A new design from Red Bull is the latest salvo in the debate over whether to give up one a hallmarks of F1: the use of open cockpit cars. The post Formula One Is Talking About Closing the Cockpit (Again) appeared first on WIRED.

Today Virgin Galactic is unveiling SpaceShipTwo, its latest shuttle designed to bring (wealthy) tourists on sub-orbital space flights. The post Virgin Galactic’s New Spaceship Puts It Back in the Space Race appeared first on WIRED.

One French artist took up the challenge—and almost lost his mind. The post Every Line in Kanye’s Song ‘Wolves,’ Illustrated appeared first on WIRED.

McCloud surmises that most blotter art was created so manufacturers, dealers, and imbibers could identify the origins of the acid in their possession. The post Inside the LSD Museum That the DEA Somehow Hasn’t Torn to the Ground appeared first on WIRED.

Andy Lee's landscapes look like something from another planet. That's because he's shooting with invisible light. The post Mountains Shot in Infrared Look Haunting as All Get-Out appeared first on WIRED.

Writer-director Robert Eggers' first feature isn't just haunting because sorcery is scary—it's haunting because its themes are still very real. The post The Witch Is Sinister, Smart, and Wildly Feminist appeared first on WIRED.

Our writer goes to Spaceport America to explore what the ambitions of Branson, Bezos, and Musk mean for the rest of us---and for our next giant leap. The post Welcome to Spaceport America. Your Rocket Will Depart Soon. Ish. appeared first on WIRED.

The Pope's comments about contraception in areas struck by Zika don’t really counter the Catholic Church’s views on birth control—especially when it comes to abortion. The post The Pope’s Ideas on Birth Control Aren’t as Sexy as They Seem appeared first on WIRED.

Hideo Kojima, creator of Metal Gear, and film director Guillermo del Toro will likely collaborate again at some point, the duo said Thursday. The post Guillermo Del Toro Says He’ll Do Anything Hideo Kojima Wants appeared first on WIRED.

A numerical integration solves an integral by breaking into a finite number of sums. This is fairly straightforward to do with a computer. The post Dominate Calculus With a Few Easy Tricks appeared first on WIRED.

China just announced its biggest-ever foreign acquisition. But can it force its people to like GMOs? The post China Hates GMOs. Problem Is, China Really Needs GMOs appeared first on WIRED.

Raw Data is a first-person shooter that makes you a jumping, shooting, crouching, katana-slicing action hero. Your living room may never be the same. The post Room-Scale VR Turns Your Whole Body Into a Game Controller appeared first on WIRED.

Warren Spector always knew he'd get back to making games. His return was just a little earlier than he had planned. The post How System Shock Lured Warren Spector Back to Making Games appeared first on WIRED.

The case has polarized the nation—and also generated misinformation. WIRED's here to separate the facts from the non-facts. The post Apple’s FBI Battle Is Complicated. Here’s What’s Really Going On appeared first on WIRED.

For all its fizzy weirdness, the Comedy Central show's finest moments are when it focuses on its two best buds. The post Your BFFs Are Back in Broad City’s New Season appeared first on WIRED.

A new game dives deep into the broken worlds and surreal landscapes of Philip K. Dick, one of science fiction's best (and strangest) writers. The post Always Wanted to Do LSD With Philip K. Dick? You’ll Love Playing Californium appeared first on WIRED.

The crop of zinnias at the International Space Station is no ordinary Valentine's bouquet. The post Want to Go to Mars? Get Flowers to Bloom on the ISS appeared first on WIRED.

Wind is complex. This visualization makes it a little easier to understand. The post Project Ukko Is a Clever Way to Visualize the Complexities of Wind appeared first on WIRED.

By the end of this year, Copenhagen wants to cut down bus travel times by five to 20 percent, and cycling travel times by 10 percent. The post Copenhagen’s New Traffic Lights Recognize and Favor Cyclists appeared first on WIRED.

Playboy just underwent a major design overhaul that, among other things, ends the publication’s tradition of running photographs of nude women. The post Playboy Trades Nipples for Good Design, and It Works (NSFW) appeared first on WIRED.

Error 53 or Jedi Order 66? The post Apple Shouldn’t Get to Brick Your iPhone Because You Fixed It Yourself appeared first on WIRED.

If there's a snowstorm, photographer Karolis Janulis and his drone will be there. The post Enchanting Drone Aerials Look Like Scenes Inside Snow Globes appeared first on WIRED.

Watch carefully, and you can see the birth of a conspiracy theory. The post Why People Want to Believe the Zika Virus Is a Conspiracy appeared first on WIRED.

At $179, the Klipsch Reference X6i is the least expensive of the company's newest line of in-ear headphones. The post Review: Klipsch Reference X6i appeared first on WIRED.

By now you must have heard: The fate of the Earth is tied up in the DC courts. The post With Scalia’s Death, the Paris Climate Plan Is Back in Play appeared first on WIRED.

NASA is trying to revive one of the coolest aviation programs ever, in the hopes of making the future of commercial flight faster, quieter, and way more efficient. The post Boom! NASA Wants to Bring Back Supersonic X-Planes appeared first on WIRED.

To play Jesse Owens actor Stephan James had to not only run fast, but also have Owens' strength and bravery. Here's how he prepared for the role. The post How the Star of Race Trained to Be Jesse Owens, Once the Fastest Man on Earth appeared first on WIRED.

Kanye West dominated the pop culture conversation this weekend, so it's only right that he dominate the conversation on this week's WIRED culture podcast. The post Culture Podcast: Imma Let You Finish, But We Need to Talk About Kanye appeared first on WIRED.

The veteran game designer best known for his work on classics like Deus Ex has joined OtherSide Entertainment to work on System Shock 3. The post Warren Spector is Back Making Games Again appeared first on WIRED.

Actually, we're pretty sure you can't win this side-scroller. But you should play anyway. The post Help Poor Leonardo DiCaprio Win an Oscar in This New Videogame appeared first on WIRED.

Understanding ecological networks means more than counting trees, and could lead to better urbanism. The post The Complex Ecosystems of Cities, Where Plants Meet Politics appeared first on WIRED.

Facebook's photo-sharing app is the latest major service to add two-factor authentication to its login process. The post Instagram Adds Two-Factor Authentication to Secure Your Selfies appeared first on WIRED.

Here’s how to catch up on the best not-really-a-rom-com sitcom ever. The post WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: You’re the Worst appeared first on WIRED.

Apple's gearing up for a legal fight over the future of encryption. The post Tim Cook Says Apple Will Fight Order to Help Unlock iPhone appeared first on WIRED.

Columbia University computer science professor Steve Bellovin says one thing he'll be looking at is the collection of data authorized under the mysterious EO12333 authority. The post The President’s NSA Advisory Board Finally Gets a Tech Expert appeared first on WIRED.

Could this film of Lassen Peak erupting in 1915 be one of the oldest existing films of a volcanic eruption? The post Watch One of the First Volcanic Eruptions Ever Filmed appeared first on WIRED.

To many, these shuttles are the rolling symbol of a class war pitting cash-rich tech workers against longtime San Franciscans who are being pushed out. The post SF’s Tech Bus Problem Isn’t About Buses. It’s About Housing appeared first on WIRED.

Myopia, or nearsightedness, has taken off like a silent epidemic. What's behind its sudden rise? The post Lots of People Are Losing Distance Vision, and No One Knows Why appeared first on WIRED.

Photographer Glenna Gordon captures the lives of remarkable women self-publishing romance novels and other stories in northern Nigeria. The post The Subversive Women Who Self-Publish Novels Amid Jihadist War appeared first on WIRED.

In an ironic twist, the FBI isn't asking Apple to unlock the phone. Instead it wants Apple to prevent data from being erased as agents try to bruteforce hack the phone on their own. The post Magistrate Orders Apple to Help FBI Hack San Bernardino Shooter’s Phone appeared first on WIRED.

Sarah Parcak wants to use her million-dollar TED winnings to turn the search for archaeological sites into a game you play on your phone. The post Sarah Parcak Is a Space Archaeologist. Soon You Will Be Too appeared first on WIRED.

Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center can have its computers back for $3.6 million in bitcoin. The post Hack Brief: Hackers Are Holding an LA Hospital’s Computers Hostage appeared first on WIRED.

Instead of figuring out how to make jokes about technology, the supermodel comedy just mocks everything. The post Zoolander 2 Fails Utterly in Its Quest to Crack Tech Jokes appeared first on WIRED.

The glossy magazine asked its photographers to trade in their fancy cameras for the phone's camera. The post They’re Just Like Us! Bon Appétit Shot Its Latest Food Pics on an iPhone appeared first on WIRED.

Electronic Superhighway, a new exhibit at London’s Whitechapel Gallery, traces the impact of computers and the Internet on art. The post Tracing the 50-Year Love Affair Between Art and Computers appeared first on WIRED.

Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin harness Russian surveillance technology to make eerie portraits of ordinary people. The post Creepy Portraits Made With Even Creepier Surveillance Tech appeared first on WIRED.

Last night's season premiere saw everyone's favorite lawyer take an unexpected step toward goodness. The post We’re Giving Each Better Call Saul Episode a D&D Alignment appeared first on WIRED.

When Sony was hacked in 2014, many were surprised that the government considered it critical infrastructure, worthy of federal protection. What else is? The post Hacker Lexicon: What Counts as a Nation’s Critical Infrastructure? appeared first on WIRED.

From space madness to crash landings, here's how we'll beat the 13 most difficult challenges to space exploration. The post The 12 Greatest Challenges for Space Exploration appeared first on WIRED.