FIFA Doesn’t Have a Plan to Deal With Climate Change

This year’s World Cup has faced sweltering heat and humidity. Now it may need to deal with wildfire smoke. [...]

The Search for Another Earth-Like Planet Just Took a Big Step Forward

Astronomers have discovered a rocky exoplanet that has an atmosphere and sits within the habitable zone of a solar system. [...]

As mosquito ranges expand, better monitoring is key to preventing disease

Monitoring is expensive and labor intensive. But it helps public health officials stop outbreaks. [...]

Elite Young Runners Are Becoming Freakishly Fast. Welcome to ‘Trackflation’

Four-minute miles are almost routine. Middle schoolers are beating college runners. Inside the youth track boom that’s turning kids and teens into speed machines. [...]

Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe

Climate change is helping invasive species to not only establish themselves across the Continent but to stay alive for longer. Scientists suggest we get used to it. [...]

The 2026 El Niño Is on Track to Be the Strongest on Record

This climate phenomenon could cause a massive global temperature spike and cause economic losses of $10 trillion by 2032. [...]

The Space Force is now seeking to buy up to $30 billion in rocket launches

The Trump administration is asking the Space Force to do a lot. This will require more launches. [...]

20 natural phenomena so strange they read like science fiction

Raining fish, immortal jellyfish, rivers that run uphill — phenomena that the natural world produces without apparent regard for what should be possible [...]

Abdul El-Sayed Is an Epidemiologist Running for Senate. His State Is a Public Health Disaster

Michigan has been at the epicenter of the wildfire smoke and explosive diarrhea outbreaks. The progressive Democrat talks to WIRED about how he would tackle the forces behind them if he’s elected. [...]