While You Were Offline: Sarah Palin Brought Ted Nugent and Kid Rock to the White House
No, really. The post While You Were Offline: Sarah Palin Brought Ted Nugent and Kid Rock to the White House…
All About the US Missile Defense That’ll Protect South Korea—And Tick Off China
As South Korea builds up its missile defense, China keeps a close eye. The post All About the US Missile…
Inside the Hunt for the Source of a Mysterious Cosmic Burst
After a surprise discovery, astrophysicists are racing to understand superenergetic flashes of radio waves that sometimes beep out from distant…
Once the Darling of YouTube, Machinima Still Lives On—For Some
‘Red vs. Blue,’ the phenomenon of the machinima era, is back for another season—nearly 15 years after it helped build…
Marching Brought Scientists Together—But What Do They Do Now?
Arguing for political activism may have been what science needed, but it could also make the fights ahead harder to…
Why Magic: The Gathering Beats Poker or Chess Any Day
There are just some things ‘Magic’ has that other games don’t. The post Why Magic: The Gathering Beats Poker or…
Security News This Week: A Coachella Smartphone Thief Forgot About ‘Find My iPhone’
Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth but that still deserve…
Want to Stop Facebook Violence? You Won’t Like the Choices
No one wants murder videos on Facebook. But no one wants Facebook to censor their baby videos, either. The post…
Space Photos of the Week: Galaxies That Pass Gas Together, Stay Together
Bursts of energy from a black hole, lava on Mars, and Jupiter’s cloud tops. The post Space Photos of the…
March for Science: Live Updates from Washington DC and Around the US
WIRED Science writers across the United States follow the March for Science from Washington DC, Boston, and San Francisco. The…