OpenAI and Anthropic Sign Letter to Prevent AI-Developed Biological Weapons
Leading AI labs, executives, and scientists are sending a letter to lawmakers urging them to improve tracking of synthetic DNA…
Millions of Bees Have Thrived Under a New York Cemetery for More Than a Century
A walk in the cemetery led to Cornell researchers discovering an underground colony of bees with an estimated population of…
‘There is no way to stop this’: ‘Biotech Barbie’ Cathy Tie on her mission to genetically modify babies
‘No one is trying to move fast and break things here’: Cathy Tie. Photograph: Caroll Taveras/The GuardianView image in fullscreen‘No…
A New Species of Tiny Octopus Was Discovered in the Galápagos Islands
An octopus about the size of a golf ball was first spotted in 2015 near Darwin Island. A new study…
Why Garlic Repels Mosquitoes and Keeps Them From Breeding
Garlic, as your grandmother may have told you, repels mosquitoes; it also completely blocks them from mating and laying eggs.…
A ‘Golden Orb’ on the Ocean Floor Came From a Mysterious Animal
A fascinating, unclassifiable orb found in the Gulf of Alaska is not an alien object, as some speculated, but the…
Hantavirus explained: how does it spread and who is most at risk? – podcast
Hantavirus explained: how does it spread and who is most at risk? – podcast 00:00:0000:00:00 Three people have died after…
This Treatment Could Reverse Osteoarthritis Joint Damage With a Single Injection
Osteoarthritis has no cure, but researchers have developed new therapies that help aging or damaged joints repair themselves in a…
Scientists Are Starting to Unlock the Nanoscale Secrets of the Immune System
At WIRED Health, immunologist Daniel Davis detailed the ways in which new technologies are enabling a better understanding of the…