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Coral in the Red Sea is unusually heat tolerant. The secret to its success may lie in the lucky confluence of geography and genetics.

The App Store’s draconian demands prevent app creators from making changes that would help consumers, or from making helpful apps in the first place.

Some studies are too small. Some are too pharma. But a bigger, bolder approach could (finally!) figure out which drugs work against the virus—and which don’t.

These death-defying rodents do not age normally. Will their weird biology help extend human life spans, or are those ambitions a dead end?

Georgetown researchers used text generator GPT-3 to write misleading tweets about climate change and foreign affairs. People found the posts persuasive.

Extreme weather is rapidly eroding the limestone caves where people first drew images 40,000 years ago.

This screenless Paper Shoot digital camera makes photos that look like what you get from film, without the long waits or development costs.

The calculations work even in cases where it shouldn’t, like when the black holes are close in size.

If you're spring cleaning or just need to get rid of things, here's how to do it sensibly and safely—and perhaps make a profit.

Apple’s and Google’s approval guidelines are notoriously lax—and they won’t keep out apps that are after your money and data. Here’s how to sniff them out.

Ireland's ransomware crisis continues, a Russian scammer gets sentenced, and more of the week's top security news.

The 12.9-inch tablet has some small upgrades and a phenomenal display, but it needs a robust software update to bring out its true potential.

The tiny jellies, which arrived sometime after Henry David Thoreau, are an example of how a non-native species can coexist peacefully with its new environment.

Cookie consent notices are everywhere, and opting out of tracking is a pain. It doesn’t have to be this way.

The automaker says the battery inside the pickup can power a home for three days—useful in a world of fires, floods, and freezes.

Microsoft will finally put the venerated, vulnerability-ridden browser out to pasture, but it's still got a year to cause some trouble.

Whether you'll be chilling indoors or in the sunshine this summer, we've got discounts on TVs, headphones, and outdoor gear.

The gaming company's lawyers and the judge both questioned the Apple CEO as he testified in the ‘Fortnite’ antitrust trial.

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

Forty-six seasons in, the show seems to lag behind the speed of internet comedy.

It's time the work of sci-fi writer Roger Zelazny got its own adaptations.

The complaint alleges nearly 30 percent of the internet company's DSL customers may have received speeds slower than what they paid for.

The new merger means streaming could soon be dominated by a Big Three. Sound familiar?

This pocket-sized accessory lets you play (and record) your electric guitar anywhere.

Plus: The inaugural Google I/O, the value of lossless audio, and inspiration from a downward dog.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—when you get to pick up discounted fire pits, bike locks, and ultra-durable yoga leggings.

This week, we recap the news out of Google IO, including Android’s new look and Project Starline’s holographic video booth.

Just a few tweaks from developers and publishers can go a long way to include more people and make games more fun for everyone.

This new M1-powered all-in-one desktop PC is costly once you add all the necessary upgrades, but its simplicity is hard to beat.

Researchers only get a chance to study Brood X every 17 years. WIRED came for the ride—and got up close to thousands of hatching cicadas.

May is National Masturbation Month, and sales from four of our favorite brands will help you perfect your self-love.

After tax credits, the base model of the electric pickup will be cheaper than its gas-fueled sibling, removing what has been a big barrier for EV sales.

Nathan Copeland learned to move a robotic arm with his mind, but it was kind of slow. Then researchers gave him touch feedback.

The company formerly known as Snapchat is all in on augmented reality. But its new wearable Spectacles aren’t for sale; they’re just a way to get developers on board.

The "choose your own adventure" phase of the pandemic calls for better alternatives. Time for policies to reflect that.

Usoni means “future” in Kiswahili. In its first game, Kenyan studio Jiwe envisions a world where Europe is hell and Africa is the new El Dorado.

CaliberAI wants to help overstretched newsrooms with a tool that’s like spell-check for libel. But its potential uses go far beyond traditional media.

The best (and most expensive) cargo bike for small families now has a more powerful motor and wonderful kid-friendly accessories.

Connected TV advertising brought in $9 billion last year and is poised to grow as more viewers shift from cable to streaming.

Gamers with disabilities aren't waiting for big companies to catch up: They're forming their own communities and making gameplay more accessible than ever.

At Ava DuVernay’s Array film collective, Tuck is making it easy for showbiz types to hire a more inclusive workforce.

Gas taxes are the largest source of funding for highway construction and maintenance. As the Ford F-150 Lightning and other vehicles increasingly plug in, that revenue is shrinking.

In 2011, Chinese spies stole the crown jewels of cybersecurity—stripping protections from firms and government agencies worldwide. Here’s how it happened.

A study of 10,000 images found bias in what the system chooses to highlight. Twitter has stopped using it on mobile, and will consider ditching it on the web.

I made the audio recording shortly before she passed. I didn't know that it would become a powerful tool to keep me motivated.

“Overwintering” fires smolder under the snow, reigniting vegetation in the spring. New research shows the zombies may proliferate in a warmer world.

Plus: OOO’s official ranking of work messaging platforms, in order of importance.

As many countries wait for Covid vaccines, the world needs a patent-free “People’s Vaccine”—not more of Gates’ intellectual property stubbornness.

When I revisited the trilogy, I asked a researcher whether video game nostalgia is actually beneficial. Turns out, it is.

There’s the physics textbook way, and there’s the human way.