Technology
Here's How 3 Space Companies Aim to Replace the ISS
NASA is investing in Blue Origin, Nanoracks, and Northrop Grumman as they develop competing designs for a next-generation space station.
All That Glitters Isn't Litter
A new plant-based material sparkles without plastics. That could be better for the environment—but it's also harder to make in industrial...
The Great Neutrino Mystery Could Point to Missing Particles
Years of conflicting measurements have led physicists to propose a “dark sector” of invisible particles that could explain dark matter...
Can Gambia Turn the Tide to Save Its Shrinking Beaches?
In an economically developing country reliant on tourism, the rapidly eroding “smiling coast” shows the urgent need for action on...
Your Rooftop Garden Could Be a Solar-Powered Working Farm
A new scientific field proposes an idea that could help generate food and energy while reducing a building's cooling costs.
Why Buzz Lightyear’s Rocket Launch Looks Better Than Reality
We use video analysis to compare an animated liftoff to an actual one, proving that truth is more boring than fiction.
This Is What It Will Take to End Deforestation by 2030
Nations around the world made a vital climate crisis declaration to save forests within the next decade. Can they actually do it?
David Attenborough’s Unending Mission to Save Our Planet
“We tend to think we are the be all and end all—but we’re not. The sooner we can realize that the natural world goes its way, not...
How to Not Melt Down Over Our Warming Planet
WIRED spoke with Maria Ojala, a psychologist studying climate anxiety, about how you can stay focused and active in the face of dread.
18 Hours of Omicron Chaos at Schiphol Airport
On November 25, two planes took off from South Africa for Amsterdam. By the time they landed, the Omicron variant had thrown the world...
