Denis Villeneuve's new movie is gripping—so gripping you might wish it was on HBO for eight hours. The post Sicario Is the True Detective Season Two We Deserved appeared first on WIRED.

What does a famous, prestigious car plant look like when the machines stop whirring? The post Want to See Where BMWs Are Born? Of Course You Do appeared first on WIRED.

It’s time for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to step in and give the lowly password some backup in high risk contexts by requiring a second factor for authentication. The post Don’t Kill the Password. Change the Password appeared first on WIRED.

After nine years and $7 billion, the Royal Dutch Shell oil company is abandoning its drilling rights in the Arctic Ocean north of Alaska. The post Shell Didn’t Quit Alaska Out of the Goodness of Its Heart appeared first on WIRED.

The theater world mourns the loss of the woman behind one of cult TV's enduring oddball characters. The post Twin Peaks’ Beloved Log Lady Has Died appeared first on WIRED.

Jack Antonoff just released a remix/covers/etc. album of his band Bleachers' 2014 record and you can cop it right now for free. The post Listen to This Free Female-Fronted Bleachers Remix Album Now appeared first on WIRED.

Following NASA's discovery of evidence of liquid water on Mars, Mark Watney's struggle for survival on the Red Planet looks a little less complicated. The post This Water on Mars News Kinda Throws Off The Martian’s Plot appeared first on WIRED.

Long streaks on Mars' steep slopes were formed by flowing water. The post Watch: The Streaks That Gave Away Mars’ Liquid Water appeared first on WIRED.

Holt (Andre Braugher) stole this moment, but Gina (Chelsea Peretti) is once again the episode's MVP. The post Brooklyn Nine-Nine GIF and a Graf: Holt Soldiers On appeared first on WIRED.

Within 60 days of each other, Presidents Obama and Xi Jinping each released detailed plans to curb coal power plants. Has the world gone completely sane? The post Climate Change Is So Bad That the US and China Agree on It appeared first on WIRED.

Bill might be down for the count. There's no avoiding that now. The post Masters of Sex GIF and a Graf: Can Bill Be Stopped? appeared first on WIRED.

The Brooklyn rapper and the track's producer, Kirk Knight, discuss the making of the song "Hazeus View." The post How Jesus and Biggie Inspired Joey Bada$$’s New Song appeared first on WIRED.

On the internet, cats are cool. Like, super cool. But nowhere do they show off their I’m with the band cred more than Cats on Amps. The post These Cats on Amps Are More Metal Than You appeared first on WIRED.

NASA scientists have found compelling evidence that liquid water—life-giving, gloriously wet water—exists on Mars. The post NASA Discovers Evidence for Liquid Water on Mars appeared first on WIRED.

The new activist project Intelexit appeals to spy agencies' staff to consider the morality of their surveillance work and offers a way out. The post This New Campaign Wants To Help Surveillance Agents Quit NSA or GCHQ appeared first on WIRED.

The Y2K of healthcare is coming. The post Injured by Orca? Insurance Codes Are Getting Crazy Specific appeared first on WIRED.

Tinybop's new app, The Earth, is a gorgeous educational exploration of our planet. The post Charming New App Exposes the Inner Workings of Earth appeared first on WIRED.

Tylko gives its shoppers what Yves Béhar calls “adaptable authorship," the opportunity to become a sort of co-designer. The post You Can Use AR to Deck Out Your Home With Custom Furniture appeared first on WIRED.

California's physician-assisted death bill has attracted a lot of debate. But nobody is talking about America's real problems with end-of-life care. The post Assisted Death Laws Won’t Make It Better to Die in the US appeared first on WIRED.

An FAA rule has inadvertently banned the development of electric airplanes in a category that makes it easier and cheaper for manufacturers to design simple, fun-to-fly aircraft. The post Blame an FAA Blunder for the Lack of Electric Airplanes appeared first on WIRED.

David J. Peterson has become one of the most recognizable and prolific conlangers; now, his new book sets out how you can be one too. The post How to Invent a Language, From the Guy Who Made Dothraki appeared first on WIRED.

Stand on telephone poles and ride bikes on rooftops with Mike Dempsey's weird and wonderful photography. The post Gravity-Defying Photos Inspired by Skateboarding appeared first on WIRED.

Big or small, old or new, videogame characters of all stripes have dedicated fans in Tokyo. The post The Most Magnificent Cosplayers From the Tokyo Game Show appeared first on WIRED.

Can gadgets rip apart a marriage? Mr. Know-It-All has some advice. The post Mr. Know-It-All: If My Spouse and I Watch Stuff On Our Own Devices, Will We Drift Apart? appeared first on WIRED.

Time for a vacation in a galaxy far, far away. The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 147 appeared first on WIRED.

Where we're going, we don't need words. The post In the Future, How Will We Talk to Our Technology? appeared first on WIRED.

Lego's toys-to-life game blends elements of blockbuster IPs like a fanfic author hopped up on Pixie Stix and Mountain Dew. The post Lego Dimensions Is One Seriously Ludicrous Brand Mashup appeared first on WIRED.

During a 1966 race, this Porsche 906 Carrera 6 flew off a steep drop, then started right back up. The post This Porsche Survived a Flight Into a Wheat Field appeared first on WIRED.

Usually, a sign that says "Porsche Parking Only" is something of a gag gift for your dad or buddy, something to hang up in the garage over their prized 911. The post Porsche Parking Only—Seriously appeared first on WIRED.

The offerings go way beyond hats and t-shirts. The post The Kitschy Racing Gear of the Porsche Store appeared first on WIRED.

Star Wars: Bringing us all together. The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 146 appeared first on WIRED.

Space photos of the week, September 20–26. The post Space Photos of the Week: Dang That’s a Purdy Supernova appeared first on WIRED.

Each Saturday we round up the news stories that we didn’t cover in depth at WIRED, but which deserve your attention nonetheless. The post Security News This Week: There’s Plenty of Phish in the Sea appeared first on WIRED.

You know that it's been a busy week on the internet when even a pizza-loving rat can go viral. Here's what you may have missed. The post While You Were Offline: The Internet Loves Pizza Rat, Hates Greedy Biotech Investors appeared first on WIRED.

Cellular clocks are almost everywhere. Clues to how they work are coming from the places that they’re not. The post How the Body’s Trillions of Clocks Keep Time appeared first on WIRED.

There have been a lot of movies set on the Red Planet that have fared so well with audiences. Can Ridley Scott's latest movie escape the curse? The post Can The Martian Beat Hollywood’s Mars Curse? appeared first on WIRED.

The Kickstarter project meant to hold Killer Mike and El-P to their joke is now an actual charity album. The post Download Run the Jewels’ Cat-Sampling Remix Album For Free Now appeared first on WIRED.

Scientists have found a second CRISPR system that can edit human DNA. The post The War Over Genome Editing Just Got a Lot More Interesting appeared first on WIRED.

Porsche entered Indy Car racing just three times, starting in the late 1980s. This is its entry from 1990, its final season. The post Porsche’s Last Foray Into America’s Great Racing Series appeared first on WIRED.

Live coverage of the total lunar eclipse from global observatories will start at 8 pm Eastern Sunday. The post Here’s Where to Watch the Supermoon Eclipse Online appeared first on WIRED.

The album, which will feature hymns and speeches from Pope Francis, is slated for release in November. The post The Pope Rocks: Pontiff to Release Pop Album appeared first on WIRED.

Made from 380,000 pieces in 28 days, this car-work of art hybrid uses Lego bricks to include the most painstaking of details, right down to the Michelin man decal on the hood. The post Half This Porsche Is Made From Lego appeared first on WIRED.

More than 300 race cars---and some 2,000 other Porsches---have taken over the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California this weekend for Porsche Rennsport V, a massive celebration of the sports car brand's racing heritage. The post Keeping Cool at the World’s Biggest Porsche Party appeared first on WIRED.

For Rennsport V, more than 300 race cars and some 2,000 other Porsches have taken over the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California for an amazing weekend of classic car ogling and racing. The post The 1972 Porsche That Conquered Germany’s Toughest Track appeared first on WIRED.

Why would musicians name themselves or their band or album something no one can say in one breath? The post The Art of the Absurdly Long Song Title appeared first on WIRED.

The Scottish group's sophomore album, out today, makes clear that they're no fluke. The post Chvrches Is Seeking Mass Converts With Its Big New Album appeared first on WIRED.

We always hear about the destruction that the supermoon will bring, but planetary alignments likely only play a very small role in generating earthquakes and eruptions on Earth. The post It’s Official: The Supermoon Won’t Set Off Earthquakes appeared first on WIRED.

Senior photo editor Neil Harris goes down the rabbit hole to discover the best Instagram has to offer. The post Instagram Rabbit Hole: Snoozing Buddhas and Floating Ladies appeared first on WIRED.

The two nations have reached a "common understanding" to not conduct or support cyber espionage and intellectual property theft for the purposes of commercial gain. The post US and China Reach Historic Agreement on Economic Espionage appeared first on WIRED.