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The Apple Watch is slowly becoming a more comprehensive family- and fitness-oriented tracker. Here are our favorite features.

We all can learn to be better, more empathetic communicators—especially now that we’re all behind screens instead of in-person.

Aboard a decked-out C-130, researchers measure how smoke transforms from “fresh” to “stale” and begin to parse what that means for humans downwind.

A WIRED investigation finds dozens of districts have purchased thermal cameras to monitor fevers that can also identify students and staff.

So-called gacha mechanics are central to the blockbuster open-world RPG and many other games from China, Japan, and South Korea. But they've left US players smarting.

Social media companies, election officials, and candidates have spent four years preparing for Tuesday. Soon we’ll find out how they did.

The man on the trail went by “Mostly Harmless." He was friendly and said he worked in tech. After he died in his tent, no one could figure out who he was.

One of the most important candidates in the country was denied her own entry for months, sparking a heated debate among the encyclopedia's editors.

People say that computational methods are a separate branch of science, but that’s not really true.

Designed to conquer the white stuff, this type of bike is the ideal ride for trails of packed snow.

A long-gestating idea to limit the use of climate modeling at the US Geological Survey is about to be realized.

We’ve found the coolest guitars, pedals, accessories, and more for the special musician in your life.

On this week’s Get WIRED podcast, writer Arielle Pardes talks about the world of political TikTok.

The US has a long history of abusing minorities for pharmaceutical profit. Messaging for a Covid-19 inoculation will have to overcome that past.

You can lock down your meetings like never before—even if you have to give up a few features to do so.

This month's list is focused on the murder case of Jamal Khashoggi, in observance of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.

Scammers are luring people into Google Docs in an attempt to get them to visit potentially malicious websites.

This American-made electric guitar will make its namesake proud.

Neuroscientists are finding that deep-learning networks, often criticized as “black boxes,” can be good models for the organization of living brains.

Decades of dealing with paper jams and overpriced ink cartridges are an effective recipe for high blood pressure.

Not all charging cables, bricks, and pads are made equally, especially when it comes to the long-term health of your battery.

Cold War planners realized that, in the event of nuclear holocaust, they should preserve America’s essence. Trump has spent four years laying bombs on it.

In a banner year for digital products, tools made of fabric have become essential for battling Covid-19.

The company's music service, which was born in 2011 and shut down last week, shall live forever in our hearts.

Trump's website gets hacked, a ransomware group calls it quits, and more of the week's top security news.

TruMedic’s latest massager contains two sets of rotating balls that simulate the kneading motion of human hands.

Nations are pledging to plant billions of trees. But a new study shows that we've underestimated the power of natural forest regrowth to fight climate change.

Question 1 would amend the state's right-to-repair law and expand access to car data. But big automakers are pushing back.

Any necessary travel this year takes an extra level of preparation. Here’s how to think it through.

From the exceptional Sony WH-1000XM4 to the attractive Master & Dynamic MW65, there are discounts on cans for all your needs right now.

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

It’s a resource allocation problem, a tough challenge in “queueing theory.” It’s also racism.

Suggesting other news sources only reinforces users' political beliefs. Another study finds that quitting the social media giant leaves people less informed.

In his short story "Hell Creek," horror author Robert Cargill tackles one of the scariest ideas ever: an undead dino apocalypse.

Tech companies need to be held responsible for enabling spread of the movement's conspiracies.

Plus: 2016 election reactions, the president’s health care, and a wrestling match over Section 230.

As the pandemic fuels demand for less contact and fewer sailors, shipping companies turn to AI-assisted navigation.

The star’s tone-def social media posts became a meme this week—a reminder that the extravagant lives of entertainers aren’t so entertaining anymore.

This week, we discuss the proposed law in Massachusetts that would open up access to the data stored on a car’s internal computer.

The “hybrid workplace” is Silicon Valley’s latest buzzword, as tech companies start giving people more options for how and when and where they get stuff done.

Two decades ago, three explorers arrived at the International Space Station and marked the beginning of a permanent human presence beyond Earth.

First, put on your fanciest clothes. And at 1:15 am, consider heading down to Deck D.

On the battlefield, any doorway can be a death trap. A special ops vet, and his businessman brother, have built an AI to solve that problem.

The DNA-cutting tool has been hailed as a way to fix genetic glitches. But a new study suggests it can remove more than scientists bargained for.

Some are casting spells to “raise a mighty blue wave,” while other conjurers are employing pro-Trump countermagics.

As Covid-19 infections spike in many parts of the US, malware gangs are wreaking havoc on the health care system.

A pro-Trump Twitter troll posted fundraising pleas for a child he said had cancer. Debunking-Twitter pounced. A tale of collateral damage in the disinformation age.

A new study reveals that the invertebrates use a novel kind of receptor embedded in their suckers to explore their ocean habitats.

From changing privacy settings to putting limits on those infuriating notifications, here’s how to take control of Slack.

Yes, the design is very stylish, but for the money you should really just buy an All-Clad.