From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the ...

For all of the political chaos that American science endured in 2025, aspects of this country’s research enterprise made it ...

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

Researchers studied fossils, well-preserved remains and even a single fingerprint to solve some of history’s long-standing mysteries this year.

This year, new research in food science and health uncovered surprising benefits in everyday ingredients — and took a hard ...

More refined AI models, advancements in human gene editing and the continuing impact of the Trump Team on science — we run ...

Nuclear fusion. People on Mars. Artificial general intelligence. These are just some of the advances that could come by the ...

We carry these mixed feelings into 2026, which is slated to be another great—yet perhaps troubled—year for science. No list ...

Archaeologists in Poland uncovered two massive tombs hidden within megalithic structures often referred to as “Polish ...

19. The largest known prime number contains 41,024,320 digits. 20. Frogs breathe and drink through their skin. 21. A bullet ...

The most obviously exciting space event for the coming year is the launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission, which could occur as ...

The Trump administration upended federal funding for all kinds of scientific pursuits, slashing budgets across agencies like NASA, NIH and NOAA. NPR's Rob Stein and Katia Riddle spoke to scientists ...