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The Long-Awaited DB11 Is Aston Martin's Bid for the Digital Age

The $212,000 coupe is the first all-new model from a new regime leading the famed British automaker.




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Science of Sport: Gymnastics

Charlotte Drury, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman talk to WIRED about the skill, precision, and control they employ when performing various Gymnastic moves and when training for the Olympics.




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Absurd Creatures - Meet the Agouti, the Giant Yet Lovable Rodent of the Amazon

The agouti ain’t no sewer rat: It’s actually a pivotal part of the rainforest ecosystem. Like a weird-looking squirrel, really.




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Nokia 3310 vs iPhone 6s Throwdown

In this episode, watch as we tear down Nokia's 3310 and the iPhone 6s. We pull them apart, compare them, and give interesting tech, cultural details and statistics.




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Science of Sport: Swimming

What does it take to be an Olympic gold medalist? WIRED takes in-depth look at the mechanics behind the athletes featuring Conor Dwyer, Elizabeth Biesel, Matt Grevers, Nathan Adrian, Rayler Clary, and Ryan Lochte.




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Liquids Are So 2015. Here’s How to Package Them in Spheres

Liquids. They’re so… liquidy. But our friends at ChefSteps have a quick and easy way to trap them, in beautiful delicious little spheres.




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Driving the Karma Revero, The Electric Car That's Back From the Dead

We hop behind the wheel of the resurrected Revero—formerly known as the Fisker Karma—to see if the electric car can make its second chance at life a success.




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Science of Sport: Archery

WIRED takes an in-depth look at the science and mathematics behind Olympic Archery with Brady Ellison and Mackenzie Brown.




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Who Said it? Luke Cage or Nic Cage

It’s surprisingly easy to get the two confused. Both are tall badasses known for saying outlandish things. So we threw some quotes at Mike Colter, who plays Luke Cage in Netflix's new series, and asked him to guess who said them—Nic Cage or Luke Cage.




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Meet the Tiny Foxes That Shouldn’t Be Alive

A decade ago the tiny island fox was on the brink of extinction. Now, thanks to a radical reordering of its California island ecosystem, the fox is coming off the Endangered Species List.




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The DEA Chilled Out a Bit and Made It Easier to Study Weed

The DEA just made it easier for scientists to get their hands on more of the stickiest of the icky.




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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer 2

The official trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, in which a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story arrives in theaters December 16, 2016.




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Sausage Party Ain't Great, But It'll Be a Stoner Classic

The raunchy animated feature from the minds of Seth Rogen and Jonah Hll unfortunately lives up its name, but there's enough gleeful filth and silliness to guarantee plenty of smoke-filled midnight movie sessions.




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To Save an Endangered Fox, Humans Turned Its Home into a War Zone

To save the endangered island fox and its home off the coast of California, scientists went to war on invasive species like feral pigs and aggressive ants.




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Hello, River Dolphin. What’s Up With Your Giant Head?

The river dolphin is good at two things: having a giant head and being able to turn that head. That last bit is indeed a skill. We promise.




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Science of Sport: Track & Field

What does it take to be an Olympic sprinter? Power and aggression. WIRED talks to Allyson Felix, Lashawn Merritt, Ashton Eaton, Jarryd Wallace, and Dawn Harper about the science behind the sport, and the mechanics behind propelling their bodies from the blocks to the finish line.




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How to Pressure-Cook With Steam—and Good-Old Science

The pressure cooker. It sounds, well, terrifying. But not only is it a perfectly safe way to cook if you’re not screwing around, thanks to the laws of physics, it’s a perfectly speedy way to cook too.




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How Tesla's Self-Driving Autopilot Actually Works

Exploring everything from the radars and camera to the Mario Kart easter egg, our roadtrip shows Tesla’s autopilot works well—but it's no self-driving wunderkind.




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Fitbit Jailbreak Tips and Tricks

When you're trying to meet a Fitbit threshold, but you just can't cut the mustard, we've got several cheats that will bring your count up to 10,000 steps with minimal effort.




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Science of Sport: BMX

WIRED explores the science behind what it really takes to be an olympic BMX athlete, featuring Alise Post and Connor Fields.




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The Art of Animating Kubo's Epic Opening Scene

The first moments of the new animated film Kubo are breathtaking. WIRED spoke to LAIKA animation studio about how they made it all possible.




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No, the Ocean Didn’t Grow Hair. It’s the Garden Eel!

The garden eel is harmless and actually pretty cute. But get a bunch of them together and things start looking a wee bit creepy.




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Teens Explain the Rules of Social Media

Teens breakdown the new rules of social media posting, following, and deleting comments.




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Teens Explain How to Flirt on Social Media

Teens explain how to use snaps, likes, emojis, and follows to get the attention of a crush.




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Meet the 5 Fancy Cars Sold for Millions

A single car sold for 18 million dollars at one of the fanciest auto shows in the United States. Here are the five most notable vintage cars on auction at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.




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The First Glimpse of a Sunken WWII Aircraft Carrier

Human eyes haven’t seen the USS Independence, which fought ferocious battles in the Pacific Theater, for 65 years. But now, thanks to the wonders of remotely operated vehicles, it’s coming into view off the coast of San Francisco.




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Take a Tour of the Most Tricked-Out Science Ship in America

This 238-foot beauty isn’t just oddly comfortable—it comes equipped with some serious tech for some serious oceanography.




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Fresh Beer, as Easy as Wine in a Box

The Hopsy HomeTap is a miniature keg fridge that lets you drink brewery-fresh beer from participating local microbreweries.




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Breaking the World Record for Largest Aerial Projection Screen

To promote the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards, a pair of helicopters cruised over the Hudson. One towed a 250-foot-wide banner, and a second flew behind it at an angle, beaming video onto the banner from a few hundred feet away.




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Meet the Many Insects That Insist on Being Sticks and Leaves

A surprising number of insects look like sticks and leaves. But nobody created them that way—they’re the product of the wonderful processes of natural selection.




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Learn How to Fly Like a Pro From a Master Freestyle Drone Pilot

Carlos “Charpu” Puertolas is regarded as one of the best freestyle drone pilots in the world. WIRED spent an afternoon with him in an abandoned oil refinery to get some tips on how to fly drones like a pro.




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Meet One of the World's Best Drone Pilots

Carlos “Charpu” Puertolas isn't interested in competitive drone racing, he prefers to fly freestyle in dangerous, abandoned buildings. His tricks and aerial showmanship has earned him notoriety in the drone community.




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Six Scientists Lived in a Tiny Pod for a Year Pretending They Were on Mars

It sounds nuts, and maybe you have to be, but six scientists completed a yearlong NASA-funded Mars simulation in Hawaii, where they lived in a dome in near isolation.




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Inside the Robot-Run Lab of the Future (Do Watch Your Step)

Genetics is often just moving tiny amounts of liquid around. So Counsyl, a genetic testing company has hired some robots. Actually, they didn’t just hire them; they built their own to do the work most scientists hate doing.




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What It Takes to Turn a Vintage Wreck Into a Racecar

Dave Hogye spent four and a half years turning a rusted out 1959 Triumph into a beautiful race car. He then risked all that hard work, took it to the track and pushed it full throttle.




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Garmin's New Action Cam Versus GoPro's Hero4

Must be action cam season again and now Garmin has stepped into the game with it's Virb Ultra 30. It doesn't do a bad job when matched against the GoPro Hero4.




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Now You Can Control BB-8 With a Flick of Your Wrist

We’re willing to bet your wearable doesn’t come with the power of the Force? Sphero’s launching a special edition of the BB-8 toy that'll allow you to control the little droid with hand gestures.




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These Aren’t Minions. They’re Robots That Swim Around Solving Mysteries

Scientists just released robots that look like Minions into the Pacific Ocean. The little bots are on a mission to unravel one of the great mysteries of the sea: what the hell are marine larvae up to?




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Buckle Up for a First-Person View of a Pro Drone Pilot

Charpu is one of the best drone pilot's in the world. WIRED spent an afternoon with him capturing some of his craziest drone stunts.




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The Biggest Bro of the Insect Kingdom: The Rhino Beetle

Rhino beetles love to fight and to hump. They use huge scoops on their heads to joust, launching each other off branches to win the right to mate.




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Your First Look at Jupiter’s Gorgeous North Pole

The Juno spacecraft has snapped the first photo ever of Jupiter’s north pole, revealing some intriguing surprises.




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Everything Apple Just Debuted, From the iPhone 7 to a New Watch

From a new version of the Apple Watch to the jet black iPhone 7, here's everything the tech giant announced at its latest event.




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The iPhone 7: More Camera, More Colors, Less Headphone Jack

The iPhone 7 is here. It has a great new camera, a bunch of new color options, but let's not talk about the headphone jack.




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Food Myths: Are Apple Cores Poisonous?

There are a lot of food myths out there, so WIRED's decided to look into a few. The first: are apple seeds really poisonous?




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The Incredible Bike That’s Rocketing a Paralympian Toward Glory

Krige Schabort is gearing up for his ultimate paratriathlon at his sixth and final Paralympics in Rio. WIRED takes a look at the high tech bike that's going to get him over the finish line.




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Design FX - Inside Pete’s Dragon's Amazing Visual Effects

Design FX dives into the incredible special effects of Pete's Dragon. How were the team at WETA able to make Elliot (the titular dragon) appear invisible? Mike Seymour breaks down the techniques used to accomplish this spectacular effect.




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The Crabs That Stick Camouflage All Over Their Bodies? It’s Called Fashion

Meet the decorator and urchin crabs, crafty little critters that don’t just sit around waiting to get eaten. They deck themselves out with some serious outfits.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Chelsea Handler Answers the Web’s Most Searched Questions

Chelsea Handler hangs with WIRED to answer the internet’s most Googled questions about herself.




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The WIRED review: The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus

While the iPhone 7 may seem like just a faster, brighter, splash-proof version of the 6s, there are some serious improvements. Here's our take on Apple's latest offering.




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Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Shailene Woodley Say Privacy Is No Longer A Human Right

'Snowden' stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley discuss the making of their new movie, and talk about how technology has essentially taken away our right to privacy.