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Posted on November 3, 2015

Hey Guess What Killing Bugs With Fire Is Still a Bad Idea

Hey Guess What Killing Bugs With Fire Is Still a Bad Idea

The Exothermic Entomology Award, for exceptionally bad judgement in killing invertebrates with fire.

The post Hey Guess What Killing Bugs With Fire Is Still a Bad Idea appeared first on WIRED.

Posted on November 3, 2015

Yemen’s Rare Cyclone Puts the Country Underwater

Yemen’s Rare Cyclone Puts the Country Underwater

Yemen's geography and politics make it even more vulnerable to the rare tropical cyclone that just made landfall.

The post Yemen’s Rare Cyclone Puts the Country Underwater appeared first on WIRED.

Posted on November 3, 2015

Ireland to legalise supervised heroin use to cut overdose deaths

Laws to open supervised injecting centres are due to be approved by the end of the month, with decriminalisation of drugs like cannabis also expected









Posted on November 3, 2015

Ballistic Pendulums Are as Awesome as They Sound

Ballistic Pendulums Are as Awesome as They Sound

How does a ballistic pendulum give information about a bullet or ball? Here is a derivation of the classic introductory physics problem.

The post Ballistic Pendulums Are as Awesome as They Sound appeared first on WIRED.

Posted on November 3, 2015

Losing sense of smell could be linked to poor health

Lacking an immune system means it's a struggle to recognise certain smells – if you're a mouse. And it could be to stop you sniffing out dangers









Posted on November 3, 2015

Indonesian wildfires are releasing gigatonnes of carbon dioxide

Raging forest fires are releasing carbon that has been buried in peat for thousands of years, inching the world closer to breaching warming targets









Posted on November 3, 2015November 3, 2015

NASA debates where to land on Mars – but are we ready to go?

Last week the space agency held its first meeting about where to land humans on Mars, but such a mission still has decades of technological hurdles to overcome









Posted on November 3, 2015

The Jellyfish’s Swimming Secret? It’s a Master of Suction

The Jellyfish’s Swimming Secret? It’s a Master of Suction

New fluid dynamics research shows that jellyfish and lampreys essentially suction their way through Earth’s oceans.

The post The Jellyfish’s Swimming Secret? It’s a Master of Suction appeared first on WIRED.

Posted on November 3, 2015

Crows might meet up for big dinners to exchange cutlery tips

New Caledonian crows usually only hang out with close relatives, except when they come across big meals requiring cutlery









Posted on November 3, 2015

The hot new job in Silicon Valley is being a robot’s assistant

With humans as the secret engine that powers Facebook's virtual assistant M, it's time to stop worrying about robot overlords in favour of their human underlings









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