Forget self-driving cars, Uber has a new one for you... flying cars. The company calls it Uber Elevate and within a decade it’ll be a global network of on demand urban electric aircraft that take off and land vertically.

Researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University have built a robot that can smoke cigarettes just like a human to better understand lung diseases. You're welcome, smoking lab rats.

The $129 Home smart speaker plays a vital role in Google’s futuristic vision of “a Google for everyone” powered by its omnipresent Assistant. It sounds like a big deal, but we decided to have some fun with the new assistant instead.

The mudskipper is a fish marvelously adapted to terrestrial life. From it's powerful fin-feet to its googly eyes perched on top of its head, it's made for boogying across terra firma.

Daydream View, the first mobile headset of Google's new virtual-reality platform, is rock-solid VR at low cost.

A WIRED exclusive look at how Facebook will beam the internet with Aquila, a stratospheric solar-powered drone equipped with millimeter wave communications technology.

Two sonic branding experts explain the thinking behind some of the world's most recognizable sounds.

Poop rules everything around the dung beetle, including its sex life.

Reggie Watts answers the Internet's most searched questions about himself. REGGIE WATTS: SPATIAL premieres on Netflix Dec 6

Without a pilot’s license, or frankly, any experience, WIRED's Jack Stewart flew a plane using just his thoughts. Thanks to new technology developed by Honeywell Aerospace, a King Air C90 can be controlled, in simple terms, by the human brain.

Dialect coach Erik Singer analyzes the accents of some of Hollywood's biggest names. How accurate were they really?

Snap, the company formerly known as Snapchat, just released its sunglasses with built-in cameras. They're tough to get, but fun to use and they just might be the first face computer you'll actually want to wear.

America has a new president who is, how should we say, unpredictable. There’s no telling how the NSA and the surveillance state will evolve in the next four years. So, if you’re worried about keeping your private communications private, here’s what to do.

If you overcooked your pan-seared salmon, you may be tempted to blame it on the type of salmon you bought, but none of that matters if you understand the chemistry of how this colorful fish cooks.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory uses teamwork every day to accomplish incredible scientific feats.

Office Christmas Party stars Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman hang with WIRED to answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves.

Office Christmas Party stars Kate McKinnon and Vanessa Bayer hang with WIRED to answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves.

Family occasions are stressful especially around the holidays.Google's Chade-Meng Tan shares some mindfulness tricks that'll keep you sane.

The Transpose concept uses modular architecture to keep life in the sky fresh and comfortable.

"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" stars Felicity Jones, Donnie Yen, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn and Alan Tudyk answer the internet's most searched questions about themselves.

Bug-out bags/survival kits are a controversial topic. Everybody has a different philosophy about what makes a good one. This is Brent's. While bigger and heavier than a lot of the bags you'll see online, you can keep it in the closet by your front door or the trunk of your car, and you'll be prepared for an emergency that could last many days. Brent's kit doubles as a slick backpacking setup, so you'll get to know your gear extremely well, and you get to have fun with it, too.

LaCroix is the fizzy water of the moment. It's just H2O, CO2, and natural flavor. But what's "natural flavor" and is it safe to consume by the daily 12-pack? Asking for a friend.

"Passengers" stars Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves.

A few of WIRED's favorite gifts to make any outdoor outing more fun.

A few of WIRED's favorite gear and gadgets for homebodies.

"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" star Alan Tudyk plays K-2SO, an Imperial droid who was reprogrammed and finds himself with the rebellion. Alan explains what it was like controlling K-2SO, and how they went about making the best movie they could.

Hyundai, the car manufacturer, is getting into other forms of mobility and work with its two new exo-skeletons.

From gene editing and gravitational waves and the zika virus these were the top science stories of 2016.

Revisit WIRED's favorite Absurd Creatures of 2016 – the magnificent sex, food and fighting obsessed rhino beetle, the fish-bashing kingfisher bird and the aptly named peanut-head bugs.

2016 was the year a lot changed in gear. We lost headphone jacks on iPhones, got Snap's Spectacles and artificial intelligence is now powering a lot of our gadgets.

2016 was the year of retro-mania fueled Pokemon Go and Stranger Things and the beginning of a more diverse television future. Here are WIRED's top stories from the world of movies, music and TV.

2016 was a wild year in transportation ¬– from self-driving cars to smarter cities – WIRED looks back at some of the biggest stories about getting around.

Designers tackled some of the most pressing issues of our time in 2016. From equality to climate change, here are WIRED's most inspirational design stories of the year.

LG’s Hub Bots have Alexa’s super AI brains in bodies made for shaking it to your favorite tunes.

Korean automaker Hyundai is demonstrating a prototype autonomous version of its Ioniq hatchback at CES. The car could make self-driving affordable enough for us all.

Motown is still the center of the American auto industry, and it's got plenty to show you.

Faraday Future revealed its luxury electric limousine at CES. The company plans to sell it for as much as a Bentley, but it has more than a few hurdles to overcome to make the transition from stunning concept to real-life road car.

WIRED predicts the biggest trends for the year ahead. In this segment Alex Davies lays out the five biggest disruptions coming to the world of transport.

In our new series to kick off 2017, WIRED predicts the biggest trends for the year ahead. In this segment, Matt Simon explains how businesses are still going to go green, even in the face of renewed climate change denialism.

WIRED predicts the biggest trends for the year ahead. In this segment, Matt Simon looks at how the drug crisis in the US is being reframed as a health problem instead of a criminal one.

Drones will go into wide commercial use in 2017. Package deliveries are a couple of years away but expect a lot more drone media coverage.

It's unlikely that you'll buy a VR rig in 2017, instead you'll go 'VRing' by buying a ticket to a virtual gaming theme park or experience.

As rLoop’s virtual and physical worlds come together, the team is met with various challenges – all while trying to build something that’s never technologically been done before.

Here's what air looks like when its swirling around a DJI Phantom 3 drone in flight. The 3D animation is more than just a cool rendering, it's purpose is to help designers create faster, quieter drones.

After decades of research, scientists have finally figured out why an LSD high lasts so damn long. That could help turn it into a therapy drug in the future.

The GOES-16 atmospheric satellite is a super-powered machine that can predict the future. At least as far as weather is concerned.

A robotic heart points the way to a future where soft robots help us heal.

Immigrants founded half of the billion dollar startups in the US. Now many worry that Trump's current travel ban and any future restrictions to work visas could hamper growth in Silicon Valley.

Researchers have developed a robotic bat that promises to transform the way search and rescue operations work.

How will SpaceX ’s engineers view team rLoop’s work?