How to Bring a Geothermal Well Back from the Dead
Startup Zanskar has created one of the most productive geothermal wells in the US at a power plant that had…
NASA’s New 3D Model Shows the Earth Is a Lumpy Mess
We like to think of our home as a nice, smooth sphere. But mapping the Earth’s gravitational field provides a…
AI’s finally expensive enough to make Wall Street nervous
AI’s finally expensive enough to make Wall Street nervous The joys of quarterly earnings! The joys of quarterly earnings! by…
An Extreme Solar Storm May Be Even More Devastating Than Previously Imagined
Scientists have long assumed that there’s an upper limit to the intensity of the solar winds that reach Earth. New…
Nudists, peaceniks and freeloading travellers: the people keeping the Esperanto dream alive
Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images/AlamyView image in fullscreen Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images/Alamy Esperanto had always seemed to me like an idealistic…
France Records Its First-Ever Pyrocumulonimbus Cloud Amid Record-Smashing Fires
Extreme fire conditions on the ground have created unprecedented conditions in the atmosphere.
New Firefighting Technologies Could Help Battle Blazes Like Those in France and Spain
Climate change is upping the odds of major wildfires, creating a need for new tools to combat them.
Amazon’s trying to launch a global satellite cellphone network in 2028
Amazon’s trying to launch a global satellite cellphone network in 2028 The new constellation of over 5,000 satellites will offer…
Inside the Wild Rescue Mission That Took 4 Beluga Whales to Chicago
Beluga whales were in danger of getting euthanized after a Canadian theme park went bust. WIRED spoke with some of…
Inca sacrifice victim was marched thousands of miles to his death in gruesome ritual
Modern forensic techniques have unravelled the mystery surrounding the violent death of an Inca boy who was marched thousands of…