Technology
Scientists Discover the First Room-Temperature Superconductor
Physicists finally achieved the long-sought goal, but there’s a catch: Their compound requires crushing pressures to keep from falling...
Russia's Laptev Sea Should Have Started to Freeze by Now
Normally, the 'birthplace of ice' freezes by late October. For the first time in recorded history, it hasn't. That could have knock-on...
Another Covid Surge, Vaccine and Treatment Progress, and...
Catch up on the most important updates from this week.
Covid Vaccine Trials Are Halted, US Cases Rise, and More
Catch up on the most important updates from this week.
It’s Happening! NASA Is About to Touch an Asteroid
After years of studying Bennu, the spacecraft will make its first attempt at a sample collection on Tuesday.
Babies May Drink Millions of Microplastic Particles a Day
Scientists discover that baby bottles shed up to 16 million bits of plastic per liter of fluid. What that means for infants’ health,...
How the Venus Flytrap ‘Remembers’ When It Captures Prey
The carnivorous plant is believed to have something akin to a short-term "memory." A team of scientists has uncovered new details...
The Case for Reviving the Civilian Conservation Corps
If the US brought back the Great Depression’s massive worker program, it could put millions of Americans back to work—and help stave...
Your Brain Prefers Happy Endings. That’s Not Always Smart
People tend to focus on whether an experience ends on an up note or a sour one, even if it leads us to make bad decisions. A new study...
The New Science of Wildfire Prediction
On this week's Get WIRED podcast, writer Dan Duane dives into the inevitability of fires in the west and how better models would help...
