The Best of Popular Science

Burnout is different from depression and anxiety, and fixing it isn't as simple as sleeping more or spending time on self-care.

Internet Archive's drama with book publishers is not an anomaly. Many digital libraries have faced similar copyright issues.

If you want to be buff for summer the time to start hitting the gym is now. This is how you grow muscle in an efficient and healthy way.

Some supposed detoxes are harmless, but a few of them carry real health risks—and don't actually do any good. Here's what you should do instead.

Biological age is another way to think about and measure how your body is aging. But doctors say you don't need to stress out about it.

A study using 30 years of data links good hydration to a lower risk of developing some chronic illnesses and premature aging.

Returning to exercise after a COVID-19 diagnosis can be a challenging, uncertain task. But every day we learn more about how to work out after an infection.

Patients seeking long COVID treatment say that even at specialized post-COVID care centers and clinics, doctors have ignored their concerns and symptoms.

These whales were likely slow swimmers, similar to today's manatees, and lived in shallow coastal seas 40 million years ago.

Puerto Rican lizards have parallel genomic markers across urban ecosystems that differ from members of their species in the wild.

Diets are a common New Year's resolution, but focusing on weight loss isn't the best way to improve your health. Try these diet tricks instead.

A revived interest in going to the moon means the lunar surface is about to be busier than ever. But no space law specifically protects it from damage by humans.

Human travelers would spend about three years on a journey to the Red Planet, if they used current technology.

Autocomplete features are super useful, but it's important to be aware of what your browser is saving and where you can access it.

Info-packed, engaging books about our universe and ourselves.

«Experts in the fields of consciousness, dreams, memory, psychiatric illness, meditation and more summarize the latest research and then engage in a dialogue with the Dalai Lama. For those who swing on the spiritual side, this ‘contemplative science’ offers a bridge between the rational realm and the unknown.»

For those who are just wading into the crypto territory, here’s a basic explainer on how the computer science behind these systems work.

«Whether you’re on the head or tail end of the cryptocurrency craze, one thing is for sure: These digital assets are hitting the mainstream hard, and don’t seem to be going away anytime soon. Notably, the country of El Salvador recently adopted bitcoin as legal tender, and New York’s incoming mayor Eric Adams is intent on transforming New York City into a hotspot for cryptocurrency. »

With enough flooding and other edits to a landscape, rivers may abruptly chart new, more favorable paths, known as avulsions.

«But when they do, scientists who study rivers use a special term: an avulsion. Avulsions are rare, but as the Koshi River disaster showed, the consequences can be catastrophic.»

Popular Science's 35th annual Best of What's New awards include the James Webb Space Telescope—and 99 other technologies shaping our future.