What Are Fish Oil Supplements Good For? Here’s Your Crash Course
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid found in abundance in oily fish such as mackerel and sardines, is thought...
There’s a Global Network of Fungi Under Your Feet. This Is the First Complete Map
Beneath the Earth’s surface lies an extraordinary underground fungal network of almost unimaginable scale. An international team of researchers has,...
How to Avoid Spoilers Online and in Chats
With multiple streaming services to choose from and the entire history of cinema and television to dig into, you’d be...
Submit Your Questions: Inside The World of Online Romance Scams
For our very first WIRED Book Club livestream, Kate Knibbs will be joined by the author of The Yahoo Boys:...
Where NASA Posts Its Best Space Photos, and How to Find Them
The recent mission to the moon by Artemis II astronauts was memorable, inspiring, and scientifically important for so many reasons....
This Buried Apple Feature Turns an iPhone Into the Perfect Kids’ Dumb Phone
I have been looking at classic dumb phones for months. Not out of nostalgia—though the first phone I bought with...
Security Roundup: Apple’s Hide My Email Service Fails to Hide Your Email
A politician on the European Parliament’s PEGA Committee—created to investigate spyware abuses, including of the notorious Pegasus malware—was targeted with...
Food Preservatives May Increase the Risk of High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease
Looking at the ingredient labels on foods lining supermarket shelves, it’s common to see names such as “potassium sorbate,” “citric...
Scientists Have Identified a New Fossil Species of Axolotl in Mexico
Researchers at the Zaragoza School of Advanced Studies (FES Zaragoza) at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have identified...
3 Nuclear Startups Hit a Big Milestone. Why It Matters—and Why It Doesn’t
Three startups are providing the fireworks for the Department of Energy’s Fourth of July celebrations by meeting a major nuclear...
Google DeepMind Unionization Talks Are Off to a Rocky Start
Negotiations between Google DeepMind and its London-based employees over the possibility of unionization stumbled this week, after initial talks left...
All Your Favorite Gadgets Are Getting Way More Expensive … Again
If you’re in the market for anything with a memory chip in it, now might be the time to snag...
The FDA Ruled That ZYN Pouches Are Safer Than Cigarettes. That Doesn’t Mean They’re Safe
On June 30, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized 20 ZYN nicotine pouch products to carry a specific “modified...
When the Law Kills Your Electric Car Dealership
Owning a US electric vehicle dealership has been a wild ride in the 2020s. Since Polestar Short Hills opened in...
Sony Erases Digital Content From Libraries, a Reminder That You Don’t Own What You Buy
Sony recently informed its PlayStation customers in the United Kingdom that they will no longer be able to watch previously...
