A selection of general, astronomy and space science stories from Wired magazine.

The Backward Logic of Chickenpox Parties

18 May 2026 at 11:00am
Before vaccines, some parents intentionally exposed their children to the virus. In the internet age, that thinking is resurfacing. Read more...

Supercharging Immune Cells May Help Control HIV Long-Term

18 May 2026 at 10:30am
CAR-T cell therapy is already a potent treatment for certain cancers. Now, a small study is showing early promise for managing HIV. Read more...

A Danish Couple’s Maverick African Research Finds Its Moment in RFK Jr.’s Vac...

18 May 2026 at 9:00am
The work of Peter Aaby and Christine Stabell Benn has long been controversial. Until Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became US health policy chief, most vaccine scientists tended to ignore it. Now they can’t. Read more...

The First Atomic Bomb Test in 1945 Created an Entirely New Material

17 May 2026 at 9:30am
The discovery from the Trinity nuclear test site shows how extreme conditions can result in materials never before seen in nature or in the lab. Read more...

Old Oil and Gas Wells Could Find Second Life Producing Clean Energy

16 May 2026 at 11:00am
States across the US are looking to take major sources of pollution and use them to generate much-needed power. Read more...

Asteroid 2026 JH2 Is About to Fly Right Past Earth—Relatively Speaking

16 May 2026 at 9:00am
On May 18, an asteroid about the size of Chicago’s Cloud Gate will fly four times closer to Earth than the moon. Read more...

Build a Radio Wave Detector With Balls of Aluminum Foil!

15 May 2026 at 11:00am
Here’s how you can hack together a radio transmitter and receiver out of stuff you have at home—and explore the weirdness of wireless. Read more...

Trump’s Federal Gas Tax Holiday Isn't Likely to Bring Down Prices

15 May 2026 at 10:30am
Reducing the fee will have only a marginal impact on prices while depriving the government of revenue to maintain roads. Read more...

We Now Know How Many People the CDC Is Monitoring for Hantavirus

14 May 2026 at 9:00pm
There are no confirmed cases in the US, but 41 people who were potentially exposed to the Andes virus are in quarantine or being monitored for symptoms. Read more...

What It Will Take to Make AI Sustainable

13 May 2026 at 7:15pm
Researcher Sasha Luccioni argues we need better emissions data and a better sense of how people are using AI in the first place. Read more...

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