Technology
The Abortion Pill Legal Standoff Endangers Access to All...
A Fifth Circuit ruling that keeps mifepristone available, but curtails access to it, is the newest front in a battle over the FDA’s...
Diseases Didn’t Just Shape History, They Control the Future
A new book explores the far-reaching impact of germs and viruses on human society.
The Massive ‘Batteries’ Hidden Beneath Your Feet
Aquifer thermal energy storage can use groundwater to heat and cool buildings—decarbonizing homes and businesses in the process.
A European Space Probe Sets Its Sights on the Jupiter System
The Juice spacecraft will zoom in on the moon Ganymede, which might have a habitable ocean deep underground.
Genetically Modified Houseplants Are Coming to Clean Your...
Neoplants says its pothos has superior purification properties—but you’ll still need a lot of them to get the job done.
The Race to Decarbonize America Needs More Workers
The US already has all the technology needed to rapidly bring down carbon emissions. The trouble is finding enough people to install...
Stem Cell ‘Junk Yards’ Reveal a New Clue About Aging
Scientists found that the cells' garbage-clearing function deteriorates with age—and opens the door to reversing it.
Hope on the Front Lines of the Drug Overdose Crisis
In 2021, the first overdose prevention center opened in the United States. WIRED spoke to its director about what “harm reduction”...
The Big Bang's Afterglow Reveals Invisible Cosmic Structures
Scientists are using secondary signatures from the cosmic microwave background to map the universe’s hidden matter.
A Parasite Is Killing Sea Otters. Is Cat Poop to Blame?
In California, the bodies of four furry swimmers tested positive for a strain of toxoplasmosis first seen in mountain lions.
