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Deep-sea brittle stars are always on the move. That’s what a new study seems to suggest, anyway, after analyzing thousands of brittle star specimens and finding that the spiky, star-shaped creatures are much more closely related across the deep…

In just a few days, an asteroid the size of an airplane will pass by Earth, but there’s no need to ring the alarm bells. That’s because the asteroid, named 2025 OW, is sure to miss our planet as it makes its closest approach on Monday, July…

Climate change is impacting bowhead whales and the Arctic food web, and it stinks — literally. 

New research from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) looked at the fecal matter of bowhead whales and found something alarming. Within…

We all have one: a junk drawer that we stuff full of all our random — and often useless — items that we can’t throw away. However, once in a while, there’s something in that drawer that ends up being more useful than we initially…

Lauren Goode: Yeah, I think it’s going to be really good.

Michael Calore: Yeah.

Lauren Goode: And also that means Katie still has time to run WIRED, which is another thing that she does on the side.

Michael Calore: I thought you were going to say…

New research suggests spiders and other arachnids may have originated in the sea, based on…

If a country fails to take decisive action to protect the planet from climate change, it could be breaking international law and be held liable for damages caused to humanity. This is one of the conclusions of an unprecedented advisory opinion…

Midday may be the best time to take an oral exam, interview for a job, or even go on trial, a…

Liu has been making the solution in his rented apartment in Beijing by mixing citric acid with sodium chlorite, according to an account he shared earlier this month on his Substack that revealed that a “violent explosion” occurred when he…