A stray dog in a Mexican mall grabbed a toy and refused to give it back, prompting the shoppers to pool in the money for the ...

In 2025, Popular Science continued our mission to demystify our weird world for millions of readers. We debunked myths about ...

The good, the bad and the bizarre: from the world’s oldest newborn to a body-snatching bug, here are 2025’s strangest ...

Back in the 1930s, an ill-advised plan was hatched to keep a living penguin at the Little America hotel in southwest Wyoming.

Long Beach Rescue Mission welcomed hundreds of children and families in need to enjoy a day full of Christmas cheer and holiday magic. The local nonprofit once again opened its doors to the Long Beach ...

Treasure hunting isn’t just for pirates and Indiana Jones anymore – it’s alive and well at Deseret Industries in Salt Lake City, where bargain-seeking Utahns are striking gold without needing a map ...

The Ranch Community Store in Morgantown, West Virginia isn’t just a secondhand shop—it’s a parallel universe where yesterday’s discards become tomorrow’s treasures, all without emptying your wallet.

A supermoon — large, full, near the eastern horizon, with a golden, orange glow. The moon was at perigee, the closest point to the earth, and it looked massive and ...

A 7-year-old girl lost her stuffed bunny, Sprinkles, on a New York passenger train days before Christmas. After posting about ...

From small acts of kindness to awe-inspiring events, many moments in 2025 delivered joy, laughs, and happy tears. Many of ...

Stuffed animals that talk back. Chessboards with pieces that move on their own. And a chatty holographic fairy in a crystal ...

A man was captured on surveillance camera shopping at a music store.