When species have babies with conspicuous fur, it can attract good attention—or bad. A new theory could explain why.

WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on Amazon’s Ring systems and the impulse to become a citizen detective.

Stay focused, automate what you can, and let your phone handle the hard stuff.

The finest UK discounts this week, from reasonably priced TVs to extra PS5 storage and handy wireless earbuds.

Give your fingers a break and let your word processor do more of the work.

The same phenomenon by which an opera singer can shatter a wineglass also underlies the very existence of subatomic particles.

Skip the bouquets and spend quality time with your love this year—even if it's just in the metaverse.

We thought continued opening was inevitable and the internet would flatten the world. We couldn’t have been more wrong.

Privacy policies didn't tell the whole story about third-party tools gathering personal information from the sites of medical and genetic-testing companies.

It happens to all of us: We set a big ambition or a New Year's resolution, and then it just ... fizzles out. Don't give up yet.

The upcoming indie game puts you in charge of rebuilding a destroyed ecosystem—not as a hero, but as a gig worker for a profit-hungry corporation.

Plus: News Corp gets hacked, UK snacks ransomware, and more of the week's top security news.

Researchers believe that if the chemical is made with renewable energy, it could be used as a clean source for fertilizer, fuel, and heat.

Google has a new feature that makes it easy to find a time to meet with someone. Here's how it stacks up to Calendly.

With the holiday fast approaching, it’s the perfect time to start setting a sexy mood.

Plus: Neil Young’s Archives, signs of a collapsing economy, and a rude awakening for Facebook.

Some viral trends deserve to be preserved even after they've been overrun by massive stars.

This week, we decide whether to switch music streaming services, and we offer some tips for those choosing to get their groove on elsewhere.

Some animals and plants are rapidly adapting to our warming, polluted world. How alarming that is depends on your perspective.

The White House banned diplomats from attending the Beijing games, saying it wasn't “business as usual.” In the private sector, it is.

The point is to give youngsters tools to channel their feelings into something more constructive, like taking action in their own communities.

Electric locomotives could cut emissions of greenhouse gases and toxic pollutants that harm people living near rail yards.

Whether you’re into snowboarding or curling, here’s how to follow the big events in Beijing.

Tango Gameworks' latest title is a crash course in traditional Japanese culture alongside the complexities of everyday modern Japanese society.

The design of the internet lets you harass and harm people without ever once interacting with them directly. Even if you're trying to defend them.

Are you considering the switch to YouTube Music? We've got everything from plans to playlists.

The country’s new government is struggling to assert its authority over the messaging app, which officials believe has been used to organize violent incidents.

In the wake of a voter-approved law, Subaru and Kia dealers in Massachusetts have disabled systems that allow remote starts and send maintenance alerts.

Workers say the shortened workweek is a success, but the reality is more complicated.

If you're shivering and shaking outside this winter, there's still time to score a discount on insulated jackets and warm base layers.

When my mom fell victim to a phone scam, we learned a painful truth: The explosion of personal finance apps makes it all too easy to target vulnerable people.

China’s Winter Games are overshadowed by human rights problems and overreaching state surveillance.

Disappointed with the lack of US response to the Hermit Kingdom's attacks against US security researchers, one hacker took matters into his own hands.

With flashlights, gift bags, and an app, I spent a day learning about our unhoused neighbors and logging what they really need.

Many insects, like the mosquitoes that spread malaria, have evolved a tolerance to chemical sprays. What if we could reboot their genes?

Game Freak once again gets away with not nailing an open-world Pokémon game. And we are powerless to stop it happening again and again.

A pre-pandemic policy on airport usage is pressuring airlines to keep "ghost flights" in the air. The climate impact is massive.

Whether you call them GMTs or worldtimers, these watches will be back on active duty in 2022.

Massive amounts of data are revolutionizing the work of intelligence—and not necessarily in a good way.

Viruses keep evolving until they run out of hosts to infect. Worldwide, billions remain unvaccinated against Covid—which means Omicron isn’t the end.

Ransomware and online attacks can cause deadly real-world harm. Governments need to raise their game in response.

People who need help have access to a growing number of advice and care tools—some helpful, some harmful. Consumer protections need updating.

More than half of the sea now logs temperatures once considered extreme, threatening countless species, livelihoods, and the air we breathe.

If you suffer from ringing in your ears, tech can provide some relief.

Players generate a wealth of revealing psychological data—and some companies are soaking it up.

The lithium-ion battery is good for moving cars short distances, but aviation requires longer-lasting power. Maybe we need to try other elements.

We tested a sensor-packed ski boot insole to see if it really could perfect our parallel turns.

Internal messages WIRED has viewed shed new light on the operators of one of the world's biggest botnets.

Can a scrappy team of robotics undergrads play to win against the best-funded labs in the world? At the Darpa Challenge, it’s anyone’s game.

You’re unmoved by Joe Rogan’s pledges to “try harder,” or maybe just ready to try something new. Either way, you’ll want to hang onto your curated lists.