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Insects Don’t Get No Respect. Bring in the Glamour Shots!

Insects Don’t Get No Respect. Bring in the Glamour Shots!

Photographer Pascal Goet wants to change your mind about all the critters that creep and crawl across the world. The post Insects Don’t Get No Respect. Bring in the Glamour Shots! appeared first on WIRED.

The Strange Case of the Woman Who Can’t Remember Her Past—Or Imagine Her Future

The Strange Case of the Woman Who Can’t Remember Her Past—Or Imagine Her Future

Meet the first person ever diagnosed with severely deficient autobiographical memory. She knows facts about her life but can’t mentally relive any of it. The post The Strange Case of the Woman Who Can’t Remember Her Past—Or Imagine Her Future appeared first on WIRED.

What’s Inside That Magical Anti-Tangle Hair Spray

What’s Inside That Magical Anti-Tangle Hair Spray

This bottle is filled with compounds that make hair easier to comb—whether you’re a grown-up or are growing up. The post What’s Inside That Magical Anti-Tangle Hair Sprayappeared first on WIRED.

Space Photos of the Week: A Star Proves It’s Hip to Be Square

Space Photos of the Week: A Star Proves It’s Hip to Be Square

Space photos of the week, April 3–9, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: A Star Proves It’s Hip to Be Square appeared first on WIRED.

A Map of the Brain Could Teach Machines to See Like You

A Map of the Brain Could Teach Machines to See Like You

A race to decipher the brain’s algorithms could revolutionize machine learning. The post A Map of the Brain Could Teach Machines to See Like You appeared first on WIRED.

SpaceX Just Stuck a Historic Landing. So What Now?

SpaceX Just Stuck a Historic Landing. So What Now?

SpaceX’s successful landing on a drone ship is a step toward reliably getting humans off of Earth—maybe even permanently. The post SpaceX Just Stuck a Historic Landing. So What Now? appeared first on WIRED.

SpaceX Rocket Lands at Last. Take That, Robot Boat!

SpaceX Rocket Lands at Last. Take That, Robot Boat!

Rocket 1; Barge 4. The post SpaceX Rocket Lands at Last. Take That, Robot Boat! appeared first on WIRED.

Dang, the Death Star Is Coming Together Quick in the New Star Wars Trailer

Dang, the Death Star Is Coming Together Quick in the New Star Wars Trailer

A scene in the Rogue One trailer shows the assembly of the Death Star. How fast was the dish piece moving? Homework included. The post Dang, the Death Star Is Coming Together Quick in the New Star Wars Trailer appeared first on WIRED.

My Flight With the Wannabe Space Pilots of the Mojave

My Flight With the Wannabe Space Pilots of the Mojave

Into the air with the aerospace engineers making themselves into the test pilots that the future needs. The post My Flight With the Wannabe Space Pilots of the Mojave appeared first on WIRED.

SpaceX’s 0-for-5 Rocket Tries Yet Another Ocean Landing

SpaceX’s 0-for-5 Rocket Tries Yet Another Ocean Landing

Elon Musk’s rocket company is making another go at landing a rocket on a floating barge. The post SpaceX’s 0-for-5 Rocket Tries Yet Another Ocean Landing appeared first onWIRED.

The Physics Behind Another Bogus Perpetual Motion Machine

The Physics Behind Another Bogus Perpetual Motion Machine

I said I wouldn’t look at these silly machines anymore, but I decided to do another one. Here is a popular video showing a perpetual motion machine and the reason it won’t work. The post The Physics Behind Another Bogus Perpetual Motion Machine appeared first on WIRED.

The Debunkers of a Gay Marriage Study Just Re-bunked It, Sort Of

The Debunkers of a Gay Marriage Study Just Re-bunked It, Sort Of

A famous faked study gets proved right—by the people who unmasked it in the first place. The post The Debunkers of a Gay Marriage Study Just Re-bunked It, Sort Of appeared first on WIRED.

Meet the Itsy-Bitsy Spider With a Bear Trap for a Mouth

Meet the Itsy-Bitsy Spider With a Bear Trap for a Mouth

Trap-jaw spiders are positively tiny, but sport enormous jaws that snap shut like a bear trap in just half a millisecond. The post Meet the Itsy-Bitsy Spider With a Bear Trap for a Mouth appeared first on WIRED.

Hey Silicon Valley, Let’s Talk About Periods

Hey Silicon Valley, Let’s Talk About Periods

It was a trickle at first. But then the flood of viral menstruation moments. The post Hey Silicon Valley, Let’s Talk About Periods appeared first on WIRED.

The Wonder-Buoy That May Finally Make Wave Energy Feasible

The Wonder-Buoy That May Finally Make Wave Energy Feasible

CorPower Ocean’s tests show its buoy can produce three times as much electricity as the best rival tech, with a far more practical design. The post The Wonder-Buoy That May Finally Make Wave Energy Feasible appeared first on WIRED.

Annotated Volcano: Check Out the Craters and Lava Flows of Eritrea’s Nabro

Annotated Volcano: Check Out the Craters and Lava Flows of Eritrea’s Nabro

The 2011-12 eruption of Nabro in Eritrea left quite an altered landscape covered in ash and lava flows. The post Annotated Volcano: Check Out the Craters and Lava Flows of Eritrea’s Nabro appeared first on WIRED.

We Forced ISS Astronauts to Answer Your Google Searches About Whistling and Peeing

We Forced ISS Astronauts to Answer Your Google Searches About Whistling and Peeing

The crew of the International Space Station answer the Internet’s most pressing questions about their jobs. The post We Forced ISS Astronauts to Answer Your Google Searches About Whistling and Peeing appeared first on WIRED.

Japan’s New Energy Rules Could Make It a Paradise for Renewables

Japan’s New Energy Rules Could Make It a Paradise for Renewables

Before Fukushima, Japan was a leader in nuclear energy. New energy rules could make the country a paradise for homegrown renewables. The post Japan’s New Energy Rules Could Make It a Paradise for Renewables appeared first on WIRED.

How a Condom Factory Rolls Out Millions of Rubbers a Day

How a Condom Factory Rolls Out Millions of Rubbers a Day

Take a look inside one of the world’s biggest condom manufacturers, behind Lifestyles in the US, KamaSutra in India, Manix in France, and Blowtex in Brazil. The post How a Condom Factory Rolls Out Millions of Rubbers a Day appeared first on WIRED.

Would Magneto Get Whiplash if Quicksilver Pushed Him Out of Danger? No, He’d Just Die

Would Magneto Get Whiplash if Quicksilver Pushed Him Out of Danger? No, He’d Just Die

In X-Men: Days of Future Past, Quicksilver rescues Magneto by running really fast through a hallway. What kind of acceleration would this require? The post Would Magneto Get Whiplash if Quicksilver Pushed Him Out of Danger? No, He’d Just Die appeared first on WIRED.

Your Healthy Lifestyle Won’t Necessarily Make You Healthier

Your Healthy Lifestyle Won’t Necessarily Make You Healthier

Public health researchers are beginning to see that changes in how you live are no guarantee of changes in your health. That changes how they should do research. The post Your Healthy Lifestyle Won’t Necessarily Make You Healthier appeared first on WIRED.

The Real Reason the US Is Giving Bomb-Grade Uranium to Europe

The Real Reason the US Is Giving Bomb-Grade Uranium to Europe

Bomb-grade uranium is really useful—not just for nuclear weapons–but for perfectly peaceful scientific research. The post The Real Reason the US Is Giving Bomb-Grade Uranium to Europe appeared first on WIRED.

Absurd Creatures: The Fennec Fox Is So Cute I Think I Might Literally Die

Absurd Creatures: The Fennec Fox Is So Cute I Think I Might Literally Die

The fennec fox is here to make you forget about all your troubles. Just look at this thing. The post Absurd Creatures: The Fennec Fox Is So Cute I Think I Might Literally Dieappeared first on WIRED.

The Future of Wildlife Conservation Is … an Electronic Vulture Egg

The Future of Wildlife Conservation Is … an Electronic Vulture Egg

Fancy new sensors can upend the way conservationists do their research, as long as the lights and clicks and whirs don’t spook the animals away. The post The Future of Wildlife Conservation Is … an Electronic Vulture Egg appeared first on WIRED.

NASA Is Finally Sending a Hotel Magnate’s Inflatable Habitat to the ISS

NASA Is Finally Sending a Hotel Magnate’s Inflatable Habitat to the ISS

On April 8, SpaceX will launch an inhabitable bouncy castle to the International Space Station. It’s only taken 20 years. The post NASA Is Finally Sending a Hotel Magnate’s Inflatable Habitat to the ISS appeared first on WIRED.

Nuclear Power Is Too Safe to Save the World From Climate Change

Nuclear Power Is Too Safe to Save the World From Climate Change

In a few months, the first nuclear plant in 20 years is set to open in the US. But safety had nothing to do with the delay. The post Nuclear Power Is Too Safe to Save the World From Climate Change appeared first on WIRED.

Sure, Mood-Matching Lipstick Is Hogwash. But Here’s What’s in It

Sure, Mood-Matching Lipstick Is Hogwash. But Here’s What’s in It

Behind every coated pout, one trifecta runs the show: dyes and pigments for hue, wax for form, and oil for smooth application. The post Sure, Mood-Matching Lipstick Is Hogwash. But Here’s What’s in It appeared first on WIRED.

Blue Origin’s Reusable Rocket Just Stuck Its Third Landing

Blue Origin’s Reusable Rocket Just Stuck Its Third Landing

The private spaceflight company is continuing to perfect its reusable rocket. The post Blue Origin’s Reusable Rocket Just Stuck Its Third Landing appeared first on WIRED.

Mathematician Solves the Centuries-Old Sphere Problem in Higher Dimensions

Mathematician Solves the Centuries-Old Sphere Problem in Higher Dimensions

A Ukrainian mathematician has solved the centuries-old sphere-packing problem in dimensions eight and 24. The post Mathematician Solves the Centuries-Old Sphere Problem in Higher Dimensions appeared first on WIRED.

Space Photos of the Week: That’s a Lotta Stars, Yo

Space Photos of the Week: That’s a Lotta Stars, Yo

Space photos of the week, March 27–April 2, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: That’s a Lotta Stars, Yo appeared first on WIRED.

El Niño Did Few Favors for Southern California’s Farmers

El Niño Did Few Favors for Southern California’s Farmers

Even a Godzilla El Niño could not save some California farmers from another year of crippling restrictions. The post El Niño Did Few Favors for Southern California’s Farmersappeared first on WIRED.

What’s Inside Flamin’ Hot Cheetos? Probably Something Spicy

What’s Inside Flamin’ Hot Cheetos? Probably Something Spicy

Creating a tongue-scorching taste sensation like Flamin’ Hot Cheetos is an art. The post What’s Inside Flamin’ Hot Cheetos? Probably Something Spicy appeared first on WIRED.

Big Question: Why Does Scratching Make You Itch More?

Big Question: Why Does Scratching Make You Itch More?

Physical itchiness—whether it’s from a wool sweater, a mosquito bite, or poison oak—is usually only temporary. But sometimes that goes horribly wrong. The post Big Question: Why Does Scratching Make You Itch More? appeared first on WIRED.

He Drew the Sun for 40 Years, But Now His Telescope Is Dying

He Drew the Sun for 40 Years, But Now His Telescope Is Dying

A lone researcher at Mount Wilson Observatory has drawn a picture of the sun every day for 40 years. The post He Drew the Sun for 40 Years, But Now His Telescope Is Dyingappeared first on WIRED.

Tesla’s Electric Cars Aren’t as Green as You Might Think

Tesla’s Electric Cars Aren’t as Green as You Might Think

Despite their green cred, Tesla cars create pollution and carbon emissions in ways that are easily overlooked by consumers and investors. The post Tesla’s Electric Cars Aren’t as Green as You Might Think appeared first on WIRED.

Three Ways to Make a Rocket From a Bottle (Bonus: GIFs!)

Three Ways to Make a Rocket From a Bottle (Bonus: GIFs!)

Here are three different methods to make a rocket – water and air, soda and butane or liquid nitrogen and water. The post Three Ways to Make a Rocket From a Bottle (Bonus: GIFs!) appeared first on WIRED.

The FDA Just Opened Up Abortion Pill Access. Next Up: Webcam Prescriptions

The FDA Just Opened Up Abortion Pill Access. Next Up: Webcam Prescriptions

The FDA just made it much easier to get the abortion pill. But another policy could truly revolutionize access: making it accessible via telemedicine. The post The FDA Just Opened Up Abortion Pill Access. Next Up: Webcam Prescriptions appeared first on WIRED.

Preventive Treatment Like Truvada Won’t Stop HIV. Only a Vaccine Can

Preventive Treatment Like Truvada Won’t Stop HIV. Only a Vaccine Can

Drugs—no matter how effective they are—may never be enough to fully eradicate HIV-1. Only a vaccine will. The post Preventive Treatment Like Truvada Won’t Stop HIV. Only a Vaccine Can appeared first on WIRED.

The Designer Who Peered Into Microscopes and Saw High Art

The Designer Who Peered Into Microscopes and Saw High Art

Carl Strüwe pointed a camera at a microscope lens in 1926. The result is a beautiful blend of science and art. The post The Designer Who Peered Into Microscopes and Saw High Art appeared first on WIRED.

Science Education Is Woefully Uncreative. That Has to Change

Science Education Is Woefully Uncreative. That Has to Change

Is science a creative endeavor? Yes! However, most people don’t think so, so our science classes are typically deficient in creativity. The post Science Education Is Woefully Uncreative. That Has to Change appeared first on WIRED.

Alaska’s Volcano Cools Down, While a Chilean One Heats Up

Alaska’s Volcano Cools Down, While a Chilean One Heats Up

After one of the most vigorous eruptions in decades, Alaska’s Pavlof calms down. Also, updates from Copahue and Kanlaon. The post Alaska’s Volcano Cools Down, While a Chilean One Heats Up appeared first on WIRED.

Climate Change Opens Up the First Luxury Arctic Cruise Route

Climate Change Opens Up the First Luxury Arctic Cruise Route

Coast guard officials are training for catastrophe as melting sea ice opens up Northwest Passage allowing a liner to cruise with 1,700 from Alaska to New York. The post Climate Change Opens Up the First Luxury Arctic Cruise Route appeared first on WIRED.

Why Some Students Are Ditching America for Medical School in Cuba

Why Some Students Are Ditching America for Medical School in Cuba

Cuba established an international medical school in 1999, and since then over 100 Americans have attended. The post Why Some Students Are Ditching America for Medical School in Cuba appeared first on WIRED.

New Map Highlights the Danger of Man-Made Earthquakes

New Map Highlights the Danger of Man-Made Earthquakes

Scientists have shown a correlation between oil and gas operations injecting toxic wastewater into the ground and an increase in seismic activity. The post New Map Highlights the Danger of Man-Made Earthquakes appeared first on WIRED.

Space Detectives Are Figuring Out What Borked Japan’s Hitomi Satellite

Space Detectives Are Figuring Out What Borked Japan’s Hitomi Satellite

No telescopes or cameras captured the incident that sent JAXA’s Hitomi satellite spinning out of control. But tracking data could help scientists nail down an explanation. The postSpace Detectives Are Figuring Out What Borked Japan’s Hitomi Satellite appeared first on WIRED.

Pavlof’s Unexpected Eruption in Alaska Spews Ash 20,000 Feet High

Pavlof’s Unexpected Eruption in Alaska Spews Ash 20,000 Feet High

After over a year of quiet, Pavlof in Alaska erupted unexpectedly and in impressive fashion. The post Pavlof’s Unexpected Eruption in Alaska Spews Ash 20,000 Feet High appeared first on WIRED.

The Nameless Mouse Behind the Largest-Ever Neural Network

The Nameless Mouse Behind the Largest-Ever Neural Network

This is the true story of a Harvard lab mouse, whose brain is now at the center of one of the most impressive functional brain maps ever. The post The Nameless Mouse Behind the Largest-Ever Neural Network appeared first on WIRED.

Your State Could Lose Big Bucks by Stalling on Clean Energy

Your State Could Lose Big Bucks by Stalling on Clean Energy

States that wait for the courts to rule on a federal emissions rule could lose economic clout to early adopting neighbors. The post Your State Could Lose Big Bucks by Stalling on Clean Energy appeared first on WIRED.

The Mystery of the Minimal Cell, Craig Venter’s New Synthetic Life Form

The Mystery of the Minimal Cell, Craig Venter’s New Synthetic Life Form

Scientists have created a synthetic organism that possesses only the genes it needs to survive. But they have no idea what roughly a third of those genes do. The post The Mystery of the Minimal Cell, Craig Venter’s New Synthetic Life Form appeared first on WIRED.

Space Photos of the Week: This Wolf Galaxy Is a Real Lone … Um, Wolf

Space Photos of the Week: This Wolf Galaxy Is a Real Lone … Um, Wolf

Space photos of the week, March 20–26, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: This Wolf Galaxy Is a Real Lone … Um, Wolf appeared first on WIRED.

You Can Solve Quantum Mechanics’ Classic Particle in a Box Problem With Code

You Can Solve Quantum Mechanics’ Classic Particle in a Box Problem With Code

The classic quantum mechanics problem is a particle in a 1-D box. Here is a numerical solution to that problem. The post You Can Solve Quantum Mechanics’ Classic Particle in a Box Problem With Code appeared first on WIRED.

Absurd Creatures: The Mystery of the Tiniest, Best-Dressed Seahorse in the Sea

Absurd Creatures: The Mystery of the Tiniest, Best-Dressed Seahorse in the Sea

The pygmy seahorse hasn’t met a coral it couldn’t blend into. The post Absurd Creatures: The Mystery of the Tiniest, Best-Dressed Seahorse in the Sea appeared first on WIRED.

NASA’s New Top Astrobiologist Is Spelunking for Alien Life on Earth

NASA’s New Top Astrobiologist Is Spelunking for Alien Life on Earth

Penny Boston is looking for alien life, which begins in caves on planet Earth. The post NASA’s New Top Astrobiologist Is Spelunking for Alien Life on Earth appeared first on WIRED.

Annotated Volcanoes: Let’s Explore Argentina’s Ancient Cerro el Condor … From Space!

Annotated Volcanoes: Let’s Explore Argentina’s Ancient Cerro el Condor … From Space!

The Andes are a great place to see well-preserved volcanic features from space. The post Annotated Volcanoes: Let’s Explore Argentina’s Ancient Cerro el Condor … From Space!appeared first on WIRED.

Scientists Discover the Secret to a Cavefish’s Weird, Waddling Walk

Scientists Discover the Secret to a Cavefish’s Weird, Waddling Walk

Brooke Flammang is used to seeing fish that walk. But this blind, waterfall-climbing cavefish is something else altogether. The post Scientists Discover the Secret to a Cavefish’s Weird, Waddling Walk appeared first on WIRED.

Science Needs to Learn How to Fail So It Can Succeed

Science Needs to Learn How to Fail So It Can Succeed

Social science is great at making wacky, wonderful claims about the way the world—and the human mind—works. But a lot of them are wrong. The post Science Needs to Learn How to Fail So It Can Succeed appeared first on WIRED.

Inside a Subway, Bombs Can Be Even More Deadly

Inside a Subway, Bombs Can Be Even More Deadly

The design of subways and stations can’t help but amplify the effects of explosions. The post Inside a Subway, Bombs Can Be Even More Deadly appeared first on WIRED.

Spider Farming Is No Fun. Make Yeast Do the Work

Spider Farming Is No Fun. Make Yeast Do the Work

Milking spiders gets you only a thousandth or a hundredth of a milliliter of venom for drugs or pesticides. That’s where synthetic biology comes in. The post Spider Farming Is No Fun. Make Yeast Do the Work appeared first on WIRED.

Sure, Superman Has X-Ray Vision. But How Would It Actually Work?

Sure, Superman Has X-Ray Vision. But How Would It Actually Work?

In both the comics and the movies, Superman has the power of X-ray vision. How would this work and what other ways could you see through stuff? The post Sure, Superman Has X-Ray Vision. But How Would It Actually Work? appeared first on WIRED.

I Want to Believe This Surprised Baboon Gets What Magic Is

I Want to Believe This Surprised Baboon Gets What Magic Is

World renowned primatologist Frans de Waal doesn’t see that viral GIF the same way we do. The post I Want to Believe This Surprised Baboon Gets What Magic Is appeared first on WIRED.

When Birds Tangle With Cats and Windows, They End Up in Avian Rehab

When Birds Tangle With Cats and Windows, They End Up in Avian Rehab

City living can be dangerous for birds. Luckily, this Dutch shelter takes them in. The post When Birds Tangle With Cats and Windows, They End Up in Avian Rehab appeared first onWIRED.

A Little 3-D Printer on the ISS Is a Huge Step for Space Exploration

A Little 3-D Printer on the ISS Is a Huge Step for Space Exploration

On March 22, NASA will launch a 3-D printer to the ISS, ushering in the first off-world manufacturing facility. The post A Little 3-D Printer on the ISS Is a Huge Step for Space Exploration appeared first on WIRED.

NASA’s Human Spaceflight Program Can’t Afford Another Reset From the Next President

NASA’s Human Spaceflight Program Can’t Afford Another Reset From the Next President

American astronauts aren’t likely to set foot on Mars unless the next president resists the temptation to hit the reset button on America’s human spaceflight program once again. The post NASA’s Human Spaceflight Program Can’t Afford Another Reset From the Next President appeared first on WIRED.

Here’s What Space Actually Looks Like to the Human Eye

Here’s What Space Actually Looks Like to the Human Eye

Michael Benson’s exhibit ‘Otherworlds’ lets you see what all the planets and moons would look like if you flew by. The post Here’s What Space Actually Looks Like to the Human Eyeappeared first on WIRED.

Good Riddance, Chemicals: Microbes Are Farming’s Hot New Pesticides

Good Riddance, Chemicals: Microbes Are Farming’s Hot New Pesticides

With today’s food politics, the chemical fertilizers and pesticides that fantastically increased yields in the 20th century are looking not so hot anymore. The post Good Riddance, Chemicals: Microbes Are Farming’s Hot New Pesticides appeared first on WIRED.

I’m So Totally Over Newton’s Laws of Motion

I’m So Totally Over Newton’s Laws of Motion

Just about every physics textbook starts off with Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. This is the wrong approach for learning physics. The post I’m So Totally Over Newton’s Laws of Motion appeared first on WIRED.

Mathematicians Have Discovered a Prime Conspiracy

Mathematicians Have Discovered a Prime Conspiracy

A previously unnoticed property of prime numbers seems to violate a longstanding assumption about how they behave. The post Mathematicians Have Discovered a Prime Conspiracy appeared first on WIRED.

Space Photos of the Week: Monster Stars Show the Sun Who’s Boss

Space Photos of the Week: Monster Stars Show the Sun Who’s Boss

Space photos of the week, March 13–19, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: Monster Stars Show the Sun Who’s Boss appeared first on WIRED.

Watch a NASA Astronaut Head to the ISS on a Record-Breaking Mission

Watch a NASA Astronaut Head to the ISS on a Record-Breaking Mission

Today NASA astronaut Jeff Williams is blasting off into space on a mission that will mark the longest cumulative amount of time an American has spent off-planet. The post Watch a NASA Astronaut Head to the ISS on a Record-Breaking Mission appeared first on WIRED.

The Psychology Behind the Violence at Trump Rallies

The Psychology Behind the Violence at Trump Rallies

People who attend rallies experience a shift of personal identity to a sense of collective identity—and that can lead to strange, mob-like behavior. The post The Psychology Behind the Violence at Trump Rallies appeared first on WIRED.

Absurd Creatures: This Bird Impales Its Victims on Thorns. How Metal Is That?

Absurd Creatures: This Bird Impales Its Victims on Thorns. How Metal Is That?

The innocent-looking shrike bashes its victims’ heads in, then impales them on thorns before tearing them to shreds. The post Absurd Creatures: This Bird Impales Its Victims on Thorns. How Metal Is That? appeared first on WIRED.

A Monsanto Exec’s Selfie-Snapping, Live-Tweeting Campaign for GMO Acceptance

A Monsanto Exec’s Selfie-Snapping, Live-Tweeting Campaign for GMO Acceptance

If social media has collapsed the distance between civilians and celebrities, so too it might for civilians and, uh, corporate executives at Monsanto, right? The post A Monsanto Exec’s Selfie-Snapping, Live-Tweeting Campaign for GMO Acceptance appeared first on WIRED.

Blasts at Costa Rica’s Rincón de la Vieja Volcano Hint at Something Big

Blasts at Costa Rica’s Rincón de la Vieja Volcano Hint at Something Big

The recent explosions at Costa Rica’s Rincón de la Vieja might be small, but they could be signs of larger things to come. The post Blasts at Costa Rica’s Rincón de la Vieja Volcano Hint at Something Big appeared first on WIRED.

Buckle Up, Space Fans: A New Batch of Pluto Science Is Here

Buckle Up, Space Fans: A New Batch of Pluto Science Is Here

Five new papers add new detail to the dwarf planet. The post Buckle Up, Space Fans: A New Batch of Pluto Science Is Here appeared first on WIRED.

Zika Isn’t the Mosquito-Borne Virus You Should Fear

Zika Isn’t the Mosquito-Borne Virus You Should Fear

Much of the world already copes with the threat and reality of mosquito-borne viruses whose typical symptoms blow Zika’s out of the water. The post Zika Isn’t the Mosquito-Borne Virus You Should Fear appeared first on WIRED.

How to Hack Your March Madness Pool the WIRED Way

How to Hack Your March Madness Pool the WIRED Way

Want to win your NCAA tourney pool? Follow our easy steps… The post How to Hack Your March Madness Pool the WIRED Way appeared first on WIRED.

A Mysterious Disease Is Killing People in Wisconsin

A Mysterious Disease Is Killing People in Wisconsin

Since November, more than 50 people in Wisconsin have one by one fallen ill with an obscure kind of bacteria called Elizabethkingia. The post A Mysterious Disease Is Killing People in Wisconsin appeared first on WIRED.

Captain America’s Kick Would Only Work if He Was Rocket-Powered

Captain America’s Kick Would Only Work if He Was Rocket-Powered

In a trailer for Captain America Civil War, one clip shows Cap kicking a soldier who then flies back. Is momentum conserved in this collision? The post Captain America’s Kick Would Only Work if He Was Rocket-Powered appeared first on WIRED.

Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland Could Save the US Climate Plan

Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland Could Save the US Climate Plan

The Supreme Court nominee has a good reputation with environmental law scholars. The post Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland Could Save the US Climate Planappeared first on WIRED.

Americans Have Been Addicted to Prescription Opiates Forever

Americans Have Been Addicted to Prescription Opiates Forever

A new set of CDC recommendations try to strike a balance between neglecting pain and prescribing addiction. The post Americans Have Been Addicted to Prescription Opiates Forever appeared first on WIRED.

Tantalizing Data From the LHC Has Physicists Psyched

Tantalizing Data From the LHC Has Physicists Psyched

Hints of a new subatomic particle might be nothing. Or they might be something! Either way, physicists are writing lots of papers about it. The post Tantalizing Data From the LHC Has Physicists Psyched appeared first on WIRED.

If You Like Volcanoes Behaving Badly, Follow Them on Twitter

If You Like Volcanoes Behaving Badly, Follow Them on Twitter

Quite a few volcano observatories or volcano monitoring agencies are on Twitter, giving us the latest news of eruption to the second. The post If You Like Volcanoes Behaving Badly, Follow Them on Twitter appeared first on WIRED.

The Rain That’s Saving the West Is Drowning the South

The Rain That’s Saving the West Is Drowning the South

The jet stream abandoned a California weather system in Mexico. The post The Rain That’s Saving the West Is Drowning the South appeared first on WIRED.

Silicon Valley Daycares Still Have Big Vaccination Problems

Silicon Valley Daycares Still Have Big Vaccination Problems

This year’s public health data again shows subpar vaccination rates at daycares used by employees of Google, Genentech, and IBM. The post Silicon Valley Daycares Still Have Big Vaccination Problems appeared first on WIRED.

Sea Level Rise Is Predictable. It Will Be Anything From Bad to Awful

Sea Level Rise Is Predictable. It Will Be Anything From Bad to Awful

Predicting the future is hard. The post Sea Level Rise Is Predictable. It Will Be Anything From Bad to Awful appeared first on WIRED.

6 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Pi

6 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Pi

March 14th is Pi Day, so here are some fun aspects of Pi that you might not know. The post 6 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Pi appeared first on WIRED.

Beyond Blood Type: Genomics Can Show What You’re Really Made Of

Beyond Blood Type: Genomics Can Show What You’re Really Made Of

The AB+ on your blood donor card? Yeah, that’s a massive oversimplification. The answer to precise blood donation is genomics. The post Beyond Blood Type: Genomics Can Show What You’re Really Made Of appeared first on WIRED.

Scientists Search for Signatures of Alien Life Hidden in Gas

Scientists Search for Signatures of Alien Life Hidden in Gas

Searching for signs of life on faraway planets, astrobiologists must decide which telltale biosignature gases to target. The post Scientists Search for Signatures of Alien Life Hidden in Gas appeared first on WIRED.

An Armchair Astronaut’s Guide to the ExoMars Launch

An Armchair Astronaut’s Guide to the ExoMars Launch

You won’t be in Kazakhstan to watch the ESA’s big launch? No problem—here’s how to watch it live. The post An Armchair Astronaut’s Guide to the ExoMars Launch appeared first on WIRED.

Space Photos of the Week: Hey Which One of You Bit Pluto

Space Photos of the Week: Hey Which One of You Bit Pluto

Space photos of the week, March 6–12, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: Hey Which One of You Bit Pluto appeared first on WIRED.

Hey, Neil deGrasse Tyson, These Animals Have Sex That Hurts

Hey, Neil deGrasse Tyson, These Animals Have Sex That Hurts

Some people seem to think that animal sex wouldn’t exist if it hurt. Those people are wrong. The post Hey, Neil deGrasse Tyson, These Animals Have Sex That Hurts appeared first on WIRED.

Smog Rejoices as Republicans Take LA’s Top Air Quality Agency

Smog Rejoices as Republicans Take LA’s Top Air Quality Agency

How a coup d’etat of political maneuvering put business-friendly members on the board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District. The post Smog Rejoices as Republicans Take LA’s Top Air Quality Agency appeared first on WIRED.

Obviously Don’t Set Off Nukes to Do Cool Science. Obviously

Obviously Don’t Set Off Nukes to Do Cool Science. Obviously

Soon, there won’t be enough radioactive carbon-14 to do carbon dating. Does it make sense to set off more nukes to continue the research? The post Obviously Don’t Set Off Nukes to Do Cool Science. Obviously appeared first on WIRED.

Absurd Creatures: The Tarsier Leaps Like a Superhero, Looks Like Yoda

Absurd Creatures: The Tarsier Leaps Like a Superhero, Looks Like Yoda

And has dementor fingers. The post Absurd Creatures: The Tarsier Leaps Like a Superhero, Looks Like Yoda appeared first on WIRED.

Russia Thinks It Can Use Nukes to Fly to Mars in 90 Days—If It Can Find the Rubles

Russia Thinks It Can Use Nukes to Fly to Mars in 90 Days—If It Can Find the Rubles

Russia could drastically shorten the flight time to Mars, if it can find the rubles to pay for its nuclear fission engine. The post Russia Thinks It Can Use Nukes to Fly to Mars in 90 Days—If It Can Find the Rubles appeared first on WIRED.

WIRED Opinion: The Way Trump Talks in Debates Is Contagious

WIRED Opinion: The Way Trump Talks in Debates Is Contagious

Pay close attention to the way the Republican primary candidates use their words tonight. The post WIRED Opinion: The Way Trump Talks in Debates Is Contagious appeared first on WIRED.

The Physics of Buster’s Epic End in the MythBusters Finale

The Physics of Buster’s Epic End in the MythBusters Finale

In the final episode of The MythBusters, Buster the crash test dummy went on one last mission to ride a rocket sled. What was his acceleration? The post The Physics of Buster’s Epic End in the MythBusters Finale appeared first on WIRED.

Mutant Yeast Are Cranking Out Pharma’s Next Superdrug

Mutant Yeast Are Cranking Out Pharma’s Next Superdrug

The offices of Adimab, a biotech company in New Hampshire, smell like bread. But nobody’s baking anything. Instead, Adimab is using yeast to cure cancer. The post Mutant Yeast Are Cranking Out Pharma’s Next Superdrug appeared first on WIRED.

The Original Users of Meldonium, Sharapova’s Banned Drug? Soviet Super-Soldiers

The Original Users of Meldonium, Sharapova’s Banned Drug? Soviet Super-Soldiers

Seriously. The post The Original Users of Meldonium, Sharapova’s Banned Drug? Soviet Super-Soldiers appeared first on WIRED.

Las Vegas Utilities Really Don’t Want the Strip to Go Solar

Las Vegas Utilities Really Don’t Want the Strip to Go Solar

Ambitious plans by MGM Resorts, Wynn, and Las Vegas Sands are overshadowed by an ongoing battle with regulators and the state’s biggest utility. The post Las Vegas Utilities Really Don’t Want the Strip to Go Solar appeared first on WIRED.

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