Connor Lagore
News Editor
Connor Lagore has been a news editor for Popular Mechanics since July 2024 after spending five years in the newspaper business as an award-winning features reporter. He graduated in 2019 from the University of Missouri, where he learned to correct your grammar. He is usually at the movie theater or watching basketball. His dog, Charlie, handles his finances.
Engineers Designed the Scientifically Perfect Urinal to Save Men’s Dignity—and Pants
Meet the Cornucopia and the Nautilus.
Archaeologists Pulled a 1,500-Year-Old Sword From a Hidden Grave
But its location is still a secret.
NASA Found a Secret Military Base Buried 100 Feet Deep in Greenland’s Ice Shelf
The base is abandoned, but the U.S. Army left some waste behind.
A Strange Creature Is Reversing Its Age—and It Could Unlock Secrets of Immortality
This lifeform can cheat time. Could it also help us push the boundaries of biology?
Archaeologists Are Uncovering The History of One of the World’s Oldest Civilizations
We’re about to learn so much more about Ancient Babylon.
Ocean Explorers Discovered a Massive Underwater Mountain That's Taller Than Mt. Olympus
Instead of Greek gods, this seamount is home to friendly ghosts and flying spaghetti monsters. Really.
A Surreal Creature With Jumping Genes Has 30x More DNA Than Humans
It’s an evolutionary marvel.
Archaeologists Stumbled Upon the Missing Head of a 2,000-Year-Old Zeus Statue
The Zeus was loose!
