The Black in X network mobilized last summer to bring attention to racism in STEM. This week, they’re holding their first conference to talk about what’s next.

A judge dealt the Federal Trade Commission a setback this week in its quest to break the company up—but also provided a roadmap for how to proceed.

For almost as long as the popular chat app has been around, volunteer devs have been adding their own features and customizations.

Scientists calculate that by 2100, over 400 million people could live in low-lying, at-risk areas—and that's a conservative estimate.

The sport probably needs some reinvention. But not this much.

The discovery of a rare “electron-capture” supernova provides crucial insight for understanding the Crab Nebula.

Hundreds of temperate lakes around the world are showing trends toward anoxia, becoming warmer, murkier, and less hospitable to cold-water species.

The newest game in the trilogy immerses you in the nostalgia of poke wars and Nyan Cat.

The updated Wandrd Prvke is burly, comes in a lot of sizes, has a lot of pockets and compartments, and most importantly—it's pretty!

The deputy director of the White House science office plans to tackle algorithmic bias and start candid conversations about the past.

A handful of free apps and downloads can bring some of the biggest perks of the new operating system to your Windows 10 PC—no waiting required.

The company says the Nobelium hacking group compromised a support agent's computer and levied brute-force attacks against some of its customers.

Vibrations from cars and pedestrians create unique signals in cables. Now scientists have used the trick to show how Covid-19 brought life to a halt.

Originally a DOS game, it found a secret life on Texas Instruments calculators everywhere in the '90s, Now the game is available for a whole new generation.

Pamela Conrad is a NASA scientist working on the Perseverance mission—and a priest. She spoke to WIRED about how her two worlds help her make sense of the universe.

The fiber has been considered a “miracle material” for anything from body parts to food. Has the revolution finally arrived?

Columbus, Ohio, won a $50 million grant five years ago to use tech to solve old problems. But technical hurdles, bureaucracy, and the pandemic dashed many plans.

The hardy rotifer can live through all manner of conditions, but this is a historic feat even for this tiny creature.

Researchers have finally seen how some of them bind to odor molecules—yielding new insights into one of the most mysterious and versatile senses.

All it took was buying a Nintendo Switch.

As useful as all those add-ons can be, don't get complacent when it comes to making sure they're also secure.

Amazon acquires Wickr, the Senate holds up CISA, and more of the week’s top security news.

Lawmakers are poised to decide the fate of a massive project to protect the Texas coast from surging seawater.

Here are some ways to think about addiction, improved neurological function, and your overall relationship with video games on a better, more intuitive level.

The document says less about the search for life in the universe, and more about our current cultural climate and distrust of expertise.

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

The popular podcast dares to ask the question: How far would you go to live in a cool neighborhood?

Free speech advocates raised concerns after the Justice Department seized more than 30 domains this week.

Platforms are finally taking action in African countries, but in Uganda and Nigeria's case, it’s led to an even worse outcome: citizens losing access.

The hashtag kept Britney Spears’ conservatorship in the public eye—even when she wasn’t.

Plus: The early days of digital cash, the slow death of IPv4, and social distancing in the Black Sea.

Want to safely pass through the radiation field surrounding the town of Westview? You're going to need some lead—and some handy equations.

Artificial intelligence promises to make medicine smarter. But what happens when these software systems don't work as advertised?

A constellation of nanosats could improve our understanding of the world’s most dangerous storms.

By playing nice with Android and letting developers use their own payments system, Microsoft has fashioned itself as the anti-Apple for developers.

Flaws in card reader technology let a security firm consultant wreak havoc with point-of-sale systems and more.

A few of our favorite things are still on sale, like laptops, soundbars, air purifiers, and more.

Sure, you can play the guitar and be a star, but what if you could play the guitar, be a star, and save the universe? Twenty years ago, you could.

The next version of Windows will finally be unveiled—officially, at least. Here's how to watch live, and the features that will be on their way to your PC soon.

The two variants are threatening Alpha’s reign—and the country's path out of the pandemic.

A crisis over a suspicious confession video in Myanmar underscores why we need a coordinated response to discern fact from fiction.

After its wildly successful Coinbase exit, the VC firm signals its commitment to cryptocurrencies with a third fund.

The game's creator and the teen who voiced the character talk to WIRED about bringing Lev to life and the importance of trans voices in video games.

It blew an entire town to pieces, flipping trains and flattening banks. But there’s one place you might try to hide.

Flaws in a firmware security tool affect as many as 30 million desktops, laptops, and tablets.

The antivirus pioneer and alleged cryptocurrency scammer was 75 years old.

The managers are accused of selling tech to Libya and Egypt that was used to to identify activists, read private messages, and kidnap, torture, or kill them.

If you hate buggy new releases, then you’re just going to have to learn to wait.

Megan offers advice for casting your net—because there's no excuse for a hiring pool where everyone looks the same.