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Yosemite's glowing, golden waterfall is flowing again
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (331+ words) Published Feb 13, 2026 10:09 AM EST As if California's Yosemite National Park wasn't magical enough, its famous El Capitan rock formation is graced with an exhilarating phenomenon every February. The Horsetail Fall'a waterfall that falls across the formation's eastern side'can take on…...
Teen brothers build a Disney-inspired ride in family basement
7+ hour, 38+ min ago (927+ words) Published Feb 13, 2026 9:01 AM EST When 12-year-old Matteo Mucchetti mapped out an amusement-style attraction that he wanted to create in his family's basement and then showed it to his older brother Nico, the high-school sophomore was immediately sold. "This is amazing,…...
Watch an albatross give its brand-new chick a very careful cleanup
1+ week, 3+ day ago (228+ words) Published Feb 3, 2026 12:30 PM EST As thousands of birds nest in the warm sun of Midway Atoll, some tend to their new chicks. In a video posted by Friends of Midway Atoll (FOMA), one of the newest M'l" (Laysan albatross) chicks…...
Mysterious, numbered mollusk discovered on Australian beach
2+ week, 4+ day ago (226+ words) Published Jan 26, 2026 2:17 PM EST "I immediately saw the bright ID tag and was really intrigued. I'd never seen a shell with a tag before," Blott told Yahoo News on January 24. To help solve the mollusk mystery, Yahoo News contacted Western…...
Adorable ferret-sized martens are rebounding in California
3+ week, 1+ day ago (243+ words) Published Jan 22, 2026 3:07 PM EST It's understandable if you've never heard of the coastal marten. These secretive'but adorable'woodland carnivores nearly went extinct. Fortunately, these ferret-sized mammals are making a slow recovery in the forests of the Pacific Northwest." Coastal martens (Martes…...
The swinging sex lives of Alaska’s beluga whales
3+ week, 2+ day ago (533+ words) Published Jan 21, 2026 12:00 AM EST Among marine mammals, beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) are particularly difficult to study in their icy habitat. To better understand and protect this endangered species, scientists must piece together bits of their lives from fragments, including one…...
Nature could take over an abandoned NYC surprisingly quickly
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1875+ words) Published Jan 11, 2026 11:02 AM EST New York City is one of the noisiest cities in the world. With a population of eight and a half million people, the city is a nonstop symphony of car honks, yelling, and ambulance sirens. Now,…...
Giant phantom jellyfish spotted deep in Pacific
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (155+ words) Giant phantom jellyfish spotted deep in Pacific'Popular Science Like a scene out of a Jules Verne novel, scientists from Schmidt Ocean Institute recently encountered a giant phantom jelly (Stygiomedusa gigantea). The enormous deep-sea jellyfish was spotted about 830 feet below the…...
An ode to slugs, the mascots of post-holiday laziness
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (362+ words) Andrew Paul is Popular Science's staff writer focused primarily on tech, AI, physics, and culture news. He was previously a regular contributor to The A.V. Club and Input, and has been featured by Rolling Stone, Fangoria, GQ, Slate, NBC, McSweeney's Internet…...
Cremation or casket? Here’s the most eco-friendly burial option.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1296+ words) Published Dec 31, 2025 9:01 PM EST So what is the most environmentally friendly option for handling human remains? Despite all the new technology, experts say there's one clear answer, and it's surprisingly old-school. "If what you're looking for is to leave the…...