The XKCD Guide to the Universe's Most Bizarre Physics

Never mind the “heat death of the universe.” Entropy is just a bridge between two levels of reality.

Flames burned through the Deep Space Communications Complex near Madrid, but NASA has been unable to assess the damage as a wildfire emergency grips the region.

Scientists have long assumed that there’s an upper limit to the intensity of the solar winds that reach Earth. New research suggests there’s not—and the implications are alarming.

Private buyers are increasingly outbidding museums for fossils. That’s making it difficult—or even impossible—for researchers to improve our understanding of the past.

A combination of El Niño, unusually hot ocean waters, and jet stream changes is sending temperatures soaring in the US, Europe, and Asia.

This week in WIRED Book Club, we recap the final chapters of The Yahoo Boys.

“We have no choice but to address the challenges created by these massive facilities,” New York governor Kathy Hochul said. The executive order will pause construction for one year.

Researchers identified traces of erythrulose, a monosaccharide, thousands of light-years away.

The FCC authorized Reflect Orbital to launch the mirror satellite Eärendil-1. “For optical astronomy, this poses an existential threat,” the European Southern Observatory said.

More electric vehicles are becoming capable of providing backup power at a time when the US is increasingly in need of more electrons.

Black holes eject powerful energy jets that blow away the surrounding gas to great distances. So how can they continue to grow?

A flip phone with 5G, USB-C, a headphone jack, and a removable battery? Say it ain’t so.