Science and reality
Martin Shkreli gave a lot of reasons for raising his drug's price. Is he a rogue actor of pharmaceutical pricing, or did he just take things further than most other companies?
The post How Prescription Drugs Get So Wildly Expensive appeared first on WIRED.
Very few science fiction stories have perfect science in them. Although they have some problems, the stories can still be used to explain cool science.
The post The Science in The Martian Isn’t Perfect, But That’s OK appeared first on WIRED.
Reports of problems in women who use Essure, a form of permanent birth control, are skyrocketing thanks to a group on Facebook.
The post How a Facebook Group Got the FDA to Reconsider a Type of Birth Control appeared first on WIRED.
For the first time in 5 years, the alert status has been raised at Hawaii's Mauna Loa. Meanwhile, Cotopaxi continues to rumble while volcanologists try to determine what the volcano might do.
The post Volcanologists Raise the Alert at Hawaii’s Mauna Loa appeared first on WIRED.
The government will now have to set a price on engine emission sneakiness.
The post VW Is Going to Pay for Its Smog Scandal. But How Much? appeared first on WIRED.
The mantis shrimp is a strange creature, that much is clear, but things get truly bizarre with its ritualistic duels.
The post Feisty Mantis Shrimp Go Mike Tyson on Each Other for Houses appeared first on WIRED.
Pathogens love humans---and their cats.
The post Stunning Map Shows Pathogens Hopping Between Species appeared first on WIRED.
Drilling wells for geothermal energy can be like playing golf with a blindfold. DNA tracers make it more likely to sink a putt.
The post Balls of DNA Could Fix Geothermal Energy’s Biggest Problem appeared first on WIRED.
The chemistry of the diesel engine is what gave away Volkswagen's emissions cheating.
The post VW Could Fool the EPA, But It Couldn’t Trick Chemistry appeared first on WIRED.
Everywhere you go, everything you do, you are surrounded by an aura of microbes.
The post Your Body Is Surrounded by Clouds of Skin and Fart Bacteria appeared first on WIRED.