Category: Science
Why Pickles Light Up When You Electrocute Them
This common science demonstration has been an enduring mystery. Now, this electrical engineer has started to figure it...
South Korean Troops Thought They Found a Landmine. It Was a 600-Year-Old Gun
The exact date of the firearm is up for debate, but the discovery sets back the history of...
Archaeologists Found 4 Nazca Mummies in the Wrong Place. It Could Turn the Story of an Ancient Empire ‘Upside Down’
Northern Arizona University, working with Peru’s Ministry of Culture, has uncovered four pristine mummies that could upend the...
Being an Anglo-Saxon Expat in Medieval Rome Came With a Rare Papal Perk
There was a "miniature Anglo-Saxon town" between the Vatican and the Tiber River.
Scientists Once Calculated the Date of Doomsday—and It’s Next Month
In 1960, the journal Science published an article in which scientists predicted doomsday would arrive on Friday, November...
First Images of Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Cabin
Joel Johnson and I were at a preview of Wired’s Next Fest, and saw a little nose cone...
The Largest 3D Map of the Universe Is Shaking Cosmology to Its Foundations
Cosmology is entering a "golden era" of discovery and revelation—and at the center of the commotion lies the...
Space Ninja Sneaks
When I was a kid, my Grandma made me a full ninja uniform complete with tabi boots. While...
This Satellite Could Be the First Step Toward a Power Grid in Space
Star Catcher's network of spacecraft is designed to harvest energy from the Sun and beam it to satellites.
Foldable Crutches
To prevent adding insult to injury, these foldable crutches make it easier for someone to put away long,...
