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Positive Grid REACTOR Intelligent Guitar Amplifier review: Perfect for practice, set for the stage

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Solar System

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Rare meteorite proves our solar system almost had an extra planet
The space rock was discovered in the sands of the Sahara desert.

By Andrew Paul

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Insects

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A ‘mystery beetle’ is devouring North Carolina’s precious blueberries
The beetle’s 5-inch-long babies could threaten the state’s $70 million blueberry industry.

By Laura Baisas

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Pollution

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A lot of ‘recycled’ plastic is being burned overseas
And causing widespread pollution linked to health problems.

By Ellen M. Considine / The Conversation

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Wildlife

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Big wings and sweet songs: The mating lives of Panama’s katydids
The same structures used for camouflage can also help these insects reproduce.

By Laura Baisas

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Land

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The mystery of Alaska’s orange rivers is finally solved
New research clearly links thawing permafrost to toxic shift—and offers a way to predict it.

By Laura Baisas

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Military

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How out‑of‑work fishermen saved the American Revolution
Washington’s plan was simple: Take the sturdy, salt-stained schooners used for fishing and turn them into armed, seagoing predators.

By Christopher Magra / The Conversation

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Endangered Species

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Orangutan poop holds surprising clues about how long they breastfeed
Hint: It’s a lot longer than humans.

By Margherita Bassi

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Food Safety

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Can poppy seeds actually make you fail a drug test?
Unwashed poppy seeds can even cause addiction.

By RJ Mackenzie

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Dinosaurs

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This T. rex could be yours for $30 million
Gus is about 12.5-feet-tall, 38-feet-long, and could fetch the highest price for any dinosaur ever sold at auction.

By Laura Baisas

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Laura Baisas

News Editor

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About
Laura is a science news writer, covering a wide variety of subjects, but she is particularly fascinated by all things aquatic, paleontology, nanotechnology, and exploring how science influences daily life. Laura is a proud former resident of the New Jersey shore, a competitive swimmer, and a fierce defender of the Oxford comma.

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Experience
Laura joined Popular Science as a staff science news writer in 2022. She spent a decade at NBC News, first as a videotape engineer and eventually a producer/writer. Her freelance work has appeared in Inside Climate News and Hell Gate.

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Education
Laura has a Master’s degree in science journalism from Columbia Journalism School. She received her BA at Marquette University, focusing on broadcast journalism and theology.

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Highlights

Former Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ocean Science Journalism Fellow
Has reported on the offshore wind farms coming to the northeastern United States, climate epidemiology, space weather, and more.
Laura has completed numerous open-water marathon swims, including from the Tappan Zee Bridge to the George Washington Bridge (16 miles), from Battery Park, NY to Sandy Hook, NJ (17 miles), and around Manhattan Island (28.5 miles).

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Notable Works

3D models show the megalodon was faster, fiercer than we ever thought

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NASA releases Hubble images of cotton candy-colored clouds in Orion Nebula

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Move over, Stegosaurus, there’s a new armored dino in town

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When the Power Goes Out, Who Suffers? Climate Epidemiologists Are Now Trying to Figure That Out

Inside Climate News

Central Park’s Other Penguins Face Extinction

Hell Gate

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Favorite weird science fact

The Hawaiian blue rice coral produces a protein that not only gives it a beautiful deep blue color, but acts as a sunscreen. It’s thought that the natural sunscreen filters out harmful UV radiation that may be detrimental to coral reproduction.

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Insects

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A ‘mystery beetle’ is devouring North Carolina’s precious blueberries

By Laura Baisas

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Insects

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Big wings and sweet songs: The mating lives of Panama’s katydids

By Laura Baisas

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Archaeology

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Lost WWII submarine discovered off the coast of Japan

By Laura Baisas

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Land

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The mystery of Alaska’s orange rivers is finally solved

By Laura Baisas

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Dinosaurs

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This T. rex could be yours for $30 million

By Laura Baisas

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Fish

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50 million pounds of invasive fish removed from Illinois River

By Laura Baisas

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Moons

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Look up for a blue moon on May 31

By Laura Baisas

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Insects

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Mosquitoes can learn that DEET means dinner is served

By Laura Baisas

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Moons

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Four drones will go where no astronaut have landed—yet

By Laura Baisas

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Engineering

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Manhattanhenge isn’t just for New Yorkers. Find a ‘henge’ near you.

By Laura Baisas

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Wildlife

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This phallic fungus also smells like rotting flesh

By Laura Baisas

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Aviation

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It’s National Paper Airplane Day: How to make a NASA-approved plane

By Laura Baisas

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Archaeology

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Extremely rare 1924 Olympic gold medal up for auction

By Laura Baisas

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Birds

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6 bird cam highlights to celebrate nesting season

By Laura Baisas

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Land

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10 must-know tips for visiting Yellowstone National Park

By Laura Baisas

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Archaeology

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17th century shipwreck woven into dress (seriously)

By Laura Baisas

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Agriculture

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Cows can tell humans apart, new study finds

By Laura Baisas

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Bees

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Worker bees have power to pick their queen

By Laura Baisas

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Dogs

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1,000-year-old dingo bones show that it was injured, cared for, and ritually buried

By Laura Baisas

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Land

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Superbloom turns Redwood National Park’s hills purple

By Laura Baisas

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Stan Horaczek

Executive editor, gear and reviews

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About
Stan Horaczek is the executive gear editor atPopular Science He oversees a team of gear-obsessed writers and editors dedicated to finding and featuring the newest, best, and most innovative gadgets on the market and beyond. He lives in upstate New York with his family, a three-legged dog, and a truly unreasonable collection of hundreds of vintage film cameras and lenses.

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Experience
Stan took over as the technology editor at Popular Science in 2017, but transitioned to covering gadgets and new products full time as the senior gear editor in 2021. He started writing about gear more than 15 years prior as a contributor for Maxim magazine and the online editor for the gadget-focused Stuff magazine. Since then, he has contributed everything from super-short blurbs to long, reported features centered largely around the consumer electronics space. He has been to more than 10 Consumer Electronics Shows and only just recently finally threw away his badges. Stan is also the go-to person for everyone he knows when they’re seeking buying advice on a product. He’s always glad to help, but he’ll warn you that his answer will probably be way more in-depth than you expected (or wanted). That’s especially true for cameras, as Stan has worked as a freelance photographer since the early 2000s and also serves as the senior gear editor at PopPhoto.

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Education
Stan graduated with honors from NYU’s department of culture and communications, which was headed up at the time by the late, great Neil Postman. Stan’s concentration was “new media,” which included some very useful insight into the rise of the internet, as well as some less useful classes such as Web Design Using Flash.

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Highlights

Veteran tech writer whose enthusiasm for gadgets manifests as run-on sentences
Believer in the idea that the “best” gadgets and products are those that fit your specific life
Past bylines for: Men’s Journal, Engadget, Rolling Stone, Playboy, Stuff Magazine, GQ, Inked, The New York Post, Maxim, and even a few gear pages for EveryDay with Rachel Ray
Professional photographer with an emphasis on storytelling

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Notable Works

Inside the factory where Kodak brings film back to life

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Inside New York’s vanishing community of repair shops

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The curious case of Magic Girl, the would-be greatest pinball machine of all time

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A cheap set of LEDs is the best way to upgrade your fancy new TV

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The weirdest, wildest, and coolest images from CES 2020

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Photographic film works thanks to silver halide crystals suspended in a gelatin based emulsion. Exposing and developing the film converts some of those crystals into metallic silver while others get washed away. So, every black-and-white photo negative is essentially a microscopic sculpture of the scene you captured made from metallic silver. A perfect mix of art and science.

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Home

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HexClad just dropped its summer sale with site-wide discounts on everything it makes (including pots and pans)

By Stan Horaczek

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Gear

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Anker just dropped its charging accessories to clearance prices before the upcoming Prime Day sale

By Stan Horaczek

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Gear

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2026 Father’s Day Gift Guide: 40+ presents for dads of all kinds

By Stan Horaczek, Sarah Horaczek, Tony Ware

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Home

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Get two batteries and a free power tool for just $99 during The Home Depot’s Ryobi Days sale

By Stan Horaczek

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Gear

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Samsonite is blowing out its most popular rolling bags and luggage for up to 43% off during this summer clearance sale

By Stan Horaczek

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Computers

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Samsung just put the first 6K OLED gaming monitor on sale and it comes with a $300 bonus

By Stan Horaczek

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Home

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These Ooni pizza oven Memorial Day deals will save you even more money when you kick your delivery habit

By Stan Horaczek

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Gear

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The 87+ best Memorial Day deals of 2026: Gozney, Ray-Ban Meta, Vitamix, and deals starting at $33

By Stan Horaczek

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Wearables

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Google’s Android XR smart glasses hope to succeed where AI-first wearables have failed

By Stan Horaczek

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Outdoor Gear

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REI just dropped its biggest sale of the year and it’s blowing out apparel, camping gear, and more for clearance prices

By Stan Horaczek

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Home

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Grab a rare discount on Gozney’s high-end pizza ovens during this early summer sale

By Stan Horaczek

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Cameras

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The Panasonic LUMIX L10 is the latest model in the compact camera renaissance

By Stan Horaczek

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Home

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The Home Depot is blowing out RIDGID 18V power tools and combo kits for up to 66% off during this spring sale

By Stan Horaczek

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Gear

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Duluth Trading’s Entire Bags Lineup Is 20% Off

By Stan Horaczek

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Tablets

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reMarkable Paper Pure writing tablet review: A true digital notebook replacement

By Stan Horaczek

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Gear

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Graduation gift guide: Perfect presents for recent graduates of all ages

By Stan Horaczek

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Fitness Gear

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Callaway’s new golf driver face combines titanium, carbon fiber, and a military-grade polymer found in an unlikely way

By Stan Horaczek

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Gear

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2026 Mother’s Day gift guide: A list of great last-minute presents to give your mom

By Stan Horaczek, Heather Kuldell-Ware, Sarah Horaczek, Tony Ware

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Smart Home

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The Wybot B1 is a robotic cordless pool cleaner that ditches the cables without blowing out your budget

By Stan Horaczek

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Home

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Traeger’s new Irontop gas griddles promise evenly heated cooking surfaces starting at $499

By Stan Horaczek

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HexClad just dropped its summer sale with site-wide discounts on everything it makes (including pots and pans)

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Sponsored Content

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This $50 Bluetooth speaker doubles as a sleep machine

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This $100 travel tool keeps watching prices after you book

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Gear

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Anker just dropped its charging accessories to clearance prices before the upcoming Prime Day sale

By Stan Horaczek

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Gear

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2026 Father’s Day Gift Guide: 40+ presents for dads of all kinds

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Audio

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Positive Grid REACTOR Intelligent Guitar Amplifier review: Perfect for practice, set for the stage

By Chris Coke

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Home

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Get two batteries and a free power tool for just $99 during The Home Depot’s Ryobi Days sale

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Outdoor Gear

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I explored Norwegian philosophy and durable, searchable outerwear innovations with Helly Hansen

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Gear

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Samsonite is blowing out its most popular rolling bags and luggage for up to 43% off during this summer clearance sale

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Andrew Paul

Staff Writer

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About
Andrew Paul is Popular Science‘s staff writer focused primarily on tech, AI, physics, and culture news. He was previously a regular contributor to The A.V. Club and Input, and has been featured by Rolling Stone, Fangoria, GQ, Slate, NBC, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and elsewhere. He lives outside Indianapolis.

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Notable Works

Utopian 'city of yesterday' project has all the land it needs

Popular Science

Kimbal Musk: People's Obsession with Wealth is 'Boring'

Input

10 Years' Later, We're All Still Stuck Aboard 'Mr. Bones' Wild Ride'

MEL

Will Climate Change Kill Bigfoot?

The Outline

(((Echo Chamber))) Newsletter

Andrew Paul

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Stem Cells

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Injectable nanorobots may help heal spinal injuries

By Andrew Paul

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Wildlife

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Georgia is battling invasive, 4-foot-long lizards

By Andrew Paul

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Solar System

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Rare meteorite proves our solar system almost had an extra planet

By Andrew Paul

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Wildlife

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Golf ball-sized octopus discovered near the Galápagos Islands

By Andrew Paul

[IMG: Two views of new box jellyfish species with 5 cm size comparison reference]

Wildlife

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New box jellyfish name warns of ‘death from behind’

By Andrew Paul

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Engineering

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Handyman adapts Barbie Dream Camper to handle soaring gas prices

By Andrew Paul

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Land

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Ready to hunt some enormous snakes? The Florida Python Challenge returns.

By Andrew Paul

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Science

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The Great Pyramid of Giza is surprisingly earthquake-proof

By Andrew Paul

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Engineering

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Inventor plays homemade electromagnetic bagpipes in rock band

By Andrew Paul

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Mars

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Mars shines in ethereal photo from Psyche space probe

By Andrew Paul

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Evolution

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Why were T. rex’s arms so tiny? Paleontologists finally find an answer.

By Andrew Paul

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Spiders

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Newly discovered spider has smiley face on its back

By Andrew Paul

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Sun

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SMILE spacecraft will use X-ray vision to study the northern lights and more

By Andrew Paul

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Evolution

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Neanderthals dined on shellfish much earlier than humans

By Andrew Paul

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Archaeology

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This Pompeii victim was likely a doctor trying to help survivors

By Andrew Paul

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Evolution

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Leg evolution made most humans right-handed

By Andrew Paul

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Archaeology

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1.3 million people share DNA with Maryland’s earliest colonists

By Andrew Paul

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Wildlife

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‘Two-headed snake’ confuses predators

By Andrew Paul

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International Space Station

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ISS astronauts pose with fresh fruit in microgravity

By Andrew Paul

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Archaeology

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Intrepid man tests giant flaming darts used on 16th century warship

By Andrew Paul

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Tony Ware

Editor, Gear & Commerce

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About
Tony Ware is Managing Editor, Gear & Commerce for PopSci.com. He’s been writing about how to make and break music since the mid-’90s when his college newspaper said they already had a film critic, but maybe he wanted to look through the free promo CDs. Immediately hooked on outlining intangibles, he’s covered everything audio for countless alt. weeklies, international magazines, websites, and heated bar trivia contests ever since. He lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and an 8-pound Aussie Shepherd-Japanese Chin mix who loves exploring national parks and impressing the thru-hikers.

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Experience
Tony joined PopSci full-time in early 2021, following a stint as a contributing writer/contract editor. But he’s been connecting wires and words for 30 years. While dabbling in concert promotion and DJing, Tony kicked off his professional writing career contributing to the Birmingham Weekly in the ’90s. Tired of driving to see shows in and take flights from Atlanta, he moved to Georgia in 1998, joining award-winning alternative newsweekly Creative Loafing as a nightlife editor just as the South got something to say. He spent nearly a decade there alongside the outkasts covering concerts and clubs—from VIP parties to DIY warehouse shows—all while racking up SkyMiles taking assignments from dozens of iconic pop culture, sound design, and participatory journalism outlets across North America and the Atlantic.
After years freelancing, a family-motivated move to the Washington, D.C., area led to optimizing workflow, developing stylebooks, and increasing audience engagement as managing editor for a professional recording/broadcasting studio magazine, then a construction & development industry journal, as well as federal workforce, cybersecurity, and battlefield technology publications. While data breaches and drones can be exciting, streamlining the signal chain at Popular Science has reconciled life-long loves of personal audio and emerging technology.

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Education
Tony graduated from the University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa with a bachelor’s degree in English Language & Literature, including University and English program honors. He was just a few credits shy of minors in Magazine Journalism and Art History, but he aced his studies in postmodern television/watching and discussing Twin Peaks all summer. It was the ’90s, OK?

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Highlights

Editorial talent scout and traffic cop, always looking to connect words and wires that can introduce readers to transformative tech
Launched Popular Science’s Audio Awards series, highlighting the best sonic experiences in 2025
The first person eliminated from the inaugural Atlanta, Georgia, Air Guitar Championships qualifier
Once promised free drinks all night if he would swear not to do any more karaoke
Proudly hangs a platinum record gifted by the Ying Yang Twins over the dining room table
Past byliner for: Insomniac.com, Wine & Spirits, MusicRadar, Spin, RollingStone.com, Mademoiselle, Remix, Magnet, CMJ, URB, XLR8R, Creative Loafing, MTV.com, Miami New Times, The Stranger, SF Weekly, Fader, Jezebel, and others.

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Notable Works

2025 Audio Awards: 25 sound investments for sonic satisfaction

Popular Science

The best travel headphones for 2026, tested and reviewed

Popular Science

I went to Iceland to try Columbia’s Arctic animal-inspired outerwear

Popular Science

Inside the factory building headphones that cost more than a luxury car

Popular Science

I tried L.A.B. Golf’s zero-torque tech that turns heads, but not putters

Popular Science

The best meat alternatives

Popular Science

The gospel of disco

Creative Loafing

The Crystal Method - “Busy Child”

Insomniac

The Crystal Method - “Busy Child”

XLR8R

Car-nal knowledge

Creative Loafing

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Favorite weird science fact

Ever drifted off to sleep, only to be shocked awake momentarily by a vivid sensation of plummeting that’s hard to differentiate from a dream? Well, that fall into the void has a name—hypnic jerk—and it’s your muscles contracting in a form of myoclonic twitch.

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[IMG: Primary image for this bluetooth speaker doubles as a sleep machine Stack Commerce sponsored deal]

Sponsored Content

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This $50 Bluetooth speaker doubles as a sleep machine

By Tony Ware

[IMG: Father]

Gear

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2026 Father’s Day Gift Guide: 40+ presents for dads of all kinds

By Stan Horaczek, Sarah Horaczek, Tony Ware

[IMG: A blue and red Odin AT40 Ski Touring Backpack sporting a red RECCO badge shown on a hike in the fjords above Bruvik, Norway]

Outdoor Gear

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I explored Norwegian philosophy and durable, searchable outerwear innovations with Helly Hansen

By Tony Ware

[IMG: The new Specialized Vado 3 EVO electric commuter bike rendered on a platform]

Outdoor Gear

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Specialized introduces Vado 3 EVO and X, combining robust motor performance with advanced rider convenience and comfort

By Tony Ware

[IMG: A man wearing black Sony 1000X The ColleXion headphones, relaxing in an Eames lounge chair]

Headphones

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Sony marks a decade of noise-canceling innovation with premium 1000X The ColleXion headphones

By Tony Ware

[IMG: A model with long, flowing bleach-blonde hair, showcasing the Marshall Milton A.N.C. headphones atop his luxurious locks as he walks through the streets at night.]

Headphones

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Introducing Milton A.N.C.: Marshall’s new Hi-Res, low-profile foldable headphones

By Tony Ware

[IMG: Damascus black Campfire Audio Chimera in-ear monitors shown on a black background]

Headphones

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Campfire Audio has built its most ambitious IEMs yet, packing them full of features and feeling

By Tony Ware

[IMG: A Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker in Black sitting in front of a gold hand statue making the OK sign]

Speakers

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The new Bose Lifestyle Collection is whole-home audio that won’t take up your whole room, and it’s ready to ship today

By Tony Ware

[IMG: A Denon AVR-X2900 AVR sitting on a wooden midcentury modern A/V cabinet next to a speaker tower.]

Audio

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Denon introduces two full-range midrange A/V receivers, and we got a first listen

By Tony Ware

[IMG: Mother]

Gear

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2026 Mother’s Day gift guide: A list of great last-minute presents to give your mom

By Stan Horaczek, Heather Kuldell-Ware, Sarah Horaczek, Tony Ware

[IMG: A stack of torture-tested Velociti stacks, well, stacked on a table in the Under Armour innovations lab]

Outdoor Gear

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I did a speedrun through Under Armour’s innovation labs to learn how a marathon supershoe crosses the finish line

By Tony Ware

[IMG: A Cadillac ESCALADE IQ sits in front of the Andaz West Hollywood hotel awaiting its passengers to experience the AKG Dolby Atmos sound system on the road to NAMM]

Audio

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Dolby Atmos and the (sound) objects of my affection: How Cadillac, AKG, and Maroon 5 helped me enter my spatial-audio era

By Tony Ware

[IMG: Segway launches MUXI, a compact, urban-friendly utility ebike designed for city living]

Outdoor Gear

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Segway launches MUXI, a compact, urban-friendly utility ebike designed for city living

By Tony Ware

[IMG: The inside of the finished L.A.B. Golf Fitting Studio in Creswell, Ore.]

Outdoor Gear

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A year later, L.A.B. Golf’s weird science got bigger … and more personal

By Tony Ware

[IMG: Your bro cracking a cold one with the bottle opener on the bottle of the iconic REEF Fanning + flip-flop]

Outdoor Gear

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REEF celebrates 21 years of the iconic Fanning flip-flop with updated Spring/Summer styles

By Tony Ware

[IMG: The ThieAudio Hype 4 MKII IEMs sitting inside the headband of a ThieAudio Cypher headphone laid flat on a blond wood surface with a skull planter next to it]

Audio

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THIEAUDIO Hype 4 MKII IEMs & Cypher headphones review: Happy to meet audiophiles in the middle

By Tony Ware

[IMG: Purple AirPod Max 2 headphones shown next to a Cosmic Orange iPhone 17 Pro on a colorful tablecloth]

Headphones

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How Apple taught its flagship AirPods Max headphones new acoustic tricks

By Tony Ware

[IMG: A golfer on the green holding a LIMIT3D ENZO mallet-style putter in the sun so you can see the 3D-printed lattice through the bottom.]

Outdoor Gear

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How COBRA is puttering around with 3D printing to push forward the club production process

By Tony Ware

[IMG: A crinkle-finish Sundried Tomato Artisan Plus tilt-head stand mixer on a dramatically lit countertop]

Home

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KitchenAid’s Artisan Plus gives the tilt-head stand mixer its biggest upgrade in 50 years

By Tony Ware

[IMG: A SOUNDBOKS Mix portable party speaker sitting along the cherry blossom trees on Long Bridge Park, Crystal City, Virginia]

Speakers

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The new SOUNDBOKS Mix speaker makes big-volume Bluetooth feel less like a big-time commitment

By Tony Ware

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