If you do need them, they’re priceless.”—POPULAR MECHANICS, 1962 DECEMBER IN CHICAGO and there’s some loon pretending to drown in the Sheraton Towers Hotel pool. It’s an indoor pool ...

Scientists have built the first-ever thorium reactor. Thorium is both more easily accessible and less dangerous than ...

The tragic Hindenburg disaster of 1937, which resulted in the death of 36 people and effectively ended passenger airship travel, cast a long-lasting shadow over lighter-than-air technology.

In a case where “new and improved” really is, Weber redesigned its Spirit 4-burner propane grill for 2025. The Spirit has 435 square inches of cooking area, with four 35,000 BTU burners ...

Most popular pizza ovens are portable, in that you can pick them up and move them. But Gozney’s propane fired Tread is the most portable pizza oven we’ve tested to date—you can easily pack ...

He covers stadiums, sneakers, gear, infrastructure, and more for a variety of publications, including Popular Mechanics. His favorite interviews have included sit-downs with Roger Federer in ...

Elizabeth Rayne is a creature who writes. Her work has appeared in Popular Mechanics, Ars Technica, SYFY WIRE, Space.com, Live Science, Den of Geek, Forbidden Futures and Collective Tales.

Tim Kohut is the Deals and Trends Editor for Popular Mechanics, Men’s Health, Best Products, and Runner's World. He has extensive product review and gear coverage expertise, particularly in tech ...

He covers stadiums, sneakers, gear, infrastructure, and more for a variety of publications, including Popular Mechanics. His favorite interviews have included sit-downs with Roger Federer in ...

Yeah, baby! Olivia and Liam are once again the most popular names for newborns. The Social Security Administration recently released its list of the top baby names for 2024. In it, Liam and Noah ...

88 years ago today, it rained fire from the sky over the Shore. As the largest airship ever built, the LZ-129 − better known as the Hindenburg − tried to dock in Lakehurst after a trans ...

Elizabeth Rayne is a creature who writes. Her work has appeared in Popular Mechanics, Ars Technica, SYFY WIRE, Space.com, Live Science, Den of Geek, Forbidden Futures and Collective Tales.