Hippos are tough animals with tough hides. So tough that there's a species of leech that has evolved to live and feed in the only part of the hippo where the sun don't shine. Ladies and gentlemen, the life and times of the hippo butt leech.

With a massive engine and no creature comforts like back seats to weigh it down, the Shelby GT350R is a candidate for the most fun Mustang ever. WIRED associate editor Alex Davies takes it for a spin on the famed Laguna Seca racetrack.

Consider it a Moscow mule with a twist—mixologist David Alan shows you how to make a Jalisco mule using lime juice, ginger beer, and Patrón Reposado. Sponsored by Patrón Tequila

The second installment of “The Maze Runner” takes place in a mythical post-apocalyptic city. Find out how Weta Digital took an unusual approach to creating the vast, ruined landscape by building the entire city first, then destroying it.

Logan Miller and Joey Morgan from "Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse" show you how to hack together an arsenal of weapons to fend off the walking dead.

This is the first annual Drone World Expo, 75 exhibitors and over 2,000 drone pros in the San Jose Convention Center in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Getting from A to B has never been more exciting than it was in 2015. We've got the best transportation stories of the year for you.

Print those selfies immediately! Polaroid's Snap camera is perfect for any party and it costs less than $100.

The Powerball jackpot is over a billion dollars but what are your chances?

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Blogger Christen Rochon breaks down her top three picks for the lucky lady in your life. Brought to you by eBay

Still stumped on what to get your guy for Valentine’s Day? Check out three techie-approved gifts, perfect for any guy on your list. Brought to you by eBay

In 2004 scientists discovered a large, near-earth asteroid named Apophis. Initially, it was predicted to impact the earth in 2029, leading to global devastation. Thankfully, it’s now expected to miss. Physicist Marina Brozovic from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory explains how her team used measurements and statistics to track the potentially catastrophic mass.

And one was nearly 7 feet tall.

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"Big things getting smaller" was the overarching theme for Apple's latest announcements. The company just launched a 9.7-inch version of the iPad Pro.

The Oculus Rift is now shipping. Four years of intense work led to this moment. WIRED got to look at some of the early prototypes that would have never made it to market.

Apple wants you to replace your old iPad, and your old laptop, with a new iPad Pro. With a keyboard case, the new Pencil, and all the features from Apple’s largest tablet, could the 9.7-inch Pro be your next computer?

The Fennec fox is the smallest, and arguably the cutest, fox on earth. Its enormous ears make it look like a cartoon character and help it hear prey and keep cool.

The $35,000 TESLA Model 3 is finally here. It is sleek, quick, more affordable and it's the most important car that Tesla has built.

It’s been reported that porn will be one of the biggest content offerings driving demand for VR. But what actually goes into making the porn experience full dimensional and real for the viewer? Brent Rose goes on set of a VR porn production shoot to find out how porn is evolving with new technology. Special thanks to KinkVR.com

In the futuristic city of Vanille, with properly tuned ImmerSyst Eyes & Ears the world can look and sound like a paradise. But the life of a father and his young son threatens to disintegrate when the father's device begins to fail.

Google's new Ai-powered messaging app, Allo, lets you chat with Google while you chat with your friends. It's the first step toward making Google truly conversational.

If Deadpool taught Hollywood anything, it’s that audiences want more hard-R superheroes. Wade cursed, you paid, and 20th Century Fox listened. Here’s the (unfortunately not real) trailer for the studio’s much more NSFW X-Men: Apocalypse.

The NBA is undergoing a radical shift based on the Moreyball approach and an obsession with Points Per Possession. We take a deeper look at the trend with actual cut-up construction paper.

For decades the slam dunk reigned as the number one crowd pleaser in basketball. Not anymore. The three-pointer is the new star but some argue it's ruining the game and want the NBA to move the line further back.

The binturong has a prehensile tail, crazy feet, and excretes a scent that smells like popcorn. Just call it Orville Smellenbacher.

This video of Star Wars characters C-3PO and R2-D2 recorded through Magic Leap's technology isn't just cool—it also shows the nearly unlimited potential of a new partnership between Lucasfilm and the mixed-reality company.

The tree kangaroo may have shrunken hind legs, but hey, at least it can walk backwards unlike regular roos. Oh, also: It can plummet out of trees and not suffer the consequences.

DARPA, the Department of Defense research arm, is trying to make its biggest hacking challenge into a visually exciting competition, complete with color commentary.

In just one week Pokemon Go has almost the same number of daily active users as Twitter. So what's got millions of people running around with their phones trying to catch fantastical creatures? Well, it's pretty clever.

If you think catching Pokemon from your couch is easy, try catching all the cosplayers at Comic Con. You can't catch 'em all!

GoPro's Hero4 Black costs $500, and the Yi 4K costs $250, which one is better? Not the expensive one.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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?

Nike's Tinker Hatfield and Tiffany Beers explain the new power-lacing HyperAdapt 1.0 and demonstrate how to charge the sneakers, and tighten and loosen the laces with the touch of a button.

Jaimie Alexander hangs with WIRED to answer the Internet's most searched questions about herself.

We speak with the Juno mission's lead scientist to find out what lies under Jupiter's poles.

Politicians make a lot of wild claims about undocumented immigrants in the United States. Our advice? Take a deep breath and have a look at what the numbers tell you.

The harlequin shrimp is all dressed up in a festive clown suit…a clown suit of murder.

The Polaroid SX-70 was the go-to camera for instant photography, and the Canon Rebel T5 is currently one of the most popular DSLRs on the market. What's changed since then?

2016 was a wild year in transportation ¬– from self-driving cars to smarter cities – WIRED looks back at some of the biggest stories about getting around.

Hyperloop: a bunch of tubes, right? Well, that, plus some crazy engineering, magnetic levitation, giant vacuums and yep, tubes that could someday fling us around at near supersonic speeds.

Magnus Walker doesn't just collect Porsches, he reinterprets them. Tuning their engines, modifying their bodies, painting them in vivid racing livery, and installing bespoke tartan seat panels. So what's stopping you? Immerse yourself into his garage.

It's gonna be an interesting race between the AirPods and the Here Ones. Both have some great pros, but they both also have some serious cons. Here's a closer look the top two wireless earphones.