Utilities have upgraded the infrastructure for rooftop power in richer neighborhoods, but low-income areas don't have…
Author: Eric Niiler
Titan’s Strange Chemical World Gets Simulated in Tiny Tubes
A research chemist mixed nitrogen, methane, and other molecules to re-create the conditions that might harbor…
The Next Big Challenge for Lunar Astronauts? Moon Dust
NASA is trying out sonic waves, electrostatic devices, and extra-slick coatings as ways to repel pesky…
The Cost of Preventing Deaths by Climate-Driven Heat
A new formula measures the “mortality cost of carbon” and how much would have to be…
Extreme Heat Could Also Mean Power and Water Shortages
An extraordinary drought in the West, plus dry lakes and reservoirs, mean there will be less…
Biologists Mask Up to Protect Bats (Yes, Bats) From Covid-19
New federal guidelines ask scientists to wear protective gear to keep the virus from jumping back…
How Risky Is It to Send Jeff Bezos to the Edge of Space?
Today's commercial spacecraft have a safety advantage, thanks to simpler designs and suborbital missions. But with…
NASA’s MOXIE Experiment Is Making Oxygen on Mars
Future crews on the Red Planet will need it to make propellant for the trip home.…
Brood X Cicadas Are Here! We Got Up Close So You Don’t Have To
Researchers only get a chance to study Brood X every 17 years. WIRED came for the ride—and got…
Storm ‘Price Tags’ Could Reveal the Cost of Global Warming
A new study shows that climate-driven sea level rise made the damage from Superstorm Sandy $8…