Venezuela’s Energy Crisis Is Proof Renewables Aren’t Enough for the US
Scaling up America’s reliance on renewable energy poses problems. What do you do when the sun isn’t shining, the wind…
SpaceX’s Plan to Reach Mars by 2018 Is … Actually Not That Crazy
SpaceX is already pretty close to having a lot of the tech they need for an uncrewed mission to Mars.…
Theranos’ Lab Problems Go Way Deeper Than Its Secret Tech
Newly unredacted documents show that Theranos’ California lab was deficient in a wide range of lab practices. The post Theranos’…
Nobody Knows How High You Are Right Now—It’s Really Hard to Measure
Unlike alcohol, which has standardized doses, it is currently impossible to reliably predict how high a dose of weed will…
A NASA Man Faces the Isolation of Space Without Ever Leaving Earth
Jason Labay’s life had every condition of a space voyage. Except he wasn’t going anywhere. The post A NASA Man…
VW’s Bleak Options for Dealing With 500,000 Recalled Diesels
Emissions cheat Volkswagon is recalling nearly 500,000 cars, most of which will need to be broken down and scrapped for…
Theranos Is Under Investigation for Fraud, Which Is Weird for a Private Company
Theranos made a lot of promises about its tech. Not all of them have come true, which has brought federal…
Stanford Is About to Have the Dopest Map Collection on Earth
Cartophiles only. The post Stanford Is About to Have the Dopest Map Collection on Earth appeared first on WIRED. Source:…
The Storm Over Houston Has Been Dropping a Month of Rain an Hour
Over 15 inches of rain fell on parts of Houston early Monday morning. The post The Storm Over Houston Has…
What Would Inky Think: Is It OK to Cage an Octopus?
If octopuses are smart enough to run away, should you be locking them up in the first place? The post…