Science
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below

A Crumpled Note Hidden in a Dress Became One of the World’s Most Elusive Codes. Then a Tiny Clue Solved It.
By Tim Newcomb
May 15, 2026

Scientists Finally Figured Out Color Perception
By Darren Orf
Mar 26, 2026
The Mystery of How Smoke Particles Move—Solved
By Darren Orf
Feb 24, 2026
Mathematicians Found a New Kind of Prime Number
By Caroline Delbert
Feb 17, 2026
The Russian Way to Multiply Numbers
By Caroline Delbert
Dec 17, 2025
Member Exclusives
Join POP Mech Pro to read even more in-depth content.

Tiny Humans Could Rewrite the Story of Evolution
By Manasee Wagh
Jul 3, 2026

We No Longer Know How the Universe Will End
By Paul M. Sutter
May 21, 2026

This Trait Helps Some People ‘See’ Time
By Katie Neith
May 8, 2026

Did 100 Days Underwater Add 10 Years to His Life?
By Ashley Stimpson
May 8, 2026
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below

Seafloor ‘Crop Circles’ Were a Mystery for Years
By Darren Orf
Jul 2, 2026

4 Black Eggs Surfaced From the Deep Ocean
By Darren Orf
Jun 30, 2026

This Hyperparasite Eats Mind-Controlling Fungi
By Darren Orf
Jun 29, 2026

The Hunt for the Sri Lankan ‘Devil Bird’
By Darren Orf
Jun 17, 2026

5,000-Year-Old Tombs Are the Pyramids’ Ancestors
By Elizabeth Rayne
Jul 2, 2026

Scientists Found a Celtic Prince’s Chariot Grave
By Tim Newcomb
Jul 2, 2026

400 Gold Coins Stumped Divers for 30 Years
By Tim Newcomb
Jun 30, 2026

Archaeologists Found Stonehenge’s Prototype
By Elizabeth Rayne
Jun 29, 2026
Earth’s Hidden Eighth Continent Is No Longer Lost
By Tim Newcomb
Jul 6, 2026

The Science Behind Death Valley’s ‘Sailing Stones’
By Darren Orf
Jun 18, 2026

An 1877 El Niño Wreaked Havoc. It May Do So Again.
By Darren Orf
Jun 17, 2026

Plants May Be Consciousness—And They Outnumber Us
By Susan Lahey
Jun 11, 2026

This Tiny Jumping Robot Can Right Itself Mid-Leap
By Manasee Wagh
Nov 7, 2022

Scientists Turn Dead Spiders Into Creepy Grippers
By Manasee Wagh
Jul 28, 2022

11 Weird Robots That Will Change How We Live
By Manasee Wagh
Jun 24, 2022

Dyson’s New Robot Will Clean Up Your House For You
By Tim Newcomb
May 31, 2022
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
What's the latest scientific breakthrough?
Discover that and more in our newsletter.

The Quecreek Mine Rescue
By Bill Donahue
Jun 30, 2026

A Tree Caused the Largest North American Blackout
By Darren Orf
Jun 26, 2026

Did a Prank Cause the First U.S. Nuclear Accident?
By Darren Orf
Jun 1, 2026

Scientists Found A Massive Reserve of Hydrogen
By Darren Orf
May 22, 2026
Scientists Say a Physical Warp Drive Is Possible
By Caroline Delbert
May 20, 2026

Time Isn’t Real, Physicist Claims
By Vlatko Vedral
Apr 9, 2026

Our Universe Has Hidden Dimensions, Scientist Says
By Elizabeth Howell
Mar 19, 2026
Gravity Might Be the Mother of Time
By Paul M. Sutter
Mar 12, 2026
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
More Science

Is the ‘Betz Mystery Sphere’ Really Alien Tech?
By Caroline Delbert
Jul 6, 2026

We Could Start Alien Life—But Should We?
By Emma Frederickson
Jul 3, 2026

This Ancient Curse Tablet Was a Portable Hex
By Elizabeth Rayne
Jul 2, 2026

A Shark Inside a Shark Inside a Crime Scene
By Michael Natale
Jul 2, 2026

She Can ‘Trip’ Without Any Psychedelics
By Andrew Zaleski
Jun 30, 2026

Where Does Your Consciousness Go When You Die?
By PopMech Editors
Jun 30, 2026

Physicists Found New “Schrödinger’s Cat” States
By Darren Orf
Jun 30, 2026

This Is What Caused the Surfside Condo Collapse
By Darren Orf
Jun 30, 2026

This Nuclear Reactor Has No Fuel
By Elizabeth Rayne
Jun 29, 2026
4.4-Million-Year-Old Skeleton’s Secret
By Elizabeth Rayne
Jun 29, 2026

She Was America's First Missing Person Mystery
By Michael Natale
Jun 29, 2026

Archaeologists Found Two Cannonballs at the Alamo
By Tim Newcomb
Jun 29, 2026

Can Consciousness Travel Through Time?
By PopMech Editors
Jun 28, 2026

Why Is Every Cell in Your Body Radiating Light?
By Nirosha J. Murugan
Jun 27, 2026

A Scientist Regrew a Human Lung in a Bioreactor
By Stav Dimitropoulos
Jun 26, 2026

A Ship Destroyed a Bridge and Reshaped Two Cities
By Tim Newcomb
Jun 26, 2026

New Medicine May Help New Teeth Grow
By Tim Newcomb
Jun 26, 2026
A Couple Found a Roman Tombstone in Their Backard
By Tim Newcomb
Jun 26, 2026
A Wild Wolf-Dog Hybrid Has Emerged in Greece
By Elizabeth Rayne
Jun 26, 2026

Scientists Just Tried to Reverse Human Aging
By Darren Orf
Jun 26, 2026

A Biblical King May Have Buried This Giant Stone
By Tim Newcomb
Jun 26, 2026

Psychedelics Could Unleash a New Ability for Some.
By Thomas Pace as told to Ashley Stimpson
Jun 25, 2026

Rare ‘Book of the Dead’ Found Buried in Egypt
By Tim Newcomb
Jun 25, 2026

What Is ‘The Hum’?
By Darren Orf
Jun 25, 2026









