From the coldest place on earth to the secret home of the Internet, photography took us some weird and wonderful places this year. The post The Best WIRED Photo Stories of the Year appeared first on WIRED.

2015 would be a "transformational" year for Nintendo, the company said. Just how transformational, no one would have ever predicted. The post Here’s How Nintendo Transformed Itself in Just a Year appeared first on WIRED.

According to a new report today, 191 million US voter records have been sitting, exposed, in a publicly accessible corner of the Internet. The post Reams of US Voter Info Appear to Be Just Sitting Online appeared first on WIRED.

Scully and Mulder are back in less than a month. The post New X-Files Footage Is Making Us Forget All About Star Wars appeared first on WIRED.

Before we head into 2016 and show you more of everything, here are our five very favorite transportation stories from the past year. The post WIRED’s Top 5 Transportation Stories of 2015 appeared first on WIRED.

From Google to Hillary to Snoop Dogg's pot candies, we look back on some of the year's best branding. The post A Look Back at the Year’s Freshest Logo Reboots appeared first on WIRED.

2015 had several wins for privacy and security—but they were kept in check by losses and failures. The post Security’s Biggest Winners and Losers in 2015 appeared first on WIRED.

The year’s best science images don’t really need any words as ornament—they’re terrifying and gorgeous and confounding on their own. The post The Best of the Year’s Otherworldly Science Images appeared first on WIRED.

Counting down the hours until Thursday mornings? We know the feeling. In the meantime, check out these podcasts. The post Waiting for Serial? Try Some of These, Our Favorite Podcasts appeared first on WIRED.

From cars to medical devices to guns, this was the year hackers found and exploited computers in everything. The post How the Internet of Things Got Hacked appeared first on WIRED.

The games WIRED editors loved the most this year. The post The Top 10 Videogames of 2015 appeared first on WIRED.

In this week's episode of the 'Geek's Guide to the Galaxy' podcast, author Fred Nadis talks about his book on sci-fi writer and editor Ray Palmer. The post When Good Science Fiction Fans Go Bad appeared first on WIRED.

We suggest taking a deep breath, slowing down, and doing a few things before your maiden flight. The post How to Avoid Immediately Destroying Your New Drone appeared first on WIRED.

A new breakthrough that bridges number theory and geometry is just the latest triumph for a close-knit group of mathematicians. The post Posse of Mathematicians Bridges Number Theory and Geometry appeared first on WIRED.

No console is perfect, but the right add-ons can help bring it closer. These are our picks for the best accessories for the Wii U, the Xbox One and the PS4. The post What Add-ons to Buy for Your New Xbox, PlayStation, or Wii U appeared first on WIRED.

Just because it's the biggest movie-going week of the year doesn't mean it has to be stressful. Take our advice and actually enjoy yourself. The post Your Guide to a Stress-Free Christmas Day at the Movies appeared first on WIRED.

The legendary composer opens up about working with Quentin Tarantino, using unrecorded material from The Thing, and how The Hateful Eight is not a Western. The post Ennio Morricone Tells the Secrets of His Hateful Eight Soundtrack appeared first on WIRED.

If you think about Christmas gifts as the world's toughest logistical challenge, the holiday kind of starts to make sense. The post How the Magic of Christmas Could Work Without Any Magic appeared first on WIRED.

Keep reading for the most important events in health and biology this year. The post WIRED’s Guide to the Year in Biology and Medicine appeared first on WIRED.

Next in the story of Bowe Bergdahl, Sarah Koenig examines his first year in Taliban captivity. The post Serial Recap, Episode 3: Surviving Year 1 with the Taliban appeared first on WIRED.

Instagram is more than just a place to share photos. This year, users were a part of history, worked toward social change and poked fun at themselves. The post A Year in Instagram: Hipster Barbies and Adventure Cats appeared first on WIRED.

For something as old-school as a traveling movie roadshow, the limited engagement of Quentin Tarantino's new movie sure required a lot of tech. The post How They Put Together Hateful Eight’s 70mm Traveling ‘Roadshow’ appeared first on WIRED.

Bar design has always evolved in tandem with the cocktail. Here are the latest innovations. The post How Do You Build a Better Bar? Let an Actual Bartender Design It appeared first on WIRED.

On the occasion of the director's ninth movie, The Hateful Eight, we're taking a look back at his best frames. The post Quentin Tarantino’s 10 Best Movie Frames appeared first on WIRED.

Eggnog should be your go-to holiday tipple. Here's how to make it safe, and delicious. The post How to Use Science to Make Safe Eggnog With Raw Eggs appeared first on WIRED.

Games tend to cycle through repeated design motifs that somehow filter through multiple games at the same time. This year felt like a year of horses. The post There Were So Many Horses in Games This Year appeared first on WIRED.

The Oakland-based roots musician, who won this year's NPR Tiny Desk concert out of 7,000 entrants, plays live at WIRED HQ. The post Watch Fantastic Negrito Performing Live—In Our Office appeared first on WIRED.

This year's planetary research reminds us that exploration of the solar system (and beyond) is just beginning. The post All the Year’s Kickbutt Science From Space appeared first on WIRED.

Each year hacks get bigger and louder, and 2015 was no different. But this year the hacking news collided with the government's encryption/backdoor debate. The post The Year’s 11 Biggest Hacks, From Ashley Madison to OPM appeared first on WIRED.

Campaign logos, even the clever ones, have yet to play a major role in this presidential race–but a few of them could. The post The State of the Modern Political Logo appeared first on WIRED.

Come and get it! The post Beatles Music Starts Streaming Tonight Basically Everywhere appeared first on WIRED.

For the past two years, Making Star Wars has been one of the most prescient sites on the internet—thanks to Jason Ward's ceaseless rumor-hunting. The post The King of Star Wars Leaks Talks Scoops and Spoilers appeared first on WIRED.

With all the blockbuster movies Hollywood releases each year, it’s hard to keep up with what's at your local indie theater. Here's what you might've missed. The post The 10 Best Movies You Probably Didn’t See in 2015 appeared first on WIRED.

Most reviews of the new Star Wars movie come from people with at least some attachment to the franchise. This one does not. The post A Force Awakens Review By a Star Wars Rookie appeared first on WIRED.

With harrowing survival tale The Revenant, the director throws his hat back into the Oscar ring. The post Revenant Director Alejandro Iñárritu Talks Survival, Nature, and Reality vs. Fantasy appeared first on WIRED.

Looking at the top stories from the WIRED science team this year, you might get the feeling that we're a little down on the future of planet Earth. The post Drought, Anti-Vaxxers, and Cancer Made For a Great 2015 appeared first on WIRED.

I thought perhaps 2015 would mark a winding-down of endless videogame vaporware. Then came crowdfunding. The post Vaporware Is Back, Thanks to Your Generous Contributions appeared first on WIRED.

All of these things are from retailers (mostly Amazon) who offer 2-day shipping. There's still time, people! The post 18 Last-Minute Gifts That Will Help You Save Christmas appeared first on WIRED.

A New Zealand judge announced today that Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and three associates can be extradited to the US to face charges. The post Judge Rules Kim Dotcom Can Be Extradited to US to Face Charges appeared first on WIRED.

When armed rebels crossed the Sierra Leone border, Mustapha Wai ran. He ran and ran and ran, toward hope, knowing a better life lie ahead. The post How I Ran From War: 70 Miles in 24 Hours—In Flip-Flops appeared first on WIRED.

Twenty-one years after the world's leaders first met to try and hammer out a climate agreement, the UN Paris talks succeeded. The post The Paris Climate Agreement appeared first on WIRED.

This year saw a global change in the fight against climate change. The post The Most Important Climate Stories of 2015 appeared first on WIRED.

In October, a three part report from Climate Central showed how Europe's appetite for wood is gobbling up forests in the American south faster than they are being planted. The post Wood Pellets Aren’t So Hot appeared first on WIRED.

In March, the Miami News Herald reported that the state's Department of Environmental Protection had an internal embargo on using words like "climate change," and "global warming." The post Florida’s Wacky Stance on Climate Change appeared first on WIRED.

In a 42,000 word encyclical, the pontiff laid out the strongest moral argument yet for curbing greenhouse gas emissions. The post Pope Francis’ Encyclical appeared first on WIRED.

The Clean Power Plan is the lynchpin holding up the promises the US made in Paris. The post The Clean Power Plan appeared first on WIRED.

Forty years ago, oil company scientists figured out that greenhouse gas emissions are warming the planet. Instead of warning the world, the company funneled money into denial groups. The post Exxon Knew appeared first on WIRED.

Throughout 2015, crude has sat at around $40 a barrel. The post Shell Abandons Its Arctic Oil Claims appeared first on WIRED.

If Ford and Google are indeed collaborating on self-driving cars, it makes perfect sense. The post A Google-Ford Self-Driving Car Project Makes Perfect Sense appeared first on WIRED.

After ditching Zaha Hadid's wild design, Tokyo will be getting a much more modest Olympic stadium. The post Japan Picks a New Design for Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic Stadium appeared first on WIRED.