This year’s World Cup has faced sweltering heat and humidity. Now it may need to deal with wildfire smoke.

This year’s World Cup has faced sweltering heat and humidity. Now it may need to deal with wildfire smoke.

The US is home to some of the most polluted air on the planet as smoke from 120 out-of-control Canadian wildfires drifts across the border.

The US is home to some of the most polluted air on the planet as smoke from 120 out-of-control Canadian wildfires drifts across the border.

Researchers identified traces of erythrulose, a monosaccharide, thousands of light-years away.

Researchers identified traces of erythrulose, a monosaccharide, thousands of light-years away.

Roughly 100 fires are raging out of control in Ontario, sending smoke streaming 1,000 miles to the south and east.

Roughly 100 fires are raging out of control in Ontario, sending smoke streaming 1,000 miles to the south and east.

“We have no choice but to address the challenges created by these massive facilities,” New York governor Kathy Hochul said. The executive order will pause construction for one year.

As record-breaking heat crushes Europe, organizers are moving events online to avoid exposing people to dangerously high temperatures.

As record-breaking heat crushes Europe, organizers are moving events online to avoid exposing people to dangerously high temperatures.

Algae blooms, peeling paint, and a host of fixes from hydrogen peroxide to nanobubblers have made it hard to diagnose what’s wrong with the Reflecting Pool—let alone how to clean up the mess.

A newly identified species of fungus attacks the famous “zombie mushrooms” that control ants.

A new report shows that government agencies failed to communicate and includes recommendations for stronger oversight in a bid to avert future disasters.

A new report shows that government agencies failed to communicate and includes recommendations for stronger oversight in a bid to avert future disasters.

Temperatures have climbed up to 45 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, stopping ice from forming in the dead of Antarctic winter.

Warm weather has fueled a bloom that National Park Service workers are trying to kill using everything from hydrogen peroxide to nanobubbles ahead of July 4 celebrations.

Designers are finding sustainable building solves close to home—in ancient practices and cutting-edge innovations alike.

A new, AI-assisted model of insurance is quietly exploding in disaster-prone areas—and may be coming for FEMA too. Is it the answer to climate change, or a trap?

WIRED surveyed readers on their housing costs. The answers paint a stark portrait of unaffordability, climate adaptation, and the death of the homeowner dream.