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24 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2024

From childhood malaria vaccines to record-breaking solar panels to the discovery...

Northern lights may be visible in parts of the U.S. New...

Solar storms may bring northern lights to several states in the northern U.S. ju...

What to know about tonight's "black moon"

It may sound spooky, but a black moon is nothing ominous.

WIRED’s 2024 Year-in-Review Quiz: From AI Slop to Human...

How well did you follow WIRED’s coverage of the biggest science and technology s...

The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2024

From Elon Musk and Donald Trump to state-sponsored hackers and crypto scammers, ...

New species, including "blob-headed" fish, identified a...

Hundreds of new species across the globe were identified by scientists in 2024.

To Fight AI Search Spam, Prioritize Real Human Voices

Anti-algorithm tactics and human moderators need to keep the web honest.

Viewers of Quantum Events Are Also Subject to Uncertainty

The reference frames from which observers view quantum events can themselves hav...

Healthier Cities Will Require a Strong Dose of Nature

If we can’t get to the forest, the forest must come to us, in the form of cities...

How Does a Movie Projector Show the Color Black?

There’s no such thing as black-colored light. So how can we see Darth Vader on a...

Revisiting the 3 Biggest Hardware Flops of 2024: Apple ...

The hyped-up Rabbit R1, Humane Ai Pin, and Apple Vision Pro have continued recei...

There’s Still Time to Get Ahead of the Next Global Pand...

By learning lessons from other sectors, public health can ensure it is ready to ...

These space missions will take off in 2025

Space agencies worldwide are gearing up missions in 2025 to expand humanity's ho...

Beyond Meat Says Being Attacked Has Just Made It Stronger

The plant-based-meat company’s CEO, Ethan Brown, credits a series of attack ads ...

The Year of the AI Election Wasn’t Quite What Everyone ...

Deepfakes were nothing like the political force in 2024 that many feared—but tha...

It’s Time to Move Past AI Nationalism

Countries must collaborate if we’re going to create a less fearful future for ar...

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