Technology
China Has Attempted What Might Be the First-Ever Orbital...
The SJ-21 and SJ-25 satellites “merged” on July 2 and have remained together since then.
Conspiracy Theories About the Texas Floods Lead to Death...
Disinformation around a “weather weapon” and cloud seeding is being widely promoted by everyone from anti-government extremists to...
Why Jolly Ranchers Are Banned in the UK but Not the US
Crude-oil-derived substances in the candy have been linked to health problems—and the regulations that have allowed their use in the...
On Mexico’s Caribbean Coast, There’s Lobster for the Tourists...
The fishermen of Puerto Morelos complain of pirates who fish off-season with total impunity, while their small catches are contaminated...
How the Binding of Two Brain Molecules Creates Memories...
An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory. But how do memories last when the molecules that form...
Meteorologists Say the National Weather Service Did Its...
DOGE cut hundreds of jobs at the NWS, but experts who spoke to WIRED say the agency accurately predicted the state's weekend flood...
Is It Time to Stop Protecting the Grizzly Bear?
The Endangered Species Act has a major problem. An unlikely move could help save it.
The EU Proposes New Rules to Govern the European Space...
The Space Act, which would apply to local and foreign companies, aims to simplify procedures, protect assets in orbit, level the playing...
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Leave Millions Without...
Nearly 12 million people could lose health care coverage if the bill gets passed and signed by Trump, while hospitals would be hit...
Despite Protests, Elon Musk Secures Air Permit for xAI
xAI’s gas turbines get official approval from Memphis, Tennessee, even as civil rights groups prepare to sue over alleged Clean Air...
