With lockdowns ending, people have a lot of questions about how to calculate the risks of returning to everyday activities. Erin Bromage has answers.

Researchers find that areas with high levels of airborne dust or toxic chemicals also have more deaths from the coronavirus.

John Ratcliffe is the least-qualified director of national intelligence in history—and a staunch partisan as well.

Today, you can save on everything from headphones to an iPad. These are our favorite outdoors, gaming, and tech deals.

Just about all of our WIRED Recommended bed-in-a-box mattresses are on sale right now.

If you're craving a craft cocktail, these services deliver all the necessary components to your door. We reviewed Shaker & Spoon, SaloonBox, EastBevCo, and Sourced Craft Cocktails.

Camel spiders and giant hornets and shimmering butterflies, oh my. An arachnologist gives a behind-the-scenes tour at the California Academy of Sciences.

With the right precautions in place, going to the polls isn’t so dangerous.

Robert Crippen is the only living NASA astronaut to have flown on a new spacecraft for the first time. The Crew Dragon flyers will join his elite club this week.

Fraudsters have found yet another way to take advantage of the pandemic.

Christopher Nolan's latest movie will screen in Epic Games' online universe this summer.

The coronavirus has hit meat processing plants hard. But not in Denmark, where automation makes for safer slaughterhouses.

The claim that 5G can spread the coronavirus has led to dozens of cell-tower burnings in Europe. Now, the US telecom industry is on alert as well.

Last week, a flood knocked out power to the building formerly known as Sears Tower, creating an apt visual metaphor for 2020.

A challenger has appeared: the company's newest gaming headset takes aim at high-end headphones.

The pandemic highlights the vulnerability of workers for private transportation services, which are essential to mobility in global south cities.

Lisa Piccirillo encountered the more than 50-year-old question by chance at a conference. Her solution relies on a classical tool called the knot trace.

Time has no meaning, and we're all stuck in front of screens. You may as well secure your life while you're always online.

If you haven't used your account in two years, the streaming giant will stop charging you. Imagine that.

Edward Snowden revealed the agency’s phone-record tracking program. But thanks to “precomputed contact chaining,” that database was much more powerful than anyone knew.

The Unc0ver tool works on all versions of iOS from 11 to 13.5, the current release.

Plus: An iOS leak, an EasyJet breach, and more of the week's top security news.

NASA's Juno orbiter, along with its Hubble and Gemini telescopes, will help scientists better understand the planet's atmosphere.

Recent hits like Sonic the Hedgehog and the new Tomb Raider prove there is hope for the genre.

Health care providers have the tech to replace ineffective, wasteful checkups.

The pandemic has taken an acute toll on tribal nations that are also struggling with a lack of running water, sparse internet, and a high rates of chronic illness.

The technology needs widespread adoption to help slow the pandemic. And while the debate has centered on privacy, accuracy concerns could also send users fleeing.

These built-in features definitely protect your data, but they can help keep your inbox tidy too.

Yes, I know this is a fantasy movie. That shouldn’t stop us from thinking about the real causes of lunar phases.

Here are the best Memorial Day sales to improve your home life in quarantine.

The move comes just a week after the software was added to the game.

Google’s affordable Pixel is still our favorite Android phone, and it’s never been a better value.

As scientists race to create a vaccine, a parallel quest to engineer effective antibody treatments for the coronavirus is vital, too—and may provide relief sooner.

The latest app du jour is a social network centered on talking—and it’s building buzz with the oldest trick in the book.

In an interview, the Google and Alphabet CEO discusses working from home, weathering antitrust probes, and how the company needs to do a better job on diversity.

Covid-19 lockdown has readjusted our appetite for entertainment—and changed our relationship to television entirely.

This crystal litter subscription service claims to detect illnesses in your cat. But it's not a replacement for vets.

Plus: a tradition of perks at Google, a controversial toilet paper decision, and a baffling new Netflix policy.

A new connected pressure cooker that has enough smarts to (someday) unseat the Instant Pot.

This week, we measure the impact of Silicon Valley’s shift to remote work. Also, we crash the Clubhouse.

When seasonal blazes descend on California, millions could be inhaling smoke, which is known to predispose people to lung diseases.

Disease diagnosis, drug discovery, robot delivery—artificial intelligence is already powering change in the pandemic’s wake. That’s only the beginning.

Urine can be used for landing pads, gardens, and drinking water. But will there be enough to go around?

Think big.

REI's Anniversary Sale, and some other outdoor retailer sales, are still on through Memorial Day. It's the best time of the year to pick up all the bikes, tumblers, and coolers that you'll need.

The Democratic presidential candidate responds to the internet's most searched questions, including his stances on immigration, education, and gun control.

In the few short years since his time in Congress, the secretary of state has conveniently reversed himself on multiple fronts.

Could a trial by one's peers still work when all one's peers are WFH?

With contested vote tallies, concerns over Census data, and now the Covid-19 death toll, 2020 marks the ugly climax of a long dispute.

By using metadata instead of content to spot suspicious behavior, the social network can keep privacy intact.