Google is careful to call this feature “continuous scrolling” rather than “infinite scrolling.” A similar function exists across most social media sites or apps where as you scroll, new content keeps popping up into your feed just as you get to the bottom of the page. Though, infinite scroll has had its critics, some of which blame the feature for wreaking havoc on our attention spans. Google, though, will only load six pages of results before you need to click a button that says “See More Results....

The first teaser for the new season, which premiered today on YouTube (and which I first saw thanks to Entertainment Weekly), brings us back into the orbit of Pied Piper, the promising-yet-dysfunctional fictional startup company at the center of the show. There are some mild spoilers if you’re not all caught up yet, but more importantly, the brief clip contains a cameo of Big Dog, the powerful and often eerie robotic pack animal developed by Boston Dynamics, which has appeared numerous times here on Popular Science....

Its return inspired Martin, a QA Engineer at Dematic Reddwerks in Austin, TX, to revisit a 2007 storyline in which one of the main characters builds an electronic engagement ring and programs it to blink the date he met his girlfriend. Martin decided to make the ring in real life. After a long brainstorming session, however, he came to the conclusion that it couldn’t be done. “I did a lot of schematic analysis and I said ‘You know, Onstad had a really good idea with this but I don’t think it’s possible,’” says Martin....

And, according to Starbucks, this year Autumn started on August 27 (the true advent of fall in the northern hemisphere began on September 23), when they officially started selling their warm and frothy seasonal drink in 90 degree weather. But for all the hype, what actually goes in a Pumpkin Spice Latte is somewhat of an enigma. It’s constituents are surprisingly tricky to nail down. And attempts to pinpoint the exact ingredients in a PSL will lead you on a wild goose chase through the weird underbelly of marketing, secret societies, horticulture, Americana, and emotional branding....

They are all just myths, but one thing is certain: The father of our country suffered horribly with dental pain. Today, the dental profession has many ways to relieve dental pain and to replace missing teeth so that they look and feel like natural ones. Unfortunately for Washington, 18th-century dentistry could not provide the much sought-after relief from dental suffering available today. I am a professor of dentistry who has studied the history of Washington’s teeth and have found it very interesting separating fact from fiction regarding Washington’s oral health....

The “Alcatraz of the Rockies,” as it’s informally known, is currently home to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev of the Boston Marathon Bombing; Theodore Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber; double agents like Harold Nicholson, a CIA spy secretly working for the Soviets; mafiosos Joseph Lombardo and James Marcello; Ramzi Yousef, who planned the 1993 World Trade Center bombing; and Zacarias Moussaoui of the 9/11 conspiracy, just to name a few. Now, Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman may join their ranks....

One of Honda’s latest strategies is to invest a hefty sum into a brand-new battery plant in the US for its electric vehicle lineup. This week, Honda Motor and LG Energy Solution announced its $4.4 billion joint venture intended to produce lithium-ion batteries for Honda and Acura EVs; it’s waiting for regulatory approval. With plans to produce about two million EVs a year by 2030, Honda has no time to waste....

Five decades later, one could be forgiven for thinking little has changed. These days in Huntsville a new team of rocket scientists, funded by NASA and made up of engineers from Huntsville-based Dynetics and propulsion behemoth Aerojet Rocketdyne, is reconstructing the very same F-1 rocket engine components that once powered the Apollo program’s Saturn V rockets. Their all-too-familiar goal: build better rockets than the Russians. Like the Apollo-era engineers, their impetus is largely geopolitical....

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated its guidelines for how it determines the risk level of COVID-19 in communities. Instead of relying primarily on the percent of positive tests, the method now emphasizes hospital admissions and occupied beds along with COVID-19 case counts. Meanwhile, demand for COVID-19 PCR tests is falling as more people are using at-home rapid tests, the results of which often aren’t reported to public health agencies....

“This game is extremely complex, and when I’m on the mound or on the box, I can’t think about this stuff,” Bauer says. “You’ve got to train yourself so you can shut off your brain, you have to train yourself not to think.” Though the physicality of professional athletes may be the most visible part of their game, their mental training is just as important—and it can be just as rigorous....

Launched in 2018, Seek has a similar feel. Except when users point their camera to their surroundings, instead of encountering a Bulbasaur or a Butterfree, they might encounter real world plant bulbs and butterflies that their camera identifies in real-time. Users can learn about the types of plants and animals they come across, and can collect badges for finding different species, like reptiles, insects, birds, plants, and mushrooms. How iNaturalist can correctly recognize (most of the time, at least) different living organisms is thanks to a machine-learning model that works off of data collected by its original app, which first debuted in 2008 and is simply called iNaturalist....

Hydroponic cultivation, a method of growing crops in nutrient-rich water instead of soil, isn’t a passing fad. According to one recent market estimate, the commercial-scale industry was valued at $9.5 billion in 2020 and could double by 2028. And an increasing number of do-it-yourself hydroponic kits—ranging from bare-bones basic to sleek, minimalistic models—are available for purchase. And they seem to have gained popularity with consumers during the first year of the pandemic; AeroGrow, which makes the AeroGarden-branded hydroponic sets, saw revenue increase 107 percent from the third quarter of 2020 from a year earlier....

Is that the kind of weather we’re in for this year? No, all that happened back in the winter of 1997-98—courtesy of one ornery El Niño. While the once-every-several years weather pattern has already caused 100-year flooding on India’s eastern coast, it probably won’t do much harm in the U.S. Yet, some forecasts for this season sound ominously similar to 1997, drawing catastrophizing prognostications from some quarters—as well as hopes for a California-drought-ending deluge in others....

The process of learning how to back up your iPhone is fairly straightforward, However, you can choose from a few different backup methods, such as backing up to iCloud or to your computer and backing up manually or automatically. Here’s how it all works: Want to protect your phone as well as your data? Check out our list of the best iPhone 13 cases for 2022. iCloud vs local backup First, let’s go over the different ways to back up your data along with the pros and cons of each....

Unlike longbows, which required years of practice to use effectively, crossbows could be used immediately. A longbow’s power came from the bowman’s arm: He had to bend the heavy bow by hand, which could require him to apply more than a hundred pounds of force. With crossbows, an iron lever called a “goat’s foot” allowed a bowman to apply leverage, which made it much easier to pull back and cock the heavy bowstring....

But that’s not your only option. If white noise is a bit too shrieky for you, there’s also the lesser-known but increasingly popular brown (or red) noise, which is deeper than white noise thanks to a bigger bass kick, and sounds like heavy rainfall. And then there’s a third option—pink (or ambient) noise, which is gentler and more soothing, resembling the splash of a never-ending waterfall. There’s no conclusive scientific evidence supporting the claim that these noise palettes significantly boost concentration or aid sleep....

You already split your screen time between your smartphone and your computer—why not link the two together? There are several ways to use your devices in harmony, increasing the efficiency of both. From syncing data to jumping between apps, we’ve got five ways to make your phone and computer play nice. 1. Sync files through the cloud The hardest part will probably be choosing which service to use. On iOS, the default option is iCloud, and on Android, it’s Google Drive....

Hang them up Getting your cables off the ground is the first and most crucial part of organizing them. If you keep them close to the underside of your desk’s surface, they’ll be hidden from view to anyone standing in the vicinity, creating a clutter-free environment so you can do your best work (that is, unless your desk is glass, which is very unforgiving to messes). This, for example, is what my desk looks like without any cable management: There are a number of ways to remedy this rat’s nest....

Learn how to read tracks, and you’ll learn a new language, one that communicates the hidden stories of the animals that leave the tracks. Our ancestors had to be adept in tracking to learn about the unseen game animals and predators in their vicinity. Today, animal tracking provides an invaluable service to the hunter and trapper, as well as the nature lover and photographer. Tracking can also be a lifesaver in a survival situation, warning you about dangerous creatures in the area and helping you to locate your next meal....

DOMS rarely requires the attention of a doctor, and most often resolves on its own with rest (and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, like ibuprofen, if necessary). But what happens when that DOMS doesn’t seem to go away? If your muscle pain gets worse instead of better, and your muscles start to swell and become stiff, it could be a sign of a far more serious condition known as rhabdomyolysis, or rhabdo for short....