2025-08-06

Life After the Atomic Blast, as Told by Hiroshima’s Survivors

Eighty years after the dropping of the first atomic bomb, Hiroshima’s survivors and their descendants describe how health problems and stigma have echoed down the generations. [...]

2025-08-06

The History and Physics of the Atomic Bomb

First came the idea of splitting the atom; then, a chain of events leading to a moment forever etched in collective memory—the use of nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. [...]

2025-08-06

Cockatoos know 30 distinct dance moves

Ten of 21 known cockatoo species exhibit dance behavior, and one bird executed 17 unique moves. [...]

2025-08-05

How Supercomputing Will Evolve, According to Jack Dongarra

WIRED talked with one of the most influential voices in computer science about the potential for AI and quantum to supercharge supercomputers. [...]

2025-08-05

Analysis: The Trump administration’s assault on climate action

Official actions don't challenge science, while unofficial docs muddy the waters. [...]

2025-08-05

Earth Is Spinning Weirdly Faster, Making Today One of the Shortest Days Ever

Earth will complete its daily rotation between 1.25 and 1.51 milliseconds faster than usual, and scientists aren't quite sure why. [...]

2025-08-05

The Next Planet Parade Is Coming Soon: Here's How to See Six Planets Line Up

Mark your calendar -- you can catch Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus in the sky at the same time. [...]

2025-08-05

OpenAI's first new open-weight LLMs in six years are here

For the first time since GPT-2 in 2019, OpenAI is releasing new open-weight large language models. It's a major milestone for a company that has increasingly been accused of forgoing its original [...]

2025-08-05

US Coast Guard Report on Titan Submersible Implosion Singles Out OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush

A report on the death of five people in the Titan submersible blames design, maintenance, and inspection flaws for its failure. “It all came back to Mr. Rush,” the head of the investigation told W [...]