A Vaccine Against Valley Fever Finally Works—for Dogs
People and canines suffer horribly from the disease, caused by a fungus spreading through the increasingly dry US Southwest....
Climate Pledges Fall Dangerously Short of the 1.5 °C Target
Countries at COP26 have committed to slashing emissions, in the hope of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C. It's not…
RE:WIRED 2021: Neal Stephenson on Building and Fixing Worlds
The science fiction author spoke with WIRED senior correspondent Adam Rogers about climate change and big solutions....
Moderna’s CEO on the Fight Over the Covid-19 Vaccine’s Future
The roadblocks to getting the Covid-19 vaccine into poorer countries is partially down to a contentious patent dispute....
NASA Tries to Save Hubble, Again
The space telescope’s latest hardware problem has kept it offline for two weeks, raising concerns that the decades-old spacecraft is…
Astronaut Gear of the Future May Fight Bone and Muscle Loss
New space suits and muscle stimulators could keep spacefarers fit on long voyages....
The Long Search for a Brain Computer Interface That Speaks Your Mind
The trick is to use data from the brain to synthesize speech in real time so users can practice and…
Sodium Batteries May Power Your New Electric Car
As EV sales increase, supplies of lithium may get tight. So some companies are incorporating cells with sodium, which provides…
The Next Big Thing for RNA? Fixing Moldy Food
Covid vaccines alerted to the world to RNA's potential. Now the technology is being used as an alternative to pesticides....
A New Dementia Test Raises More Questions Than Answers
A 5-minute assessment on an iPad could transform how we screen for dementia—or overwhelm the health care system with worried…