The Paris climate deal aims to keep global temperatures from rising much higher than 1.5 degrees Celsius. What would it take do that? The post The World Needs Drastic Action to Meet Paris Climate Goals appeared first on WIRED.

Jaguar's getting back into motorsports, and it's doing it without gasoline. The post Jaguar’s Joining Formula E Electric Racing, But It’s Not Just About the Races appeared first on WIRED.

Thanks to new model kits that let you build spacecraft and science-fiction staples, scale modeling isn't just for military-history nuts anymore. The post 11 Great Gifts for the Model-Building Hobbyist in Your Life appeared first on WIRED.

It's taken three years for Disney and J.J. Abrams to turn possibility into presentation, and the result feels like a family reunion. Welcome home. The post Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the WIRED Review appeared first on WIRED.

Come a vote in March, the Silver Fern flag design could replace the Blue Ensign with the Union Flag. The post This Could Be New Zealand’s Next Flag, and It’s a Good One appeared first on WIRED.

Japan's Nikkei newspaper says the creator of 'Metal Gear' will take more former Konami employees with him as he begins his new venture. The post Report: Hideo Kojima Officially Out at Konami, Forming New Studio appeared first on WIRED.

We analyzed some data to find out which MCs are Jedi Knights when it comes to 'Star Wars' wordplay. The post The Best Star Wars References in the History of Rap Music appeared first on WIRED.

Botnets are machines infected with malware that allows an attacker to take remote control of them individually or simultaneously. The post Hacker Lexicon: Botnets, the Zombie Computer Armies That Earn Hackers Millions appeared first on WIRED.

The franchise who lived. The post First Fantastic Beasts Trailer Returns to Harry Potterland appeared first on WIRED.

According to Einstein, an accelerating frame is just like gravity. In order to accelerate on a hoverboard, you have to lean forward. The post You Can’t Ride a Hoverboard Without Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity appeared first on WIRED.

The studio has been grinding out boundary-pushing stop-motion movies for 10 years. We asked its CEO to reflect on the company's first decade. The post How the Tiny Studio Behind Coraline Became a Powerhouse appeared first on WIRED.

Bonhams will auction off eight Brough Superior motorcycles, which spent five decades in barns in a Cornwall village before their discovery. The post 8 Long-Lost Brough Motorcycles Found Rotting Are Up for Sale appeared first on WIRED.

Oliver Wainwright photographed the mint, apricot and lavender that dominates Pyongyang's architecture. The post North Korea’s Capital Is Actually Colorful—Really Colorful appeared first on WIRED.

Methane, a greenhouse gas 70 times more potent than carbon, has been leaking out of a natural gas storage site in southern California for nearly two months. The post California Has a Huge Gas Leak, and Crews Can’t Stop It Yet appeared first on WIRED.

There is no easier way to feel fancy than to drop one of those big, square cubes of perfectly clear ice into your glass. The post The Neat Ice Kit Makes It Easy to Freeze Perfectly Clear Ice Cubes appeared first on WIRED.

Shopping for kids can be deceptively difficult; there are so many options, and it’s so hard to know which ones they’ll actually use more than once. The post 13 Gifts for Kids That You’ll Want to Play With Too appeared first on WIRED.

John Romero just showed, for the first time, the PC port of Super Mario Bros. 3 coded by John Carmack. The post Watch the Doom Creators’ Version of Super Mario 3 appeared first on WIRED.

Judging by some covers, that is. The post Book Cover Designers Sure Are Stepping Up Their Game appeared first on WIRED.

Design firm Fjord's annual trends report outlines what designers should “expect to tackle in the coming year.” The post Fjord’s 2016 Design Trends Report Is Heavy on VR and ‘Atomization’ appeared first on WIRED.

This app uses augmented reality to create a new user interface where you can change the way your electronic devices function. The post MIT’s Reality Editor App Lets You Reprogram the World With Augmented Reality appeared first on WIRED.

New research reveals that face mites evolved along with humans into at least four distinct lineages, hitching a ride across the world as humans migrated. The post Your Face Is Covered in Mites, and They’re Full of Secrets appeared first on WIRED.

Three years after seeking safe harbor in Ecuador's embassy, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will get to respond to questions from Swedish prosecutor. The post Julian Assange Will Finally Get His Day in Court—In the Ecuadorean Embassy appeared first on WIRED.

By looking at a collision between a blaster bolt and a storm trooper, I can estimate the mass of the bolt. The post I Calculated the Mass of a Star Wars Blaster Bolt for You appeared first on WIRED.

Hey, remember that other Star franchise? The post The First Star Trek Beyond Trailer Boldly Goes Big appeared first on WIRED.

Mothers who take antidepressants are more likely to give birth to children who become autistic. What does that mean? The post Taking Antidepressants While Pregnant May Raise Autism Risks, But It’s Complicated appeared first on WIRED.

J.J. Abrams shot a sequence on 70mm 2D IMAX, and recommends 3D IMAX laser projection. So where can you see the new film in the best possible format? The post The 7 Best Screens in the US to Watch Star Wars: The Force Awakens appeared first on WIRED.

French foreign minister Laurent Fabius was the driving force behind the Paris climate talks. The post Meet Laurent Fabius, Non-Stop Climate Negotiations Gangster appeared first on WIRED.

From Stalin execution mug shots to 19th century crime scene images, photography and criminal investigation have gone hand-in-hand for over a hundred years. The post The Grisly, Fascinating History of Crime Photography appeared first on WIRED.

A new infographic answers the question: Do all roads really lead to Rome? The post Here Are All the Roads That Lead to Rome appeared first on WIRED.

Congress did a great job finally passing a long-term transportation funding bill. But it's not perfect, and we have more work to do. The post It’s Great We Finally Have a Transit Funding Bill—But There’s More to Do appeared first on WIRED.

We sat down with DiCaprio to ask him about endurance, his own brushes with death, and climate change. Spoiler alert: One of these things involves a shark. The post Leonardo DiCaprio: The WIRED Interview appeared first on WIRED.

This is one of those rare occasions where $4 billion can be considered "cheap." The post Star Wars’ $4 Billion Price Tag Was the Deal of the Century appeared first on WIRED.

Prep for the glorious future with these gifts for the day when vehicles do all the work, and their passengers can just take a dang nap. The post 11 Essential Gifts for Self-Driving Car Passengers of the Future appeared first on WIRED.

A chance to redesign the billboard is a chance to rethink the mundane, utilitarian infrastructure that's become so ubiquitous in our cities. The post The Lowly Billboard Gets a Makeover on the Sunset Strip appeared first on WIRED.

For menu planning and shopping to cooking and serving, consider these apps kitchen essentials. The post 8 Food-Prep Apps That’ll Make You a Ninja in the Kitchen appeared first on WIRED.

For those feeling a little down about the world in light of recent events, don't worry; the Internet is here for you. Check out everything you missed online here. The post While You Were Offline: Harrison Ford Burns Trump. Hard appeared first on WIRED.

Your children are destined to live in a very different world than the one you were born in. With an agreement in Paris, it might be a better one. The post At Paris Climate Talks, Negotiators Agree to Save the World appeared first on WIRED.

Have you been missing great space-opera TV? You might want to check out Syfy's new show. The post The Expanse Is the New Battlestar Galactica appeared first on WIRED.

Space photos of the week, December 6–12. The post Space Photos of the Week: We’ve Got Collisions Aplenty appeared first on WIRED.

Each Saturday we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth at WIRED, but which deserve your attention nonetheless. The post Security This Week: The Government Really Doesn’t Seem to Like Encryption appeared first on WIRED.

Our current mathematical understanding of many techniques that are central to the ongoing big-data revolution is inadequate, at best. The post Machine Learning Works Great—Mathematicians Just Don’t Know Why appeared first on WIRED.

Things are just a little bit harder for the left-handed. But where the world taketh away, the Internet provideth. The post 9 Great Left-Handed Gifts for Southpaws appeared first on WIRED.

What's up this week? Hoverboards, the Pixel C, streaming sports, and that wowsers iPhone battery case. The post Gadget Lab Podcast: Microdosing Designers appeared first on WIRED.

The sneak peek airs on Sunday night, but we've got it now. The post A First Look at Colony, the New Show From Lost’s Co-Creator appeared first on WIRED.