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Moss helped nab notorious grave-robbers Botanists say the plant ‘is a little bit freaky.’

Moss: the heroes we need, not the ones we deserve.

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Windshield wipers' overlooked female inventor Mary Anderson patented the device in 1903—only to be told her idea had no commercial value

Shocked. Shocked, we tell you.

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Man builds electrified chessboard that shocks players for bad moves Chess is punishing enough, but one YouTuber found a way to make it even more painful.

Read all about l̶o̶n̶e̶l̶y̶ taser chess here:

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Man builds electrified chessboard that shocks players for bad moves - Popular Science headline on Late Show with Colbert

Colbert next to image of electrified chessboard

Man invents way to be lonelier -- joke Popular Science headline

Thank you @colbertlateshow.bsky.social for the shoutout last night!

We appreciate the headline punch-up, too. We're always open to constructive criticism!

Man builds electrified chessboard that shocks players for bad moves - Popular Science headline of mine on Late Show with Colbert

Colbert next to image of electrified chessboard

probably the closest i'll ever come to going on Late Night, but i'll take it

@popsci.com has got the juice, baby!

Why Can't We Launch Earth's Garbage Into the Sun? YouTube video by Popular Science

Hey! Did you know you can ask us anything for our series called *doublechecks* ASK US ANYTHING?

The best Asks will get answered in video editions from our editor-in-chief, Annie Colbert!

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How A Simple New Invention Seals A Gunshot Wound In 15 Seconds An Oregon startup has developed a pocket-size device that uses tiny sponges to stop bleeding fast.

I was the first journalist to write about the XSTAT hemorrhage-control syringe, way back in 2014 for @popsci.com. I hadn't heard much about it since. So, imagine my delight seeing it save a fictional life in the new season of The Pitt. I've keep an early prototype in my desk all these years.

How to rebuild your reading habits Research shows that reading helps keep your brain in shape.

Feeling an overwhelming urge to "log off" lately?

We have no idea what you're talking about! Ha ha...hah.

Anyway. We're here to help.

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Man builds electrified chessboard that shocks players for bad moves Chess is punishing enough, but one YouTuber found a way to make it even more painful.

never expected the Searching for Bobby Fischer and SAW franchises to overlap, but hey if it worked for Fox / Marvel

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Mosquitoes have been sucking our blood for 1.8 million years Humanity's most lethal animal began its rise when the first hominins arrived in Southeast Asia.

You'd think they'd get tired of the same meal after so long...

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Emus once faced down the Australian army—and won Armed with machine guns and 10,000 bullets, soldiers still couldn’t stop the giant birds.

*Shelby Foote Southern Drawl Voice*

"It whuz.... a necessaruh war."

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The archivist preserving decaying floppy disks It's a race against time (and magnetic decay) to preserve decades of cultural history stored on obsolete hardware.

Not all heroes wear capes.

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Olympic medal from first modern Games up for auction American runner James Connolly was a star of Athens 1896.

That's one way to earn a medal.

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Stop staring at screens so much. Here's how. Why looking at a phone or computer hurts your eyes.

Except for our website! Keep staring at that, please.

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New dinosaur discovered in Sahara desert was a horned ‘hell heron' 'Spinosaurus mirabilis' sported a 20-inch-tall ‘scimitar’ on its head.

Live your life like you are earning the nickname "Hell Heron"

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The tiny tuxedo cat who became a naval hero The triumph and tragedy of Simon.

Thank you for your service, sir.
🫡 🫡 🫡 🫡

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Inside the Colosseum’s Passage of Commodus, where emperors once walked One theory suggests the infamous Roman emperor survived an assassination attempt in the tunnel now open to the public.

Anyone want to go on a field trip with Popular Science?!

O'course you do!

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Teen brothers build a Disney-inspired ride in family basement 'Big Hero 6' inspired Nico and Matteo Mucchetti's ambitious project.

The kids are alright 🤘

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Human head transplants' gory, Frankenstein-esque history From two-headed Soviet dogs to modern 'brotech.'

*adjusts glasses*

Technically, it's Frankenstein's Monster-esque Histor--

*clobbered by the Bride*

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No, bears don't actually hibernate Their winter survival trick is a months-long power-save mode—and scientists think it could help humans, too.

Pray for our inboxes 🙏

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No, trees can't anticipate a solar eclipse Despite viral claims, trees in the Dolomites of northern Italy didn't talk to one another.

Go ahead and pass this one along to your friend from high school who keeps posting sun bath wellness videos on Facebook

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How do birds stay warm in winter? Puffing up is just the start.

Nobody:

Absolutely No One:

Average Popular Science reader while trying to fall asleep at night:

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In 1916, hybrid cars could've changed history. But Ford wouldn't allow it. Henry Ford's monopoly on the automobile industry meant that hybrids wouldn't see the light of day for decades.

Y'know,

the more we learn about this guy, the more we're starting to think he was actually a big ol' jerk...

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Why do your joints hurt when it's cold? We asked a doctor. And what you can do to ease the aches.

Who's laughing now, youth of today???

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Weird bird mouths go all the way back to the first avian dinosaur 150 million years ago, Archaeopteryx changed evolutionary history.

You've had millions of years to get less weird, birds!

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Groundhogs don’t poop during hibernation and 6 other random facts Shadow or no shadow, the rodents have a special set of ecological skills.

They're far better at hibernation than soothsaying...

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Rare copy of Declaration of Independence going to auction Only around 175 broadsides copies of the document are believed to exist.

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The jokes just write themselves, don't they?

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Angry yelling can throw a dog off balance Your tone does more than startle your pet.

That good guy never did a bad thing in his life, anyway!

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The only person to win an Olympic medal and a Nobel Peace Prize Philip Noel-Baker ran middle-distance races at the Olympics before dedicating his life to disarmament.

No one tell that other guy...

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Megalodon could become Maryland’s official state shark The 66,000-pound prehistoric predator once stalked the Bay State's waters.

This should—nay, MUST—happen.

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