These futuristic reactors may offer advantages that are “entirely infeasible” for their terrestrial counterparts.

An idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) diagnosis upended one man’s retirement plans—but it also fueled his sense of purpose.

The Roman emperor Magnus Maximus ruled territory stretching from Spain to Britain in the late fourth century C.E. Medieval ...

For example, scientists worldwide are racing to use stem cells to replace—or even rejuvenate—cells damaged by macular ...

First came the Peebles Hoard, discovered in the Scottish Borders in 2020 by metal detectorist Mariusz Stepien: hundreds of ...

Brad Ford has spent most of his life using tools to fix, build, or make things. Growing up he worked on a farm, where he ...

Darren lives in Portland, has a cat, and writes/edits about sci-fi and how our world works. You can find his previous stuff ...

The Dreamachine is a 1950s-era invention that uses patterns of flickering light to alter human perception and ultimately, it ...

Reviews Editor for Popular Mechanics with a focus on men's style, gear, and home goods. Recently, he was coordinator of partnership content at another product journalism outlet. Prior to that, he was ...

Reviews Editor for Popular Mechanics. She also contributes to Runner’s World, Bicycling, Best Products, and Biography.com.

He specializes in covering consumer tech, and in addition to Popular Mechanics, has written for such publications as Digital ...

Andrew's from Nebraska. His work has also appeared in Discover, The Awl, Scientific American, Mental Floss, Playboy, and ...