Science and reality
How tennis players create spin is about as complicated a physics question you can set about solving without invoking subatomic particles.
The post The Mind-Bending Physics of a Tennis Ball’s Spin appeared first on WIRED.
NOAA is predicting a stronger than average El Niño this year, but doubts it will break the drought.
The post El Nino Will Be Big, But It Probably Won’t Kill the Drought appeared first on WIRED.
The flashy new soil mapping satellite has a black eye that isn't going to heal.
The post NASA’s Dirt-Scanning Satellite Is Down to a Single Peeper appeared first on WIRED.
Silicon Valley is adapting to a new class of medical startups. The story of how Cofactor Genomics is adapting right back.
The post Medical Testing Is So Hot Right Now. This Startup Wants In appeared first on WIRED.
A newly found gene is the key to breeding plants that can get harmful TNT contamination out of the ground.
The post Mutant Plants Suck Toxic TNT (Yes, That TNT) Out of Soil appeared first on WIRED.
California's long-term lack of rain isn’t what keeps engineers, economists, and state water planners awake at night.
The post California’s Katrina Is Coming appeared first on WIRED.
Turbo Diesel, Chocolope Kush, and all those other crazy names people use to describe their weed are basically meaningless.
The post Sorry, But the Names for Weed Strains Are Kinda Meaningless appeared first on WIRED.
As the seas rise and storms worsen, it's worth taking a look at how poorly US infrastructure is going to do under climate change.
The post No One Is Ready for the Next Katrina appeared first on WIRED.
A microscope attachment for your smart phone gets field tested by bug scientists in the Amazon.
The post An Amazonian Field Test For a Smartphone Microscope appeared first on WIRED.
If you want to help the struggling recycling industry, you should stop throwing away plastic bags.
The post Listen Up America: You Need to Learn How to Recycle. Again. appeared first on WIRED.