The Biosphere 2 experiment is often ridiculed as the scientific disaster of the '90s. A new documentary makes a touching case for its merits.

Like Eric Garner and Philando Castile before him, the footage of Ahmaud Arbery's death provides an opportunity to turn up the volume on his story.

Researchers have discovered that the ocean is burping tiny plastic particles, which then blow onto land—and potentially into your lungs.

On the eve of his move back to his native Tel Aviv, photographer Natan Dvir made a final tour of the streets that he had called home for the past 11 years.

The federal government desperately needs to take cues from global humanitarian agencies that have developed quick and secure payment tools.

Sluggish performance and average cameras mire an otherwise fine Android phone.

As restaurants have shuttered, the rats who depend on an eternal garbage buffet are becoming more bold and competitive—and looking for new homes.

An immunization shot is still in development, but debate over who gets priority has already begun.

Proponents of mobile and internet voting point to its uneventful track record. That's not good enough.

At 22, he single-handedly put a stop to the worst cyberattack the world had ever seen. Then he was arrested by the FBI. This is his untold story.

The CEO sued a California county over the weekend and threatened to move the company to Texas—his latest tangle with government authorities.

The collective MSCHF set out to re-create every episode of the NBC comedy in Slack. What they built is a reminder of what people miss when WFH.

Meanwhile, M. Night Shyamalan is working on a new mystery movie.

Multiple structures now keep the river from roaring into the Atchafalaya—but they may be inadequate against climate change.

What if you need to mobilize first responders while keeping them socially distanced—and also potentially evacuate whole communities to safety?

Lots of other countries have decided that it's time to take this step. Why is the US holding back?

Workplaces are deploying technology to screen employees who may be sick. But past experience suggests the sensors won't find many infectious people.

Graduation ceremonies have been waylaid by pandemic. So some gaming-savvy seniors are taking their send-off to the servers.

Travel restrictions are blocking some marine workers from reaching their assigned ships. That's forcing others on extended tours.

In a lab test, two monkeys died from the novel coronavirus. A species that reacts to the virus as humans do may help us find new treatments, but it's a weighty task.

As the US economy reopens amid a deadly pandemic, a dire question looms. Let's weigh the risks—and do the math.

The so-called Thunderspy attack takes less than five minutes to pull off with physical access to a device, and it affects any PC manufactured before 2019.

The complex math that governs quark particles is still a mystery—even though a $1 million prize awaits anyone who can figure it out.

It’s time to reconsider these earnest events—and find ways for kids to experience the joyous, collaborative nature of real scientific discovery.

Under the pandemic, the message is clear: School's out for the summer, and maybe even beyond that.

The pair named their newborn child X Æ A-12. People are still scratching their heads over how it's pronounced.

The Covid-19 pandemic will delay the arrival of flying cars, and Google sibling Sidewalk Labs abandons plans to remake part of Toronto's waterfront.

To combat increasing ransomware attacks on US cities, the National Guard needs help from Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

WIRED staffers share what films and TV series they come back to when they need to feel a little better.

Pick who sees your tweets, posts, and stories—and choose what you want to see, too.

Shows like Tooning Out the News can be more easily made from home than live-action TV—and going virtual is giving animators lots of opportunities to shine.

The company's new review board is designed to move slowly and keep things intact.

Despite a surface marked with so-called “chaos terrain,” we're set to explore whether or not it'll be possible to live on Jupiter's moon.

Though social networks have pledged to take more concerted action against it, the theory has continued to spread, inspiring a surge of attacks.

Plus: A GoDaddy breach, a ransomware attack, and more of the week's top security news.

The 1982 children's cartoon remains surprisingly adept at capturing the realities of loss and regret.

Scattershot concerns over whether devices might be compromised by foreign intelligence doesn't replace strategy and leaves questions about the supply chain unanswered.

The recent remaster of the game is a stark reminder of the different world the original was born into.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, more people than ever are buying online to stock their pantries. What kind of carbon footprint is all that home delivery leaving behind?

With these deals, you won't need to resort to a homemade card or a macaroni picture frame.

The leaves are back, temperatures are (mostly) getting warmer, but we're all stuck inside. Here are a few products that might help take the edge off.

The drones performed outside of a Rotterdam hospital handling Covid-19 patients, providing a form of public art rare during social distancing.

David Ferrucci built a computer that mastered *Jeopardy*. Since then, he's been attacking a more challenging task.

An economic slump is no good for a long shot business that's just starting to take off.

Also, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is on 'Animal Crossing: New Horizons' now.

For real this time. Its sister conference, Black Hat, has also been called off.

After the billionaire announced she would give away her fortune, Google’s algorithm decided the best way to reach her was by contacting me.

The creative duo thinks that reminders to wash your hands don't have to be so dull.

Bashing the epidemiological models didn't work. Now, the administration is questioning reality itself.

For the past six years, Wink's costumers have used its app for free. But starting May 13, that will no longer be the case.