Laura Kiniry
STORY ANGLES - Human Interest Approach: Focuses on quirky, personal stories like DIY projects, unique living spaces, or community-driven innovations. - Science Simplified: Explains everyday phenomena (e.g., shivering, motion sickness) with accessible scientific insights.
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 4
- Latest publication
- Aug 28, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Popular Science
- Top 50K sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 16, 2026
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The surprising science behind Japan’s vending machine obsession (opens the original)
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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. Japan is synonymous with vending machines. The island-nation has vending machines for everything: fresh flowers, bowls of hot ramen, edible grasshoppers, umbrellas. Want a fresh farm eg
I wore the new Arc'teryx ultra-sustainable Sperro SV jacket into the French Alps to test its toughness (opens the original)
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We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Product news, reviews, and must-have deals. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. In the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps stands Aiguille du Midi, a famed 12,600-foot-high peak that hovers above the alpine town
Why do hummingbirds buzz? Tiny tornadoes. (opens the original)
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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. In Ecuador’s Chocó Andino de Pichincha Biosphere Reserve, a 709,192-acre biodiversity hotspot northwest of Quito, hummingbirds thrive. The country is home to roughly 132 of the world’s
Why is thunder so dang loud? (opens the original)
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Recently I found myself in the middle of an intense lightning storm. While I was safely inside of a friend’s house, the booming sounds of thunder were unlike anything I had ever heard. Each blast was louder than the one before, and the walls of the house shook violently. As I helplessly watched my friend’s beagle-chihuahua go running for its safe spot beneath the sofa, I couldn’t help but wonder: Why is thunder so deafening? To find out more about nature’s earsplitting storm phenomenon and why s
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