Slippery elm leaves, Osage orange, and the large, soft leaves of the mullein plant can work as toilet paper substitutes. (Alamy Stock Photo/Dave Hurteau/) This story originally featured on Field […]

Romane Cristescu with a koala that survived the bushfires, but died afterwards. (Detection Dogs for Conservation/) Romane H. Cristescu is a Postdoc Research Fellow in Ecology, University of the Sunshine […]

Games for your brains. (Sean Benesh via Unsplash/) According to Merriam Webster, trivia is supposed to involve obscure facts. Yet in many trivia games, questions rely on pop culture references […]

Scoot it. (Depositphotos/) A few years ago, the Segway was supposed to revolutionize personal transport. It was going to replace the bike and become ubiquitous in urban centers and suburbs […]

An American Airlines 777-300 used for cargo-online flights. (American Airlines/) The belly of a big Boeing 777 American Airlines aircraft offers plenty of space for cargo. In fact, the deck […]

Camp comfortably. (Adrian via Unsplash/) Sometimes you just need to sleep under the stars. Imagine finding the perfect spot to watch the sunset but missing it because you struggled to […]

New York has been almost completely shut down to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Pexels/) Follow all of PopSci’s COVID-19 coverage here, including travel advice, pregnancy concerns, and the latest […]

You, yes, you can help doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers battling COVID-19. (National Cancer Institute/Unsplash/) Being in social isolation gives us folks at home a lot of time to […]