Contrary to what you might have read in the media, St. Helens doesn't have "new" magma chambers and it isn't any closer to an eruption. The post No, Mount St. Helens Doesn’t Have New Magma Chambers appeared first on WIRED.

Steven Brahms creates a world where everyday scenarios became do-or-die situations. The post Brooding Photos Imagine Life at the Edge of Survival appeared first on WIRED.

Ford is following Google's lead: It's focused solely on fully autonomous vehicles that don't even have a steering wheel. The post Ford’s Skipping the Trickiest Thing About Self-Driving Cars appeared first on WIRED.

It turns out authorities have known the identity of the real hacker in the Matthew Keys case for at least two years. The post Feds Never Charged the Real Hacker in the Matthew Keys Case appeared first on WIRED.

Master & Dynamic's all-brass ME05 earphones are our top pick for in-ears because they offer excellent audio in a compact and innovative design. The post The Best Earbuds appeared first on WIRED.

The BeoPlay line of personal audio products contains several excellent headphone models, but the wireless BeoPlay H7 is our favorite. The post The Best Headphones appeared first on WIRED.

You're going to be shopping for a lot of stuff this holiday season. Make sure you buy the best. The post The Best Gadgets Money Can Buy: WIRED’s Picks for 2015 appeared first on WIRED.

Like all iPhones, the new iPhone 6S is well thought-out and beautifully made. The post The Best iPhone appeared first on WIRED.

The Ultimate Ears UE Boom 2 offers simply fantastic sound from a compact speaker. The post The Best Portable Bluetooth Speaker appeared first on WIRED.

Under the skin, the Kenmore 40172 and LG WM8000HVA are identical. The post The Best Washing Machine appeared first on WIRED.

The Tylt Energi 5K+ is a slim and compact 5,200mAh battery pack with built-in cables. The post The Best Battery Pack appeared first on WIRED.

The Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Wireless is loud, cool-looking, and puts out very natural sound with excellent bass. The post The Best Wireless Speaker for the Home appeared first on WIRED.

New Horizons found the dwarf planet's very own Mordor. The post Pluto May Have Ice Volcanoes, and New Horizons Got a Peek appeared first on WIRED.

The pretty set of modular parts is a small-scale bio lab that enables you to grow organisms and bend bits of DNA to your will. The post Amino’s Cool Bio Kit Is Like the Easy-Bake Oven of Bioreactors appeared first on WIRED.

Where scientists on the red carpet can talk about peeing in space. The post Behind the Scenes at the Breakthrough Prizes, the Glitzy Oscars for Science appeared first on WIRED.

The new ruling is significant because it's rare that a judge ever enjoins the NSA from spying and could set a precedent. But the ruling itself is limited. The post Judge Blocks NSA Spying and Sets an Important Precedent appeared first on WIRED.

Todd R. Forsgren's images may be shocking, but they are actually a normal part of conservation. The post These Birds Aren’t in Trouble—It’s Just Science in Action appeared first on WIRED.

Often people will say that there are three ways of doing science: experiment, theory, and computational. These people are wrong. Here's why. The post What Computational Physics Is Really About appeared first on WIRED.

Assassin's Creed Syndicate is the best game in the series in years, but the whole thing could stand to get a top-to-bottom overhaul. The post Assassin’s Creed Needs to Just Start Over From Scratch appeared first on WIRED.

Resurrection science represents an attempt to preserve nature by some of the most unnatural means possible. The post Biologists Could Soon Resurrect Extinct Species. But Should They? appeared first on WIRED.

Procedural animation techniques mean no two tow-cable trip-ups are the same. The post Disney Infinity Star Wars Reinvents the Classic AT-AT Takedown appeared first on WIRED.

Toyota's new RAV4 encapsulates the company's move away from batteries and toward hydrogen fuel cells. The post Toyota’s Hybrid RAV4 Is a Middle Finger to Battery EVs appeared first on WIRED.

While most people like to scale tall buildings for the view, Peter Stewart proves the the best look out is from the ground. The post Hong Kong’s High Rises Are Best Seen From the Ground appeared first on WIRED.

To promote great design, the law must afford designers' work meaningful protection. The post America Doesn’t Do Enough to Protect Its Innovative Designs appeared first on WIRED.

Satellites like Germany's TET-1 and NASA's MODIS are pretty good at finding things that are on fire. The post Satellites Expose Just How Bad Indonesia’s Fires Are appeared first on WIRED.

When the director saw the original Star Wars, he was an apprentice. To create his own entry in the saga, he had to become a Jedi master. The post J.J. Abrams, Star Wars Superfan, on Directing The Force Awakens appeared first on WIRED.

Another day, another teaser with no Luke Skywalker. The post Twitter Debuts New Star Wars: The Force Awakens TV Spot appeared first on WIRED.

The physicist Gabriela González is on the cusp of finding the first direct evidence of gravitational waves. The post Searching the Sky for the Wobbles of Gravity appeared first on WIRED.

Is the Internet real? Are you a Muggle or a No-Maj? Should we leave 'Slave Leia' in the past? Answers to these questions are all in this here web roundup. The post While You Were Offline: That Week When Ben Carson Insisted He Tried to Stab Someone appeared first on WIRED.

Andy Stumpf was willing to jump from a plane at 36,000 feet to raise awareness for a charitable cause. What have you done today? The post Flying (Navy) SEAL Soars a World Record 18 Miles in a Wingsuit appeared first on WIRED.

This designer created a lovechild between wild animals and Stormtroopers. The post If Stormtroopers Were Animals, These Would Be Their Helmets appeared first on WIRED.

Space photos of the week, November 1–7. The post Space Photos of the Week: This Star’s Throwin’ a Tantrum 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 News This Week: 9 Out of 10 Websites Leak Your Data to Third Parties appeared first on WIRED.

"It’s remarkable how much the willingness to write checks on the order of tens of millions of dollars just blossomed in the last year." The post Y Combinator’s Sam Altman Is Bullish on Biotech Startups appeared first on WIRED.

A new exhibit at The Center for Architecture in New York City focuses on housing that more people can afford. The post 7 Smart Ways to Design Housing That’s Actually Affordable appeared first on WIRED.

In the latest episode of 'Geek's Guide to the Galaxy,' author David Mitchell discusses how ridiculous it is for people to write off fantasy and sci-fi. The post Genre Snobbery Is a ‘Bizarre Act of Self-Mutilation’ appeared first on WIRED.

This week on the Gadget Lab podcast, the hosts discuss the Apple TV, and some new kitchen tech that cooks for you. The post Gadget Lab Podcast: We’ve Hit Peak Potato appeared first on WIRED.

Pink Grapefruit came to prominence in part because of its soundlessness, so we asked its director to give it some music. The post The Perfect Soundtrack for a Terrifying Romance Film appeared first on WIRED.

Scores and title songs alike, the James Bond franchise is a master class in composition. The post Inside the Thrilling Music That Gives 007 His Cool appeared first on WIRED.

The company's worst fears about its hacker attack may have been overblown. The post Hack Brief: TalkTalk Now Says Hackers Only Hit 4 Percent of Its Users appeared first on WIRED.

From a first-Friday art crawl to a Thanksgiving-lights tradition, everything to do and see in KC this month, fresh off the city's recent World Series win. The post Kansas City, Land of Crazy-Fast Internet and Crazy-Good BBQ appeared first on WIRED.

Rare prototype of a Sony-Nintendo partnership boots up, but the most crucial part doesn't function. The post Rare ‘Nintendo PlayStation’ Works, Except the Important Bit appeared first on WIRED.

If we want to talk about "immigrant's ambition," let's do that in a more than superficial way. The post A Profile of a Famous Chinese-American Scientist Opens on … Chicken Feet appeared first on WIRED.

Zolt is a pocketable, 70-watt charger that can power three gadgets at once. The post The Tiny Zolt Portable Charger Powers Three Devices at Once appeared first on WIRED.

Maps can be jigsaw puzzles, political commentary, rugs, games, and even expandable umbrellas. The post A Pooping Britain, a Russian Octopus, and Other Weird Maps appeared first on WIRED.

Get your first full look at Duncan Jones' Warcraft adaptation here. The post Warcraft’s Full Trailer Is Here and It’s an Action Blizzard appeared first on WIRED.

Hacking group Crackers With Attitude says it gained access to more than a dozen law enforcement tools. The post CIA Email Hackers Return With Major Law Enforcement Breach appeared first on WIRED.

The James Bond Archives is a new book out from Taschen that chronicles 50 years' worth of photos, storyboards, and production materials. The post Go Behind the Scenes of 24 James Bond Films appeared first on WIRED.

If you thought 3-D animation was the first smudge on an otherwise pristine artistic record, you're the real blockhead. The post A CGI Peanuts Movie Shouldn’t Be Surprising at All appeared first on WIRED.