7+ hour, 52+ min ago  (700+ words) The scene looked frozen in time, as if the men had stepped away for a moment and never returned. From the archives: This story originally appeared in the October 1930 issue of Popular Mechanics. We're republishing it now as part of…...

11+ hour, 33+ min ago  (252+ words) Flecks of pollen embedded in the ship's ancient waterproofing material contained evidence of the ship's many stops along the Adriatic Sea. For most people, pollen is just an irritating allergen. But archaeologists recently used centuries-old specks of the stuff found…...

13+ hour, 11+ min ago  (649+ words) After decades of dead ends, the case finally turned on a low-tech test that no one expected to work. This story is a collaboration with Biography. com. Recovering stolen artifacts isn't easy work. There's research involved, legal red tape to…...

10+ hour, 8+ min ago  (441+ words) Awareness itself may predate our universe. The idea is attention-grabbing'but highly controversial. One of its skeptics, Michael Pravica, Ph D, a physicist at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, sees it as leaning anthropocentric. For him, reality forms through a…...

11+ hour, 18+ min ago  (988+ words) The riddles were solved. The treasure was found. That's when everyone started asking questions. In a forest in northeastern France, near a town called Dabo, three stones sit in a triangle. For most hikers and tourists who walk by them,…...

9+ hour, 6+ min ago  (297+ words) In early tests, researchers saw something they've struggled to achieve for years: a male contraceptive that doesn't disrupt the body. But a recent clinical trial might just make male birth control more accessible'and virtually free of side effects. A 2025 paper…...

9+ hour, 17+ min ago  (1400+ words) He was the strongest, most trusted member of the team. Then something happened no one could fully understand. From the archives: This story originally appeared in the September 1930 issue of Popular Mechanics. We're republishing it now as part of our…...

9+ hour, 41+ min ago  (532+ words) The retailer isn't technically bricking them, but they are all living on severely borrowed time. Amazon's slogan may be "From A to Z," but if you own a pre-2013 Kindle, you'll be unable to download a single letter more come…...

9+ hour, 59+ min ago  (334+ words) This handmade hammock chair is worth every penny. I'm loving my backyard recently. The patio furniture has been hosed down, the grill has a full propane tank, and I'm getting the hang of my new smoker. Maybe it's because winter…...

11+ hour, 18+ min ago  (252+ words) Nanotextured plastic films grab and stretch the outer shells of deadly viruses, and could be a go-to solution for keeping hospitals clean. Communicable infectious diseases kill millions of people every year, and if endless Lysol commercials have taught us anything,…...