Yes, there are poop bacteria. The post What I Learned From Sequencing the Bacteria in My Apartment appeared first on WIRED.

The lawyers are out in full force as Ashley Madison and Avid Life Media are hit with five separate lawsuits, each seeking class-action status. The post Ashley Madison Hit With $500 Million in Lawsuits appeared first on WIRED.

A prosecutor for the Marine Corps approached the site in 2012 with a subpoena seeking information for an adultery case. The post Military Investigated Ashley Madison Customer Over Adultery appeared first on WIRED.

Please do enjoy this list of the best reasons to be disqualified from being the mayor of Gravity Falls. The post Gravity Falls GIF and a Graf: A Crooked Mayor appeared first on WIRED.

Being able to turn off random encounters lets you truly breathe in the world of the classic RPG. The post One Tiny Tweak Makes iOS Final Fantasy VII Tons More Fun appeared first on WIRED.

You wanted to see rotating millipede genitals, right? Here you go. The post Millipede Genitals, Now in Glorious 3-D! appeared first on WIRED.

And the fine folks on Jimmy Kimmel's show made a supercut of them making it. The post Apparently Every Newscaster Made the Same One Direction Joke appeared first on WIRED.

In The Martian astronauts use a spinning spacecraft to create artificial gravity. How does this compare to other spacecraft? The post How That Spinning Spacecraft From The Martian Would Work appeared first on WIRED.

Today, you will vanquish a new foe. Or that guy on the bus. The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 114 appeared first on WIRED.

Why can’t we just artificially inseminate all the endangered animals? Game over, extinction … right? The post Why Frozen Sperm Can’t Save Earth’s Imperiled Species—Yet appeared first on WIRED.

The first true Porsche was the 356, the predecessor to the iconic 911. The post These Are the Porsches That Started It All appeared first on WIRED.

Does flash photography make your subjects look terrifying? The post You’re Using Your Camera’s Flash All Wrong appeared first on WIRED.

Panasonic's latest micro shooter is a powerful camera with beginner-friendly features, including a few selfie modes. The post Review: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7 appeared first on WIRED.

Roy Livingston wants X-ray vision, but until he has it, he's happy X-raying household items so you can see the cool stuff inside. The post Vivid X-Rays Reveal the Guts of Robots and Radios appeared first on WIRED.

A microscope attachment for your smart phone gets field tested by bug scientists in the Amazon. The post An Amazonian Field Test For a Smartphone Microscope appeared first on WIRED.

OK, maybe the last episode went a bit too far. The post Masters of Sex GIF and a Graf: Virginia Flashes an Ape appeared first on WIRED.

Ashely Madison's former CTO claims he hacked a competitor's site in 2012, stealing its database of users, according to internal company emails leaked by hackers. The post Ashley Madison Leak Reveals Its Ex-CTO Hacked Competing Site appeared first on WIRED.

Ryan Adams says he'll have a final mix and master of his 1989 cover album this week. The post Ryan Adams’ Cover of Taylor Swift’s 1989 Is Almost Here appeared first on WIRED.

Chris recounts his experience with Super Mario Maker so far, and Matt tells us all about Pac-Man 256 in the latest Game|Life podcast. The post Game|Life Podcast: Mario and Pac-Man Are Born Again appeared first on WIRED.

An appellate ruling in a suit against Wyndham Hotels has wide consequences for hacked firms. The post Court Says the FTC Can Slap Companies for Getting Hacked appeared first on WIRED.

The new Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2 promotional banner is called "Fallen Snow." It's easy to see why. The post New Hunger Games Banner Gives All New Meaning to #SquadGoals appeared first on WIRED.

For the second time in two months, Piton de la Fournaise is erupting. The post Volcano Erupts on the Island Where MH370 Debris Washed Up appeared first on WIRED.

If you're excited by watching people in the music biz backstab and do excessive amounts of cocaine, this movie has you covered. The post The Entertainment Industry Satire Trailer: Kill Your Friends appeared first on WIRED.

Frederick Chilton gets tortured and disfigured again—this time by The Great Red Dragon. The post Hannibal GIF and a Graf: The Penultimate Fire appeared first on WIRED.

Ashley Media's parent company is offering a $500,000 reward for information about the hackers who breached its network and leaked data on millions of customers. The post Ashley Madison Offering $500K Reward for Info on Hackers appeared first on WIRED.

Two new studies bring us closer to a flu vaccine that works every year. The post Scientists Get One Step Closer to a Universal Flu Vaccine appeared first on WIRED.

Flick, fling, and swipe your email with an app that makes a universal chore fun. Almost. The post This App Makes a Wacky Game Out of Sorting Your Email appeared first on WIRED.

Raise a glass to Pluto. The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 113 appeared first on WIRED.

A roundup of some of the super-elaborate—and super-expensive—detectors physicists use to study neutrinos. The post The Huge, Pricey Detectors That Capture Tiny Neutrinos appeared first on WIRED.

Gorgeous in its simplicity, Volume is a near-future retelling of the classic Robin Hood tale with simple geometric shapes. The post Volume Is a Hair-Pulling, Controller-Throwing Good Time appeared first on WIRED.

Anuar Patjane shoots incredible black and white images of life beneath the sea, bringing you into a world few of us ever see. The post Capturing the Wonder of the Sea in Stunning Black and White appeared first on WIRED.

This 3-D printed violin is a new kind of musical instrument, and may well be a harbinger of what’s to come. The post The 3-D Printed Violin That Could Lead to a New Stradivarius appeared first on WIRED.

After a group of fans tried to guarantee a whiter, more male slate, most of the big Hugos instead went to "No Winner." The post Who Won Science Fiction’s Hugo Awards, and Why It Matters appeared first on WIRED.

Bots on Twitter appear to be intentionally drowning out the efforts of activists to use the social media site to organize. The post Pro-Government Twitter Bots Try to Hush Mexican Activists appeared first on WIRED.

Best regards to our favorite dwarf planet. The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 112 appeared first on WIRED.

R.L. Stine's classic kids' horror series has a game coming out that seems to borrow from 1990s point-and-click adventures. The post The Goosebumps Renaissance Continues With a New Xbox Game appeared first on WIRED.

Time to pick up summer Saturday's must-have accessory. The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 111 appeared first on WIRED.

Banksy built an alternative to Disneyland and Deez Nuts became a presidential hopeful. All is as it should be. The post While You Were Offline: The Teen Behind Deez Nuts’ Presidential Run appeared first on WIRED.

For more than 50 years, the mathematician Neil Sloane has curated the authoritative collection of interesting and important integer sequences. The post Meet the Guy Who Sorts All the World’s Numbers in His Attic appeared first on WIRED.

In the latest episode of 'Geek's Guide to the Galaxy' writer Gary Whitta talks about why screenwriters should also work in books. The post Screenwriters Who Want Control Should Be Writing Novels appeared first on WIRED.

Space photos of the week, August 15–22. The post Space Photos of the Week: Curiosity’s Got a Selfie Stick appeared first on WIRED.

Shockingly, none of this news is about cheating spouses! The post Security News This Week: Police Use Mobile Cell Phone Trackers to Avoid Court Orders appeared first on WIRED.

This weekend, F1 heads to Spa, home of a roller coaster-esque corner that is one of the best in all of motorsport. The post This Weekend F1 Tackles One of the Best Corners in Racing appeared first on WIRED.

The drink was called the Millionaire. The post Last Night Rachel Maddow Made a Drink in Honor of Donald Trump appeared first on WIRED.

Here's what you need to know about the Ashley Madison hack. The post Answers to Your Burning Questions on the Ashley Madison Hack appeared first on WIRED.

Welcome to Dismaland, where you'll want to leave as soon as you arrive. The post Banksy Made A Theme Park And It’s Terrifying appeared first on WIRED.

The player is my puppet. In a good way, I mean. I think. The post Mario Maker and the Beautiful Art of Manipulation appeared first on WIRED.

And with this we begin a new era of self-referential gore! The post The Meta Horror Trailer: The Final Girls appeared first on WIRED.

WIRED goes down the rabbit hole to discover the best Instagram has to offer. The post Instagram Rabbit Hole: Rihanna and the Colorful Cars of SF appeared first on WIRED.

Even non-stoners would buy weed if it meant hanging out with Lily Tomlin, right? The post This Week in TV: Lily Tomlin Is Your Friendly Neighborhood Weed Lady appeared first on WIRED.