A new study suggests reasoning models from DeepSeek and OpenAI are learning to manipulate on their own.

Present-day Mars is a barren and inhospitable planet, but it may have once had sandy beaches and tranquil ocean vistas. According to findings published on February 24 in the Proceedings of the ...

A polar bear playfully fetches a stick in the waters of Svalbard, Norway. It’s a moment of levity for an animal better known for their imposing dispositions. Photographer Tom Nickels watched the ...

Viking life wasn’t just tough, it was often chronically painful. For proof, all you need to do is examine their skulls. That’s what researchers at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg did with ...

These portable printers cover a wide range of use cases and price points. Brandt Ranj / Popular Science Specs If you need a fully-featured printer in a compact package, you won’t find a better ...

So, in theory, a team could challenge balls and strikes more than twice per game. The clip below shows an example of how this challenge was used to overturn a strike-out call. “This is a pretty ...

The document cites quantum information sciences and artificial intelligence as examples of this type of science. More cuts to the federal workforce are also probably coming. Project 2025 calls for ...

The Great Wall of China wasn’t a single construction project, but rather a series of defensive and border fortifications linked over hundreds of years under the direction of multiple royal ...

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This story is part of Popular Science’s Ask Us Anything series, where we answer your most outlandish, mind-burning questions, from the ordinary to the off-the-wall. Have something you’ve ...

A Meta spokesperson told Popular Science they anticipate the project could finish construction “toward the end of this decade.” Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday.

The National Science Foundation fired nearly 170 workers in a Zoom call on Tuesday morning as part of the Trump administration’s agenda to reduce the federal workforce. The terminated workers ...