Cats are an extreme outlier among domestic animals

Massive study of ancient and modern cat genomes reveals an unusual history.

Air Force budget reveals how much SpaceX undercuts launch prices

Spoiler alert: It’s a lot.

Scientists Warn of Perilous Climate Shift Within Decades, Not Centuries

Welcome to the Future Range of the Woolly Mammoth

In Arctic Siberia, Russian scientists are trying to stave off catastrophic climate change—by resurrecting an Ice Age biome complete with extinct creatures.

‘The effect of different genres of music on the stress levels of kennelled dogs’

Thanks to Trump, Scientists Are Planning to Run for Office

… and they’ve got help.

Prof. Smith Goes to Washington

… and they’ve got help.

Professor Smith Goes to Washington

… and they’ve got help.

The Man in the Zebra Suit Knows the Secret of the Stripes

Tim Caro has spent 20 years trying to figure out why zebras have stripes. And he finally has an answer.

You’re an Adult. Your Brain, Not So Much.

‘We Couldn’t Believe Our Eyes’: A Lost World of Shipwrecks Is Found - NYTimes.com

The medieval ship lay more than a half-mile down at the bottom of the Black Sea, its masts, timbers and planking undisturbed in the darkness for seven or eight…

Barack Obama Talks AI, Robo Cars, and the Future of the World

The president in conversation with MIT's Joi Ito and WIRED editor-in-chief Scott Dadich.

The Audacious Plan to Save This Man’s Life by Transplanting His Head

What would happen if it actually works?

First new antibiotic in 30 years discovered in major breakthrough

The first new antibiotic to be discovered in nearly 30 years has been hailed as a ‘

What I learned as a hired consultant to autodidact physicists – Sabine Hossenfelder | Aeon Ideas

It began after I started as a teaching assistant at the department of physics. The first note was a classic – it proved Albert Einstein wrong. The second one solved the problem of quantum mechanics by dividing several equations through zero, a fea...

The Audacious Plan to Save This Man’s Life by Transplanting His Head

What would happen if it actually works?

In Africa, Birds and Humans Form a Unique Honey Hunting Party

Orlando Yassene, a Yao honey-hunter, holding a male greater honeyguide that was temporarily captured for research in the Niassa National Reserve in Mozambique.…

A 'slow catastrophe' unfolds as the golden age of antibiotics comes to an end

In early April, experts at a military lab outside Washington intensified their search for evidence that a dangerous new biological threat had penetrated the nation’s borders.

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Will Soon Be in Jupiter’s Grip

After traveling for five years and nearly 1.8 billion miles, NASA ’s Juno spacecraft will announce its arrival at Jupiter with the simplest of radio signals: a…

New evidence that sperm whales form clans with diverse cultures, languages

Using underwater microphones, scientists track whales' unique cultural identities.

Brain vs stomach: why dieting is so hard | Dean Burnett

Dean Burnett: Why is dieting so hard? Because the brain and stomach often disagree on what we should eat.

Renewables Aren't Enough. Clean Coal Is the Future - Wired Science

Coal supplies over 40 percent of global electricity needs, and that percentage is going up. The only real question is how to minimize the damage.   Dan Winters Proof that good things don’t always come in nice packages can be found by taking the fast train from Beijing to Tianjin and then driving to the…