A growing body of research is putting the ovary in a new light, not as an egg factory with an expiration date, but as an organ that shapes women’s health long after the fertile years have passed.
Nor’easters are usually a winter phenomenon. But this week’s storm is arriving earlier than usual, and it could take on some characteristics more typical of tropical systems.
One of the great mysteries in astronomy has been why Venus has no moon. Now a new theory provides a simple answer: It might have been eaten.
No, it’s not aliens, but a phenomenon caused by magnetic activity that astronomers have never before been able to pin on a specific planet.
The technology could strap onto existing gas turbines and make them more efficient—but it wouldn’t do away with their emissions entirely.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to be the largest ever.
Following a difficult journey, the probe will soon begin unraveling the mysteries of Mercury’s magnetic field and internal structure.
Several new studies have uncovered this long overlooked aspect of coral physiology that could be the key to the animals’ fate in a changing climate.
Powerful AI models have created an existential risk to the field, but researchers can’t stop relying on them because they’re too useful.
While lawmakers iron out the details, advocates hope this approach could serve as a model for addressing histories of environmental hazards often concentrated in Black and low-income neighborhoods.
David Baker spoke with WIRED en Español about where biological design is headed next and the great potential and risks of taking biology outside the bounds of the natural world.
Heat records are being shattered thanks to a boost from the natural climate pattern—and burning fossil fuels, of course.
Of all the threats presented by uncontrollable artificial intelligence, scientists say death by plague ranks low.
The Defense Department issued a legal waiver authorizing current and former personnel to share unidentified anomalous phenomena–related classified information, but it doesn’t extend to other agencies.
While a bunch of sharks cruising the Maine coast may seem ominous, it’s actually a sign of a conservation success story.
The treatment can reprogram immune cells that have been corrupted by the cancer, strengthening the body’s ability to attack.
WIRED tested samples of four types of peptides. The results show how lightly regulated the industry is, even as popularity surges.
The device made by Flow Neuroscience is approved by the FDA and could help people get off antidepressants—but it costs $2,200.
Silicon Valley is shifting away from chatbot queries toward a future filled with resource-intensive agentic AI—and it's driving the data center buildout.
“There’s no reason we can’t think that, at some point in the future, we can have volcano forecasts that are like weather forecasts.”