Bird Populations Are in Meltdown
Humans rely on birds to eat insects, spread seeds, and pollinate plants—but these feathered friends can’t survive without their habitats.
States With Abortion Bans Are Losing a Generation of Ob-Gyns
Half of US counties have no ob-gyn, and post-Roe laws prevent new doctors from getting required training. It's only going to get worse.
https://www.wired.com/story/states-with-abortion-bans-are-losing-a-generation-of-ob-gyns/
Heat Waves Are Unleashing a Deadly but Overlooked Pollutant
Indian cities, afflicted by rising temperatures and poor air quality, are becoming hot spots of ozone pollution, which has proven a difficult problem to fix.
https://www.wired.com/story/ozone-pollution-india-heat-waves/
The Tiny Physics Behind Immense Cosmic Eruptions
A new theory describes how particle interactions fuel fast magnetic reconnection, the process behind solar flares and other astrophysical jets.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-tiny-physics-behind-immense-cosmic-eruptions/
Are You Ready for ‘Extreme’ Water Recycling?
San Francisco is at the forefront of a movement to recycle wastewater from buildings, homes, and neighborhoods and use it for toilets and landscaping.
https://www.wired.com/story/are-you-ready-for-extreme-water-recycling/
The UK Is a Hot Country. It’s Time to Build Like It
The UK's houses are still designed to retain heat. In an age of global warming, that needs to change.
Psychedelic Therapy Is Here. Just Don’t Call It Therapy
Psilocybin is on the cusp of becoming legally available in Oregon—but not as a medical treatment.
https://www.wired.com/story/oregon-psychedelics-psilocybin-rollout/
How to Survive a Devastating Earthquake—and Firestorm
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When a 7.9-magnitude quake struck San Francisco in 1906, it opened the gates of hell. You could have ridden it out, if you made all the right decisions.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-survive-a-devastating-earthquake-and-firestorm/
Gentle Brain Stimulation Can Improve Memory During Sleep
Stimulating the frontal lobes of sleeping epilepsy patients improved their recall of information—and may one day help treat Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s.
https://www.wired.com/story/brain-stimulation-improves-memory-sleep/
Satellites Keep Photobombing Space Images. Astronomers Need a Fix
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A new technique could aid Hubble Space Telescope users, but the problem will get worse for observatories on Earth.
https://www.wired.com/story/satellites-keep-photobombing-space-images-astronomers-need-a-fix/
Bees Get All the Love. Won’t Someone Think of the Moths?
More research is showing that moths are secret, critical pollinators, even of crops that feed humanity. Save the bees, but save the moths too.
https://www.wired.com/story/bees-get-all-the-love-wont-someone-think-of-the-moths/
What the Scientists Who Pioneered Weight-Loss Drugs Want You to Know
Two researchers whose work led to the development of Wegovy and Ozempic spoke to WIRED about the creation of these drugs and how they should be used.
https://www.wired.com/story/obesity-drugs-researcher-interview-ozempic-wegovy/