Researchers have developed a polymer skin that senses pressure, temperature, and sound–all at once. The post Electronic Skin May Transform the Way We Interact With Tech appeared first on WIRED.

The actor stopped by Jimmy Kimmel's show to explain why he asked George Lucas to kill off Han Solo. The post Harrison Ford Wanted Han Solo Killed Off Long Ago appeared first on WIRED.

'Emily is Away' takes place in a recreation of the AOL Instant Messenger client. The post Return to the 2000s With This AIM-Inspired Chat Game appeared first on WIRED.

Bats have not only mastered powered flight---the takeoff, the stamina of long trips, the maneuvering, the landing---but have accomplished a dexterity that puts a whole lot of birds to shame. The post Absurd Creatures: Bats Are Totally Legit. Trust Me, I’m a Vampire appeared first on WIRED.

Chile's Lascar had its first eruption since April 2013. The post An Unexpected Eruption From Chile’s Lascar Volcano appeared first on WIRED.

Clive Owen's character on the Cinemax show is loosely based on a surgical genius who also had a drug problem. Will the show follow his fascinating path? The post Where’s The Knick Headed? Look at the Man Who Inspired It appeared first on WIRED.

Last weekend's United States Grand Prix added a Texan flare to Formula One racing, and WIRED was up in all of the action. The post What It’s Like to Go Behind the Scenes at an F1 Race appeared first on WIRED.

Jewel caterpillars are creatures of such beauty that you just want to wrap one in a gold chain and hang it around your neck, Mr. T style. Don't. The post Absurd Creature of the Week: It’s Not a Jewel—It’s the World’s Most Stunning Caterpillar appeared first on WIRED.

The logos of the hardest metal bands might not be subtle, but they are well-executed. The post The Beauty and Total Illegibility of Extreme Metal Logos appeared first on WIRED.

MIT and Harvard scientists moved quickly to publish a study on VW's public health impact. The post New Study Links VW’s Emissions Cheating to 60 Early Deaths appeared first on WIRED.

A battle over diversity is raging in the world of science fiction. And it's a battle for the soul of all popular culture. The post Sci-Fi’s Hugo Awards and the Battle for Pop Culture’s Soul appeared first on WIRED.

New Horizons picked up a strange spectral signature from a crater named after a famed extraterrestrial princess. The post Charon’s Organa Crater Glows With the Force … Er, Ammonia appeared first on WIRED.

Halloween is this weekend, which means you only have two days to carve a truly epic pumpkin. Luckily, the Force is on your side. The post Carve These Star Wars Pumpkins, You Shall appeared first on WIRED.

The new, dead-simple software---still in beta---promises to protect both the content and origin of instant messages from surveillance. The post Tor Just Launched the Easiest App Yet for Anonymous, Encrypted IM appeared first on WIRED.

Two new supernatural serialized mystery podcasts take cues from 'Serial' and 'Welcome To Night Vale,' a copycat style that's pushing the medium forward. The post Fiction Podcasts Are Trying Too Hard to Be Like Serial appeared first on WIRED.

A new book and interactive map charts the history of undersea communications cables—and highlights their vulnerability. The post Undersea Internet Cables Are Surprisingly Vulnerable appeared first on WIRED.

Things have been pretty quiet on the superhero movie front lately, unless you've been waiting for new images of the Suicide Squad. Because those are definitely out there. The post Cape Watch: The Joker’s Got Hands Full of Electricity appeared first on WIRED.

Yes, Halloween is this weekend. No, we can’t make this stuff this up. The post A Town Called Monster Builds a Bridge for People and Bats appeared first on WIRED.

A new study says strict fishing quotas haven't taken account for warmer waters, which has kept cod populations from rebounding. The post Climate Change Is Wicked Bad for New England’s Cod appeared first on WIRED.

So you didn't get tickets to opening night of J.J. Abrams' new movie. That sucks. Luckily, we now have your Plan B. The post Want to See the New Star Wars Two Days Early? Go to France! appeared first on WIRED.

A narrowly-passed resolution calls on European states to protect America's most-wanted whistleblower. The post EU Parliament Clears a Path to Give Snowden Asylum appeared first on WIRED.

He's just guessing—but he might be right on the money. The post Stephen Colbert Predicted the Plot of The Force Awakens appeared first on WIRED.

When Maria Lax discovered a book written by her grandfather about UFO sightings in her hometown, she knew she had to learn more. The post UFO Sightings Inspired These Eerie Photos appeared first on WIRED.

Depending on how the facts bear out, the Theranos saga could be a boon for lawyers. The post The Theranos Scandal Could Become a Legal Nightmare appeared first on WIRED.

Last month brought a ton of great movies to watch. Starting next week, it's all about new TV series. The post The Best New Things to Watch on Netflix in November appeared first on WIRED.

'Lovely Weather We're Having' is a contemplative exploration game that syncs with your local time and weather. The post This Quirky 3-D Explorer Game Is Best Played in Small Doses appeared first on WIRED.

It's the one night that we get to step out from behind our computers and become the things that fascinate us, so we've put together this handy guide. The post 9 Memes That Make for Perfect Last-Minute Halloween Costumes appeared first on WIRED.

These incredible close-ups of spiders are beautiful, but they still might make you squirm. The post Glamour Shots Show a Whole New Side of Spiders appeared first on WIRED.

In the 1960s, the design that inspired NYC's modern subway map was lost. Half a century later, it turned up in a basement. The post The Lost NYC Subway Map That May Vastly Improve Modern Ones appeared first on WIRED.

This week, the FDA approved the skin cancer treatment Imlygic to a whole lot of buzz. The post The FDA Just Approved One Cancer-Killing Virus. Expect More appeared first on WIRED.

A newly redesigned version of Sonos's biggest wireless speaker has a new software trick that automatically adjusts the sound. The post Review: Sonos Play:5 appeared first on WIRED.

Nintendo leads its charge onto smartphones with 'Miitomo,' a communication game to launch in March. The post Nintendo Announces Its First Mobile Game, For March 2016 appeared first on WIRED.

That the conference botched its harassment panels so monumentally exposes a fundamental problem with the very events that purport to champion the issue. The post SXSW’s GamerGate Debacle Shows It’s Clueless on Diversity appeared first on WIRED.

The Starz crime drama suffers from the invariable comparisons to Empire, but it's emerged as a pulp pleasure in its own right. The post WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: Power appeared first on WIRED.

Last night's episode was beautiful and deep in a way that, taken together, the show hasn't done so powerfully before. The post Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: More Great Bottle Episodes, Please appeared first on WIRED.

New documents confirm longstanding suspicion that stingrays can intercept and record contents of mobile communications. The post Turns Out Police Stingray Spy Tools Can Indeed Record Calls appeared first on WIRED.

In the world of entertainment, how does one measure success? Box office take? Retweets? Having more wins than losses? We're here to talk about it. The post Entertainment Podcast: No You’re a Box Office Bomb appeared first on WIRED.

I've learned so much in this far away galaxy, but it mostly boils down to the fact that Palpatine is an awful manipulator and you shouldn't kiss your twin. The post I’m Charley, an Adult Who Finally Watched Star Wars appeared first on WIRED.

Starting around 8 am Eastern time, two American astronauts stepped outside the comfort of the International Space Station and into the emptiness of space. The post Live: Two American Astronauts Go on Their First Spacewalk appeared first on WIRED.

Fear, Anger, Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Rey, Finn, Poe, Kylo, and Chewie, oh my. The post Finally, the Pixar-Star Wars Crossover You Were Waiting For appeared first on WIRED.

This garment is printed with bacteria that react to your body heat. The post This Living Clothing Morphs When You Sweat appeared first on WIRED.

The automaker will start leasing its hydrogen-powered sedan to customers in Japan in March. The post Boy, Honda’s Not Giving Up This Whole Hydrogen Car Thing appeared first on WIRED.

The circular gadget looks a bit like a watch, but behaves like a compass. The post This Compass Is Made for Geographically Challenged Cyclists appeared first on WIRED.

They're illegal in Europe and corporatized in the US, but genetically modified food crops might save Latin American farming. The post Argentina May Have Figured Out How to Get GMOs Right appeared first on WIRED.

Australian singer-songwriter Chet Faker breaks down his process for making the song "Gold." The post How Chet Faker Turned a Dream Into a Hit Song appeared first on WIRED.

In the next 50 years, advances in materials science will allow for gear that protects players without giving them a false sense of security. The post Military Tech Could Make Football Gear Lighter and Safer appeared first on WIRED.

Into the end of each month, some bad Netflix news must fall. This time around, it's the departure of trope-busting horror movies and Coen classics. The post Everything You Need to Watch Before It Leaves Netflix appeared first on WIRED.

Can a fertility tracking app really help women get pregnant? Maybe. But we have to be careful when looking at health data and drawing conclusions. The post Does Glow’s App Help Women Conceive? The Data’s Tricky appeared first on WIRED.

A look at the subculture of romance sim games in Japan, where players have a significant other they can carry in their pocket. The post The Japanese Gamers Who Prefer to Date Videogame Characters appeared first on WIRED.