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An elephant causing chaos inside a restaurant
Science

How much acid should you give an elephant? These scientists learned the hard way.

By Popular Science Team

a woman is about to bite into a giant leek, for some reason
Science

The ‘chew chew cult’ is a Victorian diet fad that should really, really never come back

By Popular Science Team

two krampuses
Science

Elf on the Shelf and Krampus are more alike than you think

By Popular Science Team

A woman walking on a street wearing headphones, viewed from her shoulders up, as she looks off to her right.
DIY

5 ways to find your next favorite podcast

By David Nield

a woman with her eyes closed listening to something with headphones
Science

Listen to this shiver-inducing introduction to the science of ASMR

By Popular Science Team

a woman holds a magnifying glass up to her body
Science

There’s a secret room in the basement of the female body

By Popular Science Team

pottery showing athletes jumping
Science

Ancient athletes did something truly shocking with their genitals

By Popular Science Team

a man hypnotizing a woman
Science

Ben Franklin invented a mesmerizing instrument with a deadly reputation

By Popular Science Team

a skull and some coffee beans
Science

Did a Swedish king really try to ban coffee with a deadly scientific experiment?

By Popular Science Team

Bad texting Techathlon game.
Technology

How many bad texting habits do you have?

Five teenage boys in a pop band
Science

The historical significance of Harry Styles’ nipples, explained

By Popular Science Team

Frogs in tiny taffeta shorts paved the way for human in-vitro fertilization
Science

Frogs in tiny taffeta shorts paved the way for human in-vitro fertilization

By Popular Science Team

The weirdest things we learned this week: the origin of moron, forgotten scurvy cures, and bisexual space stations
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: the origin of moron, forgotten scurvy cures, and bisexual space stations

By Popular Science Team

Last week in tech: Google’s Pixel 4, Fortnite’s apocalypse, and space pajamas
Technology

Last week in tech: Google’s Pixel 4, Fortnite’s apocalypse, and space pajamas

By Stan Horaczek

The weirdest things we learned this week: Deadly rainbows, face blindness, and mysterious pink snow
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: Deadly rainbows, face blindness, and mysterious pink snow

By Popular Science Team

Last week in tech: Google’s gaming controller, Facebook’s crypto troubles, and the PlayStation 5
Technology

Last week in tech: Google’s gaming controller, Facebook’s crypto troubles, and the PlayStation 5

By Stan Horaczek

The weirdest things we learned this week: Pooping magic rocks, how we ruined bison, and lies you’ve been told about the common cold
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: Pooping magic rocks, how we ruined bison, and lies you’ve been told about the common cold

By Popular Science Team

Last week in tech: Microsoft’s dual-screen gadgets, Facebook’s privacy battle, and ‘Star Wars’ kitchenware
Technology

Last week in tech: Microsoft’s dual-screen gadgets, Facebook’s privacy battle, and ‘Star Wars’ kitchenware

By Stan Horaczek

The weirdest things we learned this week: moving corpses, birth control placebos, and the story behind the hymen
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: moving corpses, birth control placebos, and the story behind the hymen

By Popular Science Team

Techathlon podcast: Technology’s broken promises, amazing Amazon stats, and more
Technology

Techathlon podcast: Technology’s broken promises, amazing Amazon stats, and more

By Stan Horaczek

The weirdest things we learned this week: 10k steps a day is totally made up and Charmin knows exactly how you poop
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: 10k steps a day is totally made up and Charmin knows exactly how you poop

By Popular Science Team

Techathlon podcast: iPhone 11, a lie detector, and a streaming content quiz
Technology

Techathlon podcast: iPhone 11, a lie detector, and a streaming content quiz

By Stan Horaczek

Techathlon podcast: Android’s alphabet, obscure speed records, and tech news trivia
Technology

Techathlon podcast: Android’s alphabet, obscure speed records, and tech news trivia

By Stan Horaczek

Techathlon podcast: Labor Day tech trivia special
Technology

Techathlon podcast: Labor Day tech trivia special

By Stan Horaczek

The weirdest things we learned this week: Feminist butter sculptures and America’s first favorite pastime
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: Feminist butter sculptures and America’s first favorite pastime

By Popular Science Team

The Techathlon podcast: New emojis, summer hot takes, and tech news trivia
Technology

The Techathlon podcast: New emojis, summer hot takes, and tech news trivia

By Stan Horaczek

The weirdest things we learned this week: College students swallowed guppies for sport and chickens wore glasses
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: College students swallowed guppies for sport and chickens wore glasses

By Popular Science Team

The weirdest things we learned this week: Victorian sex drugs and deadly milk injections
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: Victorian sex drugs and deadly milk injections

By Popular Science Team

The weirdest things we learned this week: Nazis ate camel poop and pregnancy tests spread a fungal plague
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: Nazis ate camel poop and pregnancy tests spread a fungal plague

By Popular Science Team

The weirdest things we learned this week: virgin births, composted humans, and naked South Pole scientists
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: virgin births, composted humans, and naked South Pole scientists

By Popular Science Team

The weirdest things we learned this week: Two sleeps are better than one
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: Two sleeps are better than one

By Popular Science Team

Techathlon podcast: Gadget lifespans, the home version, and summer vacation
Technology

Techathlon podcast: Gadget lifespans, the home version, and summer vacation

By Stan Horaczek

The weirdest things we learned this week: doctors drinking pee and telephones made of cats
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: doctors drinking pee and telephones made of cats

By Popular Science Team

The weirdest things we learned this week: labor-inducing salads and cat-eating coyotes
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: labor-inducing salads and cat-eating coyotes

By Rachel Feltman

Techathlon podcast: Classic messenger sounds, Apple’s fanciest Mac, and the week’s biggest tech news
Technology

Techathlon podcast: Classic messenger sounds, Apple’s fanciest Mac, and the week’s biggest tech news

By Stan Horaczek

The weirdest thing we learned this week: werewolf tomatoes and overdosing on placebos with Wendy Zukerman
Science

The weirdest thing we learned this week: werewolf tomatoes and overdosing on placebos with Wendy Zukerman

By Rachel Feltman, Eleanor Cummins, Wendy Zukerman

Bill Nye talks killer clowns, mermaids, pigeon poo, and deadly bicycles
Science

Bill Nye talks killer clowns, mermaids, pigeon poo, and deadly bicycles

By Bill Nye

Techathlon podcast: 1997’s hottest tech, surprising air-travel stats, the zombie in your computer
Technology

Techathlon podcast: 1997’s hottest tech, surprising air-travel stats, the zombie in your computer

By Stan Horaczek

Techathlon podcast: Google’s new goods, the food delivery derby, and internet outrage
Technology

Techathlon podcast: Google’s new goods, the food delivery derby, and internet outrage

By Stan Horaczek

Techathlon podcast: Trying the new Oculus Quest, broken tech promises, and the week’s tech news
Technology

Techathlon podcast: Trying the new Oculus Quest, broken tech promises, and the week’s tech news

By Stan Horaczek

The weirdest things we learned this week: Rats with fetishes and America’s first banana
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: Rats with fetishes and America’s first banana

By Claire Maldarelli, Eleanor Cummins, and Rachel Feltman

The weirdest things we learned this week: Animal prostitution and Pavlovian pee responses
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: Animal prostitution and Pavlovian pee responses

By Rachel Feltman

The weirdest things we learned this week: Blood-thirsty Bambi and 12-foot-tall birds
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: Blood-thirsty Bambi and 12-foot-tall birds

By Rachel Feltman

The weirdest things we learned this week: Falcon sex hats and buying human skulls on Instagram
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: Falcon sex hats and buying human skulls on Instagram

By Rachel Feltman

The weirdest things we learned this week: you can mummify yourself to death and Disney is full of military tech
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: you can mummify yourself to death and Disney is full of military tech

By Rachel Feltman

The weirdest things we learned this week: animals used to stand trial and apples kept doctors from killing you
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: animals used to stand trial and apples kept doctors from killing you

By Eleanor Cummins

a poodle running through a field with a silly haircut
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: 40,000 vanishing pigeons and the science of poodle haircuts

By Rachel Feltman

Techathlon
Technology

Techathlon podcast: Net Neutrality, publicity stunts, and streaming stats

By Stan Horaczek

a painting of people dancing
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: starting fires with astronaut farts and dancing yourself to death

By Rachel Feltman

a man crouches naked in the woods in an old black and white photo
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: counting vampires and nudist founding fathers

By Rachel Feltman

a tigress licking her paws
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: hot air balloon riots and the man-eatingest tiger

By Rachel Feltman

a man looks at several babies in an incubator
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: strange sneezes and how sideshows saved 6,500 babies

By Rachel Feltman

a woman wrangling a cow
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: deadly molasses and the best way to battle cattle

By Rachel Feltman

a vintage coca-cola ad
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: the sweetest-smelling butts, flaming birds, and 40 barrels of coke

By Rachel Feltman

an old drawing of a surgery
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: killer surgeons and mysterious floating feet

By Rachel Feltman

three colorful plastic hats that say happy new year on a black background with noisemakers and ribbons
Science

Check out the weirdest New Year’s Eve facts we could find

By Rachel Feltman

The mummified, severed head of English philosopher Jeremy Bentham
Science

12 weird science facts to share with your family this holiday

By Jason Lederman

Seven music apps to turn your Apple Watch into an audio controller
DIY

Seven music apps to turn your Apple Watch into an audio controller

By David Nield

an illustration of a man pretending to read someone's mind in front of a crowd
Science

The spookiest things we learned this week

By Rachel Feltman

a tiny house wrapped in bubble wrap
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: glowing Civil War soldiers and historic font battles

By Eleanor Cummins

Mary toft
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: birthing rabbits, gruesome taxidermy, and the Parthenon’s best-kept secret

By Eleanor Cummins

two babies on a green background
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: eating your own twin, embalmed milk, and levitating frogs

By Rachel Feltman

two women holding a block of ice
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: Sheep on meth, hopping space robots, and the economy of “Frozen”

By Rachel Feltman

a cow sticking its tongue in its nose
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: holes in people (and cows), illegal cheese, and the world’s worst dairy disaster

By Rachel Feltman