It took five tons of explosives to take down a residential block in Wuhan. The post Chinese Construction Crew Demolishes an Entire Neighborhood in Just 10 Seconds appeared first on WIRED.

Start the year with a few treats for your ears. The post 5 Albums You Need to Play Right Now, From The xx to Ty Segall appeared first on WIRED.

A new voting system promises to avoid unnecessary recounts---and prove when they're necessary, too. The post For the Next Election, Don't Recount the Vote. Encrypt It appeared first on WIRED.

This is exactly the type of space missions that could be in jeopardy as the Trump administration continues active hostility toward climate research. The post The Birth—and Possible Death—of the SAGE III Atmospheric Satellite appeared first on WIRED.

Can the nascent consumer quantum computing industry help cybersecurity firms with optimization problems like threat detection? The post Quantum Computers Versus Hackers, Round One. Fight! appeared first on WIRED.

The Talent Act and the Presidential Innovation Fellowship become President Obama's final love letter to technology and technologists. The post The Race to Pass Obama's Last Law and Save Tech in DC appeared first on WIRED.

Whitehouse.gov's petitions may not translate directly into policy, but they're an important step along the path to change—if Trump keeps them live. The post A Petition Didn't Make Trump Give Up His Tax Returns—But It Made Him Listen appeared first on WIRED.

"[It] was inspiring and an honor to document: as a photographer, as a woman, and as a citizen," says photographer Maggie Shannon. The post Powerful Images From Female Photographers at the Women's March appeared first on WIRED.

Syfy's adaptation of Lev Grossman's fantasy series is coming back strong in Season 2. The post The Magicians Has Somehow Become One of TV’s Best Shows. Go Watch It appeared first on WIRED.

Scientists at the Salk Institute report today the first ever embryos containing cells from both pigs and humans. The post First Human-Pig Chimera Is a Step Toward Custom Organs appeared first on WIRED.

Twitter's new Explore tab bundles Moments, trending topics, search, and live video into a single page. The post Twitter Tries, One More Time, to Help You Figure Out Twitter appeared first on WIRED.

A new paper finally reveals the secret of the LSD Trip Gone Far Too Long: The drug binds to receptors in your brain in a fascinating way. The post Ever Had a Really Long Acid Trip? Now Science Knows Why appeared first on WIRED.

Flying high makes disaster response faster and more effective. The post China's Launching Drones to Fight Back Against Earthquakes appeared first on WIRED.

You'd probably be happier with something simpler, friendlier, and more in tune with the way you work now. The post The Gear You Need to Make Your iPad Your Only Computer appeared first on WIRED.

You've got a lot of Tarantino to take in. The post 9 Movies You Must Watch Before They Leave Hulu in February appeared first on WIRED.

The GOES-16 satellite scans the Earth better, faster, and more often---good news for climate scientists, meteorologists, and you. The post New Weather Satellites Can Spot Floods Before They Happen appeared first on WIRED.

The biggest threat to Microsoft's future is coming from the company's past. The post Don't Want Windows 10? Cool Hardware May Change Your Mind appeared first on WIRED.

Interested in the hype over 'Overwatch'? We've gathered everything you need to know to start playing now. The post Everything You Need to Know to Start Playing Overwatch appeared first on WIRED.

Anyone missing a sledge hammer? It might be on display at the Ruhleben sewage treatment plant. The post The Most Bizarre Stuff Caught in a Berlin Sewage Plant, From Bullets to False Teeth appeared first on WIRED.

A new survey shows young people prefer the comfort of a car to cycling, walking, or mass transit. The post Rural Millennials Still Dig Driving. Well, They Have No Choice appeared first on WIRED.

Boeing unveiled its new spacesuit, which will be worn during the launch of the Starliner in 2018. The post Boeing's New Spacesuit May Look Stylish as Hell, But It's All Business appeared first on WIRED.

The list of things that could go wrong is very long. The post Trump's Still Using His Old Android Phone. That's Very, Very Risky appeared first on WIRED.

Nope nope nope. The post Elon Musk's Plan to Tunnel Under LA Is Misguided Nonsense appeared first on WIRED.

At first, Jesse Richman was excited by all the attention his research was getting. Now, he has days when he wishes he had never published it. The post Author of Trump's Favorite Voter Fraud Study Says Everyone's Wrong appeared first on WIRED.

The convertible lets you hear the naturally aspirated V10 all the better. The post Audi's Ferocious New R8 Spyder Puts Your Ears Closer to Heaven appeared first on WIRED.

Facebook's Trending Topics—an innocuous-seeming module that has become a magnet for controversy over bias and fake news—is getting another reboot. The post Facebook Reboots Trending Topics—Again—as Fake News Festers appeared first on WIRED.

Pattern-recognition algorithms promise to drastically change the job description for doctors who decipher diagnoses from images. The post If You Look at X-Rays or Moles for a Living, AI Is Coming for Your Job appeared first on WIRED.

Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope is working with some gaming industry veterans to create an Apocalypse Now videogame. But is that something we need? The post The World Really Doesn't Need an Apocalypse Now Videogame appeared first on WIRED.

Windy Chien decided to learn a new skill. One year later, she's got a lot of knots. The post This Artist Tied One Knot for Every Day of 2016. The Results Are Gorgeous appeared first on WIRED.

Vectors are pretty important in the introductory physics course. Here are some tips on using python to teach vectors. The post Wanna Learn About Vectors? Just Let Python Do the Work appeared first on WIRED.

An unoccupied mind might be the most fruitful mind. But boredom is harder and harder to come by. The post How Being Bored Out of Your Mind Makes You More Creative appeared first on WIRED.

Jonathan Ward's ICON takes out the engine, leaves the patina. The post Inside the Shop Turning Ancient Rides into Sleeper Supercars appeared first on WIRED.

Experts say his plan to bring back coal and increase oil and gas defies reason. The post Making Sense of President Trump’s Contradictory Energy Plan appeared first on WIRED.

Google wants you to know that it's on a rampage against bad ads—a problem that has become especially pressing as fake news sites try to cash in on clicks. The post Google Goes After Bad Ads and Bad Sites That Profit From Them appeared first on WIRED.

Thalia's 200 Series capos change your guitar's pitch without noticeably impacting its intonation. The post Review: Thalia Capo 200 appeared first on WIRED.

It's time you got into this suspenseful British whodunit. The post WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: Broadchurch appeared first on WIRED.

As the black market caught on to its anonymity properties, Monero became the fastest growing cryptocurrency of 2016. The post Monero, the Drug Dealer's Cryptocurrency of Choice, Is on Fire appeared first on WIRED.

California has the US's largest single economy, so its fortunes affect everyone. The post California vs. Trump: La Résistance Could Fall Victim to La Récession appeared first on WIRED.

The world of self-driving cars has to start somewhere. The post A Très Dinky Self-Driving Shuttle Nudges Paris Into the Future appeared first on WIRED.

Is" there will be hell toupee" actually an effective message? The post A Sign of the Times: If You’re Gonna Protest, You Best Bring the Puns appeared first on WIRED.

Donald Trump's memo on the Dakota Access Pipeline is more powerful than a hashtag. The post Social Media Made the World Care About Standing Rock—and Helped It Forget appeared first on WIRED.

Going all-in on theatrical release helped Amazon Studios grab the first Best Picture nod for any streaming service. The post With Manchester by the Sea's Oscar Nods, Amazon's Big Bet Pays Off appeared first on WIRED.

Get ready for some itty bitty vroom vroom. The post Now You Can Shoot Nerf Cars At Your Little Brother appeared first on WIRED.

People are as likely to read thousands of words per minute as they are to run faster than the speed of light. The post Sorry, But Speed Reading Won’t Help You Read More appeared first on WIRED.

Science proves drones don't have to be so damn loud. The post Watch Air Swirl Around a Quadcopter Drone's Rotors appeared first on WIRED.

To the FDA, edited DNA does the same thing as drugs: It changes the way bodies work. The post The FDA Wants to Regulate Edited Animal Genes As Drugs appeared first on WIRED.

Films like 'Moonlight' and 'Manchester By the Sea' also got a lot of love from the Academy. The post Oscars 2017: La La Land Lands Record-Tying 14 Nominations appeared first on WIRED.

The Army's new handgun choice focuses on flexibility and future-proofing. The post The Army's First New Pistol in 35 Years Features A Modular Design appeared first on WIRED.

In a recent episode of 'MacGyver,' our hero uses a Leyden jar to store energy. What is a Leyden jar and how much energy could it store? The post Let's Geek Out on the Physics of Leyden Jars appeared first on WIRED.

It isn't easy to photograph a meteor. But Prasenjeet Yadav did. The post A Brilliant Green Meteor Lights Up India’s ‘Sky Islands' appeared first on WIRED.