Science & Cosmology

Would the Coronavirus Quarantine of Wuhan Even Work?

It’s almost impossible to shut down a megacity. And even if you do, people (and…

https://www.wired.com/story/would-the-coronavirus-quarantine-of-wuhan-even-work

As the death toll and infection numbers climb, international health officials struggle to make sense…

https://www.wired.com/story/experts-cant-agree-if-the-wuhan-virus-is-a-global-crisis

It took 12 years and at least $40 million to chart a region about 250…

https://www.wired.com/story/most-complete-brain-map-ever-is-here-a-flys-connectome

A computational chemist unlocks the secrets of the time-grind-water axis—and develops a model for making…

https://www.wired.com/story/the-science-behind-crafting-a-perfect-espresso

Scientists are racing to understand just how bad things could get with the outbreak of…

https://www.wired.com/story/could-chinas-new-coronavirus-become-a-global-epidemic

A new understanding of long-overlooked cells called microglia is challenging the assumption that body and…

https://www.wired.com/story/the-tiny-brain-cells-that-connect-our-mental-and-physical-health

Researchers are replicating “mass mortality events” with pig carcasses. The ecological consequences could hint at…

https://www.wired.com/story/the-macabre-science-of-animal-mass-die-offs

Software-driven systems can produce enough searing heat to power manufacturing processes that now gorge on…

https://www.wired.com/story/automated-solar-arrays-could-help-incinerate-global-warming

How quickly do music and literature change? Evolutionary biology could give us a hint. Source…

https://www.wired.com/story/pop-culture-may-evolve-at-the-same-rate-as-birds-and-bugs

A world awash in plastic will soon get slammed by more, as major oil companies…

https://www.wired.com/story/a-surge-of-new-plastic-is-about-to-hit-the-planet