The effects of The Dust Bowl in the early 1930s led to a wave of record-setting heat waves across the eastern half of the country in July of 1936.

When someone saw real projected lines, activity in the fusiform gyrus was stronger than when they knew they were simply ...

A trove of forgotten papers penned by famed World War II codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for the record-setting price of ...

Long before that fateful November day, the television landscape was crowded with inventors competing for the title to the as-yet unproven but promising medium. Despite his eventual defeat, Baird ...

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The Aircela acts like a mini direct air capture facility, sucking up carbon dioxide and then synthesizing it into real, usable gasoline for cars.

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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Sperm are somewhat like Goldilocks in their quest for everything to be just right.

Formaldehyde, brick dust, lead, and borax once made grocery shopping a minefield.

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Eggshells are no match for acetic acid in this rubber egg experiment. All you need is an egg, vinegar, and a bowl.