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A Humboldt marten in its natural habitat. Photo by Ben Wymer, A Woods Walk Photography. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. It’s understandable if you’ve never heard of the coastal marten. These secretive—but adorable—woodland carnivores nearly went extinct. Fortunately, these ferret-sized mammals are making a

Die Ring Doorbell an einer Haustür  © EPA / ADAM DAVIS Digital Life 23.01.2026 Auch auf anderen Plattformen wie Reddit oder Bluesky wird dazu aufgerufen, sich von den Überwachungskameras zu befreien. “Zerschlagt eure Ring-Türklingeln” fordert der TikToker und Aktivist Guy Christensen seine Follower auf. Damit ist er nicht allein. Auch auf anderen Plattformen wie Reddit

Image: John Tse via YouTube Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. You wouldn’t think it, but for years people have looked at the humble umbrella and seen more than just a way to keep dry during a rainstorm. They see it as a challenge. Can

Forget the claptrap about global warming and the inexorable arrival of greener, cleaner energy. Oil is king. Gas is king. And America is going to be the king of both for decades to come. Those are the assumptions guiding a range of policy moves by U.S. President Donald Trump since returning to office a year

Night owls may face higher risks to their heart, especially later in life, with women appearing particularly affected. Adults in midlife and older age who tend to be most active in the evening, especially women, showed poorer overall heart health than those without a strong preference for mornings or evenings, based on the American Heart

A Chinese personal safety app called Are You Dead? — recently rebranded as Demumu — has gone viral in recent weeks, attracting widespread media attention. Behind its sudden popularity lie deeper social transformations, including demographic shifts and changing personal and family relationships. At the same time, demand is growing for trust-based, non-medical, easy-to-use care networks

January 30, 2026 5 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm After all these years, the Hubble Space Telescope is still awesome The venerable Hubble observatory is going strong despite its decades in space and the advent of next-generation successors By Phil Plait edited by Lee Billings Two NASA astronauts perform upgrades on the

Landsat Project Science Support Mar 11, 2026 By USGS Landsat Missions  The William T. Pecora Award is presented annually to individuals or teams using satellite or aerial remote sensing that make outstanding contributions toward understanding the Earth (land, oceans, and air), educating the next generation of scientists, informing decision-makers, or supporting natural or human-induced disaster response.

Regional Spanish officials said Monday that at least 40 people are confirmed dead after a high-speed rail collision in the country’s south that occurred after the tail end of one train jumped the track, causing another train speeding past in the opposite direction to derail. Juanma Moreno, the president of Andalusia, the southern Spanish region where the

Skip to content Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld explores whether Mac users need third-party antivirus software given Apple’s built-in security features like Gatekeeper and XProtect. Mac malware threats have significantly increased from 8 families in 2021 to 22 in 2024, with AI expected to worsen attacks. While macOS offers robust protection