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October 31, 2016

What’s Behind the Burn of Warheads Extreme Sour Hard Candy

Just looking at a piece of this candy can trigger a response: salivation, a pucker face, bug eyes—your mouth's preparation for a battle of pH stabilization. The post What's Behind the Burn of Warheads Extreme Sour Hard Candy appeared first on WIRED.

October 25, 2016

Meet the Competitors Who Dominated the First Cyborg Olympics

Using the latest bionic technology, disabled competitors at the Zurich Cybathlon paired up with prosthetics developers to accomplish tasks ranging from bread slicing to bike racing. The post Meet the Competitors Who Dominated the First Cyborg Olympics appeared first on WIRED.

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.

October 20, 2016

Evolution FTW! The Weird Stuff Animals Do to Survive

There's a fish that makes its home in the butt of a sea cucumber. Why? Because it worked for one crazy ancestor, and winning strategies get perpetuated. The post Evolution FTW! The Weird Stuff Animals Do to Survive appeared first on WIRED.

September 8, 2016

Introducing NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Mission: the Unofficial Comic Strip

NASA is prone to anthropomorphizing its rovers and spacefaring robots, so we made OSIRIX-REx (Rex, for short) the star of his own comic strip. The post Introducing NASA's OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Mission: the Unofficial Comic Strip appeared first on WIRED.