Science and reality
Japan announced this week that it would resume hunting minke whales in defiance of an international moratorium. Why?
The post The Japanese Barely Eat Whale. So Why Do They Keep Whaling? appeared first on WIRED.
Climate scientists used to think their work was key to stopping climate change. But increasingly, they’ve realized that climate science barely matters at all in the fight.
The post Climate Scientists Used to Just Get Angry. Now They’re Taking Action appeared first on WIRED.
True to its name, the mimic octopus impersonates a variety of other animals on the fly, morphing from an octopus to a banded sole to a lionfish to a sea snake.
The post Absurd Creature of the Week: The Octopus That Does Incredible Impressions of Fish and Snakes appeared first on WIRED.
The Batmobile isn't the only mode of transportation that tips a hat to the bat.
The post Airport Screening Machines Use Echolocation Like Bats Do appeared first on WIRED.
Although it has been quiet for much of 2015, Etna produced a spectacular but brief eruption last night.
The post Italy’s Etna Unleashes a Short but Spectacular Eruption appeared first on WIRED.
They were here all along. You just didn't know about them.
The post Remain Calm: Kissing Bugs Are Not Invading the US appeared first on WIRED.
The Orbital ATK spacecraft is full of science to do on board the International Space Station.
The post The ISS Resupply Rocket Is Full of Sweet Science Experiments appeared first on WIRED.
One doesn’t just set off a nuclear weapon. So nuclear physicists are dissecting old bomb test footage to uncover the weapons' secrets.
The post Movies of Cold War Bomb Tests Hold Nuclear Secrets appeared first on WIRED.
Some of the event's sponsors might be part of the problem, not the solution.
The post The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Helping Bankroll the Paris Climate Talks appeared first on WIRED.
The winning videos from the 2015 American Physics Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics annual visualization contest are here!
The post Get Lost in These Trippy Fluid Dynamics GIFs appeared first on WIRED.