Wired: Science
Understanding the latest research and theories.
Sugar May Be Bad, But Is the Alternative Worse?
Given the recent controversy over sugar, one might look to artificial sweeteners for an easy alternative to thorny scientific and ethical questions. But to anyone seeking pastel-packaged reassurance that regulators won't ever need to pry donuts from their cold, dead and pudgy fingers, science offers only more uncertainty.
Cosmonaut Couture: Russian Photo Shoot Makes Space Sexy
In a resurgent space-themed fashion shoot, supermodel Natalia Semanova mingles with real-life cosmonauts in Star City, the home of Russia's space training program. We interview the spread's photographer, Arthur Elgort, for the back story.
Video: How the View From a Comet Might Look
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft is heading for a comet.
The ambitious mission -- scheduled to enter orbit Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in January of 2014 and place a tiny lander named Philae on its surface that November – will no doubt return incredible, never-before-seen pictures. Until then, observers on Earth will have to make do with artists' renderings like the ones in this video.
Spectacular High-Res Image of Earth: The Other Side
Last week, NASA released its 2012 version of the famous "Blue Marble" image. By using a planet-pointing satellite, Suomi NPP, the space agency created an extremely high resolution photograph of our watery world.
The 16 Best Science Visualizations of 2011
Toxic barbs on a cucumber’s skin, nanoscopic flakes of metal and a mouse’s technicolor eyeball are just a few of 2011's best science visualizations.
Russian Drill Nears 14-Million-Year-Old Antarctic Lake
After 20 years of drilling, a team of Russian researchers is close to breaching the prehistoric Lake Vostok, which has been trapped deep beneath Antarctica for the last 14 million years.
8 Wild Proposals to Relocate Endangered Species
Moving big animals to places they don't already live is at once appealing and disturbing, a sort of adolescent environmental fantasy come to life: African lions in Nebraska! Komodo dragons in Australia! But at the beginning of the 21st century, moving species around is a controversial but legitimate option.
GRAIL Satellite’s First Video of the Far Side of the Moon
The band you're in may not start playing different tunes, but in this video you can see the dark side of the moon.
Spider Silk Is Strong Because It’s Smart
Spider silk is well known for some spectacular properties. It is stronger than steel and tougher than Kevlar yet flexible enough to be spun into a wide variety of shapes.
New research shows that the material is not only strong but also smart.
Time in Space May Alter Astronauts’ Genes
Spending long periods at low gravity may alter genes, suggests a new experiment involving a magnet-powered trick used on Earth to simulate weightlessness in space.
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