On this week's episode of 'Geek's Guide to the Galaxy,' the panel discusses the representations of LGBT characters in horror. The post Queer Horror Is Stepping Out of the Shadows appeared first on WIRED.

Space photos of the week, October 18–24. The post Space Photos of the Week: These Double Stars Gotta Go 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: Apparently China Is Still Hacking US Companies appeared first on WIRED.

Complex natural systems defy standard mathematical analysis, so one ecologist is throwing out the equations. The post Is It Foolish to Model Nature’s Complexity With Equations? appeared first on WIRED.

This week, David and Michael both tested the new Nexus phones from Google. The post Gadget Lab Podcast: Mobile OS Wars appeared first on WIRED.

Rough weather's hitting Austin full force, and that's starting to mess with this weekend's Formula One race. The post Rough Weather’s Threatening America’s F1 Race appeared first on WIRED.

We asked Seonna Hong to come up with an imaginary soundtrack to go with her work, but it turned out she already had one. The post The Soundtrack to Painter Seonna Hong’s Dream Worlds appeared first on WIRED.

Any office job seems boring after defeating He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. The post Harry Potter Is Growing Up, Becoming Overworked Civil Servant appeared first on WIRED.

Global climate change and El Niño combined to brew up the strongest hurricane ever recorded. The post Thank El Niño and Climate Change for Huge Hurricane Patricia appeared first on WIRED.

To figure out why airbags are sending dangerous shards into passengers, researchers are blowing them up over and over again. The post Watch Takata’s Defective Airbags Explode in Slow Motion appeared first on WIRED.

WIRED Photo contributor Taylor Glascock takes us down this week's rabbit hole. The post Instagram Rabbit Hole: LA Dreams and Baltimore’s Streets appeared first on WIRED.

Here's how Ridley Scott was able to make a space epic without leaving Earth. The post Here’s How FX Whizzes Made the Red Planet for The Martian appeared first on WIRED.

The rainy weather predicted for this weekend doesn't mean the race is canceled. It means it's likely to be much more fun. The post Get Excited for a Rainy F1 Race in Texas This Weekend appeared first on WIRED.

The Last Witch Hunter versus The First Scorpion King. WHO YA GOT? The post That’s It, It’s Time for a Vin Diesel–The Rock Showdown appeared first on WIRED.

Stream to the band's sophomore album in full here. The post Listen: Foxing’s Second Album Dealer Lives Up to the Hype appeared first on WIRED.

Are you a designer? No? That's okay! The post Tokyo Wants Your Logo Ideas for the 2020 Olympics appeared first on WIRED.

What do you get when you mix a Pink Floyd laser light show and Jell-O? The magical comb jelly, of course. The post Absurd Creatures: Don’t Do Drugs. But if You Do, Look at This Trippy Critter appeared first on WIRED.

Legacy Games is taking a shot at turning Fantasy Flight Games' award-winning cyberpunk collectible card game into a free-to-play mobile roleplaying odyssey. The post Android: Netrunner’s RPG Adaptation Gets the Perfect Writer appeared first on WIRED.

And it is DARK. The post The Full Trailer For Jessica Jones Is Bleak and Glorious appeared first on WIRED.

Sometimes, the best places to do science are also the most remote. The post Scientists Who Tweet From Ridiculously Remote Places appeared first on WIRED.

In this movie Vin Diesel, yes, hunts witches. That's all you really need to know. The post Vin Diesel’s The Last Witch Hunter Is as Good as It Sounds appeared first on WIRED.

Director Danny Boyle is a big fan of innovators like Steve Jobs, but he also worries about tech turning all of us into information. The post Director Danny Boyle on the Real Impact of Steve Jobs appeared first on WIRED.

WIRED's in Texas this weekend for the Formula One Grand Prix, and we've already gotten the best view of Austin's Circuit of the Americas racetrack. The post The Best View in Motorsports appeared first on WIRED.

October 23 is Mole Day and we celebrate Avogadro's number. But what is a mole and how do you find it? The post Even Avogadro Didn’t Know Avogadro’s Number appeared first on WIRED.

New type foundry TPTQ Arabic is dedicated to developing expressive, but authentic, Arabic typefaces. The post Why It’s So Hard to Design Arabic Typefaces appeared first on WIRED.

Let us explore the strange game that is different kinds of parasitic river critters trying to impregnate each other with their offspring. The post Absurd Creature of the Week: This Crafty Fish Turns Mussels Into Its Surrogate Parents appeared first on WIRED.

Ember is a clever travel mug that cools your coffee to your desired temperature and keeps it there for hours. The post This Mug Keeps Your Coffee a Constant Temperature for Hours appeared first on WIRED.

Electro-pop musician Grimes keeps going her own way with her new release, Art Angels. The post Despite Electro-Pop Stardom, Grimes Keeps It Fiercely Grimy appeared first on WIRED.

A Greek photographer uses fake bombs to underscore the depth of our fear and the risk of living in a state of constant paranoia. The post Ordinary Household Objects That Are Definitely Not Bombs appeared first on WIRED.

You can't prove science with public relations. The post OK, Theranos: Here’s the Data the World Needs to See appeared first on WIRED.

The legendarily bizarre John K. creates a grotesque musical tale that re-animates "Homer's Enemy." The post Simpsons Halloween Couch Gag Gets Ren & Stimpy Treatment appeared first on WIRED.

Activision Blizzard is creating an internal e-sports division, hiring former ESPN CEO Steve Bornstein as Chairman. The post Activision Taps Former ESPN Boss for Its E-Sports Division appeared first on WIRED.

Tired of the extreme heat of the Middle East, tourists go on "cooling vacations" in the small village of Zell am See, Austria. The post For Middle Eastern Tourists, Only One Austrian Ski Town Will Do appeared first on WIRED.

Aziz Ansari's new Netflix series appears to be following in Louis CK and Lena Dunham's footsteps. The post Master of None Is Pretty Much an Aziz Ansari Autobiography appeared first on WIRED.

The 15-foot waves will help study how manmade structures—breakwaters, seawalls, giant concrete blocks—stand up to crashing waves and giant storms. The post This Massive Wave Machine Is for Science, Not Fun appeared first on WIRED.

Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd traveled from 1985 to Jimmy Kimmel's show last night and really didn't like what they saw. The post Marty McFly Is Here to Remind You 2015 ‘Kinda Sucks’ appeared first on WIRED.

Can you guess which is Drake and which is James Turrell? The post Is It Fine Art, or Is It Drake’s ‘Hotline Bling’? appeared first on WIRED.

Lonely Amsterdam Island might be the most remote volcano in the world. The post The Loneliest Volcano on Earth appeared first on WIRED.

Lockheed Martin has again demonstrated its autonomous, water-dropping, firefighting helicopter. The post Lockheed’s Firefighting Robo-Copter Gets Closer to Service appeared first on WIRED.

Instagram's new app lets you create images that live somewhere in between video and still image. The post Instagram’s Newest App Helps You Dance Like Beyoncé—Sort of appeared first on WIRED.

OK, so maybe Rachel McAdams isn't teaming up with Doctor Strange in the way we hoped she might. The post Cape Watch: Hey Things Other Than Star Wars Happened This Week appeared first on WIRED.

The symbol is part of "I Am A Witness," a new campaign that uses emoji to help kids call out bullying. The post The Story Behind That Mysterious Eye Emoji in iOS appeared first on WIRED.

In the age of the Duplass Brothers, indie filmmakers have a better shot than ever. They just need to make peace with self-promotion. The post Eh, Maybe ‘Selling Out’ Isn’t So Bad After All appeared first on WIRED.

When Neon Indian hit the stage during CMJ earlier this month they were witnessing a light show powered by Kinect. Watch it here. The post Check Out Neon Indian’s New Kinect-Enabled Music Video appeared first on WIRED.

Here's what the director thinks you should be watching this Halloween. The post Watch: Guillermo del Toro Picks His 5 Favorite Horror Films appeared first on WIRED.

El Niño is here, and so is la lluvia (the rain). Already, the storms are triggering massive mud flows. The post How Rain Turns Dirt Into Disaster appeared first on WIRED.

Pogue's error-filled column on automotive security reporting is not just wrong, it's dangerous. The post David Pogue Gets Car Hacking Dangerously Wrong appeared first on WIRED.

Street-artist-turned-photographer 2wenty creates a fabulous figure out of light that goes on all kinds of adventures. The post The Men Made of Light That Adventure Around LA appeared first on WIRED.

A record cross-country speed run in autonomous mode raises questions about how the technology's regulated. The post Obviously Drivers Are Already Abusing Tesla’s Autopilot appeared first on WIRED.

North America's most beautiful singer may have a problem. The post These Lovely Birds Do More Than Sing—They Sleep Around appeared first on WIRED.