Science and reality
In the crowded conditions in Mecca during the hajj, just one sneeze or cough loaded with a sufficiently contagious microbe could spell big trouble.
The post Toppling Cranes Aren’t the Only Things Threatening Mecca appeared first on WIRED.
For once, something terrible in California is not the drought’s fault. At least not entirely.
The post Time to Add Pistachios to California’s List of Problems appeared first on WIRED.
Thomas Insel has been a trailblazer at the National Institute of Mental Health. What will he do at Alphabet?
The post Head of US’s Mental Health Agency Is Leaving for Alphabet appeared first on WIRED.
Cranes use leverage to lift and move heavy objects. Under the wrong conditions, the wind can leverage a crane into disastrous collapse.
The post How Foul Weather and Physics Can Turn a Crane Into a Tragedy appeared first on WIRED.
Just about all of our human exploration of space has been in low Earth orbit, but what exactly is it and why is it special?
The post What’s So Special About Low Earth Orbit? appeared first on WIRED.
Galvanic vestibular stimulation is a centuries-old technique for tricking the brain.
The post Hacking the Inner Ear for VR—and for Science appeared first on WIRED.
The food in the freezer at Clear Labs isn't for eating. It's for analyzing.
The post This Company Is Using DNA to Sniff Out Contaminated Food appeared first on WIRED.
The Valley Fire burned 61,000 acres in 17 hours, but it's neither the beginning nor the end of California's 2015 fire season.
The post California’s Fires Are Barely Contained—and Barely Started appeared first on WIRED.
A San Francisco restaurant is taking responsible dining to a whole new level.
The post You Ain’t Seen Sustainable Dining Until You’ve Eaten Here appeared first on WIRED.
When humans pit robots against each other in brutal killing matches, it's about more than the sparks and the spectacle. Well, it's about those too.
The post I Went to a Robot Cage Fight and Learned How to Be Human appeared first on WIRED.