One of the consequences of pumping more and more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is the changing chemistry of the world’s oceans. Until now, the ocean has acted as a big sponge, soaking up about one-third of the CO2 released […]
It is hard to imagine how last weekend’s Unite the Right rally in DC, the nervously awaited second coming of the white nationalist group that wreaked havoc in Charlottesville last year, could have been less successful. A paltry few dozen […]
This week, as the year begins to wind down, the news certainly doesn't. We've got the ending of a long, nasty lawsuit, a couple of big moves from Epic Games, and one very fast, very uncanny hedgehog movie. Let's get […]
On my first attempt at a corner kick in decades, the soccer ball peels up and away, well behind the goal and clear over the fence surrounding Stanton Field, the practice pitch at Santa Clara University. "Not bad," says Brandi […]
By now it's a running joke: Anyone who works on any of Disney's super-secret projects, be they Star Wars or Marvel, always fears the snipers. The Mouse House is so protective of its properties and their plot details, the thinking […]
This week we’re staying close to home, relatively speaking. First, we’re swinging by Mars and checking out Hale Crater. This large impact crater was created when some space object—likely an asteroid or a comet—got a bit too close and left […]
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds—or PUBG, as fans know it—has fundamentally overhauled the gaming landscape since its release less than a year and a half ago. By popularizing battle-royale gameplay, it gave rise to Fortnite and an entire generation of similar titles, selling […]
Red Dead Redemption 2 begins in the harsh dead of winter. As roaming outlaw Arthur Morgan, you accompany your half-extinct gang into a barn, barely making it out of the terrible blizzard before hypothermia sets in. It's a slow, miserable […]
Click:What is a Star Tracker Facebook is keeping a close eye on misinformation in the lead-up to 2018's elections. Which elections, exactly? All of them, according to the team working within the company to combat fake news. That means Turkey […]
The world WIRED celebrates is a place of hard work and innovation, but also creativity, fun, and delight. We are as excited about the future of personal genetic testing as we are about art, science, and even the future of […]