Make sure your work has no boundaries. (Andre A. Xavier via Unsplash/)Finding the best wireless mouse that both complements your setup and meets all your needs can feel like a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be that way. As far as com...

Be honest: How often do you listen to your "sitting on a park bench, silently judging geese" playlist anyway? (Blaz Erzetic/Unsplash/)Spotify has changed a lot since it launched more than a decade ago. If you, like me, have been streaming t...

Some forms of waste are just too costly to recycle. (Nick Fewings/Unsplash/)We’re losing the war against waste. Although many Americans reflexively use recycling bins, less than one-third of plastics are reworkable. Even that figure is misl...

Top picks to improve your home monitor setup. (Josh Sorenson via Unsplash/)It used to be that staring at the same computer screen all day was something we could limit to office hours. But as remote work has increased, a computer monitor is...

The aircraft on its first flight in Australia. (Boeing/)On February 27, a fascinating little aircraft lifted off the deck in Australia for its inaugural flight. Unlike most planes, this one had no human on board.The test pilot in charge of...

Source: World Happiness Report 2019, World Bank (Sara Chodosh/)Each year, the makers of the World Happiness Report survey people from more than 150 countries and try to pinpoint a recipe for bliss. Wealth, to some extent, tends to raise con...

Its form can match its specific purpose. (Milrem /)Every tank is a fortress in danger of becoming a coffin. Their heavy armor and ample firepower make them special targets for hostile forces equipped with powerful and portable anti-tank wea...

Look and feel great when you take your runs. (Yann Allegre via Unsplash/)If you’ve bundled up in cold and snowy conditions to hit the ski slopes, you might think that you don’t need a separate snowboarding jacket if you want to switch thing...

The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve managed to uphold the outdoor traditions of the region while also getting top billing as a tourist destination. (Nick Kelley /)This story originally featured on Outdoor Life.The last time I vis...

Examining social dynamics in animals can help us understand how diseases spread and how viruses evolve. (Unsplash/)Around this time last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic gained steam around the world, the phrase “social distancing” quickly be...

Make sure your floor is always spotless. (Woodendot via Unsplash/)Canister vacuums can be such a drag—figuratively and literally. They require you to drag two pieces of equipment around rooms as you clean the floor, which can make the proce...

Upgrading to an electric stove is just one step. We also need a grid that can withstand climate events. (Ayesha Firdaus on Unsplash/)Burning fossil fuels directly into your home is not amazing for your health, and it certainly isn’t an idea...

Clean everything from your floors to furniture. (Nathan Fertig via Unsplash/)If the area under your sink is a hodgepodge of spray bottles and solvents meant to clean your hardwood floors, carpets, appliances, and upholstery, it may be time...

The FPV can sync to two headsets simultaneously. This couple only has one headset, though, so they have to take turns. (DJI/)One day, maybe drones will be large and powerful enough to tote humans into the sky. For now, though, first-person-...

Three black-footed ferrets in the wild. (US Fish and Wildlife Service/)Dedicated captive breeding and reintroduction efforts have brought black-footed ferrets, America’s most endangered mammal, back from the brink. A recent successful cloni...

Stay safe and stylish on your next snowboarding trip. (Visit Almaty via Unsplash /)Before you get to shredding the slopes, you have to make sure you’ve got the best snowboard helmet as part of your snow gear. Snowboarding, like skiing, requ...

With an end to the pandemic possibly in sight, some schools are slowly starting to open their doors. (Pixabay /)Click here to see all of PopSci’s COVID-19 coverage. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has closed schools across the US for months a...

Whether you're playing hockey or skating around a rink for fun, you want skates that will be comfortable. (DESIGNECOLOGIST via Unsplash/)Evidence suggests that the notion of strapping sharp blades to one’s feet in order to skim across froze...

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As more and more people in the US are getting vaccinated every day, many are asking what vaccinated people can and can’t do. Is normality on the horizon? (Pixabay/)After last Saturday night’s announcement that the FDA had authorized a thir...

A peregrine falcon. (Pixabay/)The peregrine falcon is best-known as the fastest animal on earth, but it’s got a second superlative: it’s the most wide-ranging bird of prey. Peregrines live on every continent except Antarctica, and make home...

Sika deer in Nara Park, Japan. (Pixabay/)Some biologists have deemed the past year of pandemic-induced lockdowns and travel restrictions the “anthropause,” an unexpected look at what happens to the environment when humans are suddenly stayi...

A Marine tosses a grenade during an exercise in Kuwait last year. (Lance Cpl. Andrew Skiver / US Marine Corp/)Every explosion is an event rich with data. The challenge is capturing that fleeting and violent information and rendering it ster...

Clinical trials on a new Lyme disease prevention vaccine have begun. (Nicoooografie/)This story originally featured on Field & Stream.A Massachusetts doctor may have discovered a shot that will prevent Lyme disease in humans. The drug recei...

The scientists looked at 13 well-known journals in ecology and conservation to find out who the top authors—the people who published the highest number of papers—were. Only 18 percent of the top names in these journals are women. (Pixabay/)...