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December 22, 2016

What’s Inside the Secret Recipe for Scotch Magic Tape

3M keeps a tight seal on the recipe for its sandwich of polymers and chemicals. So we did our own research on what likely makes the tape stick. The post What's Inside the Secret Recipe for Scotch Magic Tape appeared first on WIRED.

December 21, 2016

Bacteria, Methane, and Other Dangers Within Siberia’s Melting Permafrost

"Permafrost is a silent ticking time bomb," says Robert Spencer, an environmental scientist at Florida State University. The post Bacteria, Methane, and Other Dangers Within Siberia's Melting Permafrost appeared first on WIRED.

December 20, 2016

How Science Uncovered $80 Million of Fine Art Forgeries

Highly specialized tools sussed out a fake Jackson Pollock and nearly 40 other forgeries created by a Chinese artist in Queens, New York. The post How Science Uncovered $80 Million of Fine Art Forgeries appeared first on WIRED.

November 16, 2016

An Oral History of Three Days That Rocked America

Baton Rouge. Falcon Heights. Dallas. Seven fatal shootings. Millions of witnesses on social media. We got the inside story from 31 points of view. The post An Oral History of Three Days That Rocked America appeared first on WIRED.