Channel Descriptionhttps://www.wired.com© Condé Nast 2026en-USSat, 10 Oct 2026 01:58:33 +0000https://www.wired.com/story/nasa-just-made-nearly-1-tb-of-artemis-ii-data-available-to-the-public/6ac7fc75cff4fa83959fa317Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000The data drop includes photographs, audio, video, and astronauts’ notes that will be used to study the moon and prepare for future human missions.ScienceScience / SpaceArtemis, NASA, Artemis II, moon, moon landing, spaceJorge GarayCondé NastDisk Spacehttps://www.wired.com/story/a-new-mexico-community-was-a-place-to-build-a-life-then-a-hypersonic-missile-factory-showed-up/6abc30d8297b0fd25b3f2f7cFri, 09 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000Castelion—a next-generation defense tech company—is building a facility in Rio Rancho Estates that documents show could pose a major fire and chemical hazard to neighboring communities.ScienceScience / EnvironmentPoliticsMissiles, Defense, Startups, department of defense, Freedom of Information ActYulia AlmazovaCondé NastUp in Smokehttps://www.wired.com/story/life-is-asymmetric-the-scientists-who-figured-out-why-won-the-2026-nobel-prize-in-chemistry/6ac6c834e787bef36ea21130Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0000Henri Kagan and Kensō Soai designed chemical reactions producing only one of the two mirror-image forms of a molecule—an important finding for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and other biological substances.ScienceScience / Biotechnobel prize, Chemistry, Synthetic Biology, Biology, drug developmentFernanda GonzálezCondé NastMirror, Mirrorhttps://www.wired.com/story/a-scientist-working-on-the-icecube-neutrino-detector-explains-the-nobel-prize-winning-technology/6ac6811205d11e0e9a2c9822Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:15:00 +0000“Detecting a neutrino is like looking for a needle in a haystack,” says Juan Carlos Díaz Vélez, who breaks down why researchers are looking for the cosmic particles under the Antarctic ice.ScienceScience / Spaceneutrinos, particle, particle physics, space, black holes, Antarctica, nobel prizeJavier CarbajalCondé NastStraight Outta Spacehttps://www.wired.com/story/tropical-storm-isaias-first-atlantic-hurricane-2026/6ac6ae6f047eb741597f22daWed, 07 Oct 2026 22:00:24 +0000Tropical Storm Isaias is set to become the basin’s first hurricane of the season, bringing life-threatening rain and storm surge to the Gulf Coast.ScienceScience / EnvironmentEl Nino, hurricanes, extreme weather, climateBrian KahnCondé NastOutlook Cloudyhttps://www.wired.com/story/the-science-behind-the-nobel-winning-technology-that-controls-neurons-with-light/6ac695cc0439ce956019bc3dWed, 07 Oct 2026 20:40:00 +0000Optogenetics revolutionized neuroscience, but its origins come from an entirely brainless organism—an alga.ScienceScience / Psychology and Neurosciencenobel prize, Neuroscience, microbes, biotech, medicine, Biology, Synthetic BiologyFernanda GonzálezCondé NastBeam Me Uphttps://www.wired.com/story/startup-atoco-makes-water-from-air-using-data-centers/6aa056ccf5f493941482de85Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000Atoco’s new machines use specialized materials that can harvest water from some of the driest air on Earth without using electricity.ScienceScience / Environmentwater, materials science, materials, StartupsBrian Kahn, Molly TaftCondé NastFlow Statehttps://www.wired.com/story/what-we-know-about-plague-russia/6ac416f77ace8575e34e404aTue, 06 Oct 2026 23:09:20 +0000The death of a lab worker in Russia has authorities looking at whether plague played a role. Even if it did, though, the odds of it spreading are very low.ScienceScience / Healthinfectious disease, Russia, public healthEmily MullinCondé NastThis Is Finehttps://www.wired.com/story/openai-is-pissing-off-a-bunch-of-mathematicians-again/6ac3ef9feed40d3a2cedf84dTue, 06 Oct 2026 17:28:33 +0000“There’s a perception of mobster behavior” from leading AI companies, one mathematician tells WIRED as OpenAI prepares to release more than 100 new solutions to unsolved problems.ScienceScience / Physics and MathBusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceOpenAI, Anthropic, math, mathematics, artificial intelligenceIsabella WardCondé NastClosed Systemhttps://www.wired.com/story/bridge-neurotech-startup-rival-sam-altman-merge-labs/6abea4e33f628da95641c0b0Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000Bridge Neurotech is planning to build a wearable brain-computer interface that uses ultrasound.ScienceScience / Biotechbrain-computer interfaces, Neuralink, Neuroscience, brains, StartupsEmily MullinCondé NastMaking Waveshttps://www.wired.com/story/astronomers-confirm-discovery-of-youngest-known-exoplanet-ever/6abff13470314d77218ec3f6Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:15:16 +0000Under 1 million years old, “Elias 2-24b” is now the youngest exoplanet ever observed, and it may force researchers to reevaluate theories about how planets are formed.ScienceScience / Spaceexoplanetology, extrasolar planets, planets, exoplanets, space, telescopes, stars, AstronomyTeruyuki HayakawaCondé NastAwwwwww, Babyhttps://www.wired.com/story/rural-data-centers-are-in-for-a-big-federal-tax-break/6abe5cae9828a5714cf83d72Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,  data center projects in rural areas could be eligible for major tax benefits starting next year. Some hyperscalers do not seem eager to take the free cash.ScienceScience / EnvironmentPower Play, data centers, environment, artificial intelligence, science, TaxesMolly TaftCondé NastPower Playhttps://www.wired.com/story/elusive-geoneutrinos-are-building-a-new-map-of-earths-volatile-interior/6abd518980d31124709821b1Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000A global network of detectors are reporting some of the most substantial measurements yet of neutrinos created deep underground by the radioactive elements that power our planet’s tectonic activity.ScienceScience / Physics and Mathneutrinos, Quanta Magazine, particle physics, Geology, earthquakes, Earth Science, Planet EarthJames DinneenCondé NastHeating Uphttps://www.wired.com/story/inside-decade-long-experiment-to-understand-oceans-mysterious-deep-reefs/6abd41ce3cc089eb38aa588dSat, 03 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Scientists left structures up to 100 meters under the surface. Here’s what they found when they retrieved them 10 years later.ScienceScience / Environmentcoral reefs, deep sea, oceans, Climate Desk, environment, climate change, Biology, new speciesByrd PinkertonCondé NastLong Time, No Seahttps://www.wired.com/story/measles-is-forcing-hospitals-to-adapt-to-a-new-normal/6ab19024ade3d66cae78d67aThu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The US resurgence of measles is forcing hospitals and health systems to adopt new protocols and procedures to deal with a disease they thought was in the past.ScienceScience / Healthmeasles, Hospitals, infectious disease, public healthEmily MullinCondé NastHistory Lessonshttps://www.wired.com/story/you-dont-need-ai-to-be-concerned-about-bioweapons-development-but-it-helps/6abaa4adb463f7c4bd0df099Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000In her new book on biological warfare, Annie Jacobsen didn’t even discuss AI because scientists can already warp Mother Nature to create extinction-level events.ScienceScience / Biotechartificial intelligence, AI Panic, The AI Issue, Climate Desk, Biology, war, terrorism, viruses, pandemics, Q&AMichael MechanicCondé NastCough Coughhttps://www.wired.com/story/biotech-founder-cathy-tie-moral-case-gene-editing-human-embryos/6ab1a7c14cbdd47d804b0678Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000The practice of editing the genes of embryos remains highly controversial and risky, but Origin Genomics founder Cathy Tie argues its a “moral imperative” to address hereditary diseases.ScienceScience / Biotechbioethics, Reproductive Technology, Reproduction, biotech, crisprKristen V. BrownCondé NastHmmmmmhttps://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-says-it-discovered-a-crispr-like-system-now-what/6aba7e04bc8ab97fed5aaa2aTue, 29 Sep 2026 18:03:01 +0000“The experiments are still in the queue. The PR is already live,” says one expert.ScienceScience / Biotechcrispr, gene editing, Anthropic, artificial intelligence, science, BiologyEmily Mullin, Anna RogersCondé NastLookalikehttps://www.wired.com/story/plastic-is-melting-onto-corals/6aba9f427ea3dd9a2098dce8Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0000Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.ScienceScience / Environmentplastic, Corals, oceans, pollution, environmentRitsuko KawaiCondé NastOh Nohttps://www.wired.com/story/space-lasers-are-about-to-get-their-first-real-test-generating-energy/6ab1bf8dc967476bab903a43Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000Startup Star Catcher is launching a system that, if successful, would be the first time energy has been beamed between two separate spacecraft.ScienceScience / Spacesatellites, solar energy, lasers, space, data centers, StartupsBrian KahnCondé NastPew Pew