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Even ordinary actions, like tossing a tennis ball, can be extraordinarily complex to calculate. The trick is knowing what to leave out.

Yes, you binged Squid Game, but what about Reservation Dogs and The Great?

“Is it a casino or the future of tech? Everyone’s trying to figure that out.”

From Christmas economics to incarceration policy, how well do the various monarchical countries of the Princess Switch series treat their humble citizens?

It was a year of ransomware, surveillance, data breaches, and yes, more ransomware.

This year’s most searing records—from Adele’s 30 to Jazmine Sullivan’s Heaux Tales—asked listeners to pause, reflect, and reconsider the path ahead.

For millions of people, details from an arrest—even a mistaken one—live on after being sold to data brokers. And the state profits.

When I revisited my preferred childhood pastime, I wondered if the game would still serve as a mental reset. Turns out, it did.

After decades of hard work and controversies, NASA scientists ready Hubble’s massive successor for its mission to probe the distant universe.

New advances in stem cell science could alleviate devastating early-life conditions. But this comes with a moral conundrum.

Researchers are encouraging those who work in AI to explicitly consider racism, gender, and other structural inequalities.

Take a cruise with scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, as they pilot an SUV-sized robot to collect delicate specimens 1,600 feet down.

If vinyl is for hipsters and streaming is for everyone else, maybe the forgotten format is for you.

Treated as an outcast in Maui’s cool-kid surf culture, he went on to master nearly every extreme water sport. No wonder the tech elite has a crush on him.

You can watch movies, listen to a new album, share your screen, or even work out with others on FaceTime through your Apple devices.

We all need a break from dancing elves. Here are some unexpected, fun, and (mostly) family-friendly films to enjoy this holiday.

As a new Matrix film arrives in theaters, our senior senior correspondent asks: What is real?

In another strange year, our feature articles bubbled up through the cracks and managed to capture the zeitgeist.

Two dozen cities and states prohibit use of the tech. But it’s on phones and is increasingly used in airports and in banks.

Targeting cancers and viruses, better knowledge of the human immune system is leading to new medicines.

Missions to Mars, Jupiter, and—yes—Texas are all part of the next wave of space research previously delayed by Covid-19.

Directors Lana and Lilly Wachowski warned about the dangers of trusting tech 22 years ago. With the latest sequel, Lana is back with another harbinger.

You can blame the supply chain for late packages, but there’s still time to get a few presents for the holidays.

From border politics to vintage NASA gear, these are the photo books that best document the WIRED world.

A new generation of “exergames” take adventure, community, and fitness to a new level. Here's how to use them to build a lasting exercise habit.

I had inadvertently adopted the Cartesian philosophy of body-mind dualism. A new leg showed me otherwise.

Studying how and why rhythm evolved in these primates could help unravel the mysteries of human musicality.

From Dune to The Green Knight, these are the best movies you should have watched (and still have time to watch) this year.

Despite high points like Dune and Squid Game, the year was full of letdowns. Perhaps we wanted too much.

Minute-by-minute, footstep-by-footstep tracking of children is all too easy and enticing. But everyone's a prisoner in the parental panopticon.

Manipulating the master clock could help astronauts, pilots, shift workers, and even holiday travelers. The solution is simpler than you think.

As resellers snap up the scarce supply of new consoles and other must-have items, politicians, shoppers, and retailers are fighting back.

Creating bespoke cells could transform testing and help develop new treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

Writer-director Adam McKay’s new Netflix film, about a comet headed for Earth, is an allegory for inaction during the climate crisis.

Denver-based startup Boom already has orders for its commercial supersonic planes. But is supersonic travel really the future, or best left to nostalgia?

A new report finds more people, particularly those in minority groups, are starting new ventures amid the pandemic.

These bundles of neurons, often used for research, will likely display complex activity patterns akin to humans—raising wider ethical questions.

Previous pandemics saw rich countries grabbing up vaccine supplies, leaving poor countries behind. Has the world learned nothing since?

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A UN report says a drone, operating without human control, attacked people in Libya. International efforts to restrict such weapons have so far failed.

Data brokers claim that deidentified data on millions of Americans is risk-free. Lawmakers need to know that “anonymity” is an abstraction.

Physicists are translating commonsense principles into strict mathematical constraints for how our universe must have behaved at the beginning of time.

Fortify your space this winter with discounts on stand mixers, keyboards, and mattresses.

In some parts of the developing world, cryptocurrency is changing lives for the better.

Plus: An alleged spy, a ransomware arrest, and more of the week's top security news.

DICE and EA's latest sci-fi shooter is an example of art imitating life, complete with the trappings that got us all here.

Parts of Colorado, Utah, California, and the Pacific Northwest could be without snow for years at a time in just a few decades.

Get those Apple Wallets ready. From the Mini to the Pro Max, we break down all your options.

Not only are orders and returns easier than ever, today's best retail apps also offer loyalty programs with discounts and rewards.