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Astronomers get their wish—new ultra-precise distance measurements between Earth and the stars—but that only intensifies a cosmic crisis.

Stop the chatter and find your quiet place.

In a Covid-inspired pivot, chefs around the world are offering interactive cooking classes online that help groups of disparate strangers learn some new tricks.

Pubes protect you; head hair keeps you warm. But beards and mustaches seem to exist for mainly ornamental reasons.

All the most important stories about the biggest hack in years.

Don't blow your savings on a new bicycle. Instead, learn how to better maintain the one you've already got and swap out some key components along the way.

Widely used herbicides are struggling to kill some weeds. Some experts think heat could be part of the problem.

You have to do more than just plug and go. Let us help you pick the best cable for your device, and adjust your laptop and your TV settings for the best picture.

We've collected all the latest advice, equipment, and up-to-date information to help you navigate the cold months ahead.

Have you always wanted an advent calendar with Baby Yoda socks? Today's your lucky day.

Not all SolarWinds victims are created equal.

Physicist Brian Keating, codirector of the Arthur C. Clarke Center for the Human Imagination, started the show to continue the center's mission of bringing together the world's top thinkers.

The company is facing multiple lawsuits from the Department of Justice and three dozen states. Here’s what you need to know.

Plus: A visit to the agency’s headquarters, a license for engineers, and a holiday reprieve.

After a long wait—and a lot of frustration—the streaming service is finally available on Roku devices. Just in time to watch Wonder Woman 1984.

Get your binoculars (or not) and let’s explore the reaches of our galaxy and the craters of the moon.

The most massive database of microbial gene sequences so far shows that the tree of life is much larger than we knew.

This week, we try to guess what the year ahead has in store. We also look back in shock at how wrong we were about 2020. Can't win em all.

Putting aside the game's bugs and issues, the underlying themes speak to the fears and worries of a time gone by—not that we've moved past them all.

“It’s all well and good for an android to take a position and shut down motor functions. There’s no art in that. I want the old ways. That’s why I’m on Earth.”

You're probably using it to chat with friends, but if you're not using it to stream, play games, and chat with friends too, it's time to start.

As Covid-19 shut down air travel, the industry quickly pivoted to hauling more stuff. It won’t be pivoting away anytime soon.

To evaluate whether cybersecurity tactics are working, you need to first establish what the SolarWinds hack really was.

Researchers are putting out a call to study the potential effects of bacteria- and fungi-filled haze on human health.

The California Public Utility Commission demanded details on sexual assault cases involving drivers. But Uber says complying would compromise victims’ identities.

The small nation of Togo used image analysis algorithms to target economic support for its most vulnerable residents.

The social media platform, which gained enormous popularity this year, served as a mirror of these often dystopian times.

Disinformation could thwart distribution before government messages have a chance to push back. Debunking might turn out to be everyone’s job.

Chefs tinkered with food chemistry, while dining apps reengineered logistics. Those changes will endure even after the pandemic is over.

A new antitrust case against Google alleges that the two companies made a deal to reduce competition in online advertising.

Despite years of warning, the US still has no good answer for the sort of “supply chain” attack that let Russia run wild.

The $800 million craft successfully collected precious asteroid material from a near-Earth asteroid. Then it started spilling regolith into space.

Kudos to developer The Dairymen for tackling the classic parable, but a narrative focus means that players suffer the same lack of freedom as the game's characters.

Verogen’s push into public crime labs with genetic genealogy may help solve more cold cases, but it raises concerns about DNA data collection.

The National Defense Authorization Act would increase US investment by $6.4 billion over 5 years. But the president could veto it over other provisions.

From Clubhouse to Discord to Twitter, 2020 was all about giving people a voice online. Literally.

These 48 movies, TV shows, albums, Twitter feeds, songs, podcasts, and books helped us get through this wildly unprecedented year.

State and local officials are scrambling to figure out how to inoculate millions—after health care workers and the elderly—against the novel coronavirus.

Video game companies are increasingly putting restrictions on what reviewers can show, widening the gap between expectations and reality.

Algorithms have crept into our feeds, streets, and workplaces. Here’s what WIRED staff are reading to understand what that means for the future.

Microsoft has updated its ARM-powered portable, giving it a faster chip and a new keyboard. It still struggles to compete.

Set in a virtual cave, this Tamagotchi-like waiting simulator is a riff on a German folktale that captures 2020’s sad and surreal lockdown energy.

Anthropogenic mass—concrete, metal, and other human creations—has grown to be heavier than plants, animals, and microbes combined. Planet Earth is not happy.

This is what a holiday-shopping craze looks like when everyone’s in lockdown.

Because of Covid-19, developers are realizing that incorporating health concerns in a building's design isn’t just a luxury—it’s a necessity.

It took a couple swings (most of them good, some of them okay at best) but the most recent release is a crowd-pleaser.