Is It Safe to Eat Lettuce Yet?
“That product is off the market, so I think there’s absolutely lower risk for cyclospora in terms of eating lettuce,” one professor of food safety tells WIRED.
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How and When to View the Perseid Meteor Shower (August 2026)
The Perseids will peak between August 12 and 13. Here’s what time—and where—you can get the best view, and why 2026 will be an exceptional year.
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AI Could Help Fossil Fuel Companies Create More Emissions
New research finds that by making the fossil fuel industry more productive, AI could help increase carbon emissions by up to nearly 5 percent—vastly outpacing the impact of data centers.
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AI Is Dead. Organoids Are Alive
Mini human brains are being grown in labs all over the world. Soon, they could outthink neural networks.
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Seedless Blackberries and Cherries That Grow on Bushes Vie to Be the Future of Food
Startups and Big Ag are using Crispr gene editing to create crops that taste better and grow on a hotter planet. But will they find a market?
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AI Is Helping Solve the Intricate Genetic Puzzle of Schizophrenia
Recent findings provide one of the most detailed pictures to date of the genetic architecture of schizophrenia, opening up new avenues for research into the disorder.
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Space mirrors could ruin astronomy — and your eyes
Solar energy, at any time of day or night – that’s the dream of space mirror projects. Futurists have been imagining satellite mirrors that could reflect the sun’s light onto the Earth’s surface for over a century. Russian scientists experimented with the concept in the ’90s with the Znamya project. The idea is to put […]
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A California Program Is Bringing Down the Cost of Heat Pumps by Buying Bulk
The approach is like a Costco for heat pumps, and it’s helping make installations more accessible as heat waves worsen.
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Why Each Octopus Arm Has a Mind of Its Own
Two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons are in its arms—each operating independently—including the one it uses to have sex.
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Space Agencies Are Trying to Keep Astronauts From Losing Their Sight
A device currently being used to help octogenarians do self-administered eye exams could be part of future space missions to monitor astronauts’ ocular health.
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