Science - Popular Mechanics

Like matter or gravity, your consciousness may be a fundamental part of reality.

Scientists created a simple tool that let people unlock the ability to access their hidden pasts. You could replicate a version of it at home, too.

How DIY tools, dozens of raincoats, and two Pop Mech issues led to one of history’s most daring disappearances.

A closer look at the natural processes that produce hydrogen provides promise of a clean energy source.

The beer, made from cereal grains and masterfully fermented, was remarkably well-preserved for its age.

No movement, no speech—but there’s still hope for those with this frightening form of awareness.

Jason Padgett was a normal futon salesman. But following a traumatic brain injury, he suddenly acquired the brain power of a savant.

A new study just added an interesting twist to the complicated history of the physics theory.

Genetics were thought to play only a secondary role in determining lifespan—turns out, it’s quite the opposite.

The shape of life’s building blocks is the result of biology, chemistry, and quantum physics colliding.

The room was hidden from view after a 17th-century bombing destroyed part of the building.

The pre-Roman site held religious importance for centuries, even for the Romans.

A mistake by geneticist Warwick Estevam Kerr’s assistant led to “killer bees” wreaking deadly havoc on the Western Hemisphere.

Bipedalism and larger brains drove our unusually strong preference for being righties.