Science and reality
GM generics are not going to usurp Monsanto’s Roundup Ready soybean empire in the same vein as generic drugs.
The post Generic GMOs Aren’t Going to Bring Down Monsanto’s Empire appeared first on WIRED.
Ronda Rousey is an impressive fighter, but how impressive? Are all of her fights short? How much energy in each punch? Here is an estimate.
The post UFC Fighter Ronda Rousey Has Physics-Based Superpowers appeared first on WIRED.
Greene Street in Manhattan has been up and down (and up again) several times in its 400-year history, as a new website illustrates with maps, graphics, and photos.
The post Mapping 400 Years on One Manhattan Block appeared first on WIRED.
That number probably means less than you think it does---it might not help get the vaccine approved by regulators.
The post What ‘100 Percent Effective’ Means for That Ebola Vaccine appeared first on WIRED.
The plan will drastically reduce America’s reliance on coal-fired power plants, the country’s biggest source of carbon emissions.
The post Obama’s Climate Change Plan Is Actually About Public Health appeared first on WIRED.
Scientists at Harvard are studying taste buds in action by beaming lasers onto mouse tongues.
The post Sucking on Mouse Tongues to Understand How Taste Buds Work appeared first on WIRED.
Americans inherited a legal system shaped by history, not by science.
The post America’s Justice System Sure Doesn’t Know Much Science appeared first on WIRED.
With snowpacks at zero percent and reservoirs looking more like puddles, engineers in San Diego are preparing to hook up a new $1 billion desalinization plant.
The post One Way to Fight California’s Drought: Desalting the Ocean appeared first on WIRED.
A new study says the reason buildings always seem cold to women is because they were designed for men.
The post Why Men and Women Battle Over the Office Thermostat appeared first on WIRED.
Stuart Palley charges into California wildfires, taking stunning long-exposure photos of the blaze.
The post The Hellish Beauty of California’s Wildfires appeared first on WIRED.