hat Driving the Karma Revero, The Electric Car That's Back From the Dead By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 21:17:21 +0000 We hop behind the wheel of the resurrected Revero—formerly known as the Fisker Karma—to see if the electric car can make its second chance at life a success. Full Article
hat Meet the Tiny Foxes That Shouldn’t Be Alive By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 20:00:00 +0000 A decade ago the tiny island fox was on the brink of extinction. Now, thanks to a radical reordering of its California island ecosystem, the fox is coming off the Endangered Species List. Full Article
hat Hello, River Dolphin. What’s Up With Your Giant Head? By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The river dolphin is good at two things: having a giant head and being able to turn that head. That last bit is indeed a skill. We promise. Full Article
hat Meet the Many Insects That Insist on Being Sticks and Leaves By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2016 10:00:00 +0000 A surprising number of insects look like sticks and leaves. But nobody created them that way—they’re the product of the wonderful processes of natural selection. Full Article
hat What It Takes to Turn a Vintage Wreck Into a Racecar By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 00:23:54 +0000 Dave Hogye spent four and a half years turning a rusted out 1959 Triumph into a beautiful race car. He then risked all that hard work, took it to the track and pushed it full throttle. Full Article
hat These Aren’t Minions. They’re Robots That Swim Around Solving Mysteries By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Sep 2016 23:44:17 +0000 Scientists just released robots that look like Minions into the Pacific Ocean. The little bots are on a mission to unravel one of the great mysteries of the sea: what the hell are marine larvae up to? Full Article
hat The Incredible Bike That’s Rocketing a Paralympian Toward Glory By www.wired.com Published On :: Sat, 10 Sep 2016 00:11:00 +0000 Krige Schabort is gearing up for his ultimate paratriathlon at his sixth and final Paralympics in Rio. WIRED takes a look at the high tech bike that's going to get him over the finish line. Full Article
hat The Crabs That Stick Camouflage All Over Their Bodies? It’s Called Fashion By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Meet the decorator and urchin crabs, crafty little critters that don’t just sit around waiting to get eaten. They deck themselves out with some serious outfits. Full Article
hat The Glass Frog Isn’t Made of Glass But That Would Be Pretty Cool By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The glass frog is a BIG fan of transparency, in the sense that you can see all of its internal organs through its belly skin. Full Article
hat Tinker Hatfield Draws WIRED's October Cover By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Nike shoe guru Tinker Hatfield draws WIRED's October cover featuring his design inspirations for the power-lacing HyperAdapt 1.0 shoe. Full Article
hat "You Think That's Gonna Go Right?" By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 John McAfee’s security detail talks about their experiences with him in this clip from 'Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee'. Full Article
hat Meet the Giant, Toxic Starfish That’s Menacing Reefs By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Get to know the crown of thorns starfish, which grows to two feet wide and wields toxic spines that will definitely ruin your day. Full Article
hat NASA Creates Robots That Can Climb Walls By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:29:21 +0000 We take a look at some of the new robotic technology being developed at JPL's Robotics Lab, including robots that use "gecko" technology to grip walls and climb 90 degree surfaces. Full Article
hat Google Home Is The Assistant That Will Never Leave You Alone By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Oct 2016 22:38:34 +0000 Google Home is part Bluetooth speaker, part Google Assistant, all Amazon Echo competitor. For $129, it brings super-powered voice control into every nook and cranny of your house. Full Article
hat The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on What AI Means for National Security By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 WIRED guest editor President Barack Obama, WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito discuss the challenges of cyber security in the age of artificial intelligence. Full Article
hat Issa Rae on How She Wrote ‘That’ Rap By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 20:57:22 +0000 WIRED sat down with Issa Rae following the Oakland premiere of her new HBO show Insecure to ask her about the show's writing process, Los Angeles setting, and killer soundtrack Full Article
hat Meet the Giant Robot That Builds Boeing’s Airplane Wings By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Building something as large as a 737 wing takes an even bigger machine. Boeing’s Panel Assembly Line (PAL) is the 60 ton, 20 feet tall, friendly robot that always lends a rather large hand. Full Article
hat Secretary of State John Kerry Knows What A Messy Election Feels Like By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 When WIRED sat down with the United States Secretary of State John Kerry right after the second Presidential debate, he shared a few thoughts on what it's like to run for President. Full Article
hat Immigration in America Isn’t What the Politicians Tell You By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 21:41:38 +0000 Politicians make a lot of wild claims about undocumented immigrants in the United States. Our advice? Take a deep breath and have a look at what the numbers tell you. Full Article
hat Meet the Psychedelic Shrimp That Power-Lifts Starfish By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The harlequin shrimp is all dressed up in a festive clown suit…a clown suit of murder. Full Article
hat Unmasking the Secrets That Ancient Mummies Hold By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Centuries ago, middle-class Egyptians buried their mummies with masks made out of recycled papyrus. Many of those sheets were covered in Ancient Greek text, which is hard to read without destroying the masks. Now a team of imagining experts are finding ways to read the texts without pulling the ancient artifacts apart. Full Article
hat Guess What Uber's Promising Now: Flying Cars By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article
hat Absurd Creatures - These Fish Were Made for Walking and That's Just What They Do By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Nov 2016 19:53:46 +0000 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. Full Article
hat What Do You Get When a Pig and a Monkey Have a Baby? A Coati By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 The coati is kind of a raccoon but also maybe a monkey with the nose of a pig. In other words, a critter that can’t seem to figure out what it wants to be. Full Article
hat The Incredible Gecko That Looks Exactly Like a Tree By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Meet the leaf-tailed gecko, which deploys some of the most astounding camouflage in the animal kingdom. Full Article
hat The Enduring Mystery of What the Hell's in LaCroix By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article
hat See Everything That Happens When a Package is Shipped By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Ever wonder what happens to a package when it gets shipped? We stuck a GoPro in a clear acrylic box, had it filming the entire time, and got a chance to see what the package went through on its way to your doorstep. Full Article
hat No Matter What Trump Says, Your Gadgets Will Still Be Made in China By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 The massive consumer tech companies from China have come up with a plan for world domination: Make all of the gadgets used by everyone, everywhere. Full Article
hat Ever Trip Too Long on Acid? Here's What Happened in Your Brain By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article
hat Inside the YouTube-Fueled, Teenage Extravaganza That Is Beautycon By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 12:00:00 +0000 A look at the industry-shaking in real life meet up of beauty world influencers, their fans and the brands that compete for their attention. Full Article
hat The Scrappy Little Mouse That Turns Venom Into a Painkiller By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 The grasshopper mouse ain't like any other mouse on Earth, in the sense that it fights scorpions and turns their venom from a toxin into a painkiller. Full Article
hat Meet the Robot that Presses Vinyl in 30 Seconds By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 These machines are the next-gen record presses our 21st century vinyl revolution has been waiting for. Full Article
hat Meet the Bird That Soars Thousands of Miles at a Time By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 The albatross has an 11-foot wingspan and a serious wanderlust, flying thousands of miles nonstop. Full Article
hat So Cellphones Cause Cancer, Right? That Ain't What Science Says By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Your grandparents might have warned you that cellphones cause brain cancer. Well, that's not at all what science says. Full Article
hat What the What Is Quantum Computing? We've Got You Covered By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Mar 2017 05:00:00 +0000 Thanks to the superposition principle, a quantum machine has the potential to become an exponentially more powerful computer. If that makes little sense to you, here's quantum computing explained. Full Article
hat Meet Baxter, the Charming Robot That Can Read Your Mind By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Mar 2017 15:00:00 +0000 You don't have to tell the Baxter robot that it's doing something wrong. You Just have to think it. Full Article
hat The Satellite That Spies on America's Lightning By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 00:19:44 +0000 The first images from a new instrument onboard NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite are giving NOAA National Weather Service forecasters richer information about lightning that will help them alert the public to dangerous weather. Full Article
hat The Shoe That Could Make a Sub-Two-Hour Marathon Possible By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 15:00:00 +0000 Meet the Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4%. It's the shoe Nike claims can make any runner 4% more efficient. The company is trying to prove this by attempting to break the last barrier in running: a sub-two-hour marathon. Full Article
hat Flight Lab - Climb Aboard a Boeing 747 That NASA Turned Into the World's Biggest Flying Telescope By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 11:00:00 +0000 To get the best space observations possible, NASA scientists fly around the world in a highly modified 747 carrying a giant telescope. Full Article
hat Meet the Remarkable Robot That Communicates Like No Other By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Iorek the robot not only understands your commands and gestures, but it asks for clarification if it's confused. Full Article
hat What We Know About Trump's Airplane Electronics Ban By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:00:00 +0000 The Trump Administration has ordered nine airlines flying direct routes to the US to block passengers from carrying large gadgets into the plane cabin. The UK has followed with a similar ban. Here's what you need to know about the ban. Full Article
hat A Marsupial Robot Is What You Need in an Explosive Situation By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Apr 2017 16:34:56 +0000 Flying a drone indoors is risky business. But a new kind of robot combines a tracked vehicle and a tethered quadcopter to explore things like decommissioned chemical plants. Full Article
hat WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Anne Hathaway & Jason Sudeikis Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 10:00:00 +0000 'Colossal' stars Jason Sudeikis and Anne Hathaway answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves. Full Article
hat The Robot That's Roaming San Francisco's Streets to Deliver Food By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 18:34:57 +0000 Hungry? But you don't want to deal with a human? If you live in San Francisco's Mission district, you can get your food delivered by a robot named Marble. Full Article
hat What Can Facebook Do About Live Murders and Suicides? By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 21:42:59 +0000 Steve Stephens recorded himself murdering an innocent victim and then uploaded the footage to Facebook. The horrific act has put Facebook under immense pressure to do something, but can the company prevent broadcasting acts of violence without fundamentally changing the purpose of the social media platform. WIRED explores Facebook's limited options. Full Article
hat The Team That Made the Mission to the Moon Possible By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 11:00:00 +0000 'Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo' is a documentary film about the team that built NASA's mission control and guided astronauts to the moon. Full Article
hat The Unsettling Performance That Showed the World Through AI’s Eyes By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Apr 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Artist Trevor Paglen is best known for images of the security state – drones, spy satellites and rendition planes – For a new work commissioned by the Cantor Arts Center he's collaborated with Kronos Quartet and Obscura Digital to look under the hood of artificial intelligence and machine vision. Full Article
hat Meet the Cute Little Robot That'll Soon Float Around with Astronauts By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 02 May 2017 10:00:00 +0000 The Astrobee is a brilliant little robot that'll use puffs of air to autonomously float around the International Space Station. Full Article
hat What is a DDoS Hack and How Do You Avoid Them? By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 05 May 2017 10:00:00 +0000 DDoS! It stands for distributed denial of service, a kind of attack that turns insecure, internet-connected devices into a sort of zombie army. So here's how you can avoid being part of that zombie army. Full Article
hat Watch the Little Robot That Taught the Big Robot Something New By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 10 May 2017 14:00:00 +0000 Robots can learn to do tasks just fine. Getting different kinds of robots to share knowledge, though, is another challenge entirely. Full Article