Science
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This Is the One Food Safety Item You Need to Prevent Salmonella
Salmonella outbreaks are seemingly everywhere right now. A good temperature probe is the last and best line of defense.
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The Best Gaming Headset Is Close to Its Best Price
I love this multi-device headset, and right now it’s cheaper than what I paid for it in March.
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Dice discovered that solve decade-long mathematical problem | New Scientist
After years of searching, mathematicians have found dice that can allow five players to fairly decide who moves first in a board game, with a winner guaranteed from just a single roll
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How much water do you really need to drink to keep your brain sharp? | New Scientist
Water is essential for good brain function, with a handful of convincing studies suggesting that dehydration could be slowing you down, cognitively speaking. Columnist Helen Thomson explores how much water we should be drinking to stay sharp
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Why banishing irrational numbers could trigger a revolution in quantum theory | New Scientist
Irrational numbers have underpinned quantum mechanics for a century. Removing them could eliminate its strangest features and trigger the biggest upheaval in physics since quantum theory began
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Lack of sleep may cause anxiety by making us less adaptable to threats | New Scientist
People who were deprived of sleep overnight didn't seem to adapt to being in a potentially threatening space, which may help explain the link between a lack of shuteye and anxiety
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Diabetes drug metformin may halve the risk of dementia | New Scientist
Taking metformin, a type 2 diabetes drug, has been linked to a lower risk of dementia over the following decades, but the association isn't conclusive
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NASA’s New Space Telescope Is Poised to Discover Hidden Facets of the Universe
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is expected to discover as many as 200,000 new planets and reveal details about the elusive nature of dark matter and dark energy.
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The Best Multiuse Air Purifiers Do More Than Just Clean the Room
These WIRED-tested dual-purpose air purifiers also function as heaters, fans, art pieces, and more, offering the best of both worlds.
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Plastic bottles can be turned into edible, vanilla-flavour cookies | New Scientist
Hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic pollution are created each year. One option may be to turn the pollution into food, but critics voice concerns
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They Dedicated Their Lives to Teaching. Then the Deepfakes Started
The deepfake epidemic in schools is affecting more than students. Four teachers tell WIRED about becoming targets of sexualized, AI-generated content—and how difficult it was to find accountability.
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From back pain to cancer, how the interstitium could transform medicine | New Scientist
For centuries, we’ve ignored the interstitium, but research is now revealing that this body-wide network of fluid is instrumental to our health and points the way to new treatments
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I Watched a Family of Chickadees Grow Up in This Smart Birdhouse
The dual-camera Birdfy Nest Duo gave me an astonishingly intimate look at everything from nest building to fledging.
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These Home Theater Projectors Give the Cinema Some Tough Competition
I tested the latest models from XGIMI, Hisense, Leica, and BenQ to find the best of the best.
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This Asus Monitor Fixes One of the Main Gripes Over OLED
The Asus PG27UCWM brings a new sub-pixel layout to the world of OLED gaming monitors, and in my testing, I appreciated the improvements it brings to the table.
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Transistors Changed Everything. Here’s How They Work
How a tiny little electronic switch sparked the computer revolution.
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Is Expensive Bottled Water Actually Better for You?
Luxury water can contain different minerals and taste noticeably different. But a remote source, alkaline pH, and high price do not necessarily mean better hydration.
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7 Basic iPhone Tricks I Built With iOS 27’s Revamped Shortcuts App
From halting my doomscrolls to automating air-quality checks, Apple’s streamlined Shortcuts app is my favorite iOS 27 feature.
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Forget Meta Ray-Bans. These Dorky-Looking Virtual Display Glasses Are Way More Useful
Tethered display glasses are truly practical face computers. They trade bulky spatial computing for simplicity: Plug in, recline, and get a massive screen right in front of your nose.
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The Saily Ultra eSIM Is a Great, Perk-Packed Choice for Globetrotters
For uninterrupted service as you country-hop, the Saily Ultra eSIM works well and comes with plentiful perks. It’s pricey though.
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Set Up a Separate Work Profile on Your Android Phone
It is possible to achieve your desired work-life balance on your smartphone. Just set up separate accounts using this built-in Android feature.
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NASA Cancels Its Rescue Mission for the Aging Swift Telescope
The LINK probe was supposed to use robotic arms to capture Swift and lift it into a safe orbit. Problems with its control system forced NASA to call off the attempt.
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Your Expired Visa Card Could Be ‘Zombified’ to Make Contactless Payments
Plus: Apple sends out an “unprecedented” number of spyware warnings, Ukraine hits a Russian ecommerce giant with cyber and drone attacks, and more.
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Tesla’s Door Handles Lead to Its Biggest Recall Yet
A Chinese agency says the two recalls affecting some 3 million vehicles can mostly be fixed by over-the-air updates—but they will also require physical warning stickers and camera-related updates.
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The Unlikely Place at the Center of China’s AI Boom
Cheap energy, abundant land, and proximity to Beijing have turned a city in Inner Mongolia into a crucial hub for data centers.
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'Off the charts' El Niño is already the strongest since records began | New Scientist
Renowned climate scientist James Hansen says the developing super El Niño has already "blown past" previous events with months to go before it peaks
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Meta’s Big Reckoning Is Here
Meta is in court again over child safety, and this time it’s a landmark case that could force significant changes to core features of Facebook and Instagram.
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Burns improve more rapidly after treatment with fish skin | New Scientist
Severe burns are often treated with synthetic products ahead of skin graft surgery, but there is evidence that a product made from minimally processed cod skin is more effective
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Greenland meltwater is intensifying European heatwaves | New Scientist
The cooling of the North Atlantic is creating waviness in the jet stream and high-pressure ridging over Europe, a study finds
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The Patrick Clancy Conspiracy Theories Are Rooted in the Harsh Realities of Motherhood
Lindsay Clancy’s defense argues she killed her three kids because of postpartum psychosis. But armchair detectives, including many fed-up mothers, are laying blame with her ex-husband.
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The Super El Niño Won’t Fix the West’s Water Crisis
“People have talked about the Colorado River crisis for decades—we’re now in it,” says one expert. “Everyone you talk to is like, ‘Shit, man.’”
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The Labor Day Deals Have Already Started. This Is the On-Sale Tech Gear I’d Shop
From the best Dyson vacuum to the best wireless headphones and earbuds we’ve tested, you can get some great gadgets on sale already ahead of Labor Day.
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Influencers and Resellers Are Turning Empty Boxes Into Big Cash
As the appetite for “authenticity” grows online, content creators are buying up empty boxes for luxury goods—and resellers are cashing in for “crazy prices.”
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Make Cord Clutter a Thing of the Past With This Powerful Wireless HDMI Streamer
I used the Nyrius Phoenix Home True 4K60 to transmit games, TV shows, and movies across my house (yes, even through walls).
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Super El Niño could lead to mega CO2 emissions from Indonesian fires | New Scientist
Intense fires are already burning in Indonesia, and there could be much worse to come as the Super El Niño ramps up
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Ruggable Discount Codes and Deals for August 2026
Keep your floors pristine and your budget intact. Save up to 30% off machine-washable rugs, runners, mats, and pillows using Ruggable coupons plus our expert advice.
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The Single English County Saying No to Palantir
The UK government is facing calls to cancel a sprawling health care contract with Palantir. The region of Greater Manchester insists it can do a better job itself.
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How long could we possibly live? A new estimate is mind-boggling | New Scientist
Biogerontologists are exploring the upper limit for human life. A recent study has it verging on two centuries – but columnist Graham Lawton finds reason to be sceptical
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Google’s Pixel 11 Is Predictably Slick but All the Same as Last Year’s Phone
Incremental improvements fail to generate much excitement, but Google’s Pixel 11 is still an accomplished Android phone.
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The Galaxy’s Fastest Star Could Reveal the Secrets of a Supermassive Black Hole
S301 passes close to Sagittarius A*—so close that its orbit could reveal how the black hole’s rotation warps the spacetime around it.
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Silicon Valley Doesn't Get Why You Hate AI
Technology leaders don’t seem to understand society’s gripes about AI, but boy, are they posting through it.
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China Is Strapping ‘Digital Bombs’ to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US Ready?
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” Andy Greenberg discusses sitting in on a war game simulating a cyberattack from the Chinese hacking group Volt Typhoon
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Strange gamma-ray signal could unlock dark matter’s secrets | New Scientist
Researchers spotted an unusual gamma-ray signal in three galaxy clusters, which may be a telltale sign of dark matter – or some even more exotic phenomenon
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How Teen ‘After-Prom’ Kings in LA Monetized the High School Rager
The West Coast house-party scene has long been iconic. For these young, tech-savvy entrepreneurs, it was also inspiration for MyPlots, a party-promotion empire.
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Will personalised mRNA vaccines transform cancer treatments? | New Scientist
A personalised mRNA cancer vaccine has produced positive results in a final-stage trial involving skin cancer, raising hopes that this approach could work against many cancers
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Two emerging tick viruses that can be deadly are spreading in the US | New Scientist
Heartland virus and Bourbon virus, which are transmitted by lone star ticks, have killed at least seven people in the US
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Depression doesn't shrink the brain like we thought it did | New Scientist
For the past decade, depression has been linked to a shrunken hippocampus, which has a vital role in memory. But a large study using up-to-date scanning techniques suggests this may not be the case
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Salmonella Is Everywhere
From granola to guacamole, a wide variety of foods have been recalled lately over salmonella risks. Experts say common-sense precautions go a long way.
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AI firms are watermarking generated text – here's why it won't work | New Scientist
AI companies have begun embedding watermarks in the output of their models to improve transparency and help crack down on misinformation, disinformation and cheating on homework, but there are limitations to this approach
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My Top USB Car Charger Can Revive a Dead Macbook in 30 Minutes
I put top-rated USB car chargers to the test for fast charging, value, heat, and safety. These are the best I found.
