Science and reality
California's physician-assisted death bill has attracted a lot of debate. But nobody is talking about America's real problems with end-of-life care.
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Martin Shkreli gave a lot of reasons for raising his drug's price. Is he a rogue actor of pharmaceutical pricing, or did he just take things further than most other companies?
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Everywhere you go, everything you do, you are surrounded by an aura of microbes.
The post Your Body Is Surrounded by Clouds of Skin and Fart Bacteria appeared first on WIRED.
WIRED had a chat with Martin Blaser, NYU doctor and chair of the White House's new push to save ourselves from overusing antibiotics.
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Chile's massive Thursday earthquake was the largest in the world for 2015, but so far death and destruction have been limited.
The post 10 Dead, Millions Evacuated After Massive Chile Earthquake appeared first on WIRED.
A tide gauge less than 100 miles from the quake's epicenter has logged wave heights in excess of 14 feet.
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An 8.3 moment magnitude quake struck northwest of Santiago.
The post A Massive Quake Just Struck Off the Coast of Chile appeared first on WIRED.
Tens of thousands of acres in California are burning, releasing clouds of smoke that affect people across the state.
The post California’s Fire Problem Is Turning Into a Smoke Problem appeared first on WIRED.
Cranes use leverage to lift and move heavy objects. Under the wrong conditions, the wind can leverage a crane into disastrous collapse.
The post How Foul Weather and Physics Can Turn a Crane Into a Tragedy appeared first on WIRED.
The Valley Fire burned 61,000 acres in 17 hours, but it's neither the beginning nor the end of California's 2015 fire season.
The post California’s Fires Are Barely Contained—and Barely Started appeared first on WIRED.