspired crossover sibling
Rivian is having a big moment. Last week, the company launched its new R2 SUV with a starting price of...
