Your Chicken’s Salmonella Problem Is Worse Than You Think
This story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Americans love chicken, but it doesn’t always love us back. We eat way more of it than any other meat, and it triggers more foodborne disease outbreak-related illnesses than any other food, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and…
Unexpectedly Vanishing Quasars Are Mystifying Scientists
Stephanie LaMassa did a double take. She was staring at two images on her computer screen, both of the same object — except they looked nothing alike. The first image, captured in 2000 with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, resembled a classic quasar: an extremely bright and distant object powered by a ravenous supermassive black…
Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte Is Back to Mess With Your Brain
Starbucks has divided the world of coffee enthusiasts into two categories: those who actually want cake but feel bad about eating cake first thing in the morning so they drink dessert coffee instead, and those who want artisanal pour-overs (no room for cream). Still, even those who wouldn't be caught dead in a Starbucks in…
This Birdlike Robot Uses Thrusters to Float on Two Legs
We humans envy birds for their seemingly effortless ability to fly, and for their ability to extract endless amounts of bread from old people in parks. But there’s a middle ground between those two states—soaring and ambling around on two feet in pursuit of crumbs—that we tend to overlook: Birds are a kind of hybrid.…
We Need to Not Freak Out About the Robot Revolution
You, like me, may sometimes (or all the time!) feel that the world is spiraling out of control—trade wars and political strife. And, oh right, climate change, arguably the greatest threat our species has ever faced. Or maybe artificial intelligence and robots will put us all out of work before the world actually ends. But…
Far Out! Worms May Dose Mice With Cannabinoids to Kill the Pain
The next time you’ve got something to complain about, consider the plight of the intestinal worm. It not only has to figure out how to eat and breed in the confines of another creature, it has to prevent that creature’s body from dissolving the parasite into a mist of cells. That means dodging the immune…
To an AI, Every Eye Tells a Story
WIRED ICON Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google NOMINATES R. Kim, Chief medical officer of Aravind Eye Hospital Ten cents won’t get you much in the American health care system—maybe a Band-Aid, if your HMO is feeling generous—but in parts of India, where nearly a quarter of the world’s blind population lives, it will cover the…
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