Before Going to the Moon, Astronauts Used to Practice on Iceland
NASA astronauts prepare for missions through planetary analog campaigns in harsh conditions on Earth. The post Before Going to the…
Russia’s Idea of Summer Camp? Boxing and Assembling AK-47s
Want to win Best Cabin? Better put your gas mask on. The post Russia’s Idea of Summer Camp? Boxing and…
Margaret Atwood and David Mitchell Have Written New Fiction—If You Can Wait 98 Years to Read It
Want to check out a book from the Future Library? Just come back in 2114. The post Margaret Atwood and…
Ghosts, Serial Killers, and 3 Other Podcasts You Should Scare Up This Week
Treat your ears to something creepy this Halloween. The post Ghosts, Serial Killers, and 3 Other Podcasts You Should Scare…
NYC’s Busy Streets, Photoshopped Into Beautiful Desolation
One of the world’s most iconic cities gets a makeover. The post NYC’s Busy Streets, Photoshopped Into Beautiful Desolation appeared…
The Bizarre Experiment That Inspired T.C. Boyle’s New Novel The Terranauts
Biosphere 2 was more than an overfunded personal crusade and fodder for a Pauly Shore movie; it was a rare…
Lions in the Suburbs and 4 Other Must-Hear Podcast Getaways
Flesh-eating beetles, a radio drama broadcast from the Eiffel Tower, and a horror story told through voicemails. Here are the…
Go Inside China’s Bizarre Theme Park in the Egyptian Desert
Would Stormtroopers and robotic dinosaurs convince you to work in a remote Egyptian desert factory town? China hopes so. The…
Get Ready to Carve Out 89 Hours for President Obama’s Essential Reads
The president gave WIRED his essential books list, so we calculated how long it’ll take you to read them. Got…
A Grim Wolverine Guides His Successor in First Logan Trailer
It’s about to get apocalyptic for this mutant-and maybe for his young clone, too. The post A Grim Wolverine Guides…