WIRED asked a chemist and a water sommelier about why your water tastes funky after a night in the open.
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Big Question: Why Does Tap Water Go Stale Overnight?
Soylent Is So Metal, Guys
Thanks to environmental watchdogs, everybody knows how metal it is to replace real food with bionutrient slurry.
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The Guy Making Actual Cyborgs at Darpa
The Pentagon's mad-science division built the Internet, and now it has a new target for innovation: your body.
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14 Essential Sources for Getting Up to Speed in Science
Here’s some essential background material for helping you understand the world of science today.
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The Dreamer Making Sci-Fi Come True
With ideas straight out of a comic book, Elon Musk is making the future cool again.
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The Biochemist Who Made Editing DNA as Easy as Cut and Paste
The promises of total control over living genomes are about to come true---for better or for worse.
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The 27 Best Feeds to Follow in the World of Science
Here's everyone you need to know to keep up with the science world.
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Yeast Can Now Produce (Almost) Anything
Synthetic biology could turn microbes into nanotechnological factories, making chemicals from vanilla to morphine.
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The Woman Who Would Crush Ebola—And All Diseases
The planet is changing. These scientists will help you understand what's happening.
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Yes, Some Studies Get Retracted, But That’s OK
Sham studies are rare, and some recalls result from honest errors or irreproducible results.
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