Mexico Is So Hot, Monkeys Are Falling to Their Death From Trees

Authorities and conservation groups are investigating the deaths of dozens of howler monkeys in Tabasco, where extreme heat and land-use change appear to be threatening the vulnerable species.

https://www.wired.com/story/mexico-is-so-hot-monkeys-are-falling-to-their-death-from-trees/

Why Are We Seeing These Crazy Northern Lights?

The aurora borealis is usually seen near the Arctic, but solar winds and magnetic turbulence are sparking some of the best light shows in centuries throughout the US.

https://www.wired.com/story/the-physics-of-these-crazy-northern-lights-displays/

A Warp Drive Breakthrough Inches a Tiny Bit Closer to 'Star Trek'

Physicists have figured out how a warp drive could work—even if it's more useful for our understanding of gravity than interstellar travel.

https://www.wired.com/story/warp-drive-breakthrough-physics-star-trek/

Don’t Believe the Biggest Myth About Heat Pumps

Not only do heat pumps work fine in cold weather, they’re still more efficient than gas furnaces in such conditions.

https://www.wired.com/story/myth-heat-pumps-cold-weather-freezing-subzero/

Neuralink’s First User Is ‘Constantly Multitasking’ With His Brain Implant

Noland Arbaugh is the first to get Elon Musk’s brain device. The 30-year-old speaks to WIRED about what it’s like to use a computer with his mind—and gain a new sense of independence.

https://www.wired.com/story/neuralink-first-patient-interview-noland-arbaugh-elon-musk/

The World Is Ignoring the Other Deadly Kind of Carbon

Not only is black carbon terrible for human health, but ever-fiercer wildfires are covering the Arctic with the dark particles, accelerating melting.

https://www.wired.com/story/the-world-is-ignoring-the-other-deadly-kind-of-carbon/

The Complex Social Lives of Viruses

New research has uncovered a social world full of cheating, cooperation, and other intrigues, suggesting that viruses make sense only as members of a community.

https://www.wired.com/story/the-complex-social-lives-of-viruses/

How Big Dairy Took Over Your TikTok Feed—With Help from Uncle Sam

A vast constellation of celebrities, from Kelly Ripa to the McDonald’s mascot Grimace, have helped push dairy sales.

https://www.wired.com/story/milk-dairy-tiktok-x-instagram-social-feed-takeover/

There’s New Hope for an HIV Vaccine

A trial vaccine has succeeded in generating low levels of antibodies needed to target HIV. It’s a first but much-needed step toward preventing infection.

https://www.wired.com/story/hiv-vaccine-broadly-neutralizing-antibodies/

Lab-Grown Meat Is on Shelves Now. But There’s a Catch

A store in Singapore is selling lab-grown chicken, but it only contains 3 percent animal cells.

https://www.wired.com/story/eat-just-good-meat-singapore-cultivated-lab-grown-chicken/

Wegovy Can Keep Weight Off for at Least 4 Years, Research Shows

Users receiving weekly injections saw their weight fall, plateau, and stabilize over the course of a four-year trial—but it’s still unclear how long these effects last after stopping taking the drug.

https://www.wired.com/story/weight-loss-from-wegovy-sustained-for-up-to-four-years-trial-shows/

Saunas Are the Next Frontier in Fighting Depression

The preliminary results of a clinical trial of using heat exposure to combat depression are in—and are fueling cautious optimism that sauna practice could become an accepted treatment.

https://www.wired.com/story/sauna-heat-therapy-depression-cbt-mental-health-trial/

These Electric School Buses Are on Their Way to Save the Grid

Loaded with ever more renewables, the grid will need to store a whole lot of energy. Enter: a new kind of magic school bus—one that can both charge and give power back.

https://www.wired.com/story/these-electric-school-buses-are-on-their-way-to-save-the-grid/

Despite Bird Flu Risk, Raw-Milk Drinkers Are Undaunted

As H5N1 continues its spread among US cow herds, raw milk enthusiasts remain utterly unfazed.

https://www.wired.com/story/raw-milk-drinkers-h5n1-bird-flu/

The First Person to Receive a Pig Kidney Transplant Has Died

The hospital that carried out the procedure two months prior says there’s “no indication” that the transplant was related to his death.

https://www.wired.com/story/pig-kidney-death-rick-slayman-transplant-animal-xenotransplantation/

These Artificial Blood Platelets Could One Day Save Lives

Platelets help blood clot, but they have a short shelf life. With blood in short supply, synthetic platelets could help meet demand.

https://www.wired.com/story/synthetic-artificial-blood-platelets/

NASA’s Quest to Touch the Sun

The outer layers of the sun’s atmosphere are a blistering million degrees hotter than its surface. NASA sent a probe to find out why—by getting closer to the star than ever before.

https://www.wired.com/story/parker-solar-probe-sun-solar-energy-magnetism-wind/

In Defense of Parasitic Worms

Nature can’t run without parasites, and climate change is driving some to extinction. What happens when they start to disappear?

https://www.wired.com/story/parasites-worms-climate-change-rfk/

The Northern Lights Could Be Visible Across the US Thanks to a Rare Solar Storm

Three bursts of charged particles ejected from the sun have merged into a wave that could lead to brilliant auroras being visible from Moscow to Oklahoma City.

https://www.wired.com/story/geomagnetic-storm-aurora-night-sky/

The Earth Is About to Feast on Dead Cicadas

Two cicada broods, XIX and XIII, are emerging in sync for the first time in 221 years. They’re bringing the banquet of a lifetime for birds, trees, and humans alike.

https://www.wired.com/story/periodical-cicada-emergence-illinois/