Generative design could be the next frontier in industrial design. The post The Bizarre, Bony-Looking Future of Algorithmic Design appeared first on WIRED.

Here's a power ranking of who ruled last night's premiere. The post The Muppets GIF and a Graf: Animal Tops the Power Rankings appeared first on WIRED.

Saschka Unseld and Oculus Story Studio are trying to figure out the language of filmmaking for VR. Here's how they're doing it. The post How a Pixar Vet Is Shaping the Future of VR Storytelling appeared first on WIRED.

Very few science fiction stories have perfect science in them. Although they have some problems, the stories can still be used to explain cool science. The post The Science in The Martian Isn’t Perfect, But That’s OK appeared first on WIRED.

Here's how to power your way through the show that ties much of the Marvel Cinematic Universe together. The post WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. appeared first on WIRED.

The Angry Birds animated film adaptation is still a thing. That is happening. And now we have a new trailer for it. The post The Smartphone-Game-Turned-Movie Trailer: The Angry Birds Movie appeared first on WIRED.

Reports of problems in women who use Essure, a form of permanent birth control, are skyrocketing thanks to a group on Facebook. The post How a Facebook Group Got the FDA to Reconsider a Type of Birth Control appeared first on WIRED.

This week has been a very busy one in the world of pop culture—and it's only Wednesday. Come revel in it with your faithful crew on the WIRED Entertainment podcast. The post Entertainment Podcast: Recovering from the Emmys with Ryan Adams’ 1989 appeared first on WIRED.

For the first time in 5 years, the alert status has been raised at Hawaii's Mauna Loa. The post Volcanologists Raise the Alert at Hawaii’s Mauna Loa appeared first on WIRED.

Hackers may now have access to the unchangeable identity credentials of countless high-level government officials. The post OPM Now Admits 5.6m Feds’ Fingerprints Were Stolen By Hackers appeared first on WIRED.

Listen up to a new version of "H.S.K.T" from synth-pop duo Sylvan Esso. The post Synth-Pop Duo Sylvan Esso Add More Moog In New Video for ‘H.S.K.T.’ appeared first on WIRED.

As if getting through your Netflix queue wasn't hard enough, every so often titles disappear from the service entirely. Here's what you need to watch ASAP. The post Check Out These Netflix Movies Before They Expire Next Week appeared first on WIRED.

Cartoonist Kate Beaton is back with a new collection of strips that get laughs out of everything from Nancy Drew novels to Janet Jackson's "Nasty" music video. The post How Internet Magic Helped a Quirky Cartoonist Find Success appeared first on WIRED.

Bring out your colored pencils. The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 143 appeared first on WIRED.

The city is the perfect backdrop for Zachary Genteman's catalog of charming automobiles. The post The Vivid Vintage Cars That Line the Streets of SF appeared first on WIRED.

Each fall television networks drop a slew of new shows. Which ones should you watch? Which ones should you save for later or skip? We're here to help. The post Here’s the TV You Should Watch, Skip, or Binge This Fall appeared first on WIRED.

The government will now have to set a price on engine emission sneakiness. The post VW Is Going to Pay for Its Smog Scandal. But How Much? appeared first on WIRED.

The grizzled vets of the Arizona Border Recon are determined to protect America’s "back door." The post On a Mission With the Men of Arizona Border Recon appeared first on WIRED.

In full crisis-mode, Volkswagen needs to right the ship... if it hasn't already sunk. The post How Volkswagen Can Salvage Its Wrecked Reputation appeared first on WIRED.

VW will be forced to recall the diesels and make them to meet federal standards. Owners who value performance and fuel economy won't like the solutions. The post VW Owners Aren’t Going to Like the Fixes for Their Diesels appeared first on WIRED.

The mantis shrimp is a strange creature, that much is clear, but things get truly bizarre with its ritualistic duels. The post Feisty Mantis Shrimp Go Mike Tyson on Each Other for Houses appeared first on WIRED.

Now you can play an even higher-definion version of Looking Glass and Origin's formative 1994 first-person masterpiece. The post Enhanced System Shock Lets You Play in Near High-Definition appeared first on WIRED.

Pathogens love humans---and their cats. The post Stunning Map Shows Pathogens Hopping Between Species appeared first on WIRED.

The packaging for every Wes Anderson film has been meticulously redesigned as cinephile catnip for the Criterion Collection. The post Criterion Goes All-Out for Another Wes Anderson Blu-ray appeared first on WIRED.

The exhibit will feature seven of the gigantic, wind-powered, beach-roving creations. The post Here’s Your Chance to Play With a Wind-Powered Strandbeest appeared first on WIRED.

The vulnerability in the SAP Afaria mobile management system affected all mobile phones used by 6,300 companies. The post Hack Brief: Mobile Manager’s Security Hole Would Let Hackers Wipe Phones appeared first on WIRED.

The journalist's Black Panther story is slated to come out next year. The post Ta-Nehisi Coates Is Writing a Black Panther Marvel Comic Series appeared first on WIRED.

The latest adaptation of a Michael Lewis book gets its first trailer. And it's first chance to become Oscar bait. The post The Subprime Mortgage Crisis Movie Trailer: The Big Short appeared first on WIRED.

The new Audi A8 L Security, introduced at the Frankfurt auto show last week, is an armored take on the German luxury brand’s flagship sedan. The post Audi’s Armored A8 Is a Luxury Tank Fit for Fat Cats appeared first on WIRED.

And filled with Apple Watches. The post Jony Ive’s First Apple Store Is Made of Insane Curved Glass appeared first on WIRED.

Drilling wells for geothermal energy can be like playing golf with a blindfold. DNA tracers make it more likely to sink a putt. The post Balls of DNA Could Fix Geothermal Energy’s Biggest Problem appeared first on WIRED.

The chemistry of the diesel engine is what gave away Volkswagen's emissions cheating. The post VW Could Fool the EPA, But It Couldn’t Trick Chemistry appeared first on WIRED.

Here's our review of "Now That I'm a Ghost, I'm Gay," which---let's be real---is an amazing title. The post We Review the Self-Published ‘Now That I’m a Ghost, I’m Gay’ appeared first on WIRED.

APIs are difficult to secure, and even the biggest tech companies struggle to control third-party access to their private APIs. The post The Common Vulnerability Behind the Kardashian Sites’ Leak appeared first on WIRED.

How one director brought together a New Orleans singer and Israeli mashup artist for a doc that wowed crowds at the Toronto International Film Festival. The post Thru You Princess Documents a Singer’s Rise to YouTube Fame appeared first on WIRED.

Calling all Rebels! The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 142 appeared first on WIRED.

The sketchy, environment-indifferent "feature" is installed on 10.5 million more cars than Volkswagen first admitted. The post Volkswagen Says Emissions Deception Actually Affects 11 Million Cars appeared first on WIRED.

The American Museum of Natural History has cleared a giant hall for the Titanosaurus, but the specimen still doesn't fit. The post How to Cram the World’s Biggest Dinosaur Into a Museum appeared first on WIRED.

We watched all the Sorority Horror we could find. Here's what we learned about the importance of High Stakes Hazing and the prevalence of group showering. The post Let’s Brush Up on Classic Sorority Horror for Scream Queens appeared first on WIRED.

Everywhere you go, everything you do, you are surrounded by an aura of microbes. The post Your Body Is Surrounded by Clouds of Skin and Fart Bacteria appeared first on WIRED.

Technology could play a much more vital role in helping the world prepare for and avoid mass migration crises. The post We Should Have Seen This Refugee Crisis Coming appeared first on WIRED.

Photographer Peter Steinhauer captures the bright, cheerful hues of Singapore's massive apartment buildings. The post Singapore’s Funky Apartments Are Like Candy for the Eyes appeared first on WIRED.

Two World Trade Center is Bjarke Ingels' biggest project yet. But the mischievous Dane is just getting started. The post Meet the Superstar Architect Transforming NYC’s Skyline appeared first on WIRED.

Developing a car that runs on electricity and can drive itself will be hard, but those challenges obscure another major barrier to putting a vehicle up for sale: the federal government and its thousand pages of rules for how you make a car. The post Apple Better Be Ready for the Mad World of Car Regulations appeared first on WIRED.

The former Fleet Foxes drummer has released his own Lou Reed-influenced covers of Ryan Adams' versions of "Blank Space" and "Welcome To New York." Oh, OK! The post Father John Misty Is Not a Fan of Ryan Adams’ 1989 appeared first on WIRED.

Here's everything you need to know about hip-hop's new self-declared king. The post This Is Little Simz. Get Used to Hearing Her Name appeared first on WIRED.

Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon's Adult Swim series is having a stellar second season. Last night's episode was another winner, complete with a very special cameo. The post Rick and Morty GIF and a Graf: Werner Herzog Guest Stars! appeared first on WIRED.

WIRED had a chat with Martin Blaser, NYU doctor and chair of the White House's new push to save ourselves from overusing antibiotics. The post The US Is Finally Taking Action on Antibiotic Resistance appeared first on WIRED.

We asked our Resident Ryan Adams Aficionado and Senior Taylor Swift Correspondent to break down Adams' cover album track-by-track. Here's what they said. The post Two Superfans Break Down Ryan Adams’ 1989 Cover Album appeared first on WIRED.

With its cheap collection of balloon-based radios and sensors, the group aims to enable "high altitude signals intelligence for the rest of us." The post Hackers Launch Balloon Probe Into the Stratosphere to Spy on Drones appeared first on WIRED.