In the movie The BFG, a giant looks like a human but just bigger. But big things are not the same as small things. The post Physics Says The BFG Shouldn't Just Look Like a Giant Human appeared first on WIRED.

The actress has an idea for which Marvel hero she should play. And it's a pretty good one. The post Cape Watch: Anna Kendrick as Squirrel Girl Would Be the Best Marvel Movie Ever appeared first on WIRED.

Google, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook could dominate the tech market in the same way Pfizer and Kellogg's dominated food and pharma. The post Big Pharma Is So 2015. Welcome to the Era of Big Software appeared first on WIRED.

Governors Island's new park as a model for a city preparing for climate change The post NY’s Clever New Park Will Weather Epic Storms and Rising Seas appeared first on WIRED.

Only 300 of the endangered ferret are left in the wild, and their survival depends on keeping the plague from chewing through their prey: prairie dogs. The post A Fleet of M&M-Shooting Drones Is the Black-Footed Ferret's Last Hope appeared first on WIRED.

A Ghostbuster and a gentleman on the biggest reboot of the year. The post Ghostbusters Director Paul Feig Talks Haters, Slime, and Sexism appeared first on WIRED.

Made by Tissot, a new transparent 24-second clock with touchscreen controls will be installed in every NBA arena. The post The NBA's New Shot Clock Is One Slick, Smart Ticker appeared first on WIRED.

Even the most intrepid explorers carry within themselves a longing for home. The post Explore Space (and Earth) With These Tiny, Magical Scenes appeared first on WIRED.

The X-T2 isn't radically different from its predecessor, but a new sensor and autofocus system keep things fresh. The post Fujifilm's New X-T2 Is a Revamp of Its Already Awesome Mirrorless Camera appeared first on WIRED.

The singer and multi-instrumentalist wrote lyrics about his wife for the first time on his latest album. The post Song Exploder: Andrew Bird Gets Personal With the Track 'Roma Fade' appeared first on WIRED.

Tonight, astronauts Kate Rubins and Takuya Onishi and cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin are launching to the International Space Station. The post Watch Three Astronauts Rocket to the International Space Station appeared first on WIRED.

Comedian Dana Carvey has played a lot of characters, from Garth to the Church Lady, but he's never been in a Marvel movie. So stop asking, Internet. The post If You Don’t Think Dana Carvey Was Hans Your Buttocks Are 'Soft Like Marshmallows' appeared first on WIRED.

The roofless version of the LaFerrari is on its way. The post The LaFerrari Supercar Convertible Is the New Best Way to Burn $1M appeared first on WIRED.

Its premise—period gangster drama—might sound a little been-there-watched-that, but you should binge this wonderfully pulpy series anyway. The post WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: Peaky Blinders appeared first on WIRED.

Facebook isn't in the wireless business. But it continues to build all sorts of new-fangled wireless hardware. The post Facebook OpenCellular: A Baby Antenna Brings Internet to the Boonies appeared first on WIRED.

Snapchat Memories gives snaps a little permanence. The post Snapchat Saves Your Snaps Now Because Hey, Memories Can Be Nice appeared first on WIRED.

Part of the city’s plans to reduce air pollution, the first leg of the new system debuted last May. The post Paris Opens the First Stretch of Its 28-Mile Bike Superhighway appeared first on WIRED.

Two types of cyberattacks may sound similar, but they're quite different in practice. The post Hacker Lexicon: What Are CNE and CNA? appeared first on WIRED.

By bringing prescriptions to patients’ doorsteps, at no extra cost, these services could help save the U.S. billions of dollars in healthcare costs. The post Pharmacies Are Awful—But These Startups Could Fix Them appeared first on WIRED.

Bill Domonkos brings the past into the present using technology. The post Weird, Creepy GIFs Take You Into the Twilight Zone appeared first on WIRED.

In one day, Clinton and Trump laid out diverging visions of the future. The post Dear Donald Trump: Do Not Fear the Future of Work appeared first on WIRED.

Charles Spence is a gastrophysicist and experimental psychologist at Oxford University who studies multisensory perception. The post Your Senses Are Talking Behind Your Back appeared first on WIRED.

The Ricochet Network offers a new step in podcast diversity: the right-leaning voice. The post You Heard Right: Conservatives Get Their Very Own Podcast Network appeared first on WIRED.

Elysium has attracted press because of its scientific stars, but it’s ChromaDex that is quietly blurring the boundary between drug and supplement. The post The Weird Business Behind a Trendy "Anti-Aging" Pill appeared first on WIRED.

The connected kitchen idea is a start, and the latest thing on the menu for the food hardware industry is something called guided cooking The post Smartphone-Enabled Kitchen Gear Can (Probably?) Make You a Better Chef appeared first on WIRED.

The sequel to the 1984 hit has a message for us—one that might be both too hot to handle AND too cold to hold. The post Dear World: My Name Is Ghostbusters II. Did You Forget Me? appeared first on WIRED.

Kate Rubins is a biologist-turned-astronaut who's studied infectious disease in a biosafety level 4 facility and on the ground in Congo. The post No One Nerds Out Over Space Science Quite Like NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins appeared first on WIRED.

There are ways to banish the traffic outside your door. Your just have to shell out some cold, hard cash. The post There Are Better Ways to Kill Traffic Than Lying to Waze appeared first on WIRED.

Dweebs and nerds and geeks unite! Your troubles ain't nothin' compared to the peanut bug, which suffers more bullying than you can imagine. The post Absurd Creatures: The Peanut Bug Is Sick and Tired of Being Bullied appeared first on WIRED.

With its Cyber Grand Challenge---a battle of autonomous security software---Darpa is taking us inside the machine. The post Darpa Goes Full Tron With Its Grand Battle of the Hack Bots appeared first on WIRED.

Shake it like a smartphone printer. Actually, no. Don't shake it. Your prints will be ready in ten seconds. The post Fujifilm's New Wireless Printer Turns Your Phone Into a Polaroid appeared first on WIRED.

If it didn't slow down enough, the probe would have gone right past Jupiter, missing its target. At just the right speed, it would sync up with Jupiter’s gravity. The post NASA's Juno Probe Just Made It Safely Into Jupiter's Orbit appeared first on WIRED.

After five years in space, the NASA spacecraft is finally arriving at Jupiter. The post Watch Live as Juno Enters Jupiter's Orbit appeared first on WIRED.

This stuff is lightweight yet still shields your epidermis from harmful rays as you sweat through your beach volleyball game. The post What's Inside Sunscreen? The Same Stuff That's in Silly Putty appeared first on WIRED.

The more we know about past urbanization trends, the better we can understand contemporary ones. The post Want Better Cities? Here, 6,000 Years of Data Oughta Help appeared first on WIRED.

The Solar Express is a conceptual space train that would ferry humans, supplies, and minerals around our solar system. The post Travel the Solar System Aboard a Train That Never Stops appeared first on WIRED.

Damion Berger shoots fireworks displays around the world in black and white. The post The Most Stunning Photos of Fireworks Don’t Have a Lick of Color appeared first on WIRED.

"I'm going to be very nervous when the game comes out," says the creator of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus about his long-in-the-works third game. The post After 11 Years, We Can Almost Play The Last Guardian appeared first on WIRED.

Yes, the big dude will be back in black in the next Star Wars movie. And that's not all we know about it. Read on for more. The post Cantina Talk: Chill Out. Darth Vader Will Be in Rogue One appeared first on WIRED.

Time for some aural fireworks. Light ’em up, people! The post Celebrate America Right With the 5 Best Podcast Episodes of the Week appeared first on WIRED.

The space agency insists that the timing of Juno's insertion into Jupiter's orbit is just a matter of solar conjunctions and conflicting launch schedules. The post NASA Swears It Didn't Mean to Interrupt Your July 4 Cookout appeared first on WIRED.

The Mullin Automotive Museum invited visitors to gawk at the inner workings of its collection of French vehicles. The post Gawk at the Inner Workings of France's Pre-War Classic Cars appeared first on WIRED.

A desire to take the "walking simulator" genre of exploration-based storytelling games to new heights is why Tacoma is set in an abandoned space station. The post With Tacoma, the Developers of Gone Home Venture Into Space appeared first on WIRED.

At 28, Peter Scholze is uncovering deep connections between number theory and geometry. The post The Oracle of Arithmetic Works Best Without Writing Down a Thing appeared first on WIRED.

Also, Hillary Clinton wrote a good-bye letter to a beloved website and we're still unable to take our eyes off Brexit. Just another week in paradise. The post While You Were Offline: You Stay Classy, #HeterosexualPrideDay appeared first on WIRED.

Now more than ever, there's life after Chrome. The post 4 Browsers That Might Break Your Chrome Addiction appeared first on WIRED.

Built from ultra-light materials and a father's love. The post This Go-Kart Modeled After a 1923 Racecar Revs Our Engines appeared first on WIRED.

The security at the center of everything from the Apple-FBI fight to a sweeping new Android vulnerability. The post Hacker Lexicon: What Is Full Disk Encryption? appeared first on WIRED.