Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Elon Musk has repeatedly promised that Tesla’s humanoid robot revolution is just around the corner. So far, however, his Optimus prototypes seem to spend most of their time mixing cocktails and searching for soft drinks in office breakrooms. Meanwhile, companies like...
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Autism may be the price of human intelligence
A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, finds that the relatively high rate of Autism-spectrum disorders in humans is likely due to how humans evolved in the past. About one in 31 (3.2%) children in the United States has been identified with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Globally, the World Health...
Learning the Windows Command Line? Here’s Where to Start
Chifundo, a former banker and software developer, has been a Windows fan since Windows 98. Having used it in his career, he brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the conversation due to his success in solving Windows problems for himself and others. With an acute focus on Microsoft’s operating systems, Chifundo also aims...
iOS 26 May Finally Improve The Experience Of Using Third-Party Smartwatches With iPhones
Georgeclerk/Getty Images iOS 26.1 Beta 1 has been out for a few days now, and it seems there’s more to it than improvements to Liquid Glass. According to Macworld, a few lines of code in the new build suggest that Apple is working on adding better third-party smartwatch support for iPhone users. Along with expanding...
Startup uses AI to fight art forgeries—with hyper-realistic copies
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A new weapon in the fight against fine art forgeries may, ironically enough, be a robot “painter” capable of composing nearly indistinguishable copies of renowned works. Canadian startup Acrylic Robotics is currently working with the estate of the late Canadian Indigenous...
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That could be you looking cool sawing a log. Eg We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Sign Up For Goods 🛍️ Product news, reviews, and must-have deals. Fall yard cleanup season is officially here, and if you’ve been putting off upgrading your...
Dolly Parton’s Heartbreaking Tribute to Late Husband Will Leave You in Tears
Imagine the level of heartbreak. Dolly Parton lost her husband on March 3, at age 82. She was married to Carl Dean for nearly 60 years. They shared a lot of love, and Carl was usually a quiet supporter of his wife. On Instagram is where Dolly shared the news of Carl’s death…Read whole article...
Your iPhone 17 Might Have a Bigger Battery
Arol is a tech journalist who currently works as a contributor at How-To Geek since 2022. He first began writing online for the short-lived portal of Spanish-language gaming forum Emudesc in 2013. Years later, in 2017, he got his true start in tech journalism working for a small Google-focused site called Pixel Spot. He transitioned...
Artemis 2 astronauts will double as human science experiments on their trip around the moon
The crew of NASA’s Artemis 2 mission speak to members of the media on July 30, 2025 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Image credit: Space.com / Brett Tingley) Artemis 2 astronauts will be studied for how sleep, stress and radiation shape human health in deep space during their moon mission next year. The...
Google Might Expand Pixel’s Scam Detection To WhatsApp, Instagram, And More Apps
Dmitri T/Shutterstock A new APK breakdown of Google’s latest Android System Intelligence update has revealed more information about an incoming feature that could change how Pixel smartphones detect spam. According to Android Authority’s report on the teardown, it appears that the latest version of Android System Intelligence found on the Pixel 10 lineup shows settings...









