An algorithm scanned 78 million genetic variants and found patterns that shouldn't exist. Most human DNA tells a familiar ...

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At some point, a hot tub stops feeling like a splurge and starts sounding like a really good idea. It’s one of the few backyard upgrades that actually changes how you use your space, whether you’re ...

Purple doesn’t actually exist in the visible light spectrum because it’s a nonspectral color created when your brain compensates for the conflicting signals from red and blue wavelengths hitting your ...

Deep in Earth, there could be troves of a type of undiscovered treasure more valuable than any diamond or ruby or sapphire: rare earth elements. REEs, as they’re also called, could be nestled in ...

On the latest episode of “The Astounding Pop Mech Show,” Andrew Daniels, Sean Gorman, and Jamie Sorcher unpack this groundbreaking new study and it’s implications on interstellar travel.

Indoor air quality has become a bigger priority for me over the last few years, especially with two pets, seasonal allergies, and the occasional cooking mishap. I’ve tested several air purifiers that ...

This new propulsion system could rewrite the rules of spaceflight—not to mention completely defy conventional physics.

Researchers linked three Neanderthal-derived variants in the SCN9A gene to heightened sensitivity to skin-pricking pain in modern humans, suggesting our ancient ancestors may have experienced pain ...

It’s hard to believe that we’re nearly halfway through the year already, but that means lawn mowing season is in full swing.

At its core, aging is a dysfunction in the way DNA is read and implemented in cells, says David Sinclair, PhD. And he’s ...