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Research collected during the pandemic backs up the national calls for racial and criminal justice. So why are we still relying on punitive software?

Mozilla has rewritten the app to rely on its own infrastructure rather than Google’s. But will its privacy and UI tweaks convince people to make the switch?

This electric toothbrush nestles into a base station that also cleans and dries the brush head.

Lost funding, lab access, and publishing opportunities mean PhD students and postdocs are uniquely vulnerable. It doesn't bode well for the field's future.

The whole point of a smart speaker is to make your life easier. Here's how to take yours to the next level.

The musician BERA is the son of the country's former prime minister and richest man. When street protests arose in Tbilisi, I went to check on him.

Bathrooms are getting smarter, smelling nicer, making you sweat, cooling you down, and, of course, still graciously accepting your waste.

The deadliest aspect of a hurricane is the storm surge. And Louisiana and Texas are about to get hit with a massive wall of water.

The state’s apocalyptic blazes have burned 2,000 square miles in 10 days. Here’s how they almost claimed a 130-year-old astronomical icon.

Instead of launching into a costly trade war with China, we need to fully embrace the fastest, safest, and most democratic way of advancing technology.

It’s no exaggeration to say that emotional affairs of the male heart can influence technology and geopolitics.

New research from the Japanese Tanpopo mission adds to scientists' understanding of how living organisms can endure the hostile environment.

The DarkSide operators are just the latest group to adopt a veneer of professionalism—while at the same time escalating the consequences of their attacks.

It's already looking shaky and politicized on the subject of convalescent plasma. What will happen with vaccines?

It’s not that Korra is a bad protagonist. It’s that she isn’t Aang—and that’s fine to say.

A report from Hong Kong provides the first credible evidence that it’s possible to catch the virus twice. Some immunologists are breathing a sigh of relief.

Nomad’s Base Station Pro can charge multiple devices at once without needing to place them just so on the mat.

The newest update to this smart bicycle trainer improves—and futureproofs—the indoor riding experience.

The smart toothbrush perfects connected brushing tech—and costs a fraction of the price of its competitors.

Alphabet's DeepMind pioneered reinforcement learning. A California company used it to create an algorithm that defeated an F-16 pilot in a simulation.

Every data visualization is a story, a plot to be unraveled—but some are more approachable than others.

As K-12 students head back to school, epidemiologists are watching for clues about how kids spread the virus, and what can stop it.

A mathematician uses her craft to unravel arguments about differences between men and women.

The companies are backing bills in more than a dozen states that would legalize the devices. Some bills would block cities from regulating them at all.

Conservative influencers say they understand the president's moves to shut down the platform in the US, even if it costs them their audience.

And while you’re at it, check out the trailer for the Snyder cut of Justice League and a new one for The Suicide Squad too.

The arrival of the insect in the US sent scientists racing to unravel its DNA, looking for clues to where it came from and how to stop it from sticking around.

In the second part of a Get WIRED series, we go inside one man's mission to bring to light one of factory farming's most notorious practices.

Many states are not collecting the race or ethnicity of coronavirus patients, which can make it harder to know the true impact on low-income communities.

Whether your children are going back to class in person or remotely—or some combination—we have tips to help them make the most of the experience.

Many seniors, veterans, and chronically ill people rely on the USPS for prescriptions and medical supplies. During Covid-19, they can’t just go to a drugstore.

Sick people can already get the treatment, and the data is inconclusive. But the president is super into it.

FritzFrog has been used to try and infiltrate government agencies, banks, telecom companies, and universities across the US and Europe.

By translating Ott-Heinrich Keller’s conjecture into a computer-friendly search, researchers confirmed a conjecture about seven-dimensional space.

Even the best phones come with bloatware, preinstalled apps that take up precious storage space. Here's how to remove them and speed up your device.

Requests are rising from law enforcement for information on the devices, which can include internet queries, food orders, and overheard conversations.

Plus: A top-secret iPod, Carnival ransomware, and more of the week’s top security news.

Photovoltaic panels are a boon for clean energy but are tricky to recycle. As the oldest ones expire, get ready for a solar e-waste glut.

These motor-powered desks aren’t all hype. They actually do make you feel better—physically and mentally.

In news that’s surprisingly not bad, a lot of Nintendo Switch games are on sale.

If the election is disputed, the company may shut down all political advertising. Meanwhile, more harmful vectors of misinformation continue to spread.

Despite its pitch for realism, the most endearing parts of Microsoft's popular flying experience are the imperfections.

Sparked by freak thunderstorms, the blazes changed wind patterns and could potentially lead to fire tornadoes and pyrocumulonimbus clouds.

The doom of a cul-de-sac has long been a Hollywood staple.

Prosecutors allege that former Uber security chief Joseph Sullivan covered up a major breach, in the first high-profile case of its kind.

The digital infrastructures have been under construction for years. But the pandemic has forced candidates to embrace them and to get creative with how they use them.

Plus: Steve Jobs on apps, Bill Gates on the TikTok sale, and bad weather getting worse.

Coast-to-coast roll calls, Billie Eilish, and Meg Whitman’s quick bite—this year’s all-digital Democratic National Convention was a lesson in the new voyeurism.

This week, we discuss the ins and outs of encrypted messaging apps and videochat services—and why you should probably be using them.

In the freaky-fantastic Hungarian film 'Son of the White Mare,' the hero breastfeeds for 14 years. Years. And that's only the beginning.