Is The Atlantic Hurricane Basin Awakening? 3 Areas To Watch

The Atlantic hurricane basin is finally awakening from its slumber. The Hurricane Center is watching 3 areas. What are the chances any of them develop?

Big Tech Wants to Harvest Your Thoughts

Silicon Valley companies are already working on neurotechnology products that track your brain activity. The next privacy frontier might be the things you only think.

Where And When To Livestream Today’s Total Solar Eclipse

How to watch the total solar eclipse online on Wednesday, Aug. 12, from Greenland, Iceland and Spain, while Europe and North America see a deep partial solareclipse.

2 ‘Reckless’ Habits That Can Make You Successful, By A Psychologist

Quitting a job that still works and committing before you’re ready look reckless — psychology research shows why both habits build lasting career success.

Is It Safe to Eat Lettuce Yet?

“That product is off the market, so I think there’s absolutely lower risk for cyclospora in terms of eating lettuce,” one professor of food safety tells WIRED.

How and When to View the Perseid Meteor Shower (August 2026)

The Perseids will peak between August 12 and 13. Here’s what time—and where—you can get the best view, and why 2026 will be an exceptional year.

Congo’s Ebola Epidemic Began With A Fresh Jump From An Animal. Dating It Will Take More Genomes

The first genomes from Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak point to a recent animal spillover, but are too few to date when the jump happened.

Adopted Senior Dog Loses Nearly Half His Weight And Is ‘A New Dog’

When Hockey, a senior corgi mix, entered Muttville Senior Dog Rescue, he was so obese that he could barely walk. Now he’s herding a Labrador retriever and loving life.

AI Mom Can Remember Everything. But Can She Really Be A Mother?

With her solo show “Womb Wetware,” artist Jiabao Li explores the invisible scars and emotional labor of motherhood — and the forces that seek to regulate the female body.

Google And Meta Shipped AI Tools That Fake Evidence—Then Pulled Them Days Later

Google pulled AI image generation from Google Earth one day after launch because of fraud concerns. A digital forensics expert on what happens next.