Popular Mechanics US
A Lost Explorer Found
IN JUNE OF 1997, A 31-YEAR-OLD PAKISTANI man by the name Naseeruddin disappeared into a cave while traveling in the Supat Valley in the mountainous northern region of Pakistan called Kohistan, never to be seen again.
2 min |
January / February 2026
Popular Mechanics US
AN ANCIENT WOODEN FACE
Archaeologists from Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) discovered a 1,000-yearold wooden face during an underwater research expedition in Poland's Lake Lednica.
1 min |
January / February 2026
Popular Mechanics US
WHO SETS THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK?
In the shadow of my family's atomic legacy, I set out to understand the increasingly urgent debate about humanity's capacity to end itself and what it can teach us about living.
10+ min |
January / February 2026
Popular Mechanics US
The Shroud of Turin
THE FAMED SHROUD OF TURIN GAINED its status in the 14th century thanks to its apparent depiction of an adult man with long hair and a beard—very similar to the generally accepted image of Jesus Christ.
1 min |
January / February 2026
Popular Mechanics US
Tomb 38
TUCKED AWAY MORE THAN SIX FEET underground, down a stone staircase in Egypt's Aga Khan Mausoleum in Aswan, archaeologists discovered what they call \"one of the most architecturally impressive and well-preserved tombs unearthed to date.\"
1 min |
January / February 2026
Popular Mechanics US
THE BEST HEIGHT TO HANG YOUR TV
MOUNTING YOUR TV UP HIGH, LIKE over the fireplace, can be tempting—but it’s impractical at best and a literal pain in the neck at worst.
1 min |
January / February 2026
Popular Mechanics US
The Fringes of Life
AT FIRST GLANCE, CREATING A DEFINItion of \"life\" seems simple.
2 min |
January / February 2026
Popular Mechanics US
OPERATION PLUTO
THE ALLIES’ SECRET UNDERWATER WEAPON THAT HELPED DEFEAT THE NAZIS
10+ min |
January / February 2026
Mac Life
The iPhone 17 Pro camera system
Get up to speed with Apple's most powerful camera setup yet!
4 min |
January 2026
Mac Life
Get fit with Workout Buddy
Be more elite athlete than couch potato with Apple Intelligence
2 min |
January 2026
Mac Life
Wokyis Retro Docking Station
A blast from the past meets the latest Mac mini
1 min |
January 2026
Mac Life
Final Cut Camera 2.0
Enjoy pro-level video camera controls on your iPhone
2 min |
January 2026
Mac Life
Can man live by iPad alone?
Could you really ditch your Mac in favor of Apple's tablet?
10+ min |
January 2026
Mac Life
reMarkable Paper Pro Move
Taking notes, 21st Century style!
1 min |
January 2026
Mac Life
Best apps and games of 2025
Apple editors name annual App Store Awards finalists
2 min |
January 2026
Popular Mechanics US
The Hot Blob Headed for New York City
GERMAN METEOROLOGIST ALFRED Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift more than a century ago, in 1912.
2 min |
January / February 2026
Popular Mechanics US
3 WAYS TO FIND A STUD WITHOUT A STUD FINDER
There is a noticeably hollow sound when you knock on the space between the studs versus when you knock on drywall that has a stud behind it.
1 min |
January / February 2026
Popular Mechanics US
A Cell-Sized Elephant
EVER SINCE THE POPULARITY OF 3D printing skyrocketed in the midaughts, people have been manufacturing everything from chocolate to rocket fuel-and that list now includes a microscopic elephant inside of a living cell. Technology has really leveled up since 2005.
1 min |
January / February 2026
Popular Mechanics US
Minivans
MINIVANS ARE MAKING A COMEBACK, and that's kind of surprising, as they're some of the most polarizing vehicles on the road and have always been built with a function-over-form ethos.
1 min |
January / February 2026
Popular Mechanics US
5 WAYS TO KEEP YOUR GENERATOR IN WORKING ORDER
IF YOU HAVE A GAS GENERAtor, use ethanol-free gas treated with fuel stabilizer, and maintain a full tank when not in use; keep a gas can full of stabilized fuel on hand during peak disaster season.
1 min |
January / February 2026
Popular Mechanics US
HOW TO UNCLOG A SINK
IF YOUR SINK IS CLOGGED AND PLUNGING fails to clear the blockage, look to your P-trap (or simply, “trap”) before calling a plumber.
1 min |
January / February 2026
Popular Mechanics US
The DIYer's Guide to Ladders
WHILE WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN HUMAN beings made a conscious effort to leave the ground, one possible clue about that timeline comes from cave paintings discovered in Spain in the 20th century.
9 min |
January / February 2026
Popular Mechanics US
THE SAND THIEVES
Sand is the hidden architecture of our modern world—but it's running out. Global mafias are stealing this precious resource from right beneath our feet, and they're willing to kill for it.
10+ min |
January / February 2026
Popular Mechanics US
Our Shifting Poles
EVER SINCE WE STARTED constructing them, man-made dams have come with unintended consequences.
2 min |
January / February 2026
Popular Mechanics US
A BLUEPRINT OF THE HUMAN BODY
MAKE A LIST OF ANIMALS as distantly related to humans as possible, and sea anemones would likely be near the top.
2 min |
January / February 2026
Popular Mechanics US
A STONE VIKING FACE
Graduate student Katie Joss from the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute dug up a piece of limestone from a former Viking settlement and found a face carved into the stone.
1 min |
January / February 2026
Popular Mechanics US
A WEIRD (AND FREE!) SOUND SYSTEM HACK
THERE ARE SO MANY VARIABLES TO how a room's dimensions, a building's construction, the placement of furniture, and the materials of that furniture affect the sound of speakers and subwoofers that there's no way to offer a one-size-fits-all, \"put it here\" maxim for the absolute best subwoofer sound quality.
1 min |
January / February 2026
Mac Life
iPad Pro 13-inch (2025)
Wickedly fast and wickedly expensive, but boy what a tablet...
3 min |
January 2026
Mac Life
Cambridge Audio Melomania A100
Affordable earbuds with with tons of tech
2 min |
January 2026
Mac Life
MAKE YOUR OLD MAC FEEL LIKE NEW
How to expand, repurpose, or sell your aging Mac
10+ min |