What do a humpback and a wind turbine have in common? Scalloped blade edges. The post Humpback Whales Solve a Big Problem for Wind Turbines appeared first on WIRED.

Twitter's latest study shows just how much we love using emoji when we tweet during our favorite TV shows. The post People Sure Use a Lot of Emojis When They Tweet About TV appeared first on WIRED.

Production designer Philip Messina has designed the look and feel of all four Hunger Games movies. Here's how he did it. The post How the Hunger Games’ Designer Built Its Epic Dystopian World appeared first on WIRED.

NASA just gave two US universities a robot each. Their mission: Get this thing to move like a human. The post NASA Wants to Make a C-3PO to Help Colonize Mars, But That May Not Be a Super Idea appeared first on WIRED.

German engineering savvy and Silicon Valley entrepreneurial know-how come together to make a driving simulator open to all. The post This Sim for Self-Driving Cars Is More Useful Than It Sounds appeared first on WIRED.

Here's everything that's happening in the world of superhero movie news this week—including the status of Channing Tatum's Gambit flick. The post Cape Watch: Channing Tatum’s Gambit Movie Will Be a ‘Sexy Thriller’ appeared first on WIRED.

Materials scientist Brian Pillay designed a elephant tusk brace out of carbon fiber, fiberglass, and polymer resin. The post Bulwagi the Elephant Cracked His Tusk. Carbon Fiber to the Rescue! appeared first on WIRED.

Iris Van Herpen designs sculptures that can be worn on the human body. The post Iris Van Herpen’s Extraordinary Clothes Are More Like Wearable Sculptures appeared first on WIRED.

Star Wars is about the fight between good and evil, and for that you need tools of war—from a battered X-wing pilot’s helmet to a Wookiee’s bowcaster. The post Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Arsenal of Epic Battle Props appeared first on WIRED.

Claudio Montesano Casillas documents the women-only driving programs fighting for gender equality. The post Meet the Pioneering Female Cabbies Who Are Transforming India’s Roads appeared first on WIRED.

From the first sip of aperitivo to the last slice of pie, we've got your Thanksgiving fully cooked. The post 13 Gadgets Guaranteed to Make Your Thanksgiving Extra Weird appeared first on WIRED.

It's been almost a week since we got a new teaser, but this one delivers the goods. The post New Force Awakens Teaser Makes Finn the Hero appeared first on WIRED.

A (somewhat) premature obituary for the last line antibiotic. The post A Once Powerful Antibiotic Goes the Way of All Flesh appeared first on WIRED.

Nendo designed a survival kit fit for the most stylish of urbanites. The post Nendo’s MINIM+AID Is the Fanciest Survival Kit Ever Made appeared first on WIRED.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has been delayed until August 23, 2016, Eidos-Montreal announced today. The post Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Delayed Until August appeared first on WIRED.

Tom McCarthy's Oscar front-runner is just-the-facts narrative filmmaking at its best. The post Spotlight Isn’t a Thriller. But It Gets the Facts Right appeared first on WIRED.

The university now implies it may have been subpoenaed to give up its anonymity-stripping technique. The post Carnegie Mellon Denies FBI Paid for Tor-Breaking Research appeared first on WIRED.

The first glimpse of the continuing Snow White re-imagining has Emily Blunt as an Ice Queen and Jessica Chastain as a fearsome warrior. The post The Huntsman Trailer: We Know What Thor Did Last Winter appeared first on WIRED.

On this week's entertainment podcast we're really stoked about 'Spotlight' and really curious if Bob Odenkirk and David Cross's new show is too late. The post Entertainment Podcast: Netflix’s Mr. Show Reboot W/ Bob & David Misses the Trend appeared first on WIRED.

You could control robot sharks with your mind in the comfort of your own home thanks to OpenBCI, a Brooklyn company building open source brain computer interfaces. The post Watch These Guys Make a Shark Swim With Their Minds appeared first on WIRED.

Japanese mag Famitsu has revealed Valkyria of the Blue Revolution and an HD remaster of the original Valkyria Chronicles. The post Valkyria Chronicles PlayStation 4 Version Announced appeared first on WIRED.

Also, his favorite character? Jar Jar Binks. Yes, really. The post What George Lucas Thinks of the New Star Wars appeared first on WIRED.

Congress just passed a bill giving more leeway to the burgeoning space industry. The post Congress Says Yes to Space Mining, No to Rocket Regulations appeared first on WIRED.

Kasdan wrote Empire, Jedi,, Force Awakens, and the new Han Solo movie. He's the voice of 1980s and 1990s cinema. And he's very cool. The post Star Wars’ Greatest Screenwriter Wrote All Your Other Favorite Movies Too appeared first on WIRED.

Zero-day exploit broker Zerodium has published a full chart of its prices for intrusion techniques affecting different software programs. The post Here’s a Spy Firm’s Price List for Secret Hacker Techniques appeared first on WIRED.

Levi's Stadium is now home to Qylur's honeycomb-like machine, which promises to make going through security significantly less of a pain in the ass. The post The 49ers Test Qylur’s Magic Machine That May Fix Airport Security appeared first on WIRED.

Biologists have begun thinking and acting like designers, and they're working with one of the most powerful substrates imaginable: life. The post Move Over, Jony Ive—Biologists Are the Next Rock Star Designers appeared first on WIRED.

In the wee hours of a morning in December, San Francisco will block off its main street to map it with LiDAR. The post Bombarding San Francisco With Lasers to Create a Perfect 3-D Map appeared first on WIRED.

NFL teams won't play in sterile concrete bowls. Instead, they will play in multi-use spaces near the urban core, redefining our idea of what a stadium is. The post Go Inside the Totally Reimagined NFL Stadium of Tomorrow appeared first on WIRED.

Architect Dan Meis has a great business designing sports stadiums. But now he's wondering if they've become too big and expensive for their own good. The post The Future of Stadiums Might Be No Stadium at All appeared first on WIRED.

The first VR recording of a live Broadway play, Disney's "The Lion King" provides vantage points of the performance that few people have seen. The post The Lion King Is Broadway’s First Play Shot For VR appeared first on WIRED.

Whenever a new Bethesda game comes out, I hope and pray it’s just as buggy and unpolished as previous ones. It means they're focused on the right things. The post Fallout 4 Is Full of Bugs, But Fixing Them Could Ruin It appeared first on WIRED.

When people started settling in the southern Ural Mountains, they named their villages for cities or regions where Russia had won military battles. The post You Can Visit Paris, Berlin, and Warsaw … In Russia appeared first on WIRED.

Every person looks for different things in a pair of headphones or earbuds. We have recommendations for 20 types of individual. The post Gift Guide: Headphones for 20 Different Types of People appeared first on WIRED.

A fungus is killing amphibians all over the world. But on one tiny island, the people who study the amphibians have found a solution. The post A Frog-Killing Fungus Finally Meets Its Match on the Island of Mallorca appeared first on WIRED.

Adam Senatori spent two days photographing the extravaganza that is the Dubai Air Show. The post The Dubai 2015 Air Show Has Plenty of Glitz, Metal, and Sunshine appeared first on WIRED.

Mound termites are pros at building self-regulating homes. Human architects want to get in on the action. The post Termites Are Teaching Architects to Design Super-Efficient Skyscrapers appeared first on WIRED.

Holly Holm delivered a knockout kick in her match against Ronda Rousey. Here's an estimate of the impact force it carried. The post Holly Holm Kicked Ronda Rousey With 50 Pounds of Force, Says Science appeared first on WIRED.

In Desert Bus, a player has to drive a tour bus from Vegas to LA in real time. In Desert Bus for Hope, streamers ride the long, dull ride for charity. The post Watch ‘Desert Bus For Hope’ Play a Bad Game For Charity, Once Again appeared first on WIRED.

Psych-pop musician Trevor Powers—better known as Youth Lagoon—talks about his latest single. The post Song Exploder: Youth Lagoon Reveals the Origin of ‘The Knower’ appeared first on WIRED.

Archival access, coupled with state-of-the-art digital scanning, helps the game pass muster even with superfans. The post The Secret to Star Wars: Battlefront’s Art? Real Props appeared first on WIRED.

It may be little more than a parade of celebrity cameos strung together by musical sequences, but it's overflowing with charm. The post Bill Murray’s Netflix Christmas Special Looks Delightful appeared first on WIRED.

The neighborhood, once home to prostitution and sloppy partying, is now a hub of culture and commerce. Its new identity reflects that transformation. The post NYC’s Meatpacking District Used Design to Drop Its Seedy Rep appeared first on WIRED.

People with terabytes of MP3s who want a solid app to catalog and organize their libraries feel abandoned by Apple's new cloud-based music strategy. The post Apple’s iTunes Is Alienating Its Most Music-Obsessed Users appeared first on WIRED.

The "Active Wellness Seat" reads your energy and stress levels, and responds appropriately, often with a massage. The post Faurecia’s Self-Driving Car Seat Knows When You Need a Massage appeared first on WIRED.

A brother and sister set out to capture the buildings and scars on England's capital after WWII. The post Hunting London’s Missing Buildings, 75 Years After the Blitz appeared first on WIRED.

Snoop's line of boutique pot goodies is here, and he hired a top design firm to do the packaging. The post Snoop Dogg’s Pot Products Look Like Artisanal Chocolate appeared first on WIRED.

If the people at Disney have anything to say about it, the past four decades of Star Wars were merely prologue. They are making more. A lot more. The post You Won’t Live to See the Final Star Wars Movie appeared first on WIRED.