The winning videos from the 2015 American Physics Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics annual visualization contest are here! The post Get Lost in These Trippy Fluid Dynamics GIFs appeared first on WIRED.

The first end-to-end encrypted messaging app for phones now intends to extend its secret-sharing to traditional computers. The post Signal, a Dead-Easy Phone Crypto App, Comes to the Desktop appeared first on WIRED.

After over 100 years of relative quiet, Nicaragua's Momotombo erupted last night with an impressive display. The post Nicaragua’s Momotombo Volcano Has Erupted For the First Time in 100 Years appeared first on WIRED.

The old adage "What wins on Sunday sells on Monday" apples to autonomous vehicles, which will become more adept on the road by mastering the track. The post Racing Self-Driving Cars Will Make Roads Safer for Everyone appeared first on WIRED.

A Brazilian scientist has developed robot suits that move based on the wearer's brain signals. The post Mind-Controlled Robot Suits Help the Paralyzed Move Again appeared first on WIRED.

Salah Baazizi has taken roughly 500,000 bird photographs, many of them showing birds attacking prey. However grisly, the spectacle always fascinates him. The post The Surprisingly Brutal Moments When Birds Snag Their Prey appeared first on WIRED.

To make this golden coat, The North Face teamed up with Spiber, a Japanese company making synthetic spider silk. The post The North Face’s ‘Moon Parka’ Is Spun From Faux Spider Silk appeared first on WIRED.

Private rocket-builders are competing for a NASA contract to supply the International Space Station. First they have to get there. The post Critical Rocket Launch Will Help Crown the Winner of the New Space Race appeared first on WIRED.

The stoner comedy might not have been a box-office juggernaut, but it's poised to enter the pantheon of reliable holiday classics. The post The Night Before Is Your Next Cable Christmas Classic appeared first on WIRED.

'Carol' is bound to be an Oscar nominee—and Todd Haynes made it by doing everything that he does best. The post How Todd Haynes Made Carol, the Year’s Most Beautiful Film appeared first on WIRED.

Telltale's Game of Thrones videogame packs all the intrigue and dragons of the HBO show, and you get to pick who dies. The post Playing Game of Thrones the Game Will Tide You Over Until Season 6 appeared first on WIRED.

This selection of gifts is meant for those who love, but also don't love, the outdoors. The post 16 Glamping Gifts for People Who Really Prefer the Indoors appeared first on WIRED.

J.J. Abrams revealed that the currently red-hot composer worked on music for the film on Jimmy Fallon's late-night show. The post The Force Awakens Has Cantina Music from Hamilton Creator appeared first on WIRED.

Airplane partitions are heavy and bulky, so Airbus partnered with Autodesk to shed weight by rethinking how the partition is designed. The post Airbus’ Newest Design Is Based on Bones and Slime Mold appeared first on WIRED.

What to think about when you're thinking about making a genetically modified baby. The post You’re Only Human, But Your Kids Could Be So Much More appeared first on WIRED.

The South Korean pop star is back with more insane dancing and costume changes for his latest viral video. The post Psy’s New ‘Daddy’ Video Is as Crazy as ‘Gangnam Style’ appeared first on WIRED.

Audi gives us an early look at the new R18, its weapon for the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. The post Audi’s New R18 Race Car Revamps an Incredible Design appeared first on WIRED.

Tobias Frere-Jones is releasing Mallory, the famed typographer's first new typeface since his split with longtime creative partner Jonathan Hoefler. The post Tobias Frere-Jones’ New Typeface ‘Mallory’ Has British Looks, American Irreverence appeared first on WIRED.

The precipitous drop is the latest blow in the ongoing disaster that is VW's diesel scandal. The post Volkswagen’s US Sales Plummet 25 Percent as Dieselgate Rolls On appeared first on WIRED.

Nobody knows how to make babies any more. The post How Many C-Sections Is Too Many C-Sections? appeared first on WIRED.

When Chinese scientists announced in April they had edited human embryos using a new genetic tool called Crispr, the headlines blared “designer babies” and the wider world woke up to Crispr’s power. The post Crispr Is Getting Better. Now It’s Time to Ask the Hard Ethical Questions appeared first on WIRED.

The photos in this gallery show the tiny building blocks of life in rich, strange detail. The post Amazing Micrographs Show What Cells Really Look Like appeared first on WIRED.

In an age where efficiency is king and carbon emissions are the devil, why is Mazda talking about bringing back the rotary engine? The post Mazda’s Confusing Plan to Resurrect the Famously Dirty Rotary Engine appeared first on WIRED.

You know that loved one of yours who always jokingly asks for a jetpack? This year, get them a jetpack. The post 12 Futuristic Gifts for the Early Adopter in Your Life appeared first on WIRED.

A photographer goes inside the company that makes NASA's space suits and finds the place surprisingly low key, almost mundane. The post Peek Inside ILC Dover, the Company That Makes NASA’s Space Suits appeared first on WIRED.

Just a little appetizer before the full trailer drops on Wednesday. The post Batman v Superman Teaser Unmasks the Dark Knight appeared first on WIRED.

VTech's breach is one of the biggest yet, and it affected hundreds of thousands of children. The post Hack Brief: Hacker Strikes Kids’ Gadget Maker VTech to Steal 5 Million Accounts appeared first on WIRED.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has begun a nuclear disarmament event, and it feels like creator Hideo Kojima's final anti-war prank. The post Metal Gear Solid V’s Final Twist? Nuclear Disarmament appeared first on WIRED.

In the trailer for The Good Dinosaur, we see an asteroid zooming past the Earth. How fast is this asteroid? The post The Asteroid in The Good Dinosaur Travels at Half the Speed of Light appeared first on WIRED.

Feeling sluggish from all the turkey and laying around you did this weekend? We've got a couple new teasers from J.J. Abrams's upcoming flick to pep you up. The post Star Wars: The Force Awakens Gets BB-8, Dark Side TV Spots appeared first on WIRED.

Prime Air may be marketing fodder today, but any work it can safely and efficiently take into the air is a good thing for all of us on the ground. The post Amazon’s Drones May Be a Marketing Stunt, But We Kinda Need Them appeared first on WIRED.

Víctor Enrich defies the laws of physics and nature with his photos of a Munich hotel. The post 3-D Rendering Turns a Munich High-Rise Into Rubber appeared first on WIRED.

"Sanjay's Super Team," which debuts in front of "The Good Dinosaur" this Thanksgiving weekend, is the the studio's most personal short yet. The post Pixar’s Sanjay’s Super Team Turns a Real Childhood Into Art appeared first on WIRED.

Enough coloring inside the lines—it's time to start coloring inside the cosines. The post You’re Never Too Old to Color—Especially Math Patterns appeared first on WIRED.

This holiday season, Netflix is most decidedly not giving you a lump of coal. Instead, it's filling your devices with a lot of fantastic things to watch. The post Here’s the Best New Stuff Coming to Netflix in December appeared first on WIRED.

See what a cowboy, tattoo artist, and chef use in a given day. The post People Catalog Every Object They Touch in 24 Hours appeared first on WIRED.

uBiome wants to shift its business from direct-to-consumer kits to clinical tests ordered by doctors. The post Microbiome Startup uBiome Will Sequence Poop for the CDC appeared first on WIRED.

India will make a choice, but it will not be India's alone. The post Solar or Coal? The Energy India Picks May Decide Earth’s Fate appeared first on WIRED.

If you're seeking something more sonically pure (and fussier) than vinyl, try reel-to-reel tape. And try this machine to play it on. The post Review: J-Corder appeared first on WIRED.

Abounaddara, an anonymous, award-winning Syrian film collective, documents the everyday stories behind the conflict. The post Secretive Filmmakers Record What Life’s Really Like in Syria appeared first on WIRED.

Louis Psihoyos' new film, Racing Extinction, airing December 2 on Discovery, explores the man-made causes of what biologists call the sixth mass extinction. The post New Documentary Racing Extinction Explores How Humanity Is Killing the World appeared first on WIRED.

Getting all those diplomats, negotiators, and journalists to the Paris climate talks will add about 22 seconds of carbon dioxide to the global yearly total. The post The Paris Climate Talks Will Emit 300,000 Tons of CO, by Our Math. Hope It’s Worth It appeared first on WIRED.

In the past five years, Tinybop has establishing a mini, kids-focused media empire around apps so strange and beautiful that even adults like to play them. The post Tinybop Dials Up the Weird to Craft Stellar Kids Apps appeared first on WIRED.

Looking to give somebody close to you a new TV for the holidays? We've got 10 killer picks that'll delight the TV-loving beneficiary in your life. The post 10 Truly Awesome TVs for Every Budget appeared first on WIRED.

Space photos of the week, November 22–28. The post Space Photos of the Week: The Smiling Cheshire Cat Galaxy appeared first on WIRED.

These amazing images revive the lost art form of the movie poster. The post Amazing Posters Give Classic Movies a New Face appeared first on WIRED.

Scientists have begun to identify the symphony of biological triggers that powered the extraordinary expansion of the human brain. The post How Humans Ended Up With Freakishly Huge Brains appeared first on WIRED.

CBS is launching a new iteration of the space saga for its VOD platform. Here's what it needs to succeed. The post What the New Star Trek Show Needs in Order to Triumph appeared first on WIRED.

Nokia is jumping into 360 video with the large and expensive Ozo camera. WIRED gets a demo and chats with Nokia's head of R&D for the project. The post Nokia’s Ozo VR Camera Marks a Rebirth for the Phone Giant appeared first on WIRED.

There are many different types of watches you can give as gifts, depending on the beneficiary's taste, and your budget. Here are 13 great options. The post Gift Guide: 13 Watches to Suit Every Style and Budget appeared first on WIRED.