Last night's Season 2 premiere was pretty slow. But it was fun to play "Wait, where have I seen that actor before?" for the hour. Here's where you saw them. The post Here’s Everyone You Probably Googled During True Detective appeared first on WIRED.

The state’s problems are a drop in the proverbial bucket compared to the developing world’s water woes. The post Dear World: Here Are Some Drought Fixes. Love, California appeared first on WIRED.

The Volocopter has two seats, 18 rotors, and a joystick, ready to carry you and a friend anywhere you want to go. The post The 18-Rotor Volocopter Is Like a Flying Car, But Better appeared first on WIRED.

Ben Lowy uses multiple photos and camera apps to create weird, psychedelic visions of NYC. The post Taking in the Streets of NYC Through an iPhone Kaleidoscope appeared first on WIRED.

Are you ready for Week 8? Good, because we have a whole slew of new challenges for you to complete! The post Here Are Your WIRED Star Wars Challenges for Week 8 appeared first on WIRED.

A 150-year-old conundrum about how to group people has been solved, but many puzzles remain. The post Answer to a 150-Year-Old Math Conundrum Brings More Mystery appeared first on WIRED.

In the latest 'Geek's Guide to the Galaxy' podcast, the panel discusses what exactly it is about dinosaurs that fascinates moviegoers. The post Why Are Dinosaurs So Appealing to Us? It’s the Tragedy appeared first on WIRED.

Space photos of the week, June 14–20. The post Space Photos of the Week: Stars Playing Bumper Cars appeared first on WIRED.

Once more unto the breach (report), dear friends. The post Security News This Week: Your Phone Ain’t as Safe as You Think appeared first on WIRED.

It's been a terrible, tragic week. Here are a few online distractions to take your mind off of it. The post While You Were Offline: Ruby Rose Can’t Make You Gay appeared first on WIRED.

There were four flags in the news this week. All of them have been used to proclaim identity. And they remind us that symbols are not accidental. The post The Visual Power of the 4 Flags in the News This Week appeared first on WIRED.

Venus looks to be joining Earth and Io as the only planet's with active volcanoes. The post Are There Active Volcanoes on Venus? appeared first on WIRED.

While casting the movie was a breeze, picking the emotions wasn't, so director Pete Docter and his team turned to the experts. The post How Pixar Picked the 5 Core Emotions of Inside Out’s Star appeared first on WIRED.

On last night's episode the supposed horrors of Hannibal's childhood peeled away layer by layer. The post Hannibal GIF and a Graf: You Can’t Go Home Again appeared first on WIRED.

Director Rick Famuyiwa's new movie brings the high school dramedy into the Internet age. The post How Dope’s Director Made a Teen Flick for the Internet Age appeared first on WIRED.

The Legend of Zelda, Mario Maker and more highlight Nintendo's smallish E3 showing. The post Zelda, Star Fox, and More Nintendo E3 Hands-On Impressions appeared first on WIRED.

General Motors is now using five sets of batteries from aging Chevrolet Volts to help power a new data center. The post GM’s Using Old Chevy Volt Batteries to Power a Building appeared first on WIRED.

Our favorite math-inspired artists, curated for your enjoyment. The post Get Lost in the Internet’s Mind-Bending, Math-Inspired Art appeared first on WIRED.

Free fills a small but critical hole in our digitally mediated social lives---the ability to broadcast and communicate around availability. The post New App Tells All Your Friends When You’re Free to Hang Out appeared first on WIRED.

These nocturnal creatures lay eggs like reptiles and detect electrical fields like sharks. And of course the males have four-headed penises. The post Absurd Creature of the Week: Forget the Platypus. The Echidna Is the True Champ of Weird appeared first on WIRED.

A new exhibition reconstructs London's austere, sculptural play areas in candy-colored foams. The post Nobody Does Playgrounds Like the Brutalists appeared first on WIRED.

This week we found consolation in Seth MacFarlane's singing and Adam Scott's prosthetic penis. The post The Week in TV: Adam Scott’s Tiny Prosthetic…Ummm… appeared first on WIRED.

Here's how Industrial Light & Magic used motion capture to design the movie's complex dinosaurs. The post Design FX: Good-Ol’ Motion Capture Made Jurassic World’s Dinos Real appeared first on WIRED.

Mitch Dobrowner travels the United States in search of the country's most ominous, beautiful storms. The post The Father-Son Team Chasing America’s Most Ominous Storms appeared first on WIRED.

Tech companies are competing like never before for privacy bragging rights. In that race, Google may have just slipped, and WhatsApp faceplanted at the starting line. The post Rating Tech Giants on Privacy: Google Slips, WhatsApp Fails appeared first on WIRED.

“Making a product that forms crystals at room temperature and melts at body temperature? That’s tough to do.” The post What Food Can Replace Trans Fats’ Creamy Goodness? appeared first on WIRED.

Here’s the thing about smart hardware: If it’s doing its job right, you should hardly notice it. Nest, for all its focus on beautiful industrial design, wants its products to fade into the background. You might see a handsome thermostat gleaming across the room, but once it’s installed, you’ll rarely touch it. Like so many other […] The post Nest’s New App Is the Command Center for All Your Gadgets appeared first on WIRED.

In a new encyclical, Francis lays out Earth’s problem with an increasingly messed-up climate. The post The Pope’s Memo on Climate Change Is a Mind-Blower appeared first on WIRED.

This week's video roundup has DNA from a few British MCs, a Brazilian composer, an Italian rapper, and a singer-songwriter from Baltimore. The post Audio Visuals: A Tiny Schoolgirl Shows MegaMan Some Moves appeared first on WIRED.

Fracking is controversial, but it's possible that the things that make people upset about the practice could be fixed. The post Fracking’s Problems Go Deeper Than Water Pollution appeared first on WIRED.

It's a Jurassic, Jurassic world now. But that doesn't mean there's not at least some superhero movie news. The post Cape Watch: Batman v Superman Is Gonna Be Teeming With Superheroes appeared first on WIRED.

In Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch works to free bloggers who were arrested on politically motivated charges. Throughout India and Brazil, the nonprofit Medicines for Malaria Venture fights a disease that still kills 500,000 people per year. Far to the north, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute gathers international policymakers and researchers to unknot the tangled ethnic problems tearing at places like […] The post Global Solution Networks: An Emerging Alternative to Governments? appeared first on WIRED.

A million bucks when new, $50,000 buys you, a civilian, a T-72. The post Here’s How You Can Buy a Russian Tank appeared first on WIRED.

The dark web actually has promise. In essence, it’s the World Wide Web as it was originally envisioned. The post The Dark Web as You Know It Is a Myth appeared first on WIRED.

Agan Harap uses Photoshop to talk about celebrity obsession and how photography can lie. The post Too Bad These Celebrities Aren’t Really in Indonesian Jails appeared first on WIRED.

Research is beginning on whether letters can be drawn to produce a particular emotional response. The post Can Typography Help Us Empathize With Others? appeared first on WIRED.

Now that the Philae lander is sending data home from a comet, mission control is starting to do some science. The post It’s Alive! Comet Lander Gets Ready to Do Some Science appeared first on WIRED.

Amid the hustle, bustle, carnage, and mayhem of E3 Expo, "Abzû" is a breath of fresh air. The post I Can’t Wait to Explore Abzû’s Peaceful Underwater World appeared first on WIRED.

Gogoro believes it can transform how people move around cities and how we store and use electricity, announced its electric scooter will cost $4,140. The post The Scooter That Could Make Battery Swapping Work Costs $4K appeared first on WIRED.

A landmark 19th century atlas based on the US Census gets an update with modern statistics. The post Fascinating Old Census Maps, Updated for a Modern America appeared first on WIRED.

Animal wranglers of all stripes are going nuts recreating this Chris Pratt dino-taming scene on social media. Your new favorite meme? #JurassicZoo The post Zookeepers Are Recreating Jurassic World’s Raptor Training appeared first on WIRED.

After years of delays, Icon Aircraft is finally getting federal approval for the A5 Light Sport amphibian aircraft. The post The FAA Says You Can Have Your Amphibious Folding Plane appeared first on WIRED.

Land Rover's working on a feature to allow the driver to exit his SUV and control it with a smartphone app. The post You May Soon Remote-Control Your Land Rover With Your Phone appeared first on WIRED.

Cotopaxi's unrest has stoked fears that its first eruption in 75 years could be brewing. The post A Restless Volcano Puts Ecuador on Edge Once More appeared first on WIRED.

A preview of some great fiction and non-fiction books published this summer. The post Bugging Out: The Must-Read Insect Books of the Summer appeared first on WIRED.