Can eating or drinking hot things really cool you down on a hot day? WIRED investigates.

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.

UCLA Robotics lab shows off their newest and most innovative projects, including robots who search for mines and cannot fall down.

NASA can build rockets and land on the moon, but can they carve the ultimate Halloween pumpkin?

You know bats---the flighty mammals that find their way around with sonar and eat bugs. But bats have a little secret I'd like to share with you: They can be astonishingly fast.

It sounds weird and a little creepy but science proves that massaging your kale removes the bitter taste the leaf can have. Makes sense, because who isn't a little less bitter after a good massage?

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.

You finish that thanksgiving feast and immediately all you want to do is sleep. Many people blame the turkey for their sudden comatose state, but that may not be 100% true.

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.

It's bound to happen to you— your flight is cancelled, delayed or the airline bumps you. That's why it's important to know your rights when your travel plans go astray.

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.

The Port of Los Angeles is one of the busiest ports in the country, and only gets busier during the holidays. With more global shipping now that ever, new technologies are emerging that can mend choke points in the process.

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

Carnival's new Ocean Medallion wearable tech is designed to anticipate a cruise patron's every need – from a margarita (if that's your thing) to suggestions for activities.

The Smart Remote is an intuitive and simple solution to controlling all the smart devices in the modern home.

At CES 2017 Lego just unveiled Boost, a clever kit that introduces programming and cool tech to the bricks you grew up with.

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.

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.

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.

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.

MIT researchers are taking a cue from nature to develop a revolutionary new wetsuit material that could change surfing forever.

Squid use a remarkable array of skin patterns to communicate. How? It's all a matter of getting inside their heads.

Hello Barbie Hologram is a small box containing an animated projection of the doll that responds to voice commands. It combines motion-capture animation with Amazon Echo-style voice interactions. So of course we had to give it a try.

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.

You don't have to tell the Baxter robot that it's doing something wrong. You Just have to think it.

Nintendo's latest game machine is half living-room, half handheld. Get you a console that can do both.

San Francisco’s renowned orchestra has turned an acoustically disastrous rehearsal space into the city’s hottest classical music venue.

Your phone might automatically dim its blue light at night. But does this really help you fall asleep?

Have you ever wanted to build your own drone? These MIT engineers are creating a program that lets anyone build the drone of their dreams.

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.

Artificial intelligence is now detecting cancer and robots are doing nursing tasks. But are there risks to handing over elements of our health to machines, no matter how sophisticated?

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.

Ransomware. It's malware but worse. It takes the contents of your device hostage and demands Bitcoin as a, you guessed it, ransom. Here's how to avoid it and what to do if your laptop gets locked.

Look, we get it. Remembering dozens and dozens of different passwords for different sites is next to impossible. But that doesn’t mean you should be reusing your passwords. That’s just asking for trouble.

Thanks to an assist from Congress, your cable company has the legal right to sell your web-browsing data without your consent. This is how to protect your data from preying eyes.

Alex Jones is not the only guy making a career out of conspiracy theories. They are everywhere on the internet and here's why you have no choice but to ignore them.

A world without net neutrality might end up meaning that you have to pay more to access the internet content that you want. But it also might crush innovation.

Instead of just yelling at you, Amazon's Alexa now can show you things with a new flashy screen. Here's WIRED's review of the Amazon Echo Show.

A guide to busting through confirmation bias, the cognitive fallacy that's destroying our discourse.

On August 21, darkness will wash over America. But in a good way, we promise. Here's everything you need to know if you want to catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse.

Spanish freediver Aleix Segura held his breath for 24 minutes and 3 seconds in 2016. How is that possible? Here's how.

Expect to see a new fleet of Google Street View cameras on the road. Their new images, and possibly yours, are helping the company's artificial intelligence index the world's places.

Envelop at the Midway is an experimental sound installation that promotes technology for making spatial audio. It’s also a performance space that fosters listening as a community.

The Guardian GT’s 7-foot-long arms replicate human motions with incredible smoothness and accuracy. Also, each one can lift 500 pounds.

Heads up, iPhone owners. iOS 11 comes with a batch of security features that merit your attention.

The only way to be truly secure on Facebook is to delete your account. But that's crazy talk! Here's how to lock down your privacy and security and bonus, keep targeted ads at bay.

Virtual assistants like Google Home and Amazon Alexa can be amazing but what are they doing with all of your questions? Here's how to control all of that data.

It seems like every time you turn around there's a new breach of personal information. Follow these steps to minimize the damage.

2017 was the year that big auto makers embraced the all electric vehicle. Expect to see lots of new models on the road in 2018 from Tesla, GM, Audi, VW and others.

Dot Physics' Rhett Allain breaks down the physical forces that affect how planes fly.