Ensuring your cat is drinking enough water is one of the best ways to keep your pet healthy. We tested popular models to find the best water fountains for most cats.https://www.wired.com/gallery/the-best-cat-water-fountains/
From quest-filled proposals to vows over Discord, some couples are getting married in the game universes that brought them together.https://www.wired.com/story/they-fell-in-love-playing-minecraft-then-the-game-became-their-wedding-venue/
Puma claims its latest Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 hi-tech shoe will boost efficiency for all runners. WIRED compared it to the leading competition to separate the facts from the marketing jargon.https://www.wired.com/story/puma-says-it-made-the-fastest-running-shoe-ever-we-put-it-to-the-test/
I spent months testing 30 dry shampoos on day-two hair and beyond—these are the most effective formulas you can buy.https://www.wired.com/gallery/the-best-dry-shampoos/
Vulcan, a robot with tactile senses, is a step towards automating more of picking and stowing work done by humans inside Amazon’s fulfillment centers.https://www.wired.com/story/ai-lab-amazon-launches-vulcan-a-robot-that-can-feel/
Marine biologists hope to find out more about a creature that is vital to a healthy ecosystem and the state’s fisheryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/in-order-to-unravel-the-many-mysteries-of-squids-scientists-dive-into-their-mating-frenzies-180986551/
Ginevra de' Benci was a poet famed for her beauty and intellect. But art historians know little about her beyond the writings and artworks left behind by the men who admired herhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meet-the-mysterious-renaissance-muse-immortalized-in-the-only-leonardo-da-vinci-painting-in-the-americas-180986558/
The 300 sacred jewels are part of a larger trove found in India in 1898. They're scheduled to be sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong, where bidding will start at roughly $1.3 millionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/india-is-trying-to-stop-the-sale-of-hundreds-of-ancient-gems-associated-with-the-buddha-180986569/
A third night of drone attacks near Moscow has snarled airports as foreign leaders start arriving for Russia’s Victory Day celebrations.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/07/russia-ukraine-airports-strikes/
Cardinal electors will soon withdraw to the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel to pray, deliberate and cast votes in secret ballot elections.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/07/conclave-pope-news-results/
India’s military said the strikes were made in retaliation for a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. Analysts warn the risk of escalation is rising.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/07/pakistan-down-india-jets-strikes/
India launched strikes inside Pakistan that killed at least 21 in retaliation for a deadly militant attack last month in Indian-administered Kashmir. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/07/india-pakistan-conflict-kashmir-explained/
The Haenyeo divers of Korea may hold the key to understanding and treating chronic diseases.https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/05/07/korean-extreme-divers-genetics-chronic-disease/
Cardinals of the Catholic Church are gathering in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope. Here’s what the smoke signals indicate so far.https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/interactive/2025/conclave-live-voting-results-new-pope/
The Trump administration has said it wants to pull apart Russia and China, but the two countries need each other too much.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/07/russia-china-summit-victory-day/
At age 10, she was spirited out of Nazi Europe to the United States as part of a rescue effort for young refugees.https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/05/07/eve-kugler-holocaust-survivor-dead/
As the conclave gets underway, eyes are searching for the billowing white smoke that signals Habemus Papam: “We have a pope.”https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/07/conclave-voting-begins-new-pope/
All eyes are on the Vatican as the conclave deliberates. Speculation is rife that the next pontiff may come from Africa or Asia.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/07/pope-conclave-africa-asia-catholic/
A group of Venezuelan opposition members who sought refuge in the Argentine Embassy in Caracas has arrived in the U.S., according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/06/venezuela-opposition-leave-embassy-us/
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will meet Chinese officials, but expectations for a breakthrough in their trade war are low.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/06/china-us-trade-war-negotiations/