No One Knows How Anesthesia Works. Scientists May Have Just Found a Huge Clue.

A new study of neural oscillations during varying stages of consciousness shows that anesthesia doesn’t just knock us out—it ...

Scientists Built Working Hair Follicles in a Lab. They Could Cure Baldness Forever.

A new study found that mesenchymal cells play a vital role in allowing hair bulbs to grow downward into the dermis. By using ...

The Astounding Pop Mech Show: Why We All See the Same Shadow People

Watch Pop Mech editors John Gilpatrick and Andrew Daniels discuss the story’s wild opening scene, in which a psychologist ...

Assuming AI Will Become Conscious Is Dangerous, Scientists Say. It’s Also Dead Wrong.

A program to which users attribute human characteristics can manipulate them much more easily.” –Andrzej Porębski, MD ...

Scientists Analyzed 41,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Bones—And Reached a Horrifying Conclusion

Signs of de-fleshing on bones found in a Belgian cave suggest that one group of Neanderthals cannibalized another.

These Lifeforms Can't See, Hear, Speak, or Think. They Helped the FBI Crack a Graverobbing Case.

Matt von Konrat, a botanist at the Field Museum in Chicago, has always been a fan of detective shows, but he never imagined ...

127 Years Ago, a Coffin Fell From the Sky. Scientists Just Solved a Major Piece of Its Mystery.

While the human remains in the coffin were not those of an elite member of society (as they had once been thought to be), ...

Archaeologists Were Preparing a Site for Hospital Construction—and Discovered 2,000-Year-Old Graves

Archaeologists brought in for a routine survey ahead of a hospital construction project in the Romanian city of Constanta ...

Scientists Found This Organism Can Survive Some of the Harshest Conditions in the Universe

Scientists simulated an asteroid impact, and Deinococcus radiodurans’ cell membranes made it through. This suggests that life ...

Asteroids May Have Laid the Groundwork for Life on Earth

Asteroids would’ve supplied the raw materials, heat, and geologic plumbing to circulate prebiotic matter while also creating ...

When in Doubt, Buy a Lighter Laptop

You might want a more powerful processor or a bigger screen, but a laptop that doesn’t weigh you down is essential.

Why the F-35 Fighter Jet Is Such a Badass Plane

The F-35 will also serve as a test bed for technologies that will become commonplace in the next generation of jets. Flying in coordination with AI-enabled drones will become a staple of any ...