Some of the fragments showed signs of having been resharpened and shaped for reuse. Credit: d’Errico et al. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Neanderthals are getting a well-deserved scientific rewrite. A growing body of paleoarchaeological evidence indicates that our extinct cousins were far from the lumbering...
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These Vampire Deer Have Three-Inch Fangs Instead of Antlers to Fend Off Rivals
If you’re scouting the southern wetlands of the U.K. or roaming marshy habitats in eastern Asia, you might be lucky and come across a rather odd-looking deer, looking all plush and cute until it flashes its scary-looking set of vampire-like tusks, making you question your own safety. But no need to worry, these solitary herbivores...
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Q&A: What are the benefits of seeing drought through a social lens?
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Ancient Roman mass grave shows its army’s ethnic diversity
The soldiers likely died in the Battle of Mursa that took place around 260 CE. Credit: PLOS One Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Among its many feats, Rome featured one of history’s most organized and successful military forces. Its organization and deployment helped solidify the empire’s...
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The iPhone 18 may be the first phone to get full satellite connectivity
Image: Petter Ahrnstedt Ever since it was introduced on the iPhone 14 in 2022, satellite connectivity has been available, but with limitations. That could change next year, according to The Information, which reports that Apple has plans to support “5G networks that aren’t tethered to Earth’s surface, which includes satellites.” Such support “would give the...
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Oil–water interfaces drive gold precipitation via microdroplet chemistry in thermal geological systems
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 42, October 2025. SignificanceThis study explores the formation of native gold particles associated with organic matter, a process crucial for gold mineralization in hydrocarbon/bitumen-rich environments. We reveal that interfacial water microdroplets, generated in contact …Read whole article here
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WhatsApp Rolls Out A New Feature To Protect Users From Online Scams
miss.cabul/Shutterstock Meta today announced several new security features designed to help users better identify online scams. Meta’s new tools are incredibly important because as users get better at recognizing common scam techniques, scammers quickly adapt by devising new schemes. Regarding WhatsApp, Meta announced that it will now issue a security warning whenever a user is...
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The Reason Why Roku TVs Are So Cheap
renata colella/Shutterstock Roku TVs are among some of the cheapest options on the market, and it’s not necessarily because they’re low quality. While TVs sold during holiday shopping events like Black Friday often have “derivative models” that leave out some great features, most official Roku TVs are not that. There are actually a few reasons...
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Scientists discover new way to predict next Mount Etna eruption
A powerful eruption rocked Mount Etna on June 2, 2025. (Image credit: Salvatore Allegra/Anadolu via Getty Images) A newly discovered way to monitor magma movements beneath Mount Etna could help scientists forecast when it might erupt. Mount Etna, located on the Italian island of Sicily, is Europe’s largest active volcano. Humans have documented its activity...
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Zac Efron & Russell Crowe’s War Comedy Returns To Apple TV’s Top Charts 3 Years Later
Apple Apple TV hasn’t had the greatest track record when it comes to releasing original movies, to put it charitably. From a critical perspective, many of the streamer’s feature film releases, like the wacky spy flick “Argylle,” Guy Ritchie’s “Fountain of Youth,” and the Ana de Armas action thriller “Ghosted” have been fairly savaged, while the overall...