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A Former Navy Admiral Thinks UFOs May Be Hiding in Earth's Oceans

On the latest episode of “The Astounding Pop Mech Show,” Andrew Daniels, Shawn Gorman, and Jamie Sorcher discuss unidentified submersible objects.

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Buried Tombs, Sakkara, Egypt.

5,000-Year-Old Tombs Are the Pyramids’ Ancestors

By Elizabeth Rayne

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This Ancient Curse Tablet Was a Portable Hex

By Elizabeth Rayne

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Seafloor ‘Crop Circles’ Were a Mystery for Years

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Celtic Burial Ground Discovered

Scientists Found a Celtic Prince’s Chariot Grave

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Earhart’s Plane May Be Found After Radio Discovery

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A DIY Cart for Your Pizza Oven

By Bradley Ford

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The 9 Best Pocket Knives

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He Found a Sunken WWII Submarine Full of Gold

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Scientists Just Made Old Cells Young Again.

On the latest episode of “The Astounding Pop Mech Show,” Andrew Daniels, Shawn Gorman, and John Gilpatrick discuss some early experiments that suggest aging may be reversible.

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Science News

Science

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Tiny Humans Could Rewrite the Story of Evolution

By Manasee Wagh

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We Could Start Alien Life—But Should We?

By Emma Frederickson

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Think Like the Man With the World’s Best Memory

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Shark at Coogee Aquarium

A Shark Inside a Shark Inside a Crime Scene

By Michael Natale

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Space

A mysterious scary UFO above a hooded figure. On a spooky country road. On a foggy winters night.

Think You’ve Seen a UFO? Here’s What to Do

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What Would Living on the Moon Look Like?

By Elizabeth Howell

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Man in glasses wearing a blue suit against a cosmic background.

Does Avi Loeb Know Something the Rest of Us Don’t?

By David Howard

Surrealism. Spirals of time and warped space.

Time Spans Multiple Dimensions, Theory Claims

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Our Planet

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The Science Behind Death Valley’s ‘Sailing Stones’

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An 1877 El Niño Wreaked Havoc. It May Do So Again.

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Plants May Be Consciousness—And They Outnumber Us

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Are There More Humans on Earth Than We Thought?

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Military

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WWII Pilots Were Tailed in the Night By Mysterious Fireballs They Couldn’t Shoot Down or Outrun

By Elizabeth Rayne

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He Found a Sunken WWII Submarine Full of Gold

By Elizabeth Rayne

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The Story of the Last American Sub Lost at Sea

By Kyle Mizokami

Grumman TBF Avenger Torpedo-Bombers

The Last Words of Flight 19 Still Don't Make Sense

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The U.S. Accidentally Dropped Four Nukes on Spain

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Consciousness

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She Can Trip Without Any Psychedelics—And It Feels Like ‘Double Consciousness’

By Andrew Zaleski

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Where Does Your Consciousness Go When You Die?

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Can Consciousness Travel Through Time?

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Psychedelics Could Unleash a New Ability for Some.

By Thomas Pace as told to Ashley Stimpson

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The Psychedelics That Shaped Human History

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Gear Reviews

The Best in Tools, Tech, & Home Products

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TCL QM7L 4K SQD Mini-LED TV Review

By Stefan Vazharov

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Euhomy Smart Countertop Nugget Ice Maker Review

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The 6 Best Family Tents

By Maggie Slepian

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The 9 Best Smokers to Cook Low and Slow

By Tony Carrick, David Dritsas

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Home

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The 8 Best Paint Sprayers

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The 8 Best Laser Levels

By Paul Smith, Alex Rennie

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The 7 Best Shop Vacs

By Tony Carrick

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The 9 Best Multitools for Fixing Things in a Pinch

Tech

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The 6 Best Flashlights for Everyday Use

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The Best 3D Printers for Every Kind of Maker

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The 8 Best Phones for 2026

By Stefan Vazharov

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The Top Amazon Deals From Apple

By Sarah Connor

Outdoor Gear

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The 8 Best Camp Chairs, Tested

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The 8 Best Binoculars for Stargazing and Birding

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Coleman Cascade 3-in-1 Camp Stove

REI’s July 4 Sale Has Deals Up to 25% Off

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The 8 Best Trail Cameras of 2026

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Popular Mechanics Explains Precognition

True gut feelings? Or just random chance? See what the science says.

By Elizabeth Rayne

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Math

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Breaking the 1880s Silk Dress Cryptogram

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Scientists Finally Figured Out Color Perception

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The Mystery of How Smoke Particles Move—Solved

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Mathematicians Found a New Kind of Prime Number

By Caroline Delbert

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Cars

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The 8 Best Portable Jump Starters

By Doug Newcomb

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AstroAI S8 Jump Starter Tested

By Doug Newcomb

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Valentine V1 Gen2 Radar Detector Tested

By Doug Newcomb

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Larry Chen and Pennzoil Are Preserving Car Culture

By Mara Balagtas McIlwrath

Flight

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How a Decimal Point Doomed This Airliner

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Searching For the Plane That Almost Beat Lindbergh

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How a Boeing 727 Disappeared Without a Trace

By Andrew Daniels

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Abandoned Sólheimasandur DC-3 plane wreck in Iceland

A Doomed Flight’s Mysterious Final Message

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Pop Mech Exclusives

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A Breakthrough De-Aging Treatment That Could Reverse Blindness in Millions of People Is Being Tested

By Taayoo Murray

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The Quecreek Mine Rescue

By Bill Donahue

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Why Is Every Cell in Your Body Radiating Light?

By Nirosha J. Murugan

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Human lungs

A Scientist Regrew a Human Lung in a Bioreactor

By Stav Dimitropoulos

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Humans May Soon Be Able to Regrow Body Parts

By Danielle Zickl

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