Science and reality
One of the main biotechs hoping to capitalize on the powerful gene-editing system called Crispr-Cas9 is squatting on the Twitter handles most directly associated with the technology.
The post The Battle Over Crispr Rights Is Playing Out on Twitter Too appeared first on WIRED.
Cellular clocks are almost everywhere. Clues to how they work are coming from the places that they’re not.
The post How the Body’s Trillions of Clocks Keep Time appeared first on WIRED.
The penis of the leopard slug is so big that its owner has to rely on the laws of physics to unfurl it.
The post Absurd Creature of the Week: This Slug Has Such a Big Penis It Has to Mate Upside Down appeared first on WIRED.
The penis of the leopard slug is so big that its owner has to rely on the laws of physics to unfurl it.
The post Absurd Creature of the Week: This Slug Has Such a Big Penis It Has to Mate Upside Down appeared first on WIRED.
The mantis shrimp is a strange creature, that much is clear, but things get truly bizarre with its ritualistic duels.
The post Feisty Mantis Shrimp Go Mike Tyson on Each Other for Houses appeared first on WIRED.
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.
The achingly adorable jerboas frantically hop around like kangaroos on amphetamines.
The post Absurd Creature of the Week: This Tiny Adorable Critter Is Half Kangaroo, Half Velociraptor appeared first on WIRED.
The heaviest confirmed insect is the giant weta, a titanic species from New Zealand. But why get so big? Why not get bigger?
The post Absurd Creatures: Meet the Wonderful Bug That’s as Big as a Gerbil appeared first on WIRED.
Coral does a great job of sequestering carbon dioxide. One company is capitalizing on that to make concrete.
The post Think Like a Tree: A New Kind of Eco-Friendly Concrete Inspired by Coral appeared first on WIRED.
Out today is Poultry Suite, a stunning photo book that catalogs some seriously impressive chicken breeds.
The post Humans Made Chickens Look Ridiculous. Really Ridiculous appeared first on WIRED.