Technology
Climate Change Made Hurricane Melissa 4 Times More Likely,...
Unusually warm ocean temperatures fueled one of the worst hurricanes on record. New research finds climate change increased the storm’s...
NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Takes Flight
The X-59 successfully completed its inaugural flight—a step toward developing quieter supersonic jets that could one day fly customers...
A New Startup Wants to Edit Human Embryos
Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of editing human...
A Fight Over Big Tech’s Emissions Has the Greenhouse Gas...
An ideological war over how tech giants can account for AI data center emissions has bled into the international arena.
How to Keep Subways and Trains Cool in an Ever Hotter World
As temperatures increase, trains and subways are becoming unendurable. Potential solutions include everything from cooling tunnels...
The Haunting Story of Two People—and Their Bots—on Therapy’s...
As millions confide in ChatGPT about their most intimate problems, these relationships are even stranger, more moving, and more insidious...
Are Kids Still Looking for Careers in Tech?
AI is changing what careers are possible for students interested in STEM subjects. WIRED spoke with five aspiring scientists to find...
Rainfall Buries a Mega-Airport in Mexico
New Mexico City International Airport was canceled when only half built, and has since been flooded and restored into wetlands.
Why Nicholas Thompson Made a Custom GPT to Run Faster
The Atlantic CEO’s new book, The Running Ground, examines his complicated relationship with the sport. On this week’s episode of The...
Hurricane Melissa Has Meteorologists Terrified
The storm, which is set to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, has stunned meteorologists with its intensity and the speed at which...

