At the top of our minds this week is the new pair of Amazon Echo products, the Tap and the Echo Dot. The post Gadget Lab Podcast: Alexa, Predict the Future Where You're Everywhere appeared first on WIRED.

When a computer-science professor mapped all the characters in both movies according to who shares scenes, he found some surprising synchronicities. The post The Force Awakens and A New Hope Are More Similar Than You Think appeared first on WIRED.

The Flame in the Flood, the first game by The Molasses Flood, is a lush tone piece, a survival game set in the depths of a post-apocalyptic American South. The post Lush Survival Game The Flame in the Flood Is a River Ride Well Worth Taking appeared first on WIRED.

The WIRED games crew talks about Superhot, Far Cry Primal, Star Fox Zero, Rhythm Heaven Megamix and more on this episode of the podcast. The post Game|Life Podcast: Superhot and Other Awesome Games appeared first on WIRED.

Tina Fey's new flick smartly walks a fine line between humor and heart. The post Tina Fey's Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Somehow Finds Humor in War appeared first on WIRED.

Science is just like other activities that make us human: art, music, and emoji (actually, just kidding about the emoji). The post The 4 Most Important Things MythBusters Taught the World appeared first on WIRED.

A tropical weather system called an atmospheric river is expected to hit California this weekend. Operation Drought Stopper is back in action! The post After a Parched February, the West Is About to Get a Deluge appeared first on WIRED.

Two new papers show that Zika kills developing brain tissue culture in a dish, adding evidence to support the idea that the virus causes microcephaly. The post Lab-Grown Brain Balls Strengthen Zika's Link to Microcephaly appeared first on WIRED.

New designs for an experimental jet look at quieter flight that uses less fuel. The post NASA Thinks It Can Make a Supersonic Jet With No Boom appeared first on WIRED.

Our Absurd Creatures series is back, baby! And what is this? The most terrifying creature in the sea, the bobbit worm? The post Absurd Creatures: LOL Good Luck Going in the Ocean Ever Again appeared first on WIRED.

Over the years we've seen a lot of pop culture figures launch political campaigns—and we don't just mean Trump. Here, a rundown of the most electable. The post Who's More Electable This Year, Cobra Commander or Miss Piggy? appeared first on WIRED.

Scott Kelly's year in space will pay scientific and medical dividends for years to come, helping pave the way for future astronauts to travel to Mars and beyond. The post Welcome Home, Scott Kelly. Now Let's Go to Mars appeared first on WIRED.

Get lost in Hayley Eichenbaum's quirky, colorful images of Route 66 and beyond. The post Sun-Drenched Photos Will Make You Long for the Great American West appeared first on WIRED.

Boeing has made a prototype bathroom that uses ultraviolet light to zap 99.99 percent of germs your fellow flyers leave behind, in just three seconds. The post Boeing's Self-Cleaning Bathroom Would Nuke Germs With UV Rays appeared first on WIRED.

Greywater harvesting, native plants, and permeable landscapes feature prominently in the the American Society of Landscape Architects annual trends survey. The post Saving Water Is So Hot Right Now in Landscape Design appeared first on WIRED.

As long as you have some basic Ikea skills and a nearby place to refill a tank, you can better manage the cost of your addiction to fizzy water. The post Hacking Your SodaStream With a Paintball Canister Can Save You Piles of Money appeared first on WIRED.

Apple gets a little help from its frenemies. The post Tech Giants Agree: The FBI's Case Against Apple Is a Joke appeared first on WIRED.

Coming in late spring, Nintendo's next Metroid is a cooperative shooter that doesn't feel like its namesake. The post Metroid Prime: Federation Force Is Fun and All, But It's No Metroid appeared first on WIRED.

Playing Nintendo's upcoming shooter Star Fox Zero, and shifting your gaze rapidly between the television and the second screen, isn't easy to grok. The post Star Fox Zero Seems Worthy of Its Steep Learning Curve appeared first on WIRED.

Launching today are three of the Super NES' launch titles from 1991: Super Mario World, F-Zero, and Pilotwings. The post Super Nintendo Games Coming to New 3DS Starting Today appeared first on WIRED.

Open-access journal PLoS ONE published a paper that credits "the Creator" for designing the human hand. That's a no-no. The post A Science Journal Invokes 'the Creator,' and Science Pushes Back appeared first on WIRED.

Yes, Amazon got rid of onboard Fire tablet encryption. No, it's not because of Apple. The post Amazon Dropping Fire Encryption Has Nothing to Do With Apple appeared first on WIRED.

The much-hyped space explorer is coming out on June 21 for PC and PS4, and Hello Games is partnering with I Am 8-Bit on a full merchandise line. The post Space Explorer No Man's Sky Gets a Release Date and a Ridiculous Special Edition appeared first on WIRED.

Tungurahua picked up where it left off in 2015 with some impressive explosions. The post Ecuador's Tungurahua Volcano Is Spewing Ash 4 Miles High appeared first on WIRED.

In the movie Tomorrowland, people have jetpacks (or rocket packs). Here is an analysis of the acceleration of a rocket pack. The post Doing Loops in a Tomorrowland Jet Pack Might Kill You appeared first on WIRED.

The Blu-ray hitting stores April 5 will have deleted scenes and a full-length documentary. See a preview here. The post The Force Awakens Hits Blu-ray Next Month With Tons of Extras appeared first on WIRED.

Now that Deadpool is now the biggest thing in superhero movies, there's a lot of news about what's going on with future X-Men movies. Read it here. The post Cape Watch: Deadpool Steps Out of the X-Men's Shadow appeared first on WIRED.

Three of the world's leading iPhone hackers argue in a legal brief that the FBI's iPhone-cracking demands go too far. The post Top iPhone Hackers Ask Court to Protect Apple From the FBI appeared first on WIRED.

Resizer makes responsive UIs a cinch. The post Google's Nifty New Tool Helps Designers Pick the Right UI appeared first on WIRED.

Eight percent of human DNA comes from ancient viruses that once infected our ancestors. But there’s no need for alarm about the DNA of viral origin teeming inside your cells. The post Ancient Viruses Hidden in Your DNA Fight Off New Viruses appeared first on WIRED.

The psychology establishment is fighting back against an attack on its reliability. But it might be letting emotion get in the way. The post Psychology Is in Crisis Over Whether It's in Crisis appeared first on WIRED.

Peter Panic for iOS is a beautiful combination of two things I love, 'Wario Ware' and Broadway. The post Move Over, Hamilton: Peter Panic Is a Mobile Game … Musical appeared first on WIRED.

Geneva's always about excessive supercars, but this year was something else entirely. The post These Are the 11 Most Ridiculous Cars at the Geneva Motor Show appeared first on WIRED.

Ladies and gentleman, this is what your female-fronted Ghostbusters movie looks like. And it looks spectacular. The post The First Ghostbusters Trailer Is Finally Here! appeared first on WIRED.

"Moon Shot" is a slick new series about the 16 privately-funded teams aiming to get to the moon. The post J.J. Abrams' Moon Shot Web Series Follows the Great Lunar Robot Race appeared first on WIRED.

Astronaut Kjell Lindgren answers little kids' questions about everything from astronaut food to aliens. The post Adorable 5-Year-Olds Ask an Astronaut the Best Space Questions appeared first on WIRED.

Nintendo's NX and mobile games won't make an appearance in today's livestreamed announcements, but will there be surprises for Wii U and 3DS? The post Nintendo Direct 2016: What to Expect From Today's Big Event appeared first on WIRED.

Daniel Beltrá takes to the sky to photograph striking landscapes effected by climate change. The post The Breathtaking, Disorienting Terrain of Greenland and Iceland appeared first on WIRED.

New details show the hack on Ukraine's power grid was a first-of-its-kind attack that sets an ominous precedent for the safety and security of power grids everywhere. The post Inside the Cunning, Unprecedented Hack of Ukraine's Power Grid appeared first on WIRED.

With his latest movie, Midnight Special, the critically acclaimed director applies his hard-won skills to sci-fi—and the cinematic big leagues. The post On Set With Jeff Nichols, Hollywood's Next Blockbuster Auteur appeared first on WIRED.

Here's how KT Tunstall transformed "Suddenly I See" from a lackluster demo into a radio-ready hit. The post Song Exploder: How Patti Smith Inspired KT Tunstall's Hit 'Suddenly I See' appeared first on WIRED.

There were a few things we left unsaid during our liveblog of Sunday's Oscars telecast. We're saying them on this week's Culture Podcast. Tune in here. The post Culture Podcast, Miracle Edition: We Didn't Hate the Oscars! appeared first on WIRED.

From architecture firm SOM and the U.S. Department of Energy, here's a glimpse at how architects think we might live off-the-grid, and in the future. The post Tiny 3-D Printed Building Shares Its Energy With an (Also 3-D Printed) SUV appeared first on WIRED.

Apparently a lot of people think she was in the video for Michael Jackson's "Thriller," but it's not true. She did, however, play Jackson's mom once. The post Angela Bassett: An Interview of Probing Google Searches appeared first on WIRED.

Here's how to binge your way through Netflix's new not-quite-romantic rom-com. The post WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: Love appeared first on WIRED.

Officials believe a piece of debris that washed up on the shores of Mozambique this weekend belongs to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The post Looks Like They Found Another Piece of MH370 appeared first on WIRED.

The DoD's "Hack the Pentagon" program could signal a new approach for defending the federal government's networks. The post Pentagon Launches the Feds' First 'Bug Bounty' for Hackers appeared first on WIRED.

As Apple and the FBI battle out the future of encryption, the inventors of public key encryption receive the highest computer science award in the world. The post Encryption Pioneers Win Computing's Most Prestigious Award appeared first on WIRED.

Whether you're here for Bond, Blacula, or Aaron Paul, Hulu's got you covered. The post The New Arrivals on Hulu You Need to Catch This Month appeared first on WIRED.

The DB9 successor spearheads the brand's "second century plan," which is all about investing to stay competitive. The post Aston Martin's New DB11 Is Its Most Important Car Ever appeared first on WIRED.