Ashley Madison CEO steps down after emails leaked by hackers expose that he engaged in affairs. The post Ashley Madison CEO Resigns in Wake of Hack, News of Affairs appeared first on WIRED.

The shotgun house, a relic of 19th century living, is 'popping up like daisies all over town' as architects mix nostalgia with smart design. The post The Overlooked Architecture That’s Hip Again in New Orleans appeared first on WIRED.

Itch-relieving action for the summer starts with this eponymous pink stuff, a cocktail of zinc oxide and a little iron oxide. The post What’s Inside Caladryl Will Not Make You Hallucinate appeared first on WIRED.

The year was 2003, and Mark Siddall was in South Africa a-hunting the elusive hippo rectum leech. The post Absurd Creature of the Week: Um, This Leech Feeds on Hippo Rectums appeared first on WIRED.

Just how palatable is your Palpatine? The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 117 appeared first on WIRED.

The latest and very much greatest version of Tesla's sedan is the best electric car ever made. The post Review: Tesla Model S P90D appeared first on WIRED.

The answer might surprise you (unless you're related to DJ Yella). The post Who Got the Biggest Google Bump From Straight Outta Compton? appeared first on WIRED.

Rural areas have the slowest—or in some cases, nonexistent—Internet connections. The post Telemedicine Can’t Help the People Who Need It the Most appeared first on WIRED.

Enough is enough. The Administrator of NASA calls on congress to fully fund the space program. The post Congress, Don’t Make Us Hitch Rides With Russia. Love, NASA appeared first on WIRED.

Instagram has relinquished the square. It's mostly OK. The post Photography Just Can’t Make Up Its Mind About the Square appeared first on WIRED.

A shoo-in for "best turn-based action puzzler I only wish had more to do" of 2015. The post Lara Croft Go Is So Good, But So Short appeared first on WIRED.

"You can say New Orleans is 'back and vibrant and exciting,' but you have to qualify that and say that it’s also different." The post Capturing the Gulf Coast’s Culture as It Slips Into the Sea appeared first on WIRED.

This time around Kristen Wiig is trying to have a kid with her friends. The post The New Kristen Wiig Indie Movie Trailer: Nasty Baby appeared first on WIRED.

This week we're totally smitten with the new Gunship video. The post Audio Visuals: Jam Out to Claymation Tributes to ’80s Action Flicks appeared first on WIRED.

The software a group of scientists used to replicate 100 psychology studies is a framework for the future of science. The post Science Has Its Problems, But the Web Could Be the Fix appeared first on WIRED.

Dan Vojtech got a crew and way too many lights to capture a plane upside down in mid-flight. The post Photographing a 125-MPH Plane That’s Feet Off the Ground appeared first on WIRED.

Here's the biggest superhero movie news of the last week. The post Cape Watch: Mad Max’s George Miller Might Direct the New Superman Movie appeared first on WIRED.

What was once a hive of squares and villainy has become a widescreen wonderland. The post Star Wars Snuck a New Teaser Onto Instagram appeared first on WIRED.

Katrina looked like a pixelated blob in 2005 hurricane models. The post Hurricane Models Have Gotten Way Better Since Katrina appeared first on WIRED.

Outbreaks force governments to play an excruciating game of catch up as they scramble to develop vaccines for new pathogens. It doesn't have to be that way. The post Vaccines Weren’t Ready for Ebola. We Can Do Better appeared first on WIRED.

A new collection of Walt Disney Animation Studios' short films is a compressed look at the studio's eleventh-hour turnaround. The post We Rank the Animated Shorts That Define Disney’s Success appeared first on WIRED.

Instagram stops being so square. Can you handle the options? The post Instagram Ends the Tyranny of the Square appeared first on WIRED.

Ecuador has earmarked $500 million to deal with the impact of a potential eruption of Cotopaxi as the volcano continues to rumble. The post Cotopaxi Continues to Rumble as Ecuador Prepares for Eruption appeared first on WIRED.

Turbo Diesel, Chocolope Kush, and all those other crazy names people use to describe their weed are basically meaningless. The post Sorry, But the Names for Weed Strains Are Kinda Meaningless appeared first on WIRED.

Players in the "Gran Turismo" videogame can enter a contest to become a real racing driver for Nissan. The post The Best Way to Spot Great Racing Drivers? Videogames appeared first on WIRED.

You're a star! The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 116 appeared first on WIRED.

Everblocks are a life-size version of the locking blocks you know and love. They're more than a toy. They might be a real method for building. The post A Dream Come True: Huge Lego Bricks for Building Real Stuff appeared first on WIRED.

The new portable weapon system is more like burning ants with a really expensive magnifying glass than obliterating Alderaan. The post Welcome to the World, Drone-Killing Laser Cannon appeared first on WIRED.

As the seas rise and storms worsen, it's worth taking a look at how poorly US infrastructure is going to do under climate change. The post No One Is Ready for the Next Katrina appeared first on WIRED.

Americans haven't been smacked with anything worse than a Category 2 hurricane since 2005. The post 160 Years of Hurricanes in One Incredible Infographic appeared first on WIRED.

Jumped off that cliff, dude? Prove it. The post The Graceful, Maybe-a-Bit-Insane Cliff Jumpers of Instagram appeared first on WIRED.

A former Apple CEO and the guy who designed the Beats headphones have a gorgeous smartphone for the developing world. The post Apple’s Ex-CEO Has a Smartphone for the Developing World appeared first on WIRED.

Twitch meets a formidable competitor in YouTube Gaming, which works surprisingly well on its first day out. The post Watch Out, Twitch: YouTube Gaming Just Went Live appeared first on WIRED.

The finale will now air in September. The post Mr. Robot Finale Postponed in Wake of Virginia TV Station Shooting appeared first on WIRED.

After the D23 Expo, there's a lot of Disney news to catch up on. (Plenty of other pop culture, too.) The post Entertainment Podcast: Disney Rules Everything Around Us appeared first on WIRED.

Architects and scientists may be able to work together to build natural-disaster resistant buildings...by looking at trees. The post Think Like a Tree: What We Can Learn From the Oaks That Survived Katrina appeared first on WIRED.

NASA didn't deploy two of the parachutes---on purpose. The post NASA’s Failed Orion Parachute Test Was a Success appeared first on WIRED.

This Lifetime series goes behind the scenes of reality TV, and we willingly follow. The post WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: UnReal appeared first on WIRED.

The administrators of the massive drug bazaar say they need time to defend themselves from a new attack on Tor. The post Agora, the Dark Web’s Biggest Drug Market, Is Going Offline appeared first on WIRED.

Campaign is one of a few startups who want to do for furniture what Warby Parker did for eyeglasses. The post Mix Ikea and Warby Parker and You Get … On-Demand Furniture appeared first on WIRED.

Best served with a Tatooine Sunset, on the rocks. The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 115 appeared first on WIRED.

Want to know what's happening in popular culture? Pay attention to these people. The post Thundercat Is Modern Music’s Secret Weapon appeared first on WIRED.

Before the finale airs tonight, we chat with show creator Sam Esmail and take a look at the real tools and apps used in season 1 of Mr. Robot. The post A Peek Inside Mr. Robot’s Toolbox appeared first on WIRED.

From virtual reality films to self-published books, the entertainment world is full of exciting new ideas. The post 6 Rules for Making Movies in the VR Age appeared first on WIRED.

You don't have to binge-watch an entire season of 'The Walking Dead' to look like a zombie. The post These Kids Aren’t Zombies. They’re Just Watching Some TV appeared first on WIRED.

Turns out holiday resorts in Italy look gorgeous from the sky too. The post Italy’s Summer Beaches Look Even More Beautiful From Above appeared first on WIRED.

Calvino Noir is what you get when you combine film noir and side-scrolling action gaming. The post This Stunning Adventure Game Plays Like Art in Motion appeared first on WIRED.

Matatus are the main mass transit network in the Kenyan capital, but the system is chaotic. The post How Nairobi Got Its Ad-Hoc Bus System on Google Maps appeared first on WIRED.

For $15 a month, Hum will tell you when something's wrong with your car and summon help if it all goes bad. The post Verizon’s ‘Hum’ Turns Any Clunker Into a Connected Car appeared first on WIRED.