In 2025, Popular Science continued our mission to demystify our weird world for millions of readers. We debunked myths about ...

As 2025 winds to a close, let's look back on another big year in science news, both globally and here in Australia.

Nagarkurnool: Nagar Kurnool District Education Officer A. Ramesh Kumar stated that social development is possible only ...

He had built a life that seemed the epitome of the American ideal: a successful career as an OB-GYN, delivering about a dozen ...

History shows we often dismiss what we don’t yet understand. Here’s why stigmatizing today’s uncomfortable questions may be holding humanity back.

Researchers share the easy ways to uncover moments of festive discovery, proving you don’t need a lab coat to experiment this Christmas ...

People instinctively mimic others’ facial expressions, but new research shows we do this far more with joyful faces than with sadness or anger—and that the intensity of mimicry predicts how much we ...

Letting a swear word fly when you’re struggling might do more than blow off steam—it could actually make you stronger.

Nearly 80% of Americans aged 12 and older have consumed alcohol at least once in their lives, and 10% of the population ...

This APS Rising Star and social psychologist researches the political psychology of ideological attitudes and integrating ...

An NIH scientist’s maverick approach reveals legal, ethical, moral, scientific and social challenges to developing potentially life-saving vaccines.

The study proposes that "swearing, a simple and universally accessible linguistic tool, can function as an effective ...