From NYC to Dubai, Carolyn Russo documents the curious, hulking structures that keep our skies safe. The post The Overlooked Curiosity That Is the Air Traffic Tower appeared first on WIRED.

How a woman in Appalachia met the man of her dreams and became a pawn in a global crime scheme. The post Online Dating Made This Woman a Pawn in a Global Crime Plot appeared first on WIRED.

Big phones are the new not-big phones. The post Review: Apple iPhone 6s Plus appeared first on WIRED.

Framing the battle over credit for CRISPR as Berkeley v. MIT is wrong. The post The Battle Over Genome Editing Gets Science All Wrong appeared first on WIRED.

Nima Arkani-Hamed is championing a campaign to build the world’s largest particle collider, even as he pursues a new vision of the laws of nature. The post Visions of Future Physics appeared first on WIRED.

A deceptively simplistic game about slicing bits of orthogonal space in two. The post Retro Puzzler SPL-T Is Even More Stripped Down Than Tetris appeared first on WIRED.

If you can combine cat photos and a galaxy far, far away you win the internet today. The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 154 appeared first on WIRED.

A new lab wants to investigate how the design of your indoor life can affect your health. The post Why the Mayo Clinic Modeled Its New Lab on a Stuffy Office appeared first on WIRED.

When we say “accident,” we are saying deaths on our cities' streets are inevitable. The post Stop Calling My Daughter’s Death a Car Accident appeared first on WIRED.

You could say we're now in the 7th inning stretch awaiting J.J. Abrams' next movie. The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 153 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: Edward ‘Scissorhands’ Snowden Deserves to Be Free appeared first on WIRED.

Space photos of the week, September 27–October 3. The post Space Photos of the Week: Charon Has Some Serious Boo-Boos appeared first on WIRED.

From rockin' band logos to Yelp-but-for-people, it's been a busy week for internet opinion-having. The post While You Were Offline: Metal Band Party Cannon Turns Its Logo Up to 11 appeared first on WIRED.

Dungeons & Dragons used to horrify parents, now fantasy is mainstream. On this week's Geek's Guide to the Galaxy our panel discusses D&D's evolution. The post The Media Still Owes Dungeons & Dragons an Apology appeared first on WIRED.

The President told us to compare the number of Americans killed by gun violence to those killed by terrorism. We did. It's not even close. The post Guns Kill More Americans Than Terrorists Do appeared first on WIRED.

The southeastern coastal states are getting some nasty rain right now, but don't rush to blame Joaquin. The post The East Coast’s Heavy Rains Are Not From Hurricane Joaquin appeared first on WIRED.

Rain, a ballgown, and the world's most heartbreaking Missed Connection from 1972. The post This Might Be the First Craigslist Ad to Win a Pulitzer appeared first on WIRED.

The St. Louis-based brokerage firm Scottrade has been hit by a breach. The post Scottrade Alerts 4.6 Million Brokerage Customers of Breach appeared first on WIRED.

To ease traffic on a mountain highway, Colorado's adding an express toll lane that could cost drivers more than $2 a mile. The post Huge Tolls on a Mountain Road Could Help Fix Our Highways appeared first on WIRED.

Matt quizzes Chris on what he saw at Tokyo Game Show, and Nintendo comes up again anyway. The post Game|Life Podcast: Shilling at the Tokyo Game Show With a Huge Airship appeared first on WIRED.

A flexible electronics company called Polyera wants to change the way you relate to digital media, with a device it calls the Wove Band. The post Hands-On With the World’s First Flexible Wearable appeared first on WIRED.

The South Park game, which would have been for the original Xbox, was in development by Buzz Monkey Software. The post Footage Surfaces of Canceled South Park Videogame appeared first on WIRED.

In the rainforests of Peru there lurks a caterpillar that doesn’t appreciate people yelling at it. The post Absurd Creatures: The Caterpillar That Freaks Out if You Yell at It appeared first on WIRED.

This "What Do You Mean?" clip is pretty sick. Your move, Biebs. The post The Scooter Moves in This Video Put Justin Bieber to Shame appeared first on WIRED.

NASA released the highest-res images of Charon yet and hot dang are they gorgeous. The post New Pics Show Charon at its Brightest and Most Beautiful appeared first on WIRED.

Director Ridley Scott's adaptation of Andy Weir's fan-favorite novel is out now. Should you see it? Oh, most definitely. The post Trust Us: Go See The Martian This Weekend appeared first on WIRED.

Over its 114 year history, the Nobel Prize has been given to some bad science, and some bad scientists. The post The Nobel Committee Hasn’t Always Picked the Right Winners appeared first on WIRED.

Fizzing carbon dioxide bubbles that shoot medicine deep into bleeding wounds could be a lifesaver on the battlefield. The post Gas-Propelled Microparticles Could Stop Bleeding in Wounds appeared first on WIRED.

If anything, science has only complicated the personhood debate. The post Why Science Can’t Say When a Baby’s Life Begins appeared first on WIRED.

Could an astronaut really survive the way Mark Watney does in Ridley Scott's new film? We asked some folks at NASA just how possible it would be. The post What The Martian Gets Right and Wrong About Mars Science appeared first on WIRED.

Even buildings have it in for the poor superspy. The post The James-Bond-is-Doomed-Again Trailer: Spectre appeared first on WIRED.

And just like that, the song goes from hangdog to hot-damn. The post When Erykah Badu Covers Drake’s “Hotline Bling,” Everyone Wins appeared first on WIRED.

A decision in the case being heard today could have far-reaching effects as the world moves toward an Internet of Things. The post How You Can Use Gadgets May Hinge on a Printer Ink Case appeared first on WIRED.

Readeth these books, you shall. The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 152 appeared first on WIRED.

The self-publishing boom means writers with great stories are connecting with directors who are masterful storytellers--and everyone wins. The post The Martian Proves Movies Are Now Better Than Their Books appeared first on WIRED.

Appropriation in architecture is not new, nor is it always bad. But where do you draw the line? The post Architecture’s Fine Line Between Stealing and Inspiration appeared first on WIRED.

Before Grumpy Cat or I Can Haz Cheeseburger, there was cat photographer Walter Chandoha. The post Meet the Godfather of Cat Photography appeared first on WIRED.

Let’s meet the camel spiders, 1,000 or so species the world over, creatures wrapped in a layer of mystery in a layer of lore in a layer of straight up murder. The post Absurd Creature of the Week: This Ferocious Arachnid Is Death Wrapped in Mystery appeared first on WIRED.

The Taken King is Destiny revitalized, with new energy and renewed purpose. But it's not better. The post Taken King Can’t Quite Fix Destiny’s Fundamental Flaws appeared first on WIRED.

NASA satellites provide a big-picture view of Hurricane Joaquin as it churns its way up the Atlantic seaboard. The post Hurricane Joaquin Looks Like a Beast From Space appeared first on WIRED.

T-Mobile is pointing the finger at data broker Experian after hackers stole names, addresses, and social security numbers belonging to the carrier's customers. The post Hack Brief: Hackers Steal 15M T-Mobile Customers’ Data From Experian appeared first on WIRED.

Why are superheroes fighting each other? Will the Joker be appropriately scary? And will the cinematic Aquaman ever be happy? Find out here. The post Cape Watch: Khal Drogo’s New Aquaman Is Pretty Dark appeared first on WIRED.

The controversial "Augment Your Preorder" campaign for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is no more. The post Square Enix Kills Deus Ex’s Preposterous Pre-Order Program appeared first on WIRED.

Tension between researchers and vendors over the disclosure of software security vulnerabilities has raged for two decades. A meeting to address that tension further highlighted the tension. The post When Security Experts Gather to Talk Consensus, Chaos Ensues appeared first on WIRED.

Here's a nice helping of Tilda Swinton to hold you over until she plays The Ancient One. The post The New Dose of Tilda Swinton Trailer: A Bigger Splash appeared first on WIRED.

Everyone likes to talk about the supermoon, but it really isn't that special. Here's why. The post The Supermoon Isn’t Super. It’s Just the Moon appeared first on WIRED.

Tabitha Soren explores the concept of fight or flight with her photos of people running through empty spaces. The post Photographer Captures People Fleeing From Their Worst Fears appeared first on WIRED.

The double-walled, translucent space igloos feature a “contemplative yard” meant to feel like the outdoors. The post NASA Digs This Idea for Robots to Build Igloos on Mars appeared first on WIRED.

The Beginner's Guide is a short, brief game, but it won't soon leave your memory. The post You Won’t Forget Stanley Parable Creator’s New Game appeared first on WIRED.

Nine movies and three TV shows you can't miss this month. The post The Best New Things to Watch on Netflix This October appeared first on WIRED.