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1,000-year-old dingo bones show that it was injured, cared for, and ritually buried
The dog survived traumatic injuries, thanks to his Barkindji caretakers.
The post 1,000-year-old dingo bones show that it was injured, cared for, and ritually buried appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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Teen builds ‘Bionic Underwater Robotic Turtle’ to detect ecological threats
High schooler Evan Budz's award-winning invention can identify coral bleaching, invasive species, and microplastics without disturbing marine ecosystems.
The post Teen builds ‘Bionic Underwater Robotic Turtle’ to detect ecological threats appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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The explosive history of spontaneous combustion
In Europe in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, nearly a dozen cases of supposed spontaneous combustion were reported.
The post The explosive history of spontaneous combustion appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets can now see like their parents
Sandy and Luna's vision rivals that of adult bald eagles.
The post Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets can now see like their parents appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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This guy crammed a laptop into an Altoids tin
Yes, it works—if you have small fingers.
The post This guy crammed a laptop into an Altoids tin appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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#today I have a bunch of chores to do that I really should have done a few days ago, from sending out a #CfP to starting a #popsci talk that I am going to present in a week (and may also turn into a #conference paper).
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#today I have a bunch of chores to do that I really should have done a few days ago, from sending out a #CfP to starting a #popsci talk that I am going to present in a week (and may also turn into a #conference paper).
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Graduation gift guide: Perfect presents for recent graduates of all ages
No matter what kind of graduation your gifting for, we have a collection of perfect presents to make their day.
The post Graduation gift guide: Perfect presents for recent graduates of all ages appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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Man builds 12-foot-long sailboat with materials from hardware store
The Kentucky-based builder shows how carpentry and a spark of creativity can go a long way.
The post Man builds 12-foot-long sailboat with materials from hardware store appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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NASA needs your help spotting meteors hitting the moon
Don’t let the Artemis II astronauts have all the fun.
The post NASA needs your help spotting meteors hitting the moon appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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People keep trespassing near bat-filled cave filled with Ebola’s cousin
The Marburg virus disease can reach a nearly 90 percent mortality rate.
The post People keep trespassing near bat-filled cave filled with Ebola’s cousin appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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Meteorologists predict a fairly chill 2026 Atlantic hurricane season
Thanks, El Niño.
The post Meteorologists predict a fairly chill 2026 Atlantic hurricane season appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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How to help a turtle cross the road
It helps to hold it like a hamburger.
The post How to help a turtle cross the road appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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Adding energy into light to make it brighter, increases both the amplitude of the light wave and the quantity of photons being emitted. But if you do it to only a single photon, it will increase the frequency (color), not the amplitude.
Seasoned physicists already know where this is going. But to an amateur like me, particle-wave duality is always mind-boggling in such a delicious way.
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Baby sperm whale birth captured in groundbreaking video
Awestruck scientists watched as 10 whales helped a mother named Rounder give birth.
The post Baby sperm whale birth captured in groundbreaking video appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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For the first time, astronomers witnessed the birth of a ‘magnetar’
These fast spinning, magnetic neutron stars may power some of the brightest supernovae in the cosmos.
The post For the first time, astronomers witnessed the birth of a ‘magnetar’ appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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Dog walkers find 2,000-year-old footprints on beach in Scotland
The Iron Age human and animal footprints were preserved before high winds destroyed them.
The post Dog walkers find 2,000-year-old footprints on beach in Scotland appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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Grab these EF EcoFlow portable power stations and solar generators for blowout prices during this flash sale
Just about everything in the EF EcoFlow lineup is on sale from simple portable chargers to full-on solar generators that can kick in when the grid goes down.
The post Grab these EF EcoFlow portable power stations and solar generators for blowout prices during this flash sale appea…
#science #popsci
https://www.popsci.com/gear/ecoflow-portable-power-station-solar-generator-deals-february/ -
MIT professor designs 2026 Winter Olympics torch
Officially named ‘Essential,’ the torch was designed by Carlo Ratti and weighs only 2.5 pounds.
The post MIT professor designs 2026 Winter Olympics torch appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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World’s oldest-known rock art found in Indonesian cave
The claw-like drawing of a human hand is roughly 67,800-years-old.
The post World’s oldest-known rock art found in Indonesian cave appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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Veronika the Cow shocks scientists by using a tool
The 13-year-old bovine is crushing stereotypes of bovine intelligence.
The post Veronika the Cow shocks scientists by using a tool appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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Snow fleas use their tail to jump around the ice
The tiny insects are older than dinosaurs.
The post Snow fleas use their tail to jump around the ice appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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Why humans live and die for love
A new book explores how humans evolved to be wired for intimacy. It can save our lives.
The post Why humans live and die for love appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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12 ethereal images from the 2025 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year awards
The aurora danced across the skies of Iceland, New Zealand, Estonia, and more this year.
https://www.popsci.com/science/12-ethereal-images-from-the-2025-northern-lights-photographer-of-the-year-awards
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12 ethereal images from the 2025 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year awards
The aurora danced across the skies of Iceland, New Zealand, Estonia, and more this year.
https://www.popsci.com/science/12-ethereal-images-from-the-2025-northern-lights-photographer-of-the-year-awards
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12 ethereal images from the 2025 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year awards
The aurora danced across the skies of Iceland, New Zealand, Estonia, and more this year.
https://www.popsci.com/science/12-ethereal-images-from-the-2025-northern-lights-photographer-of-the-year-awards
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12 ethereal images from the 2025 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year awards
The aurora danced across the skies of Iceland, New Zealand, Estonia, and more this year.
https://www.popsci.com/science/12-ethereal-images-from-the-2025-northern-lights-photographer-of-the-year-awards
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12 ethereal images from the 2025 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year awards
The aurora danced across the skies of Iceland, New Zealand, Estonia, and more this year.
https://www.popsci.com/science/12-ethereal-images-from-the-2025-northern-lights-photographer-of-the-year-awards
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A couple walking their dog found $10 million worth of rare coins
The history of the Saddle Ridge Hoard.
The post A couple walking their dog found $10 million worth of rare coins appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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Swiss startup turns urine into plant fertilizer
The space-inspired wastewater treatment uses the nutrients and loses the odor.
The post Swiss startup turns urine into plant fertilizer appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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I was thinking about ways to visualize just how insanely much money a billionaire owns. What I came up with now is using length: let's say 1,000€ is 1 millimeter. Each millimeter counts.
So most people go through their daily lives with a finger's width or less (1 centimeter is 10,000€). Even people you might consider very well off might "just" have a hand's width available (10 centimeters is 100,000€). Now, some people are called millionaires and they have more than a whole freaking meter! Visualize this and compare with the hand's width and finger's width. Okay...I guess?
But then there's billionaires. I find it disgusting to think about how excessively much money for a single person this is. They have more than a kilometer!! Visualize and let it sink in. Look out the window and think about how long a kilometer is. Compare to a hand's width, the very well off people! Compare to the finger's width. It should be obvious how this is deeply unjust and undemocratic. Again, it's a single person each time and each is supposed to have the same rights and obligations in our society.
I hope it's clear how going from 1,000€ to 1,000,000€ and going from 1,000,000€ to 1,000,000,000€ is not just adding the same three zeroes. Our numerical system is lying to us visually! The latter three zeroes are of completely and utterly different magnitude.
At first, I tried to draw something on a piece of paper using area, but it's just hopeless. There's no chance whatsoever to fit 1 billion, even if you draw 1,000€ as a 1mm*1mm dot. And even if it worked, using area would also be a bit dishonest, because money has a unit of dimension one.
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A long lost silver dollar may be worth $5 million
The ‘King of American Coins’ remained hidden in a late collector’s archive for decades.
The post A long lost silver dollar may be worth $5 million appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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Your pet dog really does have wolf genes
20,000 years of genetic data shows how wolves influence today’s canines.
The post Your pet dog really does have wolf genes appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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An excellent 1964 pop sci video from the USSR, explaining special relativity in a very accessible way, newly subtitled in English:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=P_1DJhLEHEQ
#PopScience #PopSci #relativity #SpecialRelativity #einstein #AlbertEinstein #USSR
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Renaissance sword reveals a hidden engraving
CT scans peel back the layers of a 16th century German degen.
The post Renaissance sword reveals a hidden engraving appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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The U.S. tried permanent daylight saving time—and hated it
In 1974, America set its clocks forward for good in the name of energy savings.
The post The U.S. tried permanent daylight saving time—and hated it appeared first on Popular Science.
#science #popsci
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Vera Chernogorova – Conversations About The Atomic Nucleus (Eureka Series)
The book discusses issues related to the study of the atomic nucleus and its structure, nuclear forces, and the components of the nucleus. It also describes the achievements of Soviet scientists in the field of nuclear energy.
About the Author
After graduating from the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at university, Vera Aleksandrovna entered postgraduate studies and later became a research fellow at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the town of Dubna. For nearly twelve years, she participated in experiments conducted on a particle accelerator — the synchrocyclotron. Vera Aleksandrovna is a co-author of many scientifi c papers on the study of the properties of mu-mesons.
In recent years, she has published over ten articles in journals such as Znanie — Sila (Knowledge Is Power), Science and Life, Technology for the Youth, and others.
The topics of these articles include problems in nuclear physics, high-energy physics, astrophysics, controlled thermonuclear fusion, the application of scientific achievements in The human practice, and the future of science. Many of these articles have been reprinted in foreign journals.
In 1973, our publishing house released her book Mysteries of the Microworld, which discussed some current problems in the physics of elementary particles. Conversations About the Atomic Nucleus is the author’s second book to appear in the Eureka series.
Illustrations: K. Moshkin
Translated from the Russian & typeset in LaTeX by Damitr MazanavYou can get the book here and here
This book is an Open Educational Resource (OER).
Released under Creative Commons by ShareAlike 4.0
#Ccbysa #Oer #elementaryParticles #eurekaSeries #nuclearPhysics #physics #plasmaPhysics #popsci #popularScience #scipop #structureOfMatter
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Vera Chernogorova – Conversations About The Atomic Nucleus (Eureka Series)
The book discusses issues related to the study of the atomic nucleus and its structure, nuclear forces, and the components of the nucleus. It also describes the achievements of Soviet scientists in the field of nuclear energy.
About the Author
After graduating from the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at university, Vera Aleksandrovna entered postgraduate studies and later became a research fellow at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the town of Dubna. For nearly twelve years, she participated in experiments conducted on a particle accelerator — the synchrocyclotron. Vera Aleksandrovna is a co-author of many scientifi c papers on the study of the properties of mu-mesons.
In recent years, she has published over ten articles in journals such as Znanie — Sila (Knowledge Is Power), Science and Life, Technology for the Youth, and others.
The topics of these articles include problems in nuclear physics, high-energy physics, astrophysics, controlled thermonuclear fusion, the application of scientific achievements in The human practice, and the future of science. Many of these articles have been reprinted in foreign journals.
In 1973, our publishing house released her book Mysteries of the Microworld, which discussed some current problems in the physics of elementary particles. Conversations About the Atomic Nucleus is the author’s second book to appear in the Eureka series.
Illustrations: K. Moshkin
Translated from the Russian & typeset in LaTeX by Damitr MazanavYou can get the book here and here
This book is an Open Educational Resource (OER).
Released under Creative Commons by ShareAlike 4.0
#Ccbysa #Oer #elementaryParticles #eurekaSeries #nuclearPhysics #physics #plasmaPhysics #popsci #popularScience #scipop #structureOfMatter
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Vera Chernogorova – Conversations About The Atomic Nucleus (Eureka Series)
The book discusses issues related to the study of the atomic nucleus and its structure, nuclear forces, and the components of the nucleus. It also describes the achievements of Soviet scientists in the field of nuclear energy.
About the Author
After graduating from the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at university, Vera Aleksandrovna entered postgraduate studies and later became a research fellow at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the town of Dubna. For nearly twelve years, she participated in experiments conducted on a particle accelerator — the synchrocyclotron. Vera Aleksandrovna is a co-author of many scientifi c papers on the study of the properties of mu-mesons.
In recent years, she has published over ten articles in journals such as Znanie — Sila (Knowledge Is Power), Science and Life, Technology for the Youth, and others.
The topics of these articles include problems in nuclear physics, high-energy physics, astrophysics, controlled thermonuclear fusion, the application of scientific achievements in The human practice, and the future of science. Many of these articles have been reprinted in foreign journals.
In 1973, our publishing house released her book Mysteries of the Microworld, which discussed some current problems in the physics of elementary particles. Conversations About the Atomic Nucleus is the author’s second book to appear in the Eureka series.
Illustrations: K. Moshkin
Translated from the Russian & typeset in LaTeX by Damitr MazanavYou can get the book here and here
This book is an Open Educational Resource (OER).
Released under Creative Commons by ShareAlike 4.0
#Ccbysa #Oer #elementaryParticles #eurekaSeries #nuclearPhysics #physics #plasmaPhysics #popsci #popularScience #scipop #structureOfMatter
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Vera Chernogorova – Conversations About The Atomic Nucleus (Eureka Series)
The book discusses issues related to the study of the atomic nucleus and its structure, nuclear forces, and the components of the nucleus. It also describes the achievements of Soviet scientists in the field of nuclear energy.
About the Author
After graduating from the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at university, Vera Aleksandrovna entered postgraduate studies and later became a research fellow at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the town of Dubna. For nearly twelve years, she participated in experiments conducted on a particle accelerator — the synchrocyclotron. Vera Aleksandrovna is a co-author of many scientifi c papers on the study of the properties of mu-mesons.
In recent years, she has published over ten articles in journals such as Znanie — Sila (Knowledge Is Power), Science and Life, Technology for the Youth, and others.
The topics of these articles include problems in nuclear physics, high-energy physics, astrophysics, controlled thermonuclear fusion, the application of scientific achievements in The human practice, and the future of science. Many of these articles have been reprinted in foreign journals.
In 1973, our publishing house released her book Mysteries of the Microworld, which discussed some current problems in the physics of elementary particles. Conversations About the Atomic Nucleus is the author’s second book to appear in the Eureka series.
Illustrations: K. Moshkin
Translated from the Russian & typeset in LaTeX by Damitr MazanavYou can get the book here and here
This book is an Open Educational Resource (OER).
Released under Creative Commons by ShareAlike 4.0
#Ccbysa #Oer #elementaryParticles #eurekaSeries #nuclearPhysics #physics #plasmaPhysics #popsci #popularScience #scipop #structureOfMatter
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Vera Chernogorova – Conversations About The Atomic Nucleus (Eureka Series)
The book discusses issues related to the study of the atomic nucleus and its structure, nuclear forces, and the components of the nucleus. It also describes the achievements of Soviet scientists in the field of nuclear energy.
About the Author
After graduating from the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at university, Vera Aleksandrovna entered postgraduate studies and later became a research fellow at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the town of Dubna. For nearly twelve years, she participated in experiments conducted on a particle accelerator — the synchrocyclotron. Vera Aleksandrovna is a co-author of many scientifi c papers on the study of the properties of mu-mesons.
In recent years, she has published over ten articles in journals such as Znanie — Sila (Knowledge Is Power), Science and Life, Technology for the Youth, and others.
The topics of these articles include problems in nuclear physics, high-energy physics, astrophysics, controlled thermonuclear fusion, the application of scientific achievements in The human practice, and the future of science. Many of these articles have been reprinted in foreign journals.
In 1973, our publishing house released her book Mysteries of the Microworld, which discussed some current problems in the physics of elementary particles. Conversations About the Atomic Nucleus is the author’s second book to appear in the Eureka series.
Illustrations: K. Moshkin
Translated from the Russian & typeset in LaTeX by Damitr MazanavYou can get the book here and here
This book is an Open Educational Resource (OER).
Released under Creative Commons by ShareAlike 4.0
#Ccbysa #Oer #elementaryParticles #eurekaSeries #nuclearPhysics #physics #plasmaPhysics #popsci #popularScience #scipop #structureOfMatter
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X-ray scans reveal Buddhist prayers inside tiny Tibetan scrolls
https://www.popsci.com/technology/tibetan-prayer-scroll-scans/
#HackerNews #XrayScans #TibetanScrolls #BuddhistPrayers #Technology #Innovation #PopSci
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X-ray scans reveal Buddhist prayers inside tiny Tibetan scrolls
https://www.popsci.com/technology/tibetan-prayer-scroll-scans/
#HackerNews #XrayScans #TibetanScrolls #BuddhistPrayers #Technology #Innovation #PopSci
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X-ray scans reveal Buddhist prayers inside tiny Tibetan scrolls
https://www.popsci.com/technology/tibetan-prayer-scroll-scans/
#HackerNews #XrayScans #TibetanScrolls #BuddhistPrayers #Technology #Innovation #PopSci
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X-ray scans reveal Buddhist prayers inside tiny Tibetan scrolls
https://www.popsci.com/technology/tibetan-prayer-scroll-scans/
#HackerNews #XrayScans #TibetanScrolls #BuddhistPrayers #Technology #Innovation #PopSci
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X-ray scans reveal Buddhist prayers inside tiny Tibetan scrolls
https://www.popsci.com/technology/tibetan-prayer-scroll-scans/
#HackerNews #XrayScans #TibetanScrolls #BuddhistPrayers #Technology #Innovation #PopSci
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I’m currently writing a popular science book about the incredible world of soil - lucky me! I’m writing flat-out at the moment, which is why I’ve not been active on social media.
They say a change is as good as a rest, so I’ve taken a cheeky writing retreat to tackle the next chapter! Gosh I love Kaikōura so much, where else can you see mountains falling into the sea?!
#Soil #SoilBiodiversity #SoilEcology #Writing #PopScience #Popsci #Author #AuthorLife
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Continuing ban on cell phone usage on flights is about avoiding air rage? #airplanemode #airtravel #technology #safety #faa #popsci
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We need better and more PopSci by scientists
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Also: PLEASE SHARE. I have a very small network on this platform and I'd love these books to reach people I don't already know! Here are some reviews etc so you can get an idea of what Sticky is about https://a.co/d/02AsXSKq
#scicomm #popsci #sciencebooks #books #bookstodon #science #ScienceMastodon #giveaway