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A successful clinical trial on stimulating the vagus nerve shows that it could change everything from medical treatment to Olympic training. Are we ready?

You shouldn't mess with some of them—but there are others you should be aware of.

Scientists taught an artificial neural network to imitate a biological neuron. The result offers a new way to think about the complexity of brain cells.

These tips are your best shot when trying to resolve issues swiftly with minimal stress.

The tiny optical devices turn up in lane markers, road signs, bike gear and even on the moon, helping us see under low-light conditions.

A spate of studies claim that the disease was circulating in Italy long before the pandemic—but they struggle to support the theory.

Plus: A TrickBot hacker arrest, a Fortinet VPN password leak, and more of the week's top security news.

We’ve rounded up a bunch of ideas to make your home a comfy refuge and ease your mind.

According to new documents, officers ask people they stop for their Facebook and Twitter account details, and then feed the data into Palantir.

Overfishing, habitat loss, and climate change are driving species collectively known as chondrichthyan fishes toward a global crisis.

Talking about tech at home is usually all about “smart” gear, but in this case, some simple programs made all the difference in my—and my family's—life.

Fall is around the corner. It's time to get into some cozy indoor activities.

“I’m glad the ‘Fake it till you make it’ mantra of Silicon Valley is coming into question,” one investor told WIRED.

A judge ordered significant changes to the App Store today, but the fight between Epic Games and Apple isn't over yet.

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

David Lowery's new film puts a modern, surreal spin on a classic Arthurian tale.

The lawsuit accuses two anonymous users of “targeting black and LGBTQIA+ streamers with racist, homophobic, sexist and other harassing content” in violation of its terms of service.

The ubiquitous messaging service will add end-to-end encryption to backups, keeping your chats safe no matter whose cloud they're stored in.

Plus: Nest's original vision, a vaccine-weary public, and catastrophic business as usual.

The Matrix, President Clinton, Blue’s Clues, and what we lose when we live in the past.

Shaving can cause razor burn and ingrown hairs. These products might be better for your skin—and your sanity.

Using cameras aboard the Hayabusa2 spacecraft, Japanese scientists get a rare, close-up glimpse of a space rock’s structure.

This addictive mobile game has entertained me for years, and I can’t get this monkey off my back.

This week, we talk about the latest public health directives from the White House.

A decade of work helped limit the spread of dangerous pathogens in medical settings. Overcrowding from Covid care is allowing infections to rise again.

In 2021, corporations are expected to take a stand on even the most divisive issues.

For years, algorithms have driven workers to meet punishing quotas. A state bill trying to reinject humans into the workflow has cleared a big hurdle.

The game's art team reveals the "80 percent beautiful, but mysterious" ethos that has guided the franchise's evolution.

The company has partnered with Ray-Ban to make a pair of video-capturing Wayfarers. They’re everything you hoped for and feared in smart glasses.

It also looks awesome AF.

How a chaotic skunkworks race in the desert launched what's poised to be a runaway global industry.

The new finding underscores the complexity of marine mammals’ social life and cognition. It may also help save the snoopy cetaceans.

Constant tracking has compromised Americans’ sense of themselves. But we may be able to regain our freedom.

This year has been the biggest yet for Lilliputian board gaming. It’s much more than Redwall nostalgia.

Last year in Nova Scotia, after 3-year-old Dylan Ehler vanished, online sleuths descended on Facebook groups to help find him. Then they lost their way.

The email service says it was unable to appeal a Swiss court’s demand to log the IP address of a French climate advocate.

Even the most extreme internet infrastructure providers have turned their backs on the website for violating their terms of service.

Here's all the WIRED coverage in one place, from how to keep your children entertained to how this outbreak is affecting the economy.

The fallout from the company's recent proposal has created a new opportunity to fix how it roots out abusive material across its devices.

Your workout apparel just got a lot smarter.

This joyous game is full of surprisingly deep messages about what it means to be authentic and to make impactful art.

It’s a lucrative gig for content creators, who can make $10 to $15 a day by smearing journalists and activists on social media.

The Reflect smart mirror from Echelon Fitness offers a wide array of video workouts on a handsome reflective touchscreen.

Studies have been small and often not great. The best info so far says don’t use it, get vaccinated, and hang in there for the more promising meds being tested.

A new study illustrates just how geographically concentrated AI activity has become.

Need a cheap slate or ebook reader? These prices are some of the best we've seen outside of Prime Day.

Enthusiasm, fear, and light shows usher the country into the age of cryptocurrency.

Mathematician Ian Stewart explains the twisty history of combinatorial optimization.

Leave the cotton behind with technical fabrics and constructions that help you pile on the miles.

Players in lockdown looked to Rockstar's open-world game to escape—and reconnect with their posses.