Channel Descriptionhttps://www.wired.com© Condé Nast 2026en-USFri, 02 Oct 2026 14:00:50 +0000https://www.wired.com/story/measles-is-forcing-hospitals-to-adapt-to-a-new-normal/6ab19024ade3d66cae78d67aThu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The US resurgence of measles is forcing hospitals and health systems to adopt new protocols and procedures to deal with a disease they thought was in the past.ScienceScience / Healthmeasles, Hospitals, infectious disease, public healthEmily MullinCondé NastHistory Lessonshttps://www.wired.com/story/you-dont-need-ai-to-be-concerned-about-bioweapons-development-but-it-helps/6abaa4adb463f7c4bd0df099Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000In her new book on biological warfare, Annie Jacobsen didn’t even discuss AI because scientists can already warp Mother Nature to create extinction-level events.ScienceScience / Biotechartificial intelligence, AI Panic, The AI Issue, Climate Desk, Biology, war, terrorism, viruses, pandemics, Q&AMichael MechanicCondé NastCough Coughhttps://www.wired.com/story/biotech-founder-cathy-tie-moral-case-gene-editing-human-embryos/6ab1a7c14cbdd47d804b0678Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000The practice of editing the genes of embryos remains highly controversial and risky, but Origin Genomics founder Cathy Tie argues its a “moral imperative” to address hereditary diseases.ScienceScience / Biotechbioethics, Reproductive Technology, Reproduction, biotech, crisprKristen V. BrownCondé NastHmmmmmhttps://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-says-it-discovered-a-crispr-like-system-now-what/6aba7e04bc8ab97fed5aaa2aTue, 29 Sep 2026 18:03:01 +0000“The experiments are still in the queue. The PR is already live,” says one expert.ScienceScience / Biotechcrispr, gene editing, Anthropic, artificial intelligence, science, BiologyEmily Mullin, Anna RogersCondé NastLookalikehttps://www.wired.com/story/plastic-is-melting-onto-corals/6aba9f427ea3dd9a2098dce8Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0000Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.ScienceScience / Environmentplastic, Corals, oceans, pollution, environmentRitsuko KawaiCondé NastOh Nohttps://www.wired.com/story/space-lasers-are-about-to-get-their-first-real-test-generating-energy/6ab1bf8dc967476bab903a43Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000Startup Star Catcher is launching a system that, if successful, would be the first time energy has been beamed between two separate spacecraft.ScienceScience / Spacesatellites, solar energy, lasers, space, data centers, StartupsBrian KahnCondé NastPew Pewhttps://www.wired.com/story/solving-maths-greatest-problems-was-an-art-form-until-ai/6ab31bb92fcd03deb22ef552Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0000Mathematics has been one of humanity’s most creative endeavors, akin to painting and poetry. Now, mathematicians are trying to save it from the brute force of AI.ScienceScience / Physics and Mathmath, number theory, mathematics, artificial intelligence, OpenAI, artSophia ChenCondé NastPaint by Numbershttps://www.wired.com/story/data-center-backlash-climate-reckoning/6ab3f05fca9e238475678ea9Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000Climate groups are latching onto the data center opposition movement, but it remains to be seen if they can get people to care about the facilities’ impact on the atmosphere.ScienceScience / Environmentdata centers, climate change, Energy, protests, Power Play, waterMolly TaftCondé NastPower Playhttps://www.wired.com/story/nicotine-is-mounting-a-comeback-in-the-wellness-movement/6ab2c8132f4fc19ebd23bd04Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0000Improving mood and increasing longevity are just some of the unfounded claims about this substance circling around the “natural” medicine corners of the internet.ScienceScience / HealthSmoking, drugs and alcohol, The Conversation, mental health, health, influencersHasmeena KathuriaCondé NastBlowing Smokehttps://www.wired.com/story/pancreatic-cells-just-one-genetic-tweak-away-from-treating-diabetes/6aa07f15595a9758dc597fc9Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000By deactivating a gene, researchers were able to cause cells in the pancreatic ducts to produce insulin to regulate blood sugar.ScienceScience / Healthdiabetes, biotech, cells, medicine, precision medicine, gene therapy, gene editing, geneticsJorge GarayCondé NastFlip the Switchhttps://www.wired.com/story/gravitational-struggle-deep-in-earth-is-changing-length-of-days/6ab57aed82a6ee4de5e59537Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0000A competition between the gravity of the inner core and other forces in the mantle is altering the Earth’s rotation.ScienceScience / SpaceGravity, Earth Science, earth, Geology, planetsJorge GarayCondé NastTug-of-Warhttps://www.wired.com/story/ovary-activity-after-menopause/6ab152db38e17664a0cf4636Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000A 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.ScienceScience / Healthaging, health, women, women's health, fertilityKristen V. BrownCondé NastStaying Busyhttps://www.wired.com/story/this-weeks-noreaster-forecast/6ab432612f4fc19ebd23c42eThu, 24 Sep 2026 10:15:00 +0000Nor’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.ScienceScience / Environmenthurricanes, natural disasters, weather, extreme weatherDennis MersereauCondé NastBlown Awayhttps://www.wired.com/story/venus-may-have-devoured-its-moon/6ab4096802f03f58967c9960Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:15:00 +0000One 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.ScienceScience / Spacevenus, moon, planets, exoplanets, Astronomy, extraterrestrial lifeRitsuko KawaiCondé NastMidnight Snackhttps://www.wired.com/story/scientists-detect-radio-signals-from-exoplanet-for-first-time-in-history/6ab40022af88206b2e298fb8Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000No, it’s not aliens, but a phenomenon caused by magnetic activity that astronomers have never before been able to pin on a specific planet.ScienceScience / Spaceexoplanets, planets, radio telescopes, stars, Astronomy, Milky WayJorge GarayCondé NastOn Airhttps://www.wired.com/story/startup-power-data-centers-supercritical-co2/6ab1517e8f43ad86c75ae906Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000The technology could strap onto existing gas turbines and make them more efficient—but it wouldn’t do away with their emissions entirely.ScienceScience / Environmentdata centers, clean tech, greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, EnergyMolly TaftCondé NastMission Criticalhttps://www.wired.com/story/organization-fighting-ebola-never-more-worried/6ab191316596909b88d213d0Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:45:00 +0000The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to be the largest ever.ScienceScience / HealthEbola, Ebola Outbreak, Congo, Africa, infectious disease, vaccinesIsabella WardCondé NastDanger Zonehttps://www.wired.com/story/after-8-years-in-space-bepicolombo-finally-approaching-mercury/6aac758ce95306e6e75533c8Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000Following a difficult journey, the probe will soon begin unraveling the mysteries of Mercury’s magnetic field and internal structure.ScienceScience / Spacemercury, space exploration, planetary science, space, physics, theoretical physics, SunRitsuko KawaiCondé NastIn the Neighborhoodhttps://www.wired.com/story/tiny-hairs-that-help-corals-breathe-may-malfunction-in-warming-oceans/6aa9a6431ceb4c89dfc32b4fSun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000Several new studies have uncovered this long overlooked aspect of coral physiology that could be the key to the animals’ fate in a changing climate.ScienceScience / EnvironmentCorals, oceans, Quanta Magazine, climate change, global warmingMarlowe StarlingCondé NastComb Over https://www.wired.com/story/mathematicians-cant-quit-ai/6aab158f069f5b268621a0f9Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000Powerful AI models have created an existential risk to the field, but researchers can’t stop relying on them because they’re too useful.ScienceScience / Physics and MathFuture Of AI, artificial intelligence, math, mathematics, ChatGPTIsabella WardCondé NastBest Frenemies