Wired Science News

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

AI Is Eating Data Center Power Demand—and It’s Only Getting Worse

22 May 2025 at 6:09pm
A new analysis of AI hardware being produced and how it is being used attempts to estimate the vast amount of electricity being consumed by AI. Read more...

The Enhanced Games Has a Date, a Host City, and a Drug-Fueled World Record

21 May 2025 at 8:00pm
The Enhanced Games, where athletes are allowed to take performance-enhancing drugs, will host its first event in May. One “enhanced” former Olympic swimmer has already broken the 50-meter freestyle record. Read more...

Trump Cuts Are Killing a Tiny Office That Keeps Measurements of the World Acc...

21 May 2025 at 5:00pm
A tiny but crucial agency that maintains physical coordinates like latitude and longitude in the US is struggling as the Trump administration forces out federal employees. Read more...

New Bacteria Have Been Discovered on a Chinese Space Station

21 May 2025 at 10:49am
On Earth there is no record of Niallia tiangongensis, a bacterium found aboard the Tiangong station that appears to be well adapted to conditions there. Read more...

A Baby Received a Custom Crispr Treatment in Record Time

15 May 2025 at 5:00pm
Scientists were able to create a bespoke treatment for KJ Muldoon’s rare genetic disorder within six months. It could be a blueprint for potentially life-saving, gene-editing Crispr therapies. Read more...

Blocked From Selling Off-Brand Ozempic, Telehealth Startups Embrace a Less Ef...

15 May 2025 at 10:00am
As the FDA halts the sale of Ozempic and Zepbound copycats, online clinics have begun offering liraglutide, an older GLP-1 medication injected daily instead of weekly. Read more...

SpaceX Tests Starship Fixes After Back-to-Back Failures

14 May 2025 at 11:31pm
The next Starship launch may come as soon as next week. A test of its Raptor engines suggests SpaceX has resolved the issues that plagued its recent flights. Read more...

The EPA Is Giving Some Forever Chemicals a Pass

14 May 2025 at 9:38pm
Last year, the Biden administration set limits on PFAS in drinking water systems. Donald Trump’s EPA is planning to dramatically soften that rule. Read more...

Patients Are Left With Few Options as GLP-1 Copycats Disappear

14 May 2025 at 10:30am
With the active ingredients in drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound no longer in shortage, access to medicine for millions who had come to rely on compounded versions is increasingly uncertain. Read more...

The EPA Will Likely Gut Team That Studies Health Risks From Chemicals

12 May 2025 at 3:29pm
Reorganizations at the EPA may get rid of the agency’s fundamental program for research around the risks of toxic chemicals. Read more...