2025-02-06

The UK got rid of coal—where’s it going next?

The UK has transitioned to a lower-emission grid. Now comes the hard part. [...]

2025-02-06

Donald Trump's NIH Pick Just Launched a Controversial Scientific Journal

The journal’s editorial board includes multiple scientists, such as Trump health nominees Jay Bhattacharya and Marty Makary, who opposed Covid public health measures. [...]

2025-02-06

‘Sorry, I didn’t get that’: AI misunderstands some people’s words more than others

The idea of a humanlike artificial intelligence assistant that you can speak with has been alive in many people’s imaginations since the release of “Her,” Spike Jonze’s 2013 film about a man w [...]

2025-02-05

Early Detection Tools Help but They Can’t Stop Every Wildfire

Tree-mounted sensors and new satellites promise a way to detect wildfires before they get out of hand—but no early detection method is foolproof. [...]

2025-02-05

Scientists found a faster way to brew sour beer—with peas

The yeast cannot metabolize sugars derived from peas, thus promoting the growth of essential bacteria. [...]

2025-02-05

This DOGE Engineer Has Access to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Sources tell WIRED that NOAA employees were ordered to give an engineer from Elon Musk's DOGE task force access to all NOAA Google sites by the end of business Wednesday. [...]

2025-02-05

Quantum teleportation used to distribute a calculation

Method allows a single algorithm to be spread across multiple quantum processors. [...]

2025-02-05

Warner Bros is sharing select movies for free on YouTube

Over the past several weeks, Warner Bros. Entertainment has been uploading a selection of full movies to a playlist on YouTube. It's an odd move, considering parent Warner Bros. Discovery also ow [...]

2025-02-04

Opera's new Air browser will encourage you take breaks from the internet

Opera is introducing Opera Air, a new web browser designed around mindfulness. The app has a “minimalist Scandinavian design” and frosted glass accents, which blend well with the mindfulness conce [...]