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An ex-employee allegedly tampered with a Kansas water system. It was too easy, and it's happening too often.

Ursula K. Le Guin's 1974 novel, about a society with no government or laws, remains a thoughtful exploration of politics and economics nearly 50 years later.

Plus: A national failure, a software workaround, and an unusual survival technique.

George R. R. Martin is reportedly working on a stage play based on his iconic characters. Why?

This week we discuss the Ever Given incident and its lasting implications for the shipping industry. Also, we pick our favorite boat memes.

In Justice League he runs so fast that he goes back in time. But it wouldn't be quite so easy in real life (unless he was a tachyon).

Games have been getting longer, more sprawling, and bigger budget—but some developers are looking the other way.

Scores of plans to verify immunity are in the works. But there are even more questions about how they’ll use data, protect privacy—and who gets certified first.

The Spark One is expensive and uses proprietary fuel, but it's as easy to use as propane.

The president's $2 trillion infrastructure proposal boosts funding for buses and rail. It even envisions actually tearing down some freeways.

A couple's divorce provides the surprising foundation of the best co-op video game since Portal 2.

The $100 billion proposal will probably be met with fierce resistance by telecom companies, but there's a lot to like for internet users.

The Civilian Climate Corps would put people to work preparing the nation for hotter heat waves and fiercer storms. They'll need a lot more money to succeed.

'WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn' is a good crash course while you wait for the adaptation starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway.

Megan collects advice on judging whether your workplace is inclusive—and how to build trust with your colleagues.

This month's focus is on reporters who have been subjected to harassment, abuse, and arrests related to online posts. These are their cases.

The Evercade is a cartridge-based handheld, and it successfully delivers a dose of nostalgia and joy.

It’s cute. It’s small. It mounts on the wall.

Over the last year, the scientific community has been reluctant to openly discuss its missteps. But coming clean could help prevent the next pandemic.

An analysis of the 10-foot-long teeth shows that as the Arctic warms, narwhal diets are changing, and their bodies are accumulating more mercury.

A few apps let you buy shares in actual physical vintage games (like, say Super Mario Bros.), and you make money when they sell at auction.

We'll never get herd immunity, but with speedy, deft combat against new infections, the epidemiologist says we could get back to normalish life.

Growth slowed last year at the tech giant, as it had trouble securing the most advanced chips. China's government has a plan to change that.

During quarantine, photographer Andres Gonzalez wandered his city and captured lone redwoods, trapped by human sprawl but linked by nature’s networks.

Tinder. Hinge. OkCupid. Match. A year ago, Shar Dubey became the CEO of a multibillion-dollar matchmaking empire. Then singles everywhere went into lockdown.

You don't need to be rich to be knee-deep in great games to play. Here's how to get more for way less.

The best way to make an electric bike easier to ride is to drop the weight by about 20 pounds.

Antimatter, the mysterious mirror-stuff of the universe, is hard to make and harder to study. A laser that literally chills it out could change all that.

The game’s director, Yasunori Ichinose, gives us a breakdown of its Japanese folklore influences.

Got a tiny apartment? You don't need to give up yoga—you just have to be a little flexible.

A lot’s happened since Facebook’s first headset brought virtual reality to the masses. Facebook might have been a first mover, but it also wants to be the last one.

By using GPS data to monitor slight changes in elevation, the world’s fleet of commercial vessels could aid in forecasting incoming waves.

If your city doesn’t have a food-waste recycling program, consider Vitamix’s gadget for composting your leftovers.

The labels attached to images used to train machine-vision systems are often wrong. That could mean bad decisions by self-driving cars and medical algorithms.

The photography book, released during Women’s Futures Month and on the heels of a worldwide vaccine rollout, couldn’t come at a better time.

At $120, the Moment MTW Backpack is a great bag at a good price—but the discount ends March 31.

Blizzard's free-to-play collectible card game is easy to learn but difficult to master, and every play involves calculations you may not even know you're doing.

Social isolation has been linked to poorer physical and mental health, but scientists are finally starting to understand its neurological impact.

Intriguing, maddening deception can shake up our existence and sometimes—sometimes—set us free.

Baby, it's cold outside! But exactly how cold? Know for sure with these connected weather stations.

Ambi Robotics is using years of research in robot manipulation to teach machines how to get a grip. The secret? Giving them suction cups for fingers.

A WIRED investigation has found dozens of kid-focused videos with disturbing thumbnails that the platform serves up on the Topic pages of popular games.

Small screens don’t mean small accomplishments. Here’s how to get big things done.

Spot is a new platform dedicated entirely to walking meetings, launched by a longtime remote work evangelist.

WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on automation, productivity, and what it means to be human.

Neuroscience is bad at explaining what it’s like to be alive. Mark Solms thinks he can change that—with help from, of all people, Freud.

Most manufacturers want you to believe you can't replace your battery, but that's not true. Doing so can add years of life to your device.

Junk satellites can pose risks to other objects in Earth’s orbit. Startups are testing out ways to tidy up, from magnets to robotic tentacles.

After coming under attack, some of the city’s pro-democracy protesters have taken the fight for freedom from the street to video games.