These ten observation posts complement, rather than contradict, their surrounding landscapes The post 10 Gorgeous Lookout Points (That Also Play Nice With Nature) appeared first on WIRED.

Telsa was a wacky guy with some far-fetched ideas, but many of theories about how electricity could work would eventually prove to be dead on. The post Watch an Exclusive Clip From PBS's Nikolai Tesla Documentary appeared first on WIRED.

We tested the creator and star of HBO's new show to see how well she knew the female comedies that came before hers. The post Insecure’s Issa Rae Knows Way More About Female Comedies Than You appeared first on WIRED.

For the November issue, President Obama gave WIRED his essential playlist for staying fit. So we decided to rank the tracks. Let's get it started. The post So, President Obama's Got a Workout Playlist. Let’s Rank Its Songs appeared first on WIRED.

The new series, <em>Mars</em>, mixes documentary and speculation to tell the parallel stories of fictional future explorers and the pioneers of today. The post Inside Nat Geo's Incredible Documentary Mission to Mars appeared first on WIRED.

One look at the KEF LS50W active speakers, and you'll fall in love. Oh, and they should sound absolutely phenomenal, too. The post KEF's Gorgeous Wireless Speakers Pack 200 Watts of Bump appeared first on WIRED.

Some of our nation's most industrious individuals are barred from employment in the formal economy. Their talent, energy, and ideas are trapped with them. The post Immigrants Fuel Innovation. Let's Not Waste Their Potential appeared first on WIRED.

In this interview with WIRED, the HBO series creator also discusses her show's writing process, Los Angeles setting, and killer soundtrack. The post Issa Rae on How She Wrote 'That' Rap appeared first on WIRED.

This CIA-centric spy-series is a bit overcrowded, but if you've got a thing for international intrigue and ace character actors, there's umlaut to like here. The post WIRED Pilot Program: Berlin Station appeared first on WIRED.

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Checking the polls hour after hour isn't pointless ... right? The post I Just Want Nate Silver to Tell Me It's All Going to Be Fine appeared first on WIRED.

The roadside tool nabs 95 percent of folks who don't deserve the left-most lane. The post Xerox—Yeah, Xerox—Has Found a Way to Bust Carpool Lane Cheaters appeared first on WIRED.

I mean, how much have you really thought about your toaster? The post Review: Balmuda The Toaster appeared first on WIRED.

We must refuse to accept our urban gun violence crisis as unsolvable. The data show us that it isn't. The post One Great Way to Reduce Gun Violence? A Whole Lot of Data appeared first on WIRED.

Hurricane Matthew has drowned or swept away millions of chickens, turkeys, and hogs in North Carolina's rural landscape. The post Millions of Farm Animals Fall Victim to Hurricane Matthew appeared first on WIRED.

We have all the picks to make you more productive, from a desk and chair to snacks and software. The post Buying Guide: 16 Essentials to Smarten Up Your Home Office appeared first on WIRED.

If you were offline last week you missed a lot of reactions to Donald Trump. Let's catch you up. The post While You Were Offline: People on Twitter Don't Think Women Should Vote appeared first on WIRED.

In the latest 'Geek's Guide to the Galaxy' podcast, writer Ruth Franklin discusses her new biography of author Shirley Jackson. The post Shirley Jackson Is Finally Getting the Appreciation She Deserves appeared first on WIRED.

Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn't break or cover in depth but still deserve your attention. The post Security News This Week: Hackers Hit a Nuclear Plant appeared first on WIRED.

Like a whale, the Moobi sucks down water, filtering out waste as if it were tasty plankton. The post Clean Up Summer With a Self-Driving Roomba for Your Pool appeared first on WIRED.

If mountains are in your way, move them. The post The Frantic Development Devouring China’s Natural World appeared first on WIRED.

Space photos of the week, October 9 — 15, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: Purple Haze Star Cluster, All in Your Brain appeared first on WIRED.

At the White House Frontiers Conference, Obama makes it clear that presidents can be science-loving nerds, too. The post Obama Geeks Out Over a Brain-Controlled Robotic Arm That 'Feels' appeared first on WIRED.

Nintendo had a company bathtub, <em>Donkey Kong</em> was supposed to talk to you, and Mario is 24 years old. The post Miyamoto Spills Donkey Kong's Darkest Secrets, 35 Years Later appeared first on WIRED.

We're proud to bring NextDraft—the most righteous, most essential newsletter on the web—to WIRED.com. The post The Competitive Pinballers of Portland, and the Week's Other Characters appeared first on WIRED.

Consumer VR hit a new high water mark this month. We bring in an expert, WIRED's own Peter Rubin, to chart the changes. The post Arcade Fire appeared first on WIRED.

Tanzania, like much of Africa, is facing food shortages due to climate change-fueled drought. GM crops could help the country survive. The post Facing Climate Change, Tanzania Can’t Afford to Fear GM Crops appeared first on WIRED.

Elon Musk gave us PayPal, Solar City, and Tesla Motors. The odds are against him giving us Mars. The post Elon Musk Is Treating Mars Like It's a Moore's Law Problem. It's Not appeared first on WIRED.

Astronomers developed the Rio scale to figure out whether astronomical signals originated from alien civilizations. The post Are Aliens Trying to Contact You? Use This Handy Scale appeared first on WIRED.

The first book gave some of us nightmares. But we got through it. The post WIRED Book Club: The Southern Reach Trilogy Will Scare the Life Out of You appeared first on WIRED.

Ten years ago, Julian Assange argued that it wasn't leaks that would kill political parties, but the fear of them. The post Want to Know Julian Assange's Endgame? He Told You a Decade Ago appeared first on WIRED.

Half a century on, Airbus can take credit for some of aviation's most notable developments. The post How Airbus Went From Boeing Wannabe to High-Flying Legend appeared first on WIRED.

Fardan Munshi designed 16 posters that use basic shapes and colors to describe superhuman abilities like telekinesis, elasticity, and transmutation. The post All The Best Superpowers, Visualized as Geometric Designs appeared first on WIRED.

Hurricane Matthew may have put Haiti's cholera epidemic in the news, but the disease has been lingering for years. The post Cholera in Haiti Isn't Just Bad News—It's Not Going Away appeared first on WIRED.

Charlie Kitchen uses elaborate analog techniques and an old-fashioned camera to make these deceptively simple collages. The post These 3-D Shapes Are All Madness and Zero Photoshop appeared first on WIRED.

Watch out, Top 40: string ensembles are heading Bach to Brooklyn. The post Uber, But for Millennials Who Want Orchestras in Their Living Rooms appeared first on WIRED.

Our resurgent space industry promises an out-of-this-world future—and stellar opportunities for people from all walks of life. Photographs by Dan Winters The post Meet the Heroes Fueling the New American Space Boom appeared first on WIRED.

The new digital PEN-F takes that legacy of simple, compact design and wraps it around a best-in-class 20MP Micro Four Thirds sensor. The post Review: Olympus PEN-F appeared first on WIRED.

Turns out that whether the American dream is dead or alive depends a whole lot on where you live. The post Data Reveals the American Dream Is Alive and Well—in Canada appeared first on WIRED.

VMware has treated Amazon's cloud service as an existential threat for years. Now the two companies are teaming up. The post Amazon Teaming With VMware Is the Latest Sign the Cloud Has Won appeared first on WIRED.

Barack Obama won't be president for much longer. But while he still is, he's seeking to cement his legacy as a booster of science and technology. The post Obama Wants to Leave the Oval Office to a Pro-Science POTUS appeared first on WIRED.

Author J.K. Rowling made the announcement during a fan event with director David Yates, producer David Heyman, and the cast of the first film. The post Surprise! You’ll Get 5 Fantastic Beasts Movies. Yes, 5 appeared first on WIRED.

Turns out people have feelings about this. The post Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize, Internet Wins No-Chill Prize appeared first on WIRED.

Clinton campaign chair John Podesta had a very bad security week, but we can all learn from it. The post Some Basic Security Tips for the Clinton Campaign (and Anyone Else) appeared first on WIRED.

Issuing the recall is the easy part. Now Samsung has to collect, package, transport, and recycle 1.9 million phones in the US alone. The post So, the Note 7: What Will Happen to Those Recalled Phones? appeared first on WIRED.

Researchers spot hackers using Internet of Things security flaws to amass botnet armies. The post Akamai Finds Longtime Security Flaw in 2 Million Devices appeared first on WIRED.

So, what's up with that image in the sand anyway? The post Breaking Down That Crazy Rogue One Trailer Easter Egg appeared first on WIRED.

At the White House Frontiers Conference, Dean Kamen says optimistic scientists will always defeat cynical politicians. The post Engineering a Better Body and the End of Disease appeared first on WIRED.

The White House Frontiers Conference is diving deep into humanity's bright future, from the local level on up to the interplanetary one. The post We're Live From the White House Frontiers Conference appeared first on WIRED.

Suddenly, December doesn't seem too far, far away. The post The New Rogue One Trailer Will Leave You Death Starry-Eyed appeared first on WIRED.