The wildfires scorching Alaska and Canada are releasing more climate-damaging carbon into the atmosphere. The post Alaska’s on Fire and It May Make Climate Change Even Worse appeared first on WIRED.

It’s taken nine years to get there, but on July 14, 2015 the New Horizons spacecraft will finally fly by its destination. Watch how the historic mission to Pluto happened from some of the people who helped launch it The post Follow New Horizons on Its Journey to Pluto and Beyond appeared first on WIRED.

Just days from its rendezvous with Pluto, the New Horizons spacecraft shut down, went into sleep mode, and briefly lost communication with ground control. The post New Horizons Got Too Excited and Passed Out on July 4th appeared first on WIRED.

NASA released near-true color images of Pluto and the largest of its five known moons, Charon, captured by New Horizons. The post 8-Bit Video Shows the Moon Charon Orbiting Pluto appeared first on WIRED.

New analysis of Pluto’s system, gleaned from Hubble Space Telescope images, suggests that three of the dwarf planet's small moons—Styx, Nix and Hydra—are locked in close rotation. The post Odd Orbits Deepen Pluto’s Mystery appeared first on WIRED.

The director of the new 'Ghostbusters' film just shared a photo of the Ecto-1. See it here. The post Paul Feig Wants You to See the New Ecto-1 appeared first on WIRED.

Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the unstoppable duo who gave us 'The Lego Movie,' are now set to direct an upcoming 'Star Wars' spinoff film. The post The Lego Movie’s Masterminds Will Direct a Han Solo Spinoff appeared first on WIRED.

Attention cosplayers: You can now know every detail of a proper Ghostbusters proton pack. The post Here’s the New Ghostbusters’ New Proton Pack appeared first on WIRED.

Another major computer game disappears from store shelves in light of serious performance issues. The post Square Enix Yanks Bug-Ridden Final Fantasy XIV on Mac appeared first on WIRED.

A physicist, an astrophysicist and an astronomer take a scientific approach to appreciating photography. The post How a Physicist Solved the Mystery of an Iconic Photo appeared first on WIRED.

Here's everything you need to know about one of the summer's most fascinating movies. The post Tangerine Is Amazing—But Not Because of How They Shot It appeared first on WIRED.

Despite Internet froth, the asteroid making a not-so-near flyby past Earth is not going to kill us all. The post Chill. Asteroid 2015 HM10 Isn’t Going to Destroy Earth appeared first on WIRED.

In a new concept, Volvo has ripped out the front passenger seat in favor of a permanent child seat. The post Volvo Kills the Passenger Seat to Make Room for Baby appeared first on WIRED.

The great design challenge for autonomous driving is not making the seats super cushy or finding new ways to use touchscreens. The post A Bit of Barf Can Teach Us Lots About Self-Driving Cars appeared first on WIRED.

In 2016, Rio will host the Olympics, and its torch will be carried by 12,000 people. The post How Brazil Designed Its Shapeshifting Olympic Torch appeared first on WIRED.

Really, watching the progression of the reality TV show Catfish is like watching the progression of the Internet. We’re all less naive. The post The Life of an Internet Catfish Is Rough These Days appeared first on WIRED.

With well over a million visual recordings in its collection and tens of thousands more coming in every week, the Packard Institute is a hoarder's dream. The post Inside the Nuclear Bunker Where America Preserves Its Movie History appeared first on WIRED.

Deep in the heart of caves in New Zealand, a tiny, slimy worm puts on a fantastic show. The post Carnivorous Glowworms Turn Caves Into Stunning Starscapes appeared first on WIRED.

Lego will be launching a center devoted to finding an eco-friendly replacement for oil-based plastic. The post Sorry, But the Perfect Lego Brick May Never Be Eco-Friendly appeared first on WIRED.

A team of Leap Motion engineers built an augmented-reality work environment, where regular desktop applications jump out of the computer and into 3-D space. The post Leap Motion’s Augmented-Reality Computing Looks Stupid Cool appeared first on WIRED.

On the 4th of July, NASA's New Horizons probe overclocked its computer and took a quick nap. The post New Horizons Got Too Excited and Passed Out on July 4th appeared first on WIRED.

The show makes a hard left into David Lynch territory, mashing together the eeriness of Twin Peaks and the boozy Socal setting of Mulholland Drive. The post True Detective Recap: We’re Entering David Lynch Territory appeared first on WIRED.

After the company was hacked, details of Hacking Team's previously unknown contracts have come to light. The post The FBI Spent $775K on Hacking Team’s Spy Tools Since 2011 appeared first on WIRED.

This week's best trailers raise a lot of interesting questions. Watch them all here. The post The Week in Trailers: Aaron Sorkin Is Steve Jobs Is Michael Fassbender appeared first on WIRED.

After banding together to defeat the devil, everyone went their separate ways in last night's epic season finale. The post Penny Dreadful GIF and a Graf: Werewolves Must Walk Alone appeared first on WIRED.

In the new 'Geek's Guide to the Galaxy' podcast the panel discusses whether or not Netflix's new sci-fi show is too diverse for some critics. The post Is Sense8 Too Radical for Critics? appeared first on WIRED.

Inspector Pazzi has finally tracked down Hannibal. What happens next is pretty much what you would expect. The post Hannibal GIF and a Graf: Goodbye, Dumb Inspector appeared first on WIRED.

You trust sunscreen, and it comes through. But have you ever wondered how the stuff works? The post Big Question: How Does Sunscreen Shield Your Skin With Science? appeared first on WIRED.

Last night's episode had one of the best scenes in the show's history. The post Halt and Catch Fire GIF and a Graf: A Furious Meltdown appeared first on WIRED.

The epic hack of a global, private spying company comes just as the US government considers new regulations to control the export of digital intrusion tools. The post Hacking Team Breach Shows a Global Spying Firm Run Amok appeared first on WIRED.

We asked a dozen of the best designers around which books they think are worth bringing to the beach. Taken together, the recommendation form also a master class in design. The post Top Designers Give Us Their Summer Reading Picks appeared first on WIRED.

Scientists have been changing genes in livestock embryos for decades in efforts to boost production. And it might be time for them to show up on your plate. The post Genetically Modified Animals Will Be on Your Plate in No Time appeared first on WIRED.

Leelah Alcorn, a trans youth who endured conversion therapy, wrote in her suicide note, “The only way I will rest in peace is if one day transgender people aren’t treated the way I was, they’re treated like humans, with valid feelings and human rights.” Recently, a series of opinion pieces have been published in newspapers […] The post We Must Put an End to Gender Conversion Therapy for Kids appeared first on WIRED.

My son's epilepsy caused him to have up to 100 seizures a day. Our last hope: an untested, unproven treatment. The only problem? It was illegal. The post One Man’s Desperate Quest to Cure His Son’s Epilepsy—With Weed appeared first on WIRED.

This year, hundreds of competitors gathered together for the World Taxidermy Championships. The post A Backstage Pass to the Super Bowl of Taxidermy appeared first on WIRED.

"Star Fox Zero" was designed to show how the Wii U's GamePad controller could be used to create a unique game experience. The post Star Fox May Finally Justify Wii U’s Weird Controller appeared first on WIRED.

Let WIRED propose your next great paper (or e-ink) adventure. The post WIRED Staffers Pick Your Must-Reads of the Summer appeared first on WIRED.

We're only 165 days away from J.J. Abrams' new space epic. Your challenges, should you choose to accept them, are here. The post Here Are Your WIRED Star Wars Challenges for Week 10 appeared first on WIRED.

Scientists haven’t rigorously tested the cosmic microwave background for a revealing shift in 25 years. A new experiment aims to change that. The post Why the Big Bang’s Light May Have a Tilt appeared first on WIRED.

A pair of students have created sensors that monitor the tell-tale signs of warm weather. The post Adorable Concept Sensors Track the True Onset of Summer appeared first on WIRED.

What's an Independence Day barbecue without a great soundtrack? The post We Made You a Sicknasty July 4th Party Playlist. Enjoy. appeared first on WIRED.

Want to spend the holiday with the United States' most patriotic superhero? Grab these comics. The post Your Essential 4th of July Captain America Reading List appeared first on WIRED.

ICYMI, people on the Internet have very strong feelings about what you can put in guacamole. The post While You Were Offline: People Have Strong Opinions About Peas appeared first on WIRED.

Pitmasters, this will be hard to swallow: Some of the best smoked brisket comes out of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The post How 16 Harvard Students Built the Ultimate BBQ Bot appeared first on WIRED.

Long stereotyped as hippies stuck in the Summer of Love, the Dead stood at the vanguard of the digital revolution for 50 years. The post Call Them Hippies, But the Grateful Dead Were Tech Pioneers appeared first on WIRED.

Lots of foreign automakers have piled on horsepower, speed, height, width, weight, and noise, with no practical aim in mind. The post 8 Foreign Cars That Are Totally ‘Murican appeared first on WIRED.

It's been said science is a full contact sport. And no branch gets rowdier in a political sense than health care. The post Medicine Is a Battlefield. Here’s How to Stay in the Know appeared first on WIRED.

It’s the freakin' weekend, let us help you have you some fun! Here are the week's best late-night TV bits. The post The Week in TV: Good Luck Surviving This Charm Overload appeared first on WIRED.