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Matt Simon
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Matt Simon was a senior staff writer covering biology, robotics, and the environment. He’s the author, most recently, of
A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies
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Animal Science
Genes Might Be Helping the Tasmanian Devil Fight Off Face Cancer
Aug 30, 2016 11:00 AM
Absurd Creatures
What Gives With Insects Pretending to Be Sticks and Leaves?
Aug 29, 2016 9:00 AM
Oceanography
All Aboard the Most Tricked-Out Science Ship in America
Aug 25, 2016 8:00 AM
ocean science
Join Scientists as They Explore the Sunken
USS Independence
Aircraft Carrier
Aug 24, 2016 7:00 AM
Absurd Creatures
No, the Seafloor Didn't Grow Hair. Those Are
Eels
Aug 22, 2016 8:00 AM
WIRED Video
How to Cheat Your Fitbit for Fun, and Not Fraud
Aug 18, 2016 8:00 AM
food science
The Succulent Science of Pressure Cooking
Aug 17, 2016 9:00 AM
Absurd Creatures
Dolphins Think They Belong in Rivers Now
Aug 15, 2016 8:00 AM
Ecology
To Save an Endangered Fox, Humans Turned Its Home Into a War Zone
Aug 14, 2016 7:00 AM
Ecology
The Adorable Island Fox Is Back—But Saving It Meant Going to War
Aug 11, 2016 4:00 PM
Ecology
A Troubling Snag in the Comeback of the California Condor
Aug 8, 2016 10:00 AM
Absurd Creatures
This Rodent of Unusual Size Will
Not
Assault You. I Promise
Aug 8, 2016 8:00 AM
Health
Hey Sorry Everyone But You Should Probably Keep Flossing
Aug 3, 2016 7:00 AM
food science
Use This Fancy Foam for Cooking, Not for Dance Parties
Aug 2, 2016 10:00 AM
Absurd Creatures
The Sea Pig Has Tentacles for a Face and Balloons for Feet
Aug 1, 2016 8:00 AM
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Gallery
Music
The Most (And Least) Metal Words Ever, Says Math
Jul 29, 2016 8:05 PM
icon
Gallery
Music
The Most (And Least) Metal Words Ever, Says Math
Jul 29, 2016 8:05 PM
Diversity
The DoD Brings on Tech's Brightest Minds—and Problems
Jul 27, 2016 7:00 AM
Absurd Creatures
The Bird That Kicks the Ever-Loving Crap Out of Its Prey
Jul 25, 2016 10:00 AM
Animal Science
The Whale Guardians of San Francisco Bay
Jul 25, 2016 7:00 AM
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