For the first time, a study led by Crispr/Cas9 pioneer Jennifer Doudna uses crystallography to capture Cas9 as it's primed to cut DNA. The post Scientists Capture Crispr’s Gene-Cutting in Action appeared first on WIRED.

The DOT wants to finally create a set of national regulations for the development of self-driving cars—in the next six months. The post The Feds Will Have Rules for Self-Driving Cars in the Next 6 Months appeared first on WIRED.

Carlton Cuse didn't want his new show on USA to be just another alien-invasion show. Here's why. The post Carlton Cuse’s Colony Isn’t Your Typical Alien Show appeared first on WIRED.

Waze data shows traffic in LA getting only slightly more intolerable during the closure of a major thoroughfare. The post Closing Hollywood Blvd. for The Force Awakens Barely Borked LA Roads appeared first on WIRED.

After her husband was killed in a terrorist attack in Jordan, one widow is blaming Twitter. The post Florida Woman Sues Twitter for Giving ISIS a Platform appeared first on WIRED.

A pavilion from NASA and StudioKCA recreates the orbit of satellites with sound---inside a giant, metal seashell. The post Step Inside NASA’s Giant Seashell to Hear Satellites in Orbit appeared first on WIRED.

It didn’t take long for Mona Hanna-Attisha to realized that something was wrong with the water in Flint, Michigan. The post Flint’s High Lead Levels Have Doctors Struggling for Answers appeared first on WIRED.

Life is Strange is a contradictory, emotional game about reckoning with choices and consequences in which, sometimes, the only right choice is wrong. The post Life Is Strange Is One Heavy Game That’s One Giant Dilemma appeared first on WIRED.

From "The Revenant" to "The Martian" to "Straight Outta Compton," the nominees were ruled by big-studio, big-audience favorites. The post The Oscar Nominations Go to Big-Budget, Big-Spectacle Films appeared first on WIRED.

Good morning and welcome to Hollywood’s earliest call time of the year: the Oscar nominees announcement ceremony! Watch the livestream here. The post Oscars 2016: Watch the Nominations Livestream Here appeared first on WIRED.

There are trillions of dollars of raw materials floating around up there inside asteroids. Who has the rights to harvest them? The post Space Mining Could Set Off a Star War appeared first on WIRED.

Cadillac's Super Cruise feature will hit the market later than planned, a reminder of how slowly automakers are likely to introduce this technology. The post Cadillac’s Delaying Its First Whack at a Self-Driving Car appeared first on WIRED.

You've waited long enough. It's time for a post on the physics of the Star Wars VII Starkiller Base. Spoiler alert. The post Force Awakens’ Starkiller Would Actually Fling Everyone Into Space appeared first on WIRED.

Niels Stomps explores the world of scientific research in the middle of the Arctic for his series 'I Can Hear the Waves.' The post The Remote Frozen Islands Where Science Is King appeared first on WIRED.

The Silk Road's libertarian free-trade zone has devolved into a fragmented, less ethical, and far less trusted collection of scam-ridden black markets. The post The Silk Road’s Dark-Web Dream Is Dead appeared first on WIRED.

This cancer-curing moonshot the President just assigned to Joe Biden...how's that going to work, exactly? The post Obama’s Anti-Cancer Moonshot Will Need More Than Research appeared first on WIRED.

Let's say you do win. How are you going to spend that money? The post How to Spend Your Powerball Winnings Like a Baller appeared first on WIRED.

The winner of the world's most important architecture prize is known to build half-finished homes. The post Get to Know Alejandro Aravena, the Pritzker Prize Winner Who Builds Half-Finished Homes appeared first on WIRED.

On Tuesday, Rep Jackie Speier spoke out on sexual harassment in science and how she plans to craft legislation to deal with it. The post Rep Jackie Speier on Why She’s Taking on Sexual Harassment in Science appeared first on WIRED.

For the first time in almost 13 years, Nevados de Chillán erupts. Meanwhile in Central America, both Chaparrastique and Momotombo were noisy. The post Nevados de Chillán in Chile Rumbles to Life, Forming a New Crater appeared first on WIRED.

The BBC America drama returns for its (potentially) penultimate season in April. The post Orphan Black’s Season 4 Teaser Goes Down the Rabbit Hole appeared first on WIRED.

Sure, we're a long way from September, but with the Television Critics Association press tour happening in L.A., there's no better time for a sneak preview. The post 9 TV Pilots We Can’t Wait to See This Fall appeared first on WIRED.

Hip-hop duo Cavanaugh's new video pays tribute to old-school videogames, lo-fi animation, and black-and-white home movies. The post Watch Rap Duo Cavanaugh’s Killer Tribute to Retro Tech appeared first on WIRED.

This week is a sad one. We lost one of our most admired and beloved artists: David Bowie. On this week's WIRED Culture podcast we discuss Bowie's legacy. The post Culture Podcast: We Say Goodbye to David Bowie appeared first on WIRED.

The Chilean architect is best known for his inventive low-cost housing designs. The post Architecture’s Most Prestigious Prize Goes to Alejandro Aravena appeared first on WIRED.

One designer's dreamed up a type of train he thinks could replace Boston's entire mass transit system. The post Far-Fetched Plan for Mass Transit Is Intriguing at Least appeared first on WIRED.

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have, for the first time, discovered a valuable zero-day exploit after intentionally going on the hunt for it. The post Hacking Team’s Leak Helped Researchers Hunt Down a Zero-Day appeared first on WIRED.

Tracking the performance of players as they practice and in games won't just be about improving performance. It will improve their health as well. The post How Player Tracking Can Reduce Football Injuries appeared first on WIRED.

Corinne May Botz documents the people paid to "play sick" for medical students. The post The Surreal Drama of Actors Playing Sick for Med Students appeared first on WIRED.

Rumors of a new discovery (but no data to back it up) made their own waves in social media. The post Astrophysicists May Have Found Gravitational Waves. Or Not appeared first on WIRED.

A new football helmet called the Zero1 has a flexible outer shell. Its makers believe it could save your brain from concussions. The post The Zero1 Flexible Football Helmet May Save Players’ Brains appeared first on WIRED.

Even beyond the formidable challenges in capturing data on an NFL football game are the challenges in using that information to elevate the sport. The post The NFL Is Finally Tapping Into the Power of Data appeared first on WIRED.

But what makes the Echo so powerful is its ability to link to and control other devices. The post How to Make the Amazon Echo the Center of Your Smart Home appeared first on WIRED.

Here are the basics on how to register your drone with the FAA. Not everyone needs to register, but there are still safety rules everyone needs to follow. The post How to Register a Drone appeared first on WIRED.

That plan "was not complete and is deficient for several reasons," CARB says. Put another way, VW's not trying hard enough. The post VW May Not Be Trying Hard Enough to Fix Those Diesels appeared first on WIRED.

Ulbricht's defense attacks the court's rulings on everything from evidence to sentencing, but focuses on two corrupt agents who investigated the Silk Road. The post In Silk Road Appeal, Ross Ulbricht’s Defense Focuses on Corrupt Feds appeared first on WIRED.

Google's self-driving cars have required hundreds of human interventions in the past year, but new data shows they're getting better. The post Google’s Self-Driving Cars Aren’t as Good as Humans—Yet appeared first on WIRED.

An Israeli aircraft company has made a cargo drone to complement helicopters in areas with extreme geographical challenges The post The AirMule Drone Hauls 1,000 Pounds and Looks Like a Bug appeared first on WIRED.

Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have announced a New 3DS bundle featuring themed cover plates and pre-loaded copies of the classic Game Boy games The post Pokemon Red & Blue 3DS Bundle Coming for 20th Anniversary appeared first on WIRED.

The critically acclaimed psychic summer camp adventure is coming to the PlayStation 4 sometime this spring, Double Fine and Sony have announced. The post The Classic Psychonauts Is Headed to the PlayStation 4 appeared first on WIRED.

Flying over Aliso Canyon provided the only available estimates of rate of the leak, which has been as high as 145,000 pounds per hour. The post The Lone Pilot Flying Over California’s Giant Methane Leak appeared first on WIRED.

Devices that control the speed of industrial motors operating water plant pumps and other equipment can be remotely hacked and destroyed. The post An Easy Way for Hackers to Remotely Burn Industrial Motors appeared first on WIRED.

A floating robot and a helpful armada of quadcopters join the effort to rescue shipwrecked migrants off the coast of Lesvos The post A Robot Life Preserver Goes to Work in the Greek Refugee Crisis appeared first on WIRED.

From the opulent towers to the abandoned construction sites, Tor Seidel photographs Dubai through boom and bust. The post Sweeping Views of Dubai’s Ski Lodge and Man-Made Islands appeared first on WIRED.

The odds of winning tomorrow's Powerball are barely better than having your name randomly pulled out of a hat filled with the name of everybody in the US. The post The Fascinating Math Behind Why You Won’t Win Powerball appeared first on WIRED.

Brad Temkin has a niche line of work. For the past seven or so years, he’s been photographing green roofs. The post Exploring the Hidden Rooftop Gardens Right Above Our Heads appeared first on WIRED.

After months of rumors and speculation, it's finally finally official: Ryan Coogler will helm Marvel's upcoming T'Challa flick. The post Marvel’s Black Panther Officially Brings on Creed Director appeared first on WIRED.

After a five-decade career, he leaves behind a career big enough for three or four accomplished artists—and these 10 songs provide a sampling of his legacy. The post 10 Essential David Bowie Songs to Remember the Iconoclast appeared first on WIRED.

This is especially for new state governors. What do you need to know about higher education? The post Governors Can Design Higher Education for the Future appeared first on WIRED.

Over the past few weeks, the media has made some outlandish claims about the chances of a massive Yellowstone eruption. The post Chill. Yellowstone’s Volcano Isn’t About to Destroy Us All appeared first on WIRED.