The duration of a total solar eclipse always varies. In April 2024, the eclipse that crossed North America lasted 4 minutes and 28 seconds. By contrast, the one that will reach Spain in
A new climate record suggests that Homo floresiensis — pint-size human relatives nicknamed “hobbits” — endured thousands of years of intensifying drought before disappearing from their Indonesian island home of Flores. The prolonged
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Here’s a test for infants: Show them a glass of water on a desk. Hide it behind a wooden board. Now move the
This story originally appeared on Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. During the summer of 2025, Iran experienced an exceptional heat wave, with daytime temperatures across
The altered Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, without new data to justify a reassessment, will no longer recommend universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth. The committee voted 8–3 to limit vaccination of newborns
Proof that Neandertals hadn’t adapted to cold was right under their noses. Unique video from the naval cavity of a bizarrely well-preserved Neandertal skull confirms the hominid’s enormous noses were not an adaptation
If there were to be a “best dad” award in the animal kingdom, seahorses would be a shoe-in. That’s because males, not females, of these peculiar fish carry their young to term. They
WIRED’s Big Interview series prides itself on being the place for engaging conversations with political leaders, creators, executives, and scientists moving the world forward. In 2024, we brought those talks to a stage
For decades now, it’s been fairly well established that once you turn 40 you should start paying more attention to your body. That’s when women are supposed to start getting mammograms and men
The microbial toxin colibactin has just the right shape to snuggle up to DNA — but its embrace is unfortunately more cancerous than cozy. Colibactin is produced by bacteria in the gut and
