A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

2025 Wrapped: IAEA’s Most-Read Nuclear Explainers In 2025, IAEA website audiences were drawn in large numbers to our visual science explainers and features on the safe and secure uses of nuclear ...

At M.I.T., a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is now the second-most-popular undergraduate major. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer covers computer science and A.I.

We independently review everything we recommend. We may make money from the links on our site. Learn more› Published December 1, 2025 Our most popular gifts of 2025 encompass the top-tier gems that ...

YouTube and Facebook are the most widely used online platforms, according to a study by Pew Research. Among all social sites, Instagram comes closest to them. The following percentages are of adults ...

The challenge here is clearly highlighted on the book’s cover, where “positive” is coloured a bright shiny yellow. After all, we know how tipping points work – a small change makes a big, sometimes ...

You’ve probably had that eerie feeling before — knowing what’s about to happen before it actually does. Flashes of deja vu. A text from someone you were just ...

VoxeLite can help you literally feel websites. By Mack DeGeurin Published Nov 22, 2025 10:07 AM EST Northwestern University Get the Popular Science daily newsletter ...

The Cloudflare, Inc. network experienced a major outage on Tuesday, affecting a broad swath of internet traffic. The disruption was triggered by a configuration-file malfunction which caused internal ...

Cloudflare said an issue had impacted "multiple customers." Web infrastructure company Cloudflare said Tuesday it resolved an issue on its network, which had curtailed access to some popular websites ...

The official list of the most popular 2025 baby names is here, with Noah and Olivia keeping their No. 1 spot. BabyCenter has been reporting on baby names for over 20 years. Every year, they release ...

A trio of familiar faces prevailed as the 2025 National Motorsports Press Association Most Popular Driver Award winners, as Chase Elliott earned the honor in the NASCAR Cup Series, Justin Allgaier won ...