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The best coffee machines for offices in 2026, tested and reviewed
From single-serve to automatic espresso, these are the best coffee makers for quickly filling a mug and seizing the day. The post The best coffee machines for offices in 2026, tested and reviewed appe...
Three tiger cubs born in Kansas
Keepers realized the Bengal tiger was pregnant shortly before she gave birth. The post Three tiger cubs born in Kansas appeared first on Popular Science.
Sony just revived its RX10 V bridge camera with a built-in massive zoom lens
The integrated 24-600mm (equivalent) lens covers everything from wide-angle to super-telephoto without the need to buy and carry extra glass. The post Sony just revived its RX10 V bridge camera with a...
World’s first right-hander could be this 550 million-year-old worm
The new findings suggest preference towards the right in animals may date back much, much further than once though. The post World’s first right-hander could be this 550 million-year-old worm appeare...
In 1889, Paris became obsessed with the Wild West
Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill helped turn a skeptical Paris crowd into lifelong fans of the American West. The post In 1889, Paris became obsessed with the Wild West appeared first on Popular Science.
Ribosome-based gene circuit lets cells read six signals and trigger responses
The molecular machinery that normally builds proteins inside cells has now taken on a new role as a "switch." A research team at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) has developed a n...
The gap between forecasts and reality can change public emotions during disasters
What happens when weather forecasts do not match reality? How does the public emotionally respond when a disaster unfolds differently from what they expected? A research team led by Professor Jonghun...
Heavy traffic can turn flower-rich verges into bumblebee traps, study finds
Flower-rich road verges may attract hungry bumblebees, but at the same time, they can be dangerous for the buzzing insects—if traffic is too heavy. The new research from Lund University in Sweden exam...
Managing water with local wisdom and science
Across a narrow watershed in Asakura, a rural city in Fukuoka Prefecture, centuries-old stone channels still guide water through fields and into the river below. Today, those same systems are the focu...
A robot that reads bacteria by touch, without staining or chemical labels
Fast identification of bacteria is important in health care, food safety, environmental monitoring and infection control. One of the most common first steps is gram classification, which separates bac...
World's largest whale graveyard discovered by Chinese sub
The world's largest whale graveyard has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean by Chinese scientists, who found that the vast expanse of both new and ancient carcasses supports huge communi...
Tiny worms reveal backup circuits that keep survival reflexes from failing
A research team led by Professor Chaogu Zheng from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in collaboration with scientists from Princeton University and Columbia Unive...
Could permanent magnets protect astronauts from solar storms?
Shielding astronauts from the deadly radiation they face is a central challenge for any designer of a deep-space crewed mission. Even relatively low levels of exposure over long periods can lead to ev...
X-ray tracking reveals uneven expansion in young supernova remnant G292.0+1.8
By analyzing data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, Dutch astronomers have investigated a young, oxygen-rich supernova remnant known as G292.0+1.8. Results of the new study, published June 29 on...
'Their story is our story': Pigeons and humans, 3,500 years together
They have been our meat and our messengers, a source of fertilizer and a religious symbol: while pigeons are now mostly reviled as dirty city pests, they long played an important role in human society...