Matt Simon
About Matt Simon
Matt is a science writer for WIRED magazine
The Coronavirus lockdown is a threat for many animals, not a blessing
You may have seen recent videos of goats roaming an empty town. But for more vulnerable species, like rhinos, this shutdown poses a great danger.
Wildfires are obliterating Australia's ecosystems
Australia's bushfires aren't just unprecedented—they're catastrophic. The continent's ecosystems could be forever changed
How the Climate Crisis Is Killing Us, in 9 Alarming Charts
A new report from over 100 experts paints a devastating picture of how climate change is already imperiling human health.
Melting glaciers are helping capture carbon
Full-tilt chaos has descended on the Arctic, a region that’s now warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet.
A 600-metre-long plastic catcher heads to sea
Ocean Cleanup aims to cut the amount of plastic in the great Pacific garbage patch by half in five years