The big-screen adaptation of Andy Weir's book is getting closer by the minute. The post The Epic Matt-Damon-Lost-in-Space Trailer (No, the Other One): The Martian appeared first on WIRED.

Is this the Obi-Wan you're looking for? The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 108 appeared first on WIRED.

A new paper pretty much rules out the notion that periodic comet impacts could be replenishing Pluto's nitrogen atmosphere. The post Something Deep Inside Pluto Is Replenishing Its Atmosphere appeared first on WIRED.

Tesla's doing more than eliminating yet another daily task that once required we use our arms. The post Be Glad Tesla’s Working on That Ultra-Creepy Charging Arm appeared first on WIRED.

In a race against NASA, Stanley Kubrick had to imagine the future---quickly. The post The Amazingly Accurate Futurism of 2001: A Space Odyssey appeared first on WIRED.

Instructional books from the '60s are transformed into wacky animations all about self-improvement. The post Get Your Karate and Jazzercise on With These Groovy GIFs appeared first on WIRED.

You don't actually need fancy, dedicated hardware to communicate securely. The post The Most Secure Way to Communicate? An iPod Touch appeared first on WIRED.

A cybersecurity bill in front of the senate aims to create a voluntary framework for sharing customer data, but it mostly pays privacy lip service. The post Busting the Biggest Myth of CISA—That the Program Is Voluntary appeared first on WIRED.

The FDA approved the first drug in the United States that can be prescribed to treat a woman's low sex drive. But critics aren't so sure we need it. The post FDA Approves the First ‘Female Viagra’ appeared first on WIRED.

The other shoe just dropped. The hackers who breached the cheating site AshleyMadison.com appeared to make good on their threat to expose customer data on Tuesday, dumping the stolen information online. The post Hackers Finally Post Stolen Ashley Madison Data appeared first on WIRED.

Chances are you'll never get to ride in an X-Wing with R2-D2, but Japan's All Nippon Airways has what must be the next best thing: a commercial jetliner painted to resemble your favorite droid. The post Huzzah for Jets Dressed Up as Star Wars Droids appeared first on WIRED.

It's all fun and games until you lose your friend in Amsterdam's Red Light district. The post Today’s Lesson is Don’t Get High With Bill Hader appeared first on WIRED.

New cases of the MERS coronavirus are showing up at a rate the country hasn't seen since its big outbreak last year. The post Saudi Arabia Is on the Cusp of Another MERS Outbreak appeared first on WIRED.

WIRED asked a chemist and a water sommelier about why your water tastes funky after a night in the open. The post Big Question: Why Does Tap Water Go Stale Overnight? appeared first on WIRED.

When the client says no, will the crowd say yes? The post Star Architect Wants You to Fund His Project on Kickstarter appeared first on WIRED.

It's alive! (The first trailer for Victor Frankenstein, that is.) The post Trailer for New Frankenstein Flick Looks … Interesting appeared first on WIRED.

Thanks to environmental watchdogs, everybody knows how metal it is to replace real food with bionutrient slurry. The post Soylent Is So Metal, Guys appeared first on WIRED.

Wake promises a much more transparent kind of design. The post A Smart New Tool to Demystify the Design Process appeared first on WIRED.

The new crowdfunding site is just for games---and it plans to bring together fans and investors alike. The post Kickstarter Superstars Launch a Crowdfunding Site for Games appeared first on WIRED.

Today's the day to hone your favorite impression. The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 107 appeared first on WIRED.

Crocodiles get some glamour shots with Andrew McGibbon's technicolor photography. The post Mr. Snappy and Other Caimans Go to the Club appeared first on WIRED.

The Flying Robot International Film Fest is about to hit San Francisco. The post Here Comes the World’s First International Drone Film Fest appeared first on WIRED.

The newest Lambo supercar is the Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce Roadster. Luckily, that name tells us everything we need to know. The post Lamborghini’s Newest Supercar Is Insane—And So Is Its Name appeared first on WIRED.

Here’s some essential background material for helping you understand the world of science today. The post 14 Essential Sources for Getting Up to Speed in Science appeared first on WIRED.

Here's everyone you need to know to keep up with the science world. The post The 27 Best Feeds to Follow in the World of Science appeared first on WIRED.

Synthetic biology could turn microbes into nanotechnological factories, making chemicals from vanilla to morphine. The post Yeast Can Now Produce (Almost) Anything appeared first on WIRED.

The planet is changing. These scientists will help you understand what's happening. The post The Woman Who Would Crush Ebola—And All Diseases appeared first on WIRED.

WIRED offers a cheat sheet for the worlds of business, science, design, security, and culture in the coming year. The post Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine: The Professors I Wish I Had appeared first on WIRED.

For the auto enthusiasts among the one percent, the event calls for an attire we'll call country club excess. The post The Many Excesses of America’s Fanciest Car Show appeared first on WIRED.

Last week's San Andreas quake probably had nothing to do with today's Hayward shaker. But that doesn't mean the quake risk is over. The post California Probably Isn’t in the Midst of a Quake Swarm appeared first on WIRED.

The telecom giant, according to one Snowden document, was extremely willing to help out the spy agency. The post What We Know About the NSA and AT&T’s Spying Pact appeared first on WIRED.

"Twitch Plays Dark Souls" takes our obsession with challenge runs to absurd conclusions. The post Can Twitch Defeat One of the Hardest Games Ever? (Nah.) appeared first on WIRED.

Last night the comedian took on televangelists by starting his own church. The post Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Is Your New Religion appeared first on WIRED.

Everybody do the worm. The post NASA’s Logo From The ’70s Was Ridiculously Cool appeared first on WIRED.

Let the Best Actress Oscar race begin. The post The Smoldering Character Study Trailer: Carol appeared first on WIRED.

Hannibal thunders on to the end of its final season by cementing icy Mads Mikkelsen as the definitive Dr. Lecter. The post Hannibal GIF and a Graf: Will Has Just About Had It appeared first on WIRED.

Really, what do the masters of sex know about romance? The post Masters of Sex GIF and a Graf: A Proper Courtship appeared first on WIRED.

A new material loses all resistance to electricity at a higher temperature than any other–at super high pressure. The post This New Superconductivity Research Stinks appeared first on WIRED.

As if you needed another reason to declare ants the most legit insects on Earth, take a look at this video. The post Crafty Ants Form Conga Lines to Drag Millipedes to Doom appeared first on WIRED.

Coworkers find you strange, they shall. The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 106 appeared first on WIRED.

Dr. Dre's made a lot of great tracks during his three decades in the game. Here are two dozen of his best beats. The post 24 of Dr. Dre’s Greatest Productions appeared first on WIRED.

Getting new ideas from social science into police academy training and thousands of local police departments is a slow endeavor. The post Police Training Is Seriously Lacking in Actual Science appeared first on WIRED.

The move drives home the fact that severe security issues persist in the nation's voting machines ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The post Virginia Finally Drops America’s ‘Worst Voting Machines’ appeared first on WIRED.

The company's new program is trying to turn experimental filmmakers into VR masters. The post There’s Already an Indie Scene for VR Filmmakers appeared first on WIRED.

Linden Gledhill transforms crystallized DNA into beautiful abstract works of art. The post Turns Out Crystallized DNA Is Crazy Pretty appeared first on WIRED.

Standard attire at ultra-luxe automotive events includes suits, big hats, colorful pants, and birds, apparently. The post Yes, Someone Brought a Parrot to an Ultra-Swanky Car Show appeared first on WIRED.

This newer version is driven by a Corvette ZR1-sourced supercharged V8 engine. The post A Corvette-Powered Titanium Supercar appeared first on WIRED.