# Science Latest Channel Description Page: Feed: --- ## [Why Food Keeps Making Everybody Sick This Summer](https://www.wired.com/story/why-salmonella-cyclospora-make-americans-sick/) _2026-08-31 · Kate Taylor, Emily Mullin_ While Trump administration cuts have contributed to the epidemic of foodborne illnesses this summer, there are also deeper issues that make the American food supply chain susceptible to parasites and bacteria outbreaks. ## [Scientists Create the Littlest Big Bang to Study the Universe's Origins](https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-create-littlest-big-bang-to-study-universe-origins/) _2026-08-30 · Jorge Garay_ The discovery redefines how large atoms need to be to produce the extreme state of matter found in the early universe. ## [NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Has a Hidden Technological Leap](https://www.wired.com/story/nasas-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-coronagraph-leap/) _2026-08-29 · Meghan Bartels_ Astronomers will test equipment that, if it’s successful, will one day be crucial for discovering Earthlike planets. ## [Psilocybin Might Make Your Brain Live in the Moment](https://www.wired.com/story/psilocybin-might-make-your-brain-live-in-the-moment/) _2026-08-29 · Jorge Garay_ Psychedelics are often associated with disconnecting from reality, but a recent neuroimaging study found that psilocybin can actually make our brain activity more connected to the world around us. ## [There Are So Many Conspiracy Theories About Dolly Parton and Vaccines](https://www.wired.com/story/there-are-so-many-conspiracy-theories-about-dolly-parton-and-vaccines/) _2026-08-28 · David Gilbert_ Influential right-wing conspiracy theorists and MAGA-aligned pundits are falsely claiming that the Covid vaccine killed Dolly Parton, the vaccination advocate and philanthropist. ## [Submit Your Questions: The Great Data Center Backlash](https://www.wired.com/story/livestream-the-great-data-center-backlash/) _2026-08-27 · Tim Marchman, Maxwell Zeff, Molly Taft, Hugo Lowell_ You have questions about data centers, and WIRED has answers. Join our livestream on September 10 and our panel of experts will tell you everything you need to know. ## [How to See the Partial Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon on August 27](https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-view-august-2026-lunar-eclipse/) _2026-08-27 · Jorge Garay_ The eclipse will obscure about 93 percent of the moon’s surface. Here are the peak times and tips for the best viewing experience. ## [How Rising Temperatures Likely Contributed to Nepal’s Deadly Flood](https://www.wired.com/story/rising-temperatures-contributed-nepals-deadly-flood/) _2026-08-26 · Molly Taft_ Climate change is causing glaciers to retreat and become less stable, upping the odds of catastrophic collapses. ## [A Mutation Is Making It Easier for Drug-Resistant Malaria to Spread](https://www.wired.com/story/genetic-mutation-drug-resistant-malaria-spread/) _2026-08-26 · Ritsuko Kawai_ New findings shed light on what’s making the parasite less treatable using the drug that’s considered a first line of defense. ## [Buy once, keep names forever (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KE251GUIr1Mm) _2026-08-26 · **Sponsored**_ Permanent registry: one-time $5 endings, $2 names, DNS hosting and feed sites. ## [The US Just Recorded Its First 2 Measles Deaths This Year](https://www.wired.com/story/us-recorded-first-measles-deaths-2026/) _2026-08-25 · Emily Mullin_ The fatalities come amid declining vaccination rates and calls from President Donald Trump to split up the MMR vaccine.