The suits worn by Washington state entomologists aren't "official" hornet-fighting armor. But they were affordable—and came…
Author: Megan Molteni
What Forest Floor Playgrounds Teach Us About Kids and Germs
Finnish researchers just published the first big test of the “biodiversity hypothesis”—that exposure to the microbes…
A Global Data Effort Probes Whether Covid Causes Diabetes
Dozens of case reports have hinted that the coronavirus might trigger the onset of diabetes in…
Taiwan’s Digital Minister Knows How to Crush Covid-19: Trust
On day three of WIRED25, Audrey Tang explains how the Asian nation used open data and…
If You’ve Just Had Covid, Exercise Can Cause Serious Complications, Including Heart Disease
A growing number of studies are raising concerns about the coronavirus’ long-term effects on the heart.…
How Does a Sturgis Motorcycle Rally-Sized Crowd Affect Covid? It’s Complicated
That paper on the South Dakota motorcycle rally had flaws, but it's not useless. And it…
Human Embryo Gene Editing Gets a Road Map—Not a Green Light
After the 2018 “Crispr baby” scandal, a global commission assessed the technology and set strict criteria for…
Can People Without Symptoms Get Tested for Covid? Who Knows
Top health officials have issued contradictory statements, and the CDC’s newest guidance limiting testing comes just…
Inside the Sprint to Map the Asian Giant Hornet Genome
The arrival of the insect in the US sent scientists racing to unravel its DNA, looking…
A New Study Suggests a Possible Disease Vector: Germy Dust
Since the pandemic’s beginning, scientists have argued over how respiratory viruses can spread. Now an experiment with guinea…