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The Science And Troubling Ethics Of Gene Therapy
Science Runs Free With Our DNARyan SnookA new feature in Wired highlights scientific advances that may make gene therapy much safer and more widespread. But it's important to check whether the...
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More Than 800,000 Scientific Papers In One Beautiful Infographic
PaperscapeDamien George and Rob KnegjensCheck out some of the most important research in any field at a glance ArXiv is an online archive that stores hundreds of thousands of scientific papers in...
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Clear Cranial Implant Lets Doctors See Into The Brain
Clear Skulls, Full Hearts, Lasers!Mayo KoderaSome skulls really just need a window view. Researchers from the University of California, Riverside have debuted a new transparent cranial implant that...
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Why Do Skyscrapers Melt Things?
20 Fenchurch StreetLandSecurities/Canary Wharf Group PLCHow did a London skyscraper melt a parked car? What happened? Talk about a hazardous parking job. Last Thursday, Martin Lindsay parked his Jaguar...
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Big Pic: Turkey's Bright White Salt Lakes Spotted From Space
Salt From SpaceJAXA, ESATurkey's salt lakes leave trails of white in Asia Minor. This may be a picture of Turkey, but if you squint, it also kind of looks like a turkey with a white head and a brown...
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How The World's Religious Landscape Has Changed Since 1960 [Infographic]
A detailed look at religion in every country, then and now Even if religious doctrine hasn't changed all that much in thousands of years, the number of people practicing religion, and the places they...
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Should We Really Be Encouraging People To Buy Books?
Kindle Paperwhite GlowsDan BracagliaAmazon's MatchBook service makes getting a printed book/Kindle copy bundle cheaper. But that takes us backward, environmentally speaking. Yesterday, Amazon announced...
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Hook Me Up To This Impractical Virtual Reality Suit Right Now
Explore a castle from the safety of your very own castle, probably. The Oculus Rift is one of the most immersive gadgets we've ever seen--just strap the glasses onto your face and you're transported to...
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The Way The U.S. Teaches Science Doesn't Work
The best way to teach science is not to teach it Ryan SnookHere's how to fix it In 2012, a shocking 69 percent of American high-school graduates failed to meet college-readiness benchmarks in science....
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Sony's $500 Lens Thing Clips Onto The Back Of Your Phone
Sony QX100Stan HoraczekThe combination of smartphone and camera has been sometimes awkward; we've seen cameras with phone capabilities stapled on, and we've seen phones with absurdly overpowered lenses...
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Is War Really In Decline?
Tank BattleDepiction of a tank battle from World War II. Basically the worst.Terrence CuneoWait 150 years after the last major war to know for sure. Just over a century ago, Europe embarked on the...
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Drones Are Now Delivering Packages In One Chinese City
SF Express DroneWeiboLike robot courier pigeons, with about the same carrying capacity After a user on the Chinese social media site Weibo posted about seeing flying robots with the SF Express logo,...
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What's In Your Pee?
A Doctor Examines Some UrineWikimedia CommonsOver 3,000 compounds isolated in largest urinalysis ever It took seven years and 20 researchers, but a team at the University of Alberta have finally, using...
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New Imaging Technique Shows Surgeons Where Tumors End And Brains Begin
Visible Brain TumorWith SRS microscopy, the tumor appears blue, while normal tissue shows up green.Xie lab, Harvard UniversityA new way to look at brain tissue in real-time could help surgeons know...
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Japan's Robot Astronaut Speaks His First Words From Space
KiroboScreenshot via YouTubeKirobo says good morning! In a first for robot kind, Kirobo, the Japanese robot astronaut that arrived at the International Space Station last month, has spoken to Earth....
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Crowdfund A $65 Robot That Runs Like A Maniac Cockroach
Beta DashDash RoboticsThis insect-inspired robot, made of cardboard and plastic, can sprint off a table and just keep on runnin'. The Dash, created by Dash Robotics, is an insect-inspired simple robot...
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The World's Tallest Skyscrapers Have A Dirty Little Secret
The Worst Offender: The Burj KhalifaCTBUHThe Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Bank of America tower in New York count among the worst offenders Supertall skyscrapers aren't necessarily built to fit as...
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Drug Cures Mice Of Down Syndrome With A Single Dose
Lab MouseRama via Wikimedia CommonsBut it's not a cure for humans yet. Cure Down syndrome with a single injection? Well, maybe--if you're a mouse. A team of scientists from John Hopkins University and...
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What Sound Does A Fox Really Make?
Red Fox YawningWikimedia CommonsA Norwegian dance-pop song called "The Fox" asks the question: the cow goes moo, the duck goes quack, but what sound does the fox make? We have the answer! A music video...
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These Spiky Shoes Literally Put A Spring In Your Step
Adidas SpringbladeBrian KlutchThe Adidas Springblade uses springs to give athletes better verticality Cushioned sneakers can help athletes jump higher-a compressed sole returns energy vertically....
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