It has now been eight weeks since Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft launched into orbit on an Atlas V rocket, bound for the International Space Station. At the time NASA officials said the two crew
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. When wildfires rage, the immediate threat is obvious—but smoke from the fires actually kills far more people than the flames. As
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Oranges are synonymous with Florida. The zesty fruit can be spotted adorning everything from license plates to kitschy memorabilia.
When Olympic triathletes plunged into the Seine river close to the Alexandre III bridge in Paris on July 31, they were making history—and not just by going for gold. The event, which also
Catch it live: The Men’s Long Jump Final at the Paris Olympics will be held on Tuesday, August 6, at 2:20 pm ET. The Women’s Final is on Thursday, August 8, at 2
This story was originally published in WIRED Italia and has been translated from Italian. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won her first match of the 2024 Paris Olympics when her opponent, Angela Carini of
Some years back, I stopped by a French deli to buy some big chunks of cheese and carried them home in a plastic bag. The cheese was so heavy that the bag stretched
Gymnastics is an extremely difficult sport, but some people make it look easy. Step forward Simone Biles, who hit a Yurchenko double pike—considered the “hardest vault in the world”—during the artistic gymnastics Women’s Team event
THIS STORY ORIGINALLY appeared on WIRED en Español and has been translated from Spanish. Traditionally, the athletics track in an Olympic stadium is red. However, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, it’s purple, to
In the skies over Al Ain, in the United Arab Emirates, pilot Mark Newman waits for the signal. When it comes, he flicks a few silver switches on a panel by his leg,
