7 Extremely Weird Inventions From the Grandfather of Science Fiction

Born in Luxembourg in 1884, Gernsback moved to the U.S. in 1904 and it wasn’t long before he established himself as a writer with incredibly innovative ideas. In 1908, Gernsback founded his first ... Read More

What It'll Take to Create 21st-Century Mammoths, Dodos, and Thylacines

We don’t fully understand how to create an artificial placenta at the moment. We don’t really understand the intricacies of the developmental process. This is all information that we will learn along ... Read More

How Science News does science journalism

We also work ... is not yet certain. These terms reflect the fact that scientific research is an ongoing process. Rarely does one single study fully answer a scientific question. Science News ... Read More

Chemical in Cell Clue to Way Heredity Works

A version of this article appears in the November 29, 1952 issue of Science News. Love our Health & Medicine stories? Our coverage would not be possible without the generous support of subscribers ... Read More

Science has an AI problem: This group says they can fix it

A team of 19 prominent researchers has published guidelines for the responsible use of machine learning in science. They say it could avert a crisis that's smoldering in every field. Read More

Scientists Are Getting Closer to a Real, Working Warp Drive

While a fully working warp drives has many hurdles to overcome, it’s a technology worth taking seriously. Because if humans have any hope of one day exploring distant stars, it’ll need the help of ... Read More

How does anesthesia work?

His main areas of focus are science, technology and current affairs. His work ... When he's not busy hosting the discussions himself, Schwaiger is also a regular guest on different news programs ... Read More

Science Friday

While progress has been made in replacing water pipes in Flint, many residents say they still don’t know if their tap water is clean or not ... and other top science news from this week ... Read More

If Newsom truly follows the science, why not adopt the ‘science of reading’ in California schools?

Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news ... on science,” California Republican Party Chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson said at the time. “Him re-opening our state is not an attempt ... Read More

Why watch the eclipse? Sun and shadow show how science works

These words accompany a visual proof that demonstrates, by a process of elimination of geometric shapes not observed during ... Apian’s work helped give science a boost—his stargazing ... Read More

Laura Baisas

Laura joined Popular Science as a staff science news writer in 2022. She spent a decade at NBC News, first as a videotape engineer and eventually a producer/writer. Her freelance work has appeared ... Read More

A Ferret Died in 1988 and Spawned 3 Clones. Now, They Could Save Their Entire Species.

In 2020, the black-footed ferret became the first endangered species in North America to be cloned in an effort to increase its vulnerable numbers. Now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in ... Read More