And what we can learn from them.

Now you really won't need your wallet when you leave the house.You could soon be able to withdraw cash from ATMs using Apple Pay, negating any need to carry a credit or debit card around with you, reports TechCrunch. According to its sources, Bank of America and Wells Fargo are both working to enable Apple's digital wallet service to withdraw cash from ATMs by placing their iPhones near the cash machines and authenticating their withdrawal with the device's Touch ID fingerprint reader.Read Full Story

It turns out, these plants can count. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Bernie Sanders may be an unusual---and unintentional---pop culture icon, but in a rally before the Iowa Caucus, the senator was the biggest rock star of all. The post Saturday Night With Bernie, Politician Turned Internet Icon appeared first on WIRED.

A new app will help Iowa Caucus-goers navigate the hairy caucus process. The post Clinton Camp Gives the Iowa Caucus a Silicon Valley Upgrade appeared first on WIRED.

Caltech astronomer Mike Brown, the driving force for demoting Pluto, now claims evidence for a massive, distant replacement ninth planet in our solar system   -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Cruz could have emerged as the sane alternative to Trump. Didn't happen.When Republican front-runner Donald Trump got in a tiff with Fox News and skipped the final GOP debate Thursday night, Ted Cruz finally got a chance to step out of Trump's shadow and look presidential.Read Full Story

Why men kill and die in war. By David Berreby

It's gorgeous, and it's from Spain. The post Beautiful, Super-Simple Grill Can Fit Right on a Tabletop appeared first on WIRED.

The company's latest mobile operating system update signals growing awareness of the potential negative health effect of using smartphones and tablets at night -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

If it can perfect the technology, your iPhone might have no ports at all come 2017.Apple is working on developing an iPhone can that be charged wirelessly over long distances, reports Bloomberg. The site says Apple is working with partners in Asia and the United States to perfect the long-range wireless technology and it's believed that Apple could include it in iPhones as early as next year.Read Full Story

Load up your phone with some crucial apps that'll help you better enjoy the biggest game of the year. The post App Pack: The Best Mobile Apps for Watching the Super Bowl appeared first on WIRED.

CO2 pollution could be dramatically cut with a new grid optimized for renewable resources, according to a new study -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

You can thank Martian "dust devils" for that.Twelve years ago this week, NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity landed on the Martian surface and started beaming back images of what the red planet was like, notes NASA's blog. But perhaps even more impressive than the images it sent back is the fact that the Opportunity is still up and running on the dusty planet after 12 years. It was originally only supposed to work for 90 days.Read Full Story

By adapting the female radical (女) in 30 compound Chinese characters, designers have developed a new vernacular of feminist-leaning words and phrases. The post This Little Red Book Confronts Sexism in the Chinese Language appeared first on WIRED.

But it is unclear how well the results match the condition in humans -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The science of siblings

The administration's Cancer Moonshot will just start coming together as they leave office, but Republicans can keep it going.When President John F. Kennedy made his moonshot speech in September 1962, he thought he had at least two years left in office—over six if he got reelected. Plus, his party controlled Congress, giving him even more power to reach that goal. President Obama announced his moonshot to cure cancer (to be headed by VP Joe Biden) in his final State of the Union address. This week the administration revealed in a memorandum that the program may not be fully fleshed out until the final weeks of Obama's second term—with Republicans likely still holding Congress and perhaps entering the White House.Read Full Story

Carl Reese rode his BMW nearly 3,000 miles, from LA to NYC, in just 38 hours and 49 minutes. The post How to Race a Motorcycle Across the US in a Record 39 Hours Straight appeared first on WIRED.

The idea that bigger is better when it comes to thinking is controversial, but it just got a scientific boost -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com