Science and reality
The Secretary of Defense has ordered that qualified women can now fill all combat positions in the US military. They're going to need some armor.
The post America’s New Female Combatants Are Getting Custom Gear appeared first on WIRED.
The Paris Climate Talks are at a halfway point, and the next five days there will determine how the world's leaders will deal with global warming.
The post In Paris, Diplomatic Showdowns at the End of the World appeared first on WIRED.
The Orbital ATK spacecraft is full of science to do on board the International Space Station.
The post The ISS Resupply Rocket Is Full of Sweet Science Experiments appeared first on WIRED.
The winning videos from the 2015 American Physics Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics annual visualization contest are here!
The post Get Lost in These Trippy Fluid Dynamics GIFs appeared first on WIRED.
Getting all those diplomats, negotiators, and journalists to the Paris climate talks will add about 22 seconds of carbon dioxide to the global yearly total.
The post The Paris Climate Talks Will Emit 300,000 Tons of CO2, by Our Math. Hope It’s Worth It appeared first on WIRED.
The Texas of Canada has one Helsinki of a plan to cut fossil fuels.
The post The Texas of Canada Just Turned Its Back on Oil appeared first on WIRED.
A new study shows that the automatic economic savings of fuel economy mean many emissions-cutting measures will be free for the airline industry.
The post It’s Cheaper for Airlines to Cut Emissions Than You Think appeared first on WIRED.
For the first time in history, a genetically modified organism is declared safe to eat. It's a salmon.
The post In a First, the FDA Clears Genetically Modified Salmon for Eating—It Just Took 20 Years appeared first on WIRED.
NASA just gave two US universities a robot each. Their mission: Get this thing to move like a human.
The post NASA Wants to Make a C-3PO to Help Colonize Mars, But That May Not Be a Super Idea appeared first on WIRED.
Congress just passed a bill giving more leeway to the burgeoning space industry.
The post Congress Says Yes to Space Mining, No to Rocket Regulations appeared first on WIRED.