You'd look weird as hell if you were perfectly symmetrical. But the strawberry squid is really lopsided, with one tiny eye and one giant eye. The post Absurd Creatures: Why the Strawberry Squid Has One Tiny Eye and One Giant Eye appeared first on WIRED.

George R.R. Martin's books no longer offer much guidance on who will survive Westeros. So we decided to start a dead pool. Here are this week's odds. The post Who Will Die Next on Game of Thrones? Check Our Death Pool appeared first on WIRED.

A photographer visits the most populous nation on Earth, and manages to escape everyone's notice. The post For a Nation of 1.4 Billion People, China Can Sure Look Empty appeared first on WIRED.

Smartphones aren't dead. They're just morphing into VR headsets, too. The post Your Phone's Next Superpower? Putting Awesome VR in Your Pocket appeared first on WIRED.

Honda's project stars seven whimsical vehicular prototypes, each the size of a remote-controlled car and photographed in vivid, diorama-like landscapes. The post Honda's Got a Whimsical Vision for the Self-Driving Future appeared first on WIRED.

What does it mean for a woman to be useful? That's the question Outlander grapples with this week. The post Outlander Recap: A Woman Can Only Drink Tea for So Long appeared first on WIRED.

While the streaming service understands how to attract new subscribers, it doesn't understand...well, just about everything else The post Tidal Might Know Artists, But It Doesn't Get Listeners appeared first on WIRED.

Jason Labay's life had every condition of a space voyage. Except he wasn't going anywhere. The post A NASA Man Faces the Isolation of Space Without Ever Leaving Earth appeared first on WIRED.

With Prince's death we're all reminded that we've done far too much collective grieving online this year. The post While You Were Offline: His Name Was Prince and He Was Funky appeared first on WIRED.

Each Saturday we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth at WIRED, but which deserve your attention nonetheless. The post Security This Week: If You Sue Ashley Madison, You'll Have to Use Your Real Name appeared first on WIRED.

Two of the biggest games released this month, Ratchet and Clank and Dark Souls 3, remake experiences from gaming's past. But only one of them does it right. The post Ratchet and Clank Remakes Itself, Yet Refines Nothing appeared first on WIRED.

Emissions cheat Volkswagon is recalling nearly 500,000 cars, most of which will need to be broken down and scrapped for parts. The post VW's Bleak Options for Dealing With 500,000 Recalled Diesels appeared first on WIRED.

The story of the universe’s birth—and evidence for string theory—could be found in triangles and myriad other shapes in the sky. The post Triangles in the Sky Tell the Story of the Universe's Birth appeared first on WIRED.

Today the average webpage is about the same size, data-wise, as the classic computer game Doom. The post The Average Webpage Is Now the Size of the Original Doom appeared first on WIRED.

Space photos of the week, April 17–23, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: Hubble Spots a Big Blue Bubble appeared first on WIRED.

Syfy's new show works magic with Lev Grossman's book series. The post The Magicians Is a Master Class in Book Adaptation appeared first on WIRED.

Libratone's newest speaker does both AirPlay and Bluetooth, and lets you link multiple speakers together. The post Review: Libratone Zipp appeared first on WIRED.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been reprimanding the distracted drivers of Twitter all month--and people are actually listening. The post Don't Text and Drive, or the Feds Will Slide Into Your DMs appeared first on WIRED.

This week: Magic Leap, Snapchat's game-losing fumble, and the new Vivaldi browser. The post Gadget Lab Podcast: Hello, Magic Leap. Peace Out, Snapchat appeared first on WIRED.

There are two sides to the story about Prince Rogers Nelson, the first of which you’ve surely heard. This is the other side. The post The Fascinating Origin Story of Prince's Iconic Symbol appeared first on WIRED.

The Senate just passed an energy bill that says biomass (or wood pellets) is a carbon neutral energy source. A lot of scientists aren't too happy about it. The post The Senate Says Burning Trees Is Carbon Neutral. Oh Really Now? appeared first on WIRED.

You are trapped in the world of the popular TV astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, where everything is hollow, meaningless, and mercilessly dull. The post Neil deGrasse Tyson Is a Black Hole, Sucking the Fun Out of the Universe appeared first on WIRED.

I was working part-time at the five and dime, and my boss asked me to make this list of the Purple One's best records. The post The 10 Essential Prince Albums, From Purple Rain to Parade appeared first on WIRED.

A longtime Disney animator created the sequence for this Sunday's episode, and it's a whirlwind tour of the studio's classics. The post The Simpsons Gives Its Couch Gag the Disney Treatment appeared first on WIRED.

Flyknit is more than a cornerstone of Nike; it’s now a brand in its own right. The post Nike Hints That Its Flyknit Tech Will Be About More Than Shoes appeared first on WIRED.

This drone is easy to fly and hard to crash. The post Review: DJI Phantom 4 appeared first on WIRED.

Inside the mysterious vault at Paisley Park is a world of Prince material we can only hope to one day see. The post Will We Ever Hear the Hundreds of Songs Prince Left Behind? appeared first on WIRED.

The fantasy epic returns on Sunday. Until then, refresh your memory with our handy rundown. The post Catch Up With Everyone in Game of Thrones Before Season 6 appeared first on WIRED.

Enter the lair of speaker and audio component designer Jonathan Weiss, CEO of Oswalds Mill Audio. The post Tour the Amazing Workspace of an Audio Gear Wizard appeared first on WIRED.

From ancient trees to lightning striking a volcano, WIRED presents our favorite photos of the natural world. The post 8 Stunning Photo Galleries of Our Precious Planet appeared first on WIRED.

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If left unchecked, a rising climate could drive mass enforced migration and conflict over resources such as water and arable land. The post President of Gabon: The Paris Agreement Is Just the Start of Africa's Climate Quest appeared first on WIRED.

A new system called Toosheh lets Iranians download a daily bundle of censored files to a USB plugged into their satellite TV receiver. The post The Ingenious Way Iranians Are Using Satellite TV to Beam in Banned Internet appeared first on WIRED.

As a musician, one question strikes dread in my heart above all others: "what are your influences?" There's only one answer anyone will ever need. The post Prince, the Only Influence a Musician Will Ever Need appeared first on WIRED.

Tinybop's newest app lets you build video game worlds. The post Infinite Arcade Makes It Dead Simple to Build Your Own Videogames appeared first on WIRED.

Former Top Gear Stig Ben Collins lays out his wisdom in a new book, and on the go-kart track. The post Top Gear's Stig Schools Us in Racing With ... a Go-Kart appeared first on WIRED.

Forget the tropical shirts and suntan oil. These cruisers are into shredding, head banging, and lots of leather. The post Why Yes, a Cruise for Metalheads Does Include a Mosh Pit in the Pool appeared first on WIRED.

Cable providers are moving to apps, but the box still needs work. The post The Cable Box Will Die Someday, But Someone Needs to Fix It First appeared first on WIRED.

Uber has agreed to pay drivers up to $100 million. In exchange, they'll stay contractors. The thing is, that doesn't really settle anything. The post Uber Settlement Doesn't Really Settle Much of Anything appeared first on WIRED.

Most of Prince's music can't be found online (aside from on Tidal). Here are the best videos out there. The post The Best Prince Videos Available on YouTube appeared first on WIRED.

Google today boasted of growing video advertising on YouTube was improved games sales on Google Play. But bigger mobile search revenues stole the show. The post Google Isn't Done Wringing Profits Out of Search Yet appeared first on WIRED.

Alphabet more than doubled its moonshot revenue but also spilled way more red ink. The post Google's Parent Company Is Losing Even More Money On Moonshots appeared first on WIRED.

USGS releases maps that show the seismic parades happening in Ecuador and Japan. Here's how they're wreaking havoc. The post New Maps Make Aftershocks Look Scarier Than the Main Quake appeared first on WIRED.

If correct, this would mean that taxpayers shelled out more than $1 million for a solution that reportedly produced nothing useful for the investigation. The post FBI Hints It Paid Hackers $1 Million to Get Into San Bernardino iPhone appeared first on WIRED.

The most enthralling—and often most frustrating—aspect of being a fan of Prince was this: No matter what, you were never going to figure him out. The post We'll Never Understand Prince, and That's Why We Love Him appeared first on WIRED.

Sure, you've probably watched a video of Grumpy Cat or Lil Bub, but do you know which is more popular online? Find out here. The post Think You Know Everything About Viral Pet Videos? Think Again appeared first on WIRED.

I beg my father, for the love of his daughters, to start using his influence to promote positive experiences for minorities in tech. The post I Am Alex St. John's Daughter, and He Is Wrong About Women in Tech appeared first on WIRED.

John Roesch, the head Foley artist at Lucasfilm, takes us through a day in the life of a man with golden ears. The post How Lucasfilm's Master Foley Artist Perfected the Sounds in Your Favorite Movies appeared first on WIRED.

Linked together, the 180,000 personal weather stations in the US provide the most accurate weather forecasts on the Internet. Join the party. The post Building Your Own Personal Weather Station Is a Breeze appeared first on WIRED.