Rob Reddick

Scientists Made Human Eggs from Skin Cells and Used Them to Form Embryos The embryos weren’t used to try to establish a pregnancy, but the researchers behind the technique say it could one day be used to address infertility.

An incredible way of upping access and success of IVF, or an unnerving development that ushers in the possibility of ‘embryo farming’. Maybe it's both.

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Inside the Nuclear Bunkers, Mines, and Mountains Being Retrofitted as Data Centers Companies are going to great lengths to protect the infrastructure that provides the backbone of the world’s digital services—by burying their data deep underground.

Absolutely loved this piece looking at the innards of a high-security data centers housed underground.

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Anti-Trump Protesters Take Aim at ‘Naive’ US-UK AI Deal Thousands marched in London to protest President Donald Trump’s second state visit. Among them were many environmental activists unhappy with Britain’s new AI deal with the US.

I covered the protests in London against Trump for @wired.com. Protesters aren't convinced by the AI deal from US tech giants: They want to know what the UK is giving them in exchange for up to $45bn in investment and where the power for data centers will come from www.wired.com/story/climat...

I hope we see more of this around the world in the future.

This is your chance to learn from the best!

Government Staffing Cuts Have Fueled an Ant-Smuggling Boom “It’s getting out of hand,” one seller says. “They realize the US market is a gold mine.”

My two takeaways from this piece:

1) ugh, this is bad, is there nothing that this administration will leave unsullied etc.; and

2) keeping ants (legally) seems pretty cool, I should look into it.

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Why the US Is Racing to Build a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon NASA has set a 2030 deadline to build a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor on the moon. It’s an ambitious but potentially achievable goal that could transform space exploration, experts tell WIRED.

Assumed there'd be no legs in this idea over this timeframe... but experts who spoke to @wired.com explain how getting a nuclear reactor on the moon in five years is plausible—and why the US wants to pursue such an ambitious goal on this schedule.

www.wired.com/story/why-th...

Opinion | Two Words: Plastics Treaty

Negotiations are underway, again, for a global treaty on plastics. If you're not sure what's going on or why this matters, this is a good primer:

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/o...

Combating Domestic Violent Extremism Is No Longer a FEMA Priority Documents obtained by WIRED show FEMA plans to direct states and tribes to halt activities intended to combat domestic violent extremism so as to align with "current administration priorities."

SCOOP from me: FEMA is planning to order states to immediately stop activities intended to combat domestic violent extremism - the latest in a broad federal move to downplay the threat:

Alec has been found!

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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 WIRED...

The USCG recommends submersibles "be certified with third-party organizations, such as Lloyd’s Register or the American Bureau of Shipping, even if they were operating in international waters like the Titan."

Feels like a sensible step toward avoiding similar tragedies
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Facebook post with a photo of Alec and contact information: MISSING: Alec Luhn, last seen July 31st in the afternoon. Was headed from Odda, Norway on a solo backpacking trip to explore the glacier @folgefonnanasjonalpark. Planned to stay at DNT Holmaskjer and DNT Breidablikk and finish Monday morning at Årsnes Kai bus station. Red Cross search with volunteers and dogs and helicopters is underway in the area. PLEASE SHARE AND TAG AND REPOST THIS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. If anyone has seen him or has information please contact Drew Avanell Gaddis or Veronika Silchenko

Our friend @alecluhn.bsky.social is missing in Norway's Folgefonna National Park after a backpacking trip to the glacier there. Please share if you're in the area or know people who might be. Come home safe, buddy

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Scientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their Work A new Department of Energy report “fundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED.

NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context —

These Robots Are Recovering Dumped Explosives From the Baltic Sea In the face of seabeds becoming valuable real estate and corroding bombs polluting the oceans, teams are turning to technology to clean up this dangerous and expensive problem.

We’ll also be here to bring you news about how the world is getting better—whether that’s through advancements in drug development, the ongoing march heat pumps, or just cool underwater robots cleaning up the mess that humans have left behind.

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Einstein Showed That Time Is Relative. But … Why Is It? The mind-bending concept of time dilation results from a seemingly harmless assumption—that the speed of light is the same for all observers.

Science is all about curiosity and wonder, and I love that we’re able to publish so many physics longreads and explainers written by journalists who are truly experts in their fields.

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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.

Our science coverage is supported by our regional publications in Mexico, Japan, and Italy. Expect stories on space exploration, conservation, and quantum computing from around the world. And expect more axolotls.

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There's Neuralink—and There's the Mind-Reading Company That Might Surpass It Unlike Elon Musk's brain-computer interface, Synchron's doesn't require open-skull surgery, and it has an OpenAI chatbot baked in.

Neuralink grabs the headlines, but in the race to create highly functional, long-lasting brain-computer interfaces there are many runners. We'll bring you the latest on those striding ahead.

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An Experimental Obesity Pill Mimics Gastric Bypass Surgery A novel drug that produces a temporary coating in the small intestine could be a new strategy for weight loss—and an alternative to surgeries and GLP-1 drugs.

One of the big health stories of recent years has been GLP-1 drugs, and there’s so much research underway in the weight-loss space. We’ll be watching the sector closely, looking at the development of new drugs and how they’re being accessed and changing people’s lives.

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An IVF Alternative Could Make Having Babies Less Onerous Startup Gameto has developed a technique for maturing eggs outside the body that’s showing promise at helping patients get pregnant with fewer hormone treatments.

The story of the future of humanity will be the story of health. Whether it’s the quest for gene therapies, pandemic preparedness, or the latest longevity research, the Science team has you covered.

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States and Startups Are Suing the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Critics of the NRC say its red tape and lengthy authorization timelines stifle innovation, but handing some of its responsibilities to states could undermine public trust and the industry’s safety rec...

As part of this, we’ll be looking closely at the global nuclear renaissance—what the chances are of conventional and new nuclear technologies meeting the world’s rising energy needs, who stands to benefit, and paths companies are pursuing in their quest for expansion.

www.wired.com/story/nrc-la...

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.

With the impacts of the climate crisis becoming ever more apparent, we’ll be scrutinizing the huge issue of rising tech emissions in the age of AI—what is shaping up to be one of the biggest obstacles to reaching net zero.

www.wired.com/story/ai-car...

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 state's weekend flood risk.

At the same time, we’ll be contextualizing the news and correcting the record, just like we did in the immediate aftermath of this month’s floods in Texas.

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How Trump Killed Cancer Research Attempting to eliminate funding for certain kinds of “woke” studies, the Trump administration erased hundreds of millions of dollars being used for cancer research.

We’ll keep holding power to account at a time when government policies are directly targeting medical research and environmental protections—and we’ll be focusing on impacts inside the United States and worldwide.

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I'm so proud of the Science desk's work on @wired.com this year, and very excited for what we've got coming up.

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WIRED is hiring! We're looking for a senior writer to cover the frontiers of scientific advancement—breakthroughs in space tech, quantum science, nanotechnology, batteries, and more—and the people and companies behind them.

This role is based in our London office.

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Jeremy's Reddit AMA

After government support and poaching top Western talent, China’s car industry is about to dominate globally. In the US, the affordable car is about to go extinct.

Join @jeremywired.bsky.social for an AMA on Thurs., July 17 at 11 AM ET on the future of cars here: www.reddit.com/r/technology...

This Is Why Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch Needed Human Babysitters On-board helpers, bad-weather suspensions, but no crashes. WIRED asked experts to grade Tesla’s Austin autonomous taxi service—and, crucially, how to know if the system is safe.

ARE WE THERE YET? @wired.com asked experts to grade the launch of Tesla’s Austin autonomous taxi service, explain the need for the services human babysitters, and, crucially, how to know if the system is safe. www.wired.com/story/this-i...

Busy at work, stress-peeling my sunburn.