If you want to double the gas mileage of the average 18-wheeler, you have to smooth off the rough edges. The post Climb Inside the World's Largest Wind Tunnel appeared first on WIRED.

CBS's new reality series 'Hunted' shows many of the ways investigators track people on the lam. The post Hiding From the Law Is Now Pretty Much Impossible appeared first on WIRED.

As an epithet that defines and dominates the current political moment, "fake news" has become as unstuck from fact—and as unstoppable—as any viral hoax. The post The Internet Made 'Fake News' a Thing—Then Made It Nothing appeared first on WIRED.

Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn't break or cover in depth but that still deserve your attention. The post Security News This Week: The Latest Netflix Release Is a Personal Security Check-Up appeared first on WIRED.

Space photos of the week, February 19 — 25, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: This Is What the Oldest Light in the Universe Looks Like appeared first on WIRED.

Google spent years developing its lidar system—and says Uber stole the whole thing. The post Google’s Lawsuit Against Uber Revolves Around Frickin' Lasers appeared first on WIRED.

A new study suggests a magmatic system as large as 350 cubic kilometers sits below the city. Oh, and India experienced an eruption. The post A Whole Lot of Magma Is Lurking Under Taipei appeared first on WIRED.

The apparent assassination of Kim Jong-un's half-brother sets off alarms for chemical weapons experts. The post Killing Kim Jong Nam With VX Nerve Agent Crossed a 'Red Line' appeared first on WIRED.

We're proud to bring NextDraft—the most righteous, most essential newsletter on the web—to WIRED.com. The post It's Eagles vs. Drones, Plus the Week's Other Prizefights appeared first on WIRED.

Where else can Instagram go from here? The post Hip to Be Square appeared first on WIRED.

Simply by dint of its political stature, it's become the most important awards show of the year. The post The Oscars Have Always Been Self-Important. Now It's For a Reason appeared first on WIRED.

One of the biggest internet infrastructure companies leaked sensitive data for up to five months. The post Massive Bug May Have Leaked User Data From Millions of Sites. So … Change Your Passwords appeared first on WIRED.

Want to become invisible online? Start with your emails. The post Famed Hacker Kevin Mitnick Shows You How to Go Invisible Online appeared first on WIRED.

Stockpile it now. Just in case. The post Should You Bank Your Own Blood? Actually, Yeah appeared first on WIRED.

Shooting video with one of these new cameras requires a different creative process, but it's one that can be mastered with some knowledge. The post How to Shoot a 360 Video appeared first on WIRED.

Most of the VR created by everyday people will be hideous, but it will help the medium grow. The post You Gotta Try DIY Virtual Reality, Even if You Make Hideous Things appeared first on WIRED.

Jordan Peele's feature film debut gets in your head in ways that are hard to forget. The post Go See Get Out, the Smart Horror Gem We All Deserve appeared first on WIRED.

Like many health studies examining relationships between bacon and cancer, salt and obesity, or sugar and heart disease, the science here is not settled. The post Do Cats Cause Schizophrenia? Believe the Science, Not the Hype appeared first on WIRED.

Opinion: A climate scientist explains why William Tapper, a candidate for science adviser to the president, gets carbon dioxide all wrong. The post Potential Trump Science Adviser Says Climate Change Is Great appeared first on WIRED.

Photographer Stephen Yang arrived Wednesday morning to witness one final act of protest. The post Photo of the Week: The Dakota Access Pipeline Protest Ends in Flames appeared first on WIRED.

As police are embracing data-driven, targeted enforcement, the Trump administration is turning to old-timey dragnets that won't make anyone safer. The post The Math Behind Trump's Deportation Plan Makes No Sense appeared first on WIRED.

Fire ecology is a big topic. Eleanor Lutz, the infographic-maker of the <em>Tabletop Whale</em> blog, breaks it down. The post Hypnotic Animations Show Why Trees Depend on Forest Fires appeared first on WIRED.

Machines like Z are the only way—short of exploding a weapon or sojourning inside the sun—to measure how matter behaves in extreme environments. The post Inside the Extreme Machine That Mimics Bombs and Black Holes appeared first on WIRED.

Speed brings spectacle, and Formula 1 definitely wants more spectacle. The post F1's Funky New Cars Promise Faster, More Exciting Racing appeared first on WIRED.

Google has been working with hundreds of carriers around the world to bring the text message into the 21st century. The post Android Can't Compete With iMessage. Google Is Changing That appeared first on WIRED.

Until today, the race to build a self-driving car seemed to hinge on who had the best technology. Now it's become a case of full-blown corporate intrigue. The post Google Accuses Uber of Stealing Its Self-Driving Car Tech appeared first on WIRED.

With warmer weather stirring up bigger, stronger storms, California's flood management system is feeling the strain. The post California Needs Atmospheric Rivers. But Like, Not This Many appeared first on WIRED.

Microsoft wrote a love letter to Apple-toting creative types, in the form of the coolest desktop PC you've ever seen. The post Review: Microsoft Surface Studio appeared first on WIRED.

If a person goes looking for someone who doesn't want to be found, is that really a mystery worth solving? The post Missing Richard Simmons Is Gripping. And Also Kinda Icky appeared first on WIRED.

Amazon's next big challenge? Keeping up with Alexa's exponential growth. The post Amazon Alexa Hits 10,000 Skills. Here Comes the Hard Part appeared first on WIRED.

FX's new X-Men drama talks a lot about what goes on its protagonist's head-but doesn't go deep enough into his psyche. The post Legion's Big, Yellow-Eyed Problem With Mental Health appeared first on WIRED.

It hurts, for sure. But do you have a right to act hurt? The post My Best Friend Dropped Our Snapchat Streak. Should I Be Mad? appeared first on WIRED.

For decades, Cape Town's commuters have learned to navigate the city's vast informal taxi network by word of mouth. Now they have a map. The post Someone Finally Mapped Cape Town's Bewildering Taxi Network appeared first on WIRED.

No matter where you live. The post Why Trump's Attack on a California Railroad Should Trouble You appeared first on WIRED.

The mobile industry is buzzing about this next generation of high-speed wireless service. The post What Is 5G, and When Do I Get It? appeared first on WIRED.

New software that sees spots and stripes are helping biologists track animals in the wild without the tranquilizer guns and radio collars. The post What, You Can’t Tell Two Lemurs Apart? Computers Can appeared first on WIRED.

Belkin's $35 smart plug works with any regular wall socket, adding Wi-Fi capability and app control to any appliance in your home. The post Review: Belkin Wemo Mini Smart Plug appeared first on WIRED.

NIST has been warning about vulnerabilities in its SHA-1 cryptographic hash function for years, but some services still use it and the threats are growing. The post A Super-Common Crypto Tool Turns Out to Be Super-Insecure appeared first on WIRED.

You can build an anemometer with an electric motor and a fan blade. Here's how. The post Forget Weather Apps: Measure the Wind Yourself With an Old Electric Motor appeared first on WIRED.

A photographer combines his love of space and the UK in one remarkable project. The post A Look Inside Britain's Plucky (and Criminally Overlooked) Space Program appeared first on WIRED.

The Affordable Care Act is far from the only Obama-era policy Republicans want to take down. A rollback of FCC privacy rules could affect millions. The post Republicans Are Trying to Let Internet Providers Sell Your Data appeared first on WIRED.

Google subsidiary Jigsaw is now offering developers access to an API for its AI-based detector for abusive comments. The post Now Anyone Can Deploy Google’s Troll-Fighting AI appeared first on WIRED.

Documents suggest former Oklahoma AG followed lobby group's guidance on challenging environmental regulations. The post Emails Reveal Close Ties Between EPA Boss Scott Pruitt and Fossil Fuel Interests appeared first on WIRED.

Allison Williams' most frequently used emoji are pretty basic, in case you were wondering. The post Get Out's Stars Bravely Take Us on a Tour of Their Phones appeared first on WIRED.

Here's how the heroes in a half shell saved the Star Wars standalone film. The post Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Helped Resurrect Tarkin for Rogue One appeared first on WIRED.

But scientists have no idea what the exoplanets look like. The post 7 Earth-Like Worlds Orbit a Star So Cool, You Didn’t Know It Existed appeared first on WIRED.

Liquid batteries. Batteries of molten metal that run as hot as a car engine. Batteries whose secret ingredient is saltwater. The post Inside the Race to Build the Battery of Tomorrow appeared first on WIRED.

Starting in the next few days, you'll be able to share up to 10 photos or videos at once on Instagram. The new feature is called Galleries. The post Instagram Galleries Are Yet Another Reason to Never Leave Instagram appeared first on WIRED.

Videogames are the grim future of work. The post Face It, Meatsack: Pro Gamer Will Be the Only Job Left appeared first on WIRED.

<em>1984</em>'s resurgence isn't about scaring yourself—it's about making sense of the world around you. The post The Real Reason Dystopian Fiction Is Roaring Back appeared first on WIRED.