Meteorologists Say the National Weather Service Did Its Job in Texas
DOGE cut hundreds of jobs at the NWS, but experts who spoke to WIRED say the agency accurately predicted the flood risk in Texas.
Is It Time to Stop Protecting the Grizzly Bear?
The Endangered Species Act has a major problem. An unlikely move could help save it.
The Senate Just Put Clean Energy for AI in the Crosshairs
President Donald Trump’s budget would kill off tax credits for wind and solar, raising costs for new clean energy projects and blowing up valuable investment in those already in the pipeline.
The World Is Producing More Food than Ever—but Not for Long
Even America’s richest farmlands can’t outrun climate collapse. That’s everyone’s problem.
India Is Using AI and Satellites to Map Urban Heat Vulnerability Down to the Building Level
Remote-sensing data and artificial intelligence are mapping the most heat-vulnerable buildings in cities like Delhi, in an effort to target relief from extreme temperatures at a granular level.
Methane Pollution Has Cheap, Effective Solutions That Aren’t Being Used
The International Energy Agency estimates that 70 percent of the fossil fuel sector’s methane emissions could be cut with existing technologies—many of which would save polluters money.
How Much Energy Does AI Use? The People Who Know Aren’t Saying
A growing body of research attempts to put a number on energy use and AI—even as the companies behind the most popular models keep their carbon emissions a secret.
Scientists Discover the Key to Axolotls’ Ability to Regenerate Limbs
A new study reveals the key lies not in the production of a regrowth molecule, but in that molecule's controlled destruction. The discovery could inspire future regenerative medicine.
Wood Pellet Mills Are Prone to Catching Fire. Why Build Them in California?
Facilities that make wood pellets have a track record of catching alight. Yet there are plans to build several near Yosemite’s tinderbox forests.
The EPA Wants to Roll Back Emissions Controls on Power Plants
"The EPA is trying to get out of the climate change business,” says one expert.