In his new memoir, Chris Offutt chronicles his father Andrew Offutt's journey from sci-fi author to pornography writer. The post The Strange Saga of a Sci-Fi Author Who Became a Prolific Pornographer appeared first on WIRED.

Every February in Barcelona, the mobile tech industry gathers to show off its newest hardware. These are our favorites from the show. The post The Best New Tech We Saw at Mobile World Congress 2016 appeared first on WIRED.

Today, the CDC released some of the first evidence of a connection between Zika and microcephaly in Americans who contracted the virus while they were traveling. The post CDC Sees Birth Defects in Pregnant US Travelers With Zika appeared first on WIRED.

Last May, the IRS said 114,000 accounts were compromised. Now it's revealed that the real number is actually over 700,000. The post Hack Brief: Last Year's IRS Hack Was Way Worse Than We Realized appeared first on WIRED.

The B-21 bomber has been officially revealed. The post America's Next Great Boondoggle—Er, Bomber—Is on Its Way appeared first on WIRED.

This week photographer Stephanie Gonot discovers the best Instagram has to offer. The post Instagram Rabbit Hole: Mass Swan Feedings and Corrupted Files appeared first on WIRED.

Two new Pokémon games are coming for the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo and the Pokémon Company announced during a Nintendo Direct livestream this morning. The post Pokémon Sun and Moon Hitting Nintendo 3DS in 2016 appeared first on WIRED.

You could say that Illumina is to DNA sequencing is what Google is to Internet search, but that would be underselling the San Diego-based biotech company. The post Illumina, the Google of Genetic Testing, Has Plans for World Domination appeared first on WIRED.

In order to use LIGO for astronomy, you need to know the location of the source of the gravitational waves. Here's how that works. The post LIGO Ain't a Gravitational Wave Detector—It's an Observatory appeared first on WIRED.

It's time we got to the bottom of this. The post What, Exactly, Is a Gerard Butler? A WIRED Investigation appeared first on WIRED.

The big themes from this year's MWC make up the discussion on this week's show. The post Gadget Lab Podcast: The Biggest Revelations From Mobile World Congress appeared first on WIRED.

The maps that chart the geology and topography of Mars are nearly indecipherable to those who are not scientifically inclined. Until now. The post A Map of Mars That’s Perfect for Everyday Earthlings appeared first on WIRED.

There's more than pageantry at stake on Sunday night—there could be bragging rights among your friends. The post Fear Not, Movie Fans: Your Oscars 2016 Bingo Cards Are Here! appeared first on WIRED.

Despite thousands of years of thinking and hundreds of years of research, scientists are still working out exactly why people see colors. The post A Year Ago, The Dress Murdered the Idea of Objective Color appeared first on WIRED.

Sergio Tapiro spent over a decade photographing the Colima Volcano in Mexico. In December 2015, he got the perfect shot. The post Lava + Ash + Lightning = the Perfect Volcano Photo appeared first on WIRED.

The technical head of Mercedes' championship-winning F1 team shows us how that evolution happens. The post The Relentless Tinkering That Makes F1 Cars Look So Funky appeared first on WIRED.

A little bit of clutter, and especially tolerance of that clutter, can be good for the soul. The post Put Down the Broom: Tidying Up Can Hamper Creativity appeared first on WIRED.

A new report shows that the leak in California was nothing less than devastating. The post The Porter Ranch Methane Leak Was the Worst in US History appeared first on WIRED.

Five volcanoes in Nicaragua have been restless so far in busy 2016 for the Central American nation. The post The Volcanoes of Nicaragua Sure Have Been Cranky This Year appeared first on WIRED.

It took twenty-eight months for a bottle to travel from New York City to France, carrying a message about the environmental risks of plastic in the ocean. The post This Bottle Crossed the Atlantic to Send an SOS for Wildlife appeared first on WIRED.

In its response to the court today, Apple said the 200-year-old All Writs Act doesn't give court authority to compel it to assist government in hacking phone. The post Apple to FBI: You Can't Force Us to Hack the San Bernardino iPhone appeared first on WIRED.

Confirmation that the FBI subpoenaed information from Carnegie Mellon and used it in a criminal investigation should send a warning to white-hat hackers. The post FBI's Tor Hack Shows the Risk of Subpoenas to Security Researchers appeared first on WIRED.

A new study says that in just six years, battery-powered cars will be as affordable as their gas-guzzling counterparts. The post The Electric Car Revolution Is Now Scheduled for 2022 appeared first on WIRED.

There can only be one winner in each category, which means that over the past 87 years there have been a whoooooole lotta losers. The post A Field Guide to Actors' Faces When They Lose at the Oscars appeared first on WIRED.

As FBI tensions escalate, one of the architects of Signal will be an Apple intern as of this summer. The post Apple Hires Lead Dev of Snowden’s Favorite Messaging App appeared first on WIRED.

To protect the ability to speak out in our visual age, we need obfuscation tools in the platforms we all use. The post It's Far Too Hard to Anonymize Video–We Have to Do Better appeared first on WIRED.

There has been a lot of news about the Justice League movies in the last few days. Other superhero movies? Not so much. The post Cape Watch: Everything's Coming Up Justice League! appeared first on WIRED.

MIT is exploring how to make water interactive. The post You Know How Spoons Splash Under Faucets? MIT Made It an Art appeared first on WIRED.

Don't ask how, but we stumbled onto a piece we did (or will do, really) of the 2026 Academy Awards. The post Turns Out the 2026 Oscars Are Actually Gonna Be Watchable appeared first on WIRED.

If you have ever judged a science fair, you can easily see that there are some problems. How can we fix this? Here are some ideas. The post Science Fairs Have Lost Their Way. Let's Make Them Cool Again appeared first on WIRED.

Experts agree that if code is speech, then forcing Apple to write and sign a program against its will is tantamount to forcing it to say something it doesn't believe. The post Apple May Use a First Amendment Defense in That FBI Case. And It Just Might Work appeared first on WIRED.

From eco-friendly holy water to electronic rosaries, Italy's religious goods market is big business. The post The Surreal Trade Show for Italy's $5B Religious Paraphernalia Market appeared first on WIRED.

Excerpts from Jim Heimann’s Surfing, a new book from Taschen that chronicles "the sport of kings" in vivid detail. The post The Fascinating Evolution of the Surfboard appeared first on WIRED.

Virtual reality will dramatically transform movies and gaming, but some see an even loftier goal for the burgeoning technology. The post VR Will Make Life Better—Or Just Be an Opiate for the Masses appeared first on WIRED.

Photographer Jessica Pons was on the ground at Porter Ranch during the SoCal gas leak, documenting the people and places effected by the disaster. The post Photos: The Californians Who Braved the Huge Porter Ranch Gas Leak appeared first on WIRED.

Instagram and Facebook may not be 420 friendly, but these other guys sure are. The post Instagram's Cracking Down on Weed, But These Apps Love Pot appeared first on WIRED.

From Robert Eggers' new indie horror movie to Netflix's new show about love in Los Angeles, we've got a lot to talk about on this week's culture podcast. The post Culture Podcast: We're Still Shaken Up About The Witch appeared first on WIRED.

The same bundled securities that brought down the economy could fix the problem of high health care costs. The post This MIT Professor Thinks Wall Street Can Fix High Health Care Costs appeared first on WIRED.

Here's everything you need to watch before it disappears from Netflix at the end of February, starting with American Pie. The post The 10 Things You Need to Watch Before They Leave Netflix appeared first on WIRED.

In the back of an Oakland bar, a small photography studio still produces pictures the way they were made during the Civil War: etched into metal plates. The post Forget Filters—19th Century Tintype Photography Still Rules appeared first on WIRED.

A new study suggests that "marital resemblance" is common among people with mental illnesses. The post Not Only Do Opposites Not Attract, But Just the Opposite appeared first on WIRED.

It hopes to extend its so-called Project Shield DDOS attack protection to tens of thousands of websites. The post Google Wants to Save News Sites From Cyberattacks—For Free appeared first on WIRED.

"Like" you already know— now say hello to "love," "haha," "wow," "sad," and "angry". The post Facebook Reactions, the Totally Redesigned Like Button, Is Here appeared first on WIRED.

The FBI's spin has a lot of people thinking about its Apple fight all wrong. The post The Apple-FBI Fight Isn't About Privacy vs. Security. Don't Be Misled appeared first on WIRED.

Robot boat vs. rocket, round 4! (Bet it all on the boat.) The post Watch SpaceX's Rocket (Probably) Crash Into a Robot Boat (Again) appeared first on WIRED.

Simon Menner photographs quiet landscapes that seem completely empty ... that is, except for the sniper aiming right at you. The post There Are Snipers in These Photos. Can You Find Them? appeared first on WIRED.

More prolific than previously believed, hackers behind the Sony attack appear to be responsible for some 45 different malware families used since 2009. The post The Sony Hackers Were Causing Mayhem Years Before They Hit the Company appeared first on WIRED.

Prospekt is a strange thing: an unofficial, but officially sanctioned, Half-Life game. Welcome to the future of Half-Life. The post Fan-Made Prospekt Is the Half-Life Sequel We May Never Get appeared first on WIRED.