Wired Science News
A selection of general, astronomy and space science stories from Wired magazine.
The Search for Another Earth-Like Planet Just Took a Big Step Forward
19 Jul 2026 at 10:00am
Astronomers have discovered a rocky exoplanet that has an atmosphere and sits within the habitable zone of a solar system. Read more...
FIFA Doesn’t Have a Plan to Deal With Climate Change
18 Jul 2026 at 10:00am
This year’s World Cup has faced sweltering heat and humidity. Now it may need to deal with wildfire smoke. Read more...
What Cities From Chicago to Washington, DC, Look Like Under a Blanket of Wild...
17 Jul 2026 at 7:17pm
The US is home to some of the most polluted air on the planet as smoke from 120 out-of-control Canadian wildfires drifts across the border. Read more...
The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year
17 Jul 2026 at 9:15am
“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED. Read more...
Do Face Masks Help With Wildfire Smoke? Yes, But More Is Needed
16 Jul 2026 at 8:41pm
As wildfire smoke threatens air quality and safety for millions, here’s your playbook to keep your family safe from the damaging effects of smoke. Read more...
Everyone Thinks They Have the Diarrhea Parasite
16 Jul 2026 at 6:36pm
Cyclosporiasis isn’t the only thing spreading across the US. So is anxiety about getting hit with it. Read more...
Astronomers Have Found a Sugar Molecule in Deep Space for the First Time Ever
16 Jul 2026 at 9:30am
Researchers identified traces of erythrulose, a monosaccharide, thousands of light-years away. Read more...
How to Protect Your Health as Skies Fill With Smoke From Canada’s Wildfires
15 Jul 2026 at 11:05pm
Roughly 100 fires are raging out of control in Ontario, sending smoke streaming 1,000 miles to the south and east. Read more...
Lionel Messi’s Final World Cup—and the Death of Early Retirement
15 Jul 2026 at 4:28pm
Argentina’s Lionel Messi was supposed to be done years ago. Now, sports science is helping soccer’s biggest stars rewrite the rules of aging. Read more...
An Inventor of Apple’s FaceID Wants to Analyze Your Brain’s Health With AI
15 Jul 2026 at 12:00pm
Gidi Littwin’s new AI startup, Hemispheric, makes diagnostic brain scans for conditions like depression, PTSD, and Parkinson’s. He wants the technology to be as cheap and easy as for a blood test. Read more...
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