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.

Both sides are preparing for a potentially protracted battle over ballots and labor practices.

The makers of Eleuther hope it will be an open source alternative to GPT-3, the well-known language program from OpenAI.

Called Stretch, the machine may look wildly different than its famous cousins Spot and Atlas, but it shares a ton of their DNA.

The dance move seems to defy gravity—but it actually involves Newton’s second law, equilibrium, and a fake force.

Now that the pioneering online bank is merging with BBVA, you might be in the market for something new. These are the closest, easiest alternatives.

New data indicating that the planet's surface broke up about 3.2 billion years ago helps clarify how shifting plates drove the evolution of complex life.

Immersive theater group Future Proof's new dating sim PSweet is set inside a Microsoft Office-esque world, and it's every bit as odd and amazing as you'd imagine.

In these games-within-a-game, you can take a break to go fishing, play a few hands of combat dice, or administer a Voight-Kampff test.

Sharing is caring—except when it's an unwelcome photo from a rando on the subway. Here's how to lock down your phone and computer.

This app-guided jump rope system gives you a killer full-body exercise routine that's also loads of fun. Your downstairs neighbors just might not be as amused.

Plus: Fox News gets sued for its election coverage (again), a record ransomware attack, and more of the week’s top security news.

Moss balls sold for aquariums can hide Zebra mussels, invasive mollusks that quickly overtake waterways. The US government would like you to kill them, please.

Turns out you can do a lot of things faster, easier, and with more room for customization—all by peeking under the hood.

Sure, the 8-bit style game is repetitive—but in the most addictive way.

Spruce up for spring with great discounts on headphones and home theater gear.

If quarantine quashed my social anxiety, looming reemergence is sending it into overdrive. Coping means taking pressure off ourselves and everyone else.

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

Mild and dire forecasting models serve different purposes, and can be tricky to interpret. But when they appear similar, it may signal the end of the pandemic.

The Event Horizon Telescope’s groundbreaking image provides clues into how the cosmic phenomena gobble up matter.

Plus: The optimism of the early internet, the failure of Vine, and a cargo crisis.

“How is it that I'm identifying with a container ship?” a weary world wonders.

From ghostly English moors to crumbling ruins, people are drawn to dark places and fascinated with how they reflect the past.

It's never been easier for mistruths to go viral, and content moderation is inadequate. What social media needs is some old-fashioned friction.

This week we discuss how our bodies and minds will deal with the anxiety of reentering society after a year in lockdown.

Sure, you could dig the massive ship out of the Suez Canal. Or you could calculate how many containers you’d have to remove to make it light enough to float again.

It's not really a successor, but the company's latest Chrome OS laptop has better battery life and won't break the bank.

These last few months of waiting can feel agonizing. But there are steps you can take to manage the anxiety.

Manufacturers say the devices remove 99 percent of viruses. Researchers say such claims are unproven, and cheaper air filters are more effective.

Everyone knows Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube make money by keeping users engaged. Why won’t their executives admit it to Congress?