Articles by

Matt Reynolds

Was Bobi the World’s Oldest Dog—or a Fraud?

On October 21, 2023, Bobi the dog died. As with most celebrity deaths, the press coverage was...

Insiders Say Eat Just Is in Big Financial Trouble

Popular vegan egg and lab-grown-meat company Eat Just is in deep financial trouble. A WIRED investigation bringing...

The World’s Broken Food System Costs $12.7 Trillion a Year

The United Nations has published a major new tally of the impact the world’s food system has...

The EU Just Kicked Off Its Biggest Climate Experiment Yet

With little fanfare, the European Union has launched a huge climate experiment. On October 1, the EU...

The UK Is Burning Climate Pledges to Fuel a Culture War

The UK government has taken the unusual step of scaling back major climate commitments, despite widespread pushback...

Your First Lab-Grown Burger Won’t Contain Much Beef

The future of meat poses a philosophical conundrum. Some things we can unequivocally call a beef burger....

Insect Farming Is Booming. But Is It Cruel?

Insects are strange, wondrous beings. Butterflies can see parts of the light spectrum that are invisible to...

As Kenya’s Crops Fail, a Fight Over GMOs Rages

Kenya is in the middle of its worst drought in 40 years. In the parched north of the...