Slash Bills With a Smart Thermostat

Editors pick the best options for any budget.

If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser. Welcome to the POP MECH Gear Guide, our newsletter highlighting products we've evaluated and handpicked for you. Our selections are backed by over 100 years of testing and powered by experience so you have everything you need to make it, do it, learn it, or master it.   — POP MECH Test Team Worried About Heating Costs? A Smart Thermostat Can Keep Your Bills Down This Winter Set-it-and-forget-it models for more efficient heating and cooling.   READ MORE No, AI is Not Coming for Your Tools. At Least Not Yet, Anyway. Smart features are not the same as AI. READ MORE These Are the Best Heated Gloves We Tested for Keeping Your Mitts Warm and Toasty Make cold-weather activities more comfortable with our recommendations. READ MORE The Yooper Scooper Is the Best Way to Move Several Feet of Snow With Little Effort Clearing your driveway doesn't have to be a back-breaking task—nor require gas or batteries. READ MORE Trust Your Tech's Water Resistance? You Probably Shouldn't. Ingress protection ratings are good for only so long. Here's how to protect (and know when to replace) your gadgets. READ MORE These Robotics Kits Are Great Gifts for Your Little Genius Get them working on those science and engineering chops out of the classroom. READ MORE Hokas Ora Primo EXT Quietly Ditched the Campsite. How Did Recovery Shoes End Up Looking This Fashion-Forward? The only shoe meant for relaxing I'd actually wear out. READ MORE Need Assistance? Contact Us. Follow Us Unsubscribe | Manage Preferences | Privacy Notice | CA Notice at Collection Popular Mechanics is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2025 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779

3,000-Year-Old Croc Had a Last Snack

Ancient croc mummy shows how Egyptians hunted it.

View in Browser  DIGITAL ISSUES GEAR REVIEWS SUBSCRIBE Scientists Opened Up a 3,000-Year-Old Crocodile. The Contents Left Them Awestruck. The ancient creature's guts bring ancient history to life. Read More Mazda Says Its New Concept Car Isn't Just Carbon-Neutral—It's Carbon-Negative Mazda's latest concept car, the Vision X-Coupe, runs on microalgae biofuel and features a carbon-capture device at the back that collects CO2 from the exhaust gases. Read More Scientists Built the Battery That Will Finally Unlock Massless Energy Storage It could revolutionize electric vehicles and aircraft. Read More A Lost Observatory Just Emerged From the Desert—And It May Be the Oldest in the Americas The renowned Chankillo site keeps getting more intriguing. Read More With the Help of This $20 Outlet Timer, I Didn't Utter a Single Four-Letter Word While Setting Up the Christmas Lights If you're not aspiring to a Clark Griswold-level of decorating, it could work for you, too. Read More A Hidden Split in Our Ancestry Changes Our Understanding of Early Human Movement Two different groups migrated to what become Australia and New Guinea 60,000 years ago, and researchers are only just beginning to grasp their genetic data. Read More Need Assistance? Contact Us. Follow Us Unsubscribe | Manage Preferences | Privacy Notice | CA Notice at Collection Popular Mechanics is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2025 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779