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The parrots having human-like conversations
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (364+ words) Published Feb 20, 2026 10:00 AM EST If you've ever looked at an animal and wondered, what's going on in their head, You're far from being the only one (though it's pretty clear what this little raccoon was thinking when he shoved his…...
Dog walkers find 2,000-year-old footprints on beach in Scotland
20+ hour, 10+ min ago (287+ words) Published Feb 19, 2026 4:01 PM EST Two friends out walking their dogs along the eastern coast of Scotland unexpectedly found an archaeological goldmine. After wind gusts as strong as 55 mph blew away sand on the dunes of a beach near Angus, Ivor…...
New dinosaur discovered in Sahara desert was a horned ‘hell heron"
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (135+ words) Published Feb 19, 2026 2:00 PM EST "This find was so sudden and amazing, it was really emotional for our team," said study co-author Paul Serano. "I envision this dinosaur as a kind of "hell heron" that had no problem wading on its…...
Chihuahua, boxer, and 10 other dog breeds at risk of breathing troubles
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (207+ words) Published Feb 18, 2026 2:00 PM EST To better understand what characteristics predict BOAS, the team collected data from 898 dogs representing 14 different breeds, including boxers, King Charles spaniels, Chihuahuas, and Pekingese. They measured the animals" skulls and noses, bodies and necks, and checked…...
No, Hungary did not construct heated tunnels for its stray dogs
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (322+ words) Andrew Paul is Popular Science's staff writer focused primarily on tech, AI, physics, and culture news. He was previously a regular contributor to The A.V. Club and Input, and has been featured by Rolling Stone, Fangoria, GQ, Slate, NBC, McSweeney's Internet…...
The tiny tuxedo cat who became a naval hero
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (647+ words) Published Feb 18, 2026 9:01 AM EST Image: PA Images / Contributor / Getty Images One day in March of 1948, George Hickinbottom, a British sailor,was walking around the docks of Stonecutters Island in Hong Kong. When the 17-year-old spotted a small black-and-white tuxedo cat,…...
20 riveting images from the Sony World Photography Awards 2026
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (30+ words) Awe-inspiring science reporting, technology news, and DIY projects. Skunks to space robots, primates to climates. That's Popular Science, 150 years strong. Published Feb 18, 2026 12:39 PM EST...
Prehistoric Japan was home to cave lions—not tigers
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (471+ words) Prehistoric Japan was home to cave lions'not tigers'Popular Science Present-day Japan may see its fair share of bears, but the islands" big cat populations are long gone. Between 129,000 and 11,700 years ago, temporary land bridges allowed the ancient predators to migrate…...
Why do cats’ eyes glow in the dark?
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (851+ words) Published Feb 15, 2026 8:01 AM EST Image: Anita Kot / Getty Images One foggy night in 1933, a businessman named Percy Shaw was driving home from the pub in Yorkshire, England. The road was twisty and hard to see. Suddenly, two bright dots flashed…...
Deadly scorpions are picky about their soil
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (221+ words) Published Feb 15, 2026 5:00 AM EST Antivenom research is crucial to lowering the frequency of stings, but it's also important to know where the most dangerous species are located and distributed. Of the over 2,000 different scorpions around the world, only around 100 are…...