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October 21, 2016

This Startup Is Pretty Much a Priceline for Buying Blood

There is no central nationwide database to track the availability and cost of blood products, so getting a pint to a patient in need can be a logistics mess. The post This Startup Is Pretty Much a Priceline for Buying Blood appeared first on WIRED.

June 30, 2016

It’ll Be Really Hard to Test for Doping at the Rio Olympics

Now that Rio's anti-doping lab is suspended, Olympics organizers might have to take athletes' samples somewhere else. The post It’ll Be Really Hard to Test for Doping at the Rio Olympics appeared first on WIRED.

May 18, 2016

This Is How You Move a 390-Pound Gorilla Across the Country

Goma is a Western lowlands gorilla, born in captivity and moved halfway across the country as part of a decades-long effort to keep the species genetically healthy. The post This Is How You Move a 390-Pound Gorilla Across the Country appeared first on WIRED.

May 2, 2016

How to Get Rid of a Dead, Rotting Whale on Your Beach (Hint: Don’t Blow It Up)

How exactly do you get rid of 80,000 pounds of rotting flesh? The post How to Get Rid of a Dead, Rotting Whale on Your Beach (Hint: Don't Blow It Up) appeared first on WIRED.

April 25, 2016

Inside the Hidden Global Supply Chain for Frozen Sperm, Eggs, and Embryos

It takes a specialized cold chain to transport finicky eggs, sperm, and embryos across the world for surrogacy via in vitro fertilization. The post Inside the Hidden Global Supply Chain for Frozen Sperm, Eggs, and Embryos appeared first on WIRED.

January 19, 2016

The Inside Story of an Aid Worker’s Secret Weapon: The Tarp

Ask an aid worker and the paeans to tarpaulin will come pouring out.

The post The Inside Story of an Aid Worker’s Secret Weapon: The Tarp appeared first on WIRED.

December 25, 2015

How the Magic of Christmas Could Work Without Any Magic

If you think about Christmas gifts as the world's toughest logistical challenge, the holiday kind of starts to make sense.

The post How the Magic of Christmas Could Work Without Any Magic appeared first on WIRED.

November 2, 2015

Helping Refugees Isn’t Just About Designing Better Shelters

Ikea may have built a better temporary shelter, but the process for getting refugees permanent homes is still broken.

The post Helping Refugees Isn’t Just About Designing Better Shelters appeared first on WIRED.