Physics and economics have partly protected humans from weapons of mass destruction, but what if WMD of the future are both devastating and cheap? The post Thank Goodness Nukes Are So Expensive and Complicated appeared first on WIRED.

For Sylvia Serfaty, mathematics is all about truth and beauty and building scientific and human connections. The post The Beauty of Mathematics: It Can Never Lie to You appeared first on WIRED.

The Flow Table Lamp is brilliant. The post A Gorgeous Lamp That Invigorates as It Illuminates appeared first on WIRED.

Numerical calculations are such an integral part of real world physics that it would be wrong to not include them in the intro courses. The post You Physics Teachers Really Ought to Teach Numerical Calculations appeared first on WIRED.

If you believe there's no such thing as bad press, invest in Uber. The post Uber's Massive Crap Pile Develops Its Own Gravity appeared first on WIRED.

Mike Pence joins an ever-growing list of public figures whose email account fell to hackers. It only gets worse from here. The post The Golden Age of Email Hacks Is Only Getting Started appeared first on WIRED.

Print this article out and show it to him. The post Mike Pence's (Imaginary) Leaked AOL Emails Prove He's Basically Your Dad appeared first on WIRED.

Two big news events this week: The release of the Nintendo Switch and the heap of announcements out of Mobile World Congress. The post Upwardly Mobile appeared first on WIRED.

We're proud to bring NextDraft—the most righteous, most essential newsletter on the web—to WIRED.com. The post You Might Just Be Renting Your Pupper. Plus the Week's Other Surprises appeared first on WIRED.

Ever wondered what kind of camera you'd need to make your own Planet Earth? Us too. The post How to Film a Jaguar Without Getting Eaten appeared first on WIRED.

Sometimes, you just have to go along with an unruly mob. The post Upset About All the Swearing in Your Office? Too Damn Bad appeared first on WIRED.

At a time when more than half of all humans live in cities, the influence of the natural world is at a low ebb, while our understanding of it keeps growing. The post You Spend 5 Percent of Your Day Outside. Try Making It More appeared first on WIRED.

In the show The Expanse, people try using a spaceship to direct an asteroid into the sun. Would this even work? The post Let's Do the Physics Of Knocking an Asteroid Into the Sun appeared first on WIRED.

Opinion: Upcoming marches will let scientists respond to Trump's war on facts and data. The post I'm Marching to Fight the Alarming War on Science. Join Me appeared first on WIRED.

Chinese smartphone powerhouse Xiaomi joins an exclusive club of companies that roll their own silicon. The post The Silicon Shift That's Transforming How Tech Giants Make Phones appeared first on WIRED.

Big Blue picks green over red. The post Ann Arbor Is Fighting Traffic With Software—and Winning appeared first on WIRED.

They're not so natural. The post Listen, We Love Natural History Museums. But They Can Be Weird appeared first on WIRED.

Hugh Jackman's final turn in the claws is his best yet. The post Logan Review: This Is How Wolverine Was Supposed to End appeared first on WIRED.

The stoners have spoken: California is set to become the country's largest legal marijuana market . But the path to legit pot isn't straight and narrow. The post California's Looking for New Tax Revenue? Weed 'em and Reap appeared first on WIRED.

Federal protection for water is way bigger—and way more technical—than the Clean Water Rule. The post Lasers and Galoshes: How the Feds Divine if Rivers Need Help appeared first on WIRED.

The meme exploded today, but the photo's genesis—and the internet's battle over it—says a lot about the redemptive power of online culture. The post The Story Behind That 'Future That Liberals Want' Photo appeared first on WIRED.

A vulnerability in Slack left every account potentially exposed. Thank goodness the caught it in time. The post Hack Brief: A Slack Bug Could Have Been Everyone’s Worst Office Nightmare appeared first on WIRED.

Student planned a protest against Feng Zhang's appearance at UC Berkeley, the home of competing Crispr inventor Jennifer Doudna, and then canceled it. The post MIT’s Crispr Guy Braves Enemy Territory at UC Berkeley appeared first on WIRED.

Meet the $96K Panamera Sport Turismo. The post Cringe All You Want, Porsche's Still Making a Station Wagon appeared first on WIRED.

More internet-connected medical devices flood into healthcare industry every day, but we're not moving fast enough to defend them. The post Medical Devices Are the Next Security Nightmare appeared first on WIRED.

A team of scientists just mapped over 4,000 square miles of seafloor in stunning detail. The post Want to Explore the Deep Sea? The Secret Is Sound appeared first on WIRED.

The beclawed mutant might be retiring from the movies, but he's the foundation of the X-Men's pessimistic worldview. The post All Hail Wolverine, King of the X-Men's Terrifying Future appeared first on WIRED.

Mass surveillance seems like it would be a valuable national security tool. In reality, it's doesn't help much at all. The post Mass Spying Isn’t Just Intrusive---It’s Ineffective appeared first on WIRED.

What is a planet? It all depends on your perspective. The post Pluto’s Defenders Prepare to Fight for Its Planethood (Again) appeared first on WIRED.

Richard Mosse uses a camera meant for warfare to talk about humanity. The post Military-Grade Camera Produces Eerie Photos of Refugees appeared first on WIRED.

Even if all of President Trump's proposed new defense spending goes through, figuring out what to spend it on will be its own battle The post How Trump Should Spend That Extra $54 Billion on Defense appeared first on WIRED.

New phones from Nokia, Sony, and Motorola, plus a robotic car, an electric scooter, and a 360 camera. The post The Best Phones and Gadgets We Saw at Mobile World Congress appeared first on WIRED.

How does Snap grow while retaining the "cool kids' secret club" feel on the platform? The post Snap's IPO Could Kill What's Great About It appeared first on WIRED.

In a striking return to form, the newest Zelda game captures the joy of getting lost in an eclipsing, unfamiliar wilderness. The post With Breath of the Wild, Zelda Finally Loses Its Way. And I Love It appeared first on WIRED.

It's a one-of-a-kind geological artifact. What's it worth? Maybe $100 million, maybe nothing. But those who've pursued it have definitely paid a price. The post The Curse of the Bahia Emerald, a Giant Green Rock That Ruins Lives appeared first on WIRED.

The Pritzker Prize jury awarded architecture's highest honor to RCR Arquitectes, a little-known trio from the Catalonian region of Spain. The post Even Architecture Prizes Are Political In This Crazy World appeared first on WIRED.

Comcast, Verizon, and other ISPs can now sell your personal information without your permission—at least for now. The post The FCC Graciously Sets Internet Providers Free to Sell Your Data appeared first on WIRED.

Rooting out synthetic opioids like fentanyl is a game of whack-a-mole; once the DEA targets a specific chemical composition, a new one pops up. The post Keeping Fentanyl Out of the US Will Take More Than a Wall appeared first on WIRED.

A new "just right" option for people who think they need a luxury off-roader. The post Range Rover's New Baby SUV Will Swaddle You for $50,000 appeared first on WIRED.

After a quiet 2016, Etna looks to be heading towards a more energetic 2017. The post Italy's Etna Volcano Throws Lava Bombs in Its First Big Eruption of 2017 appeared first on WIRED.

Now, instead of writing a post, you can create a Series. The post Medium Launches Snapchat Stories, But for Medium appeared first on WIRED.

It's time to wade in a little deeper on @jordanpeele's new movie. The post We Really Need to Talk About That Get Out Ending appeared first on WIRED.

Welcome to the meme monetization gap. The post Want to Profit Off Your Meme? Good Luck if You Aren't White appeared first on WIRED.

It's time to stand up for your smartphone. The post Hell Yeah It's OK to Confront the Butt-Dialers in Your Life appeared first on WIRED.

The 1955 DS is the auto industry's platypus: bizarre, delightful, innovative, and, if not inimitable, never imitated. The post The Weird and Wonderful Citroën That Still Captivates, 60 Years On appeared first on WIRED.

An on-demand pharmacy's New York subway ad promotes overuse of antibiotics—one of the leading causes of antibiotic resistance. The post Sure, Subways Are Gross. But Antibiotics Aren't the Answer appeared first on WIRED.

Opinion: The efficiencies provided by Amazon's e-commerce platform may actually have a positive impact on the economy. The post Sorry, But Amazon Isn't Actually Annihilating Retail Jobs appeared first on WIRED.

Handle is a biped with wheels instead of feet, essentially one-upping evolution. The post Boston Dynamics' New Rolling, Leaping Robot Is an Evolutionary Marvel appeared first on WIRED.

New Twitter tools include algorithms to detect harassment, updated abuse reporting procedures, and new filters—including an egg-killer. The post Twitter (Finally!) Takes Aim at Anonymous Egg Accounts appeared first on WIRED.

You can play games on your commute. Just don't expect much when you get home. The post Review: Nintendo Switch appeared first on WIRED.