Technology
The Mesopotamian Marshes Are Disappearing, Again
The World Heritage site in southern Iraq survived Saddam Hussein’s campaign to drain the wetlands. Now they’re drying up, and biodiversity...
It’s Not Sci-Fi—NASA Is Funding These Mind-Blowing Projects
The space agency gave money to researchers working on liquid telescope mirrors, a lunar oxygen pipeline, and Martian building blocks...
You Can Use This Silly Game to Do Some Serious Physics
In this cartoon world built to teach concepts from Randall Munroe’s book What If? 2, you can fly a rocket around randomly—or explore...
The Battery That Never Gets Flat
Your body generates enough energy to power wearables, medical sensors, and implanted devices—and tech designers are plugging in.
Easily Distracted? You Need to Think Like a Medieval Monk
Focusing wasn’t much easier in the time before electricity or on-demand TV. In fact, you probably have a lot in common with these...
Scientific Fraud Is Slippery to Catch—but Easier to Combat
Fakery spans “beautified” data, photoshopped images, and “paper mills.” Experts and institutions are employing tools to spot deceptive...
It’s Getting Too Hot to Make Snow
Some ski resorts rely on machines to keep powder on the slopes. But snow guns guzzle water, are energy-intensive, and need cool temperatures...
Mental Health Apps Won’t Get You Off the Couch
WIRED's spiritual advice columnist on whether digital tools can solve a health crisis they helped create.
Quantum Computing Has a Noise Problem
Today’s devices can be thrown off by the slightest environmental interference. Algorithmiq is developing ways to counteract this and...
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Lasers Are Mapping Scotland’s Mysterious Iron Age Passages
Digitized archaeology is making souterrains—subterranean passages in the Highlands—accessible in a way Indiana Jones could only dream...
