Data Attack reveals the history of DC and Marvel films and how they’ve created Hollywood’s biggest franchises. Animation by Eric Power

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The glass frog is a BIG fan of transparency, in the sense that you can see all of its internal organs through its belly skin.

It's not aliens. So everyone calm the heck down. Using the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA caught sight of water plumes bursting out from Europa’s icy surface. If any Europeans are lurking beneath the moon's surface, they just got a whole lot easier to reach.

Adam Summers is on a mission to scan all 33,000 species of ray-finned fish—and upload all of that data for anyone to make amazing 3D images, just like we did.

WIRED's Peter Rubin entered a thunderdome of wordplay warfare and came out with schticker shock. This is a field guide to the weapons he deployed.

GoPro's new 4K cameras, the Hero5 Black and Hero5 Session, aim to deliver the best GoPro experience yet. Brent Rose takes them through their paces, and compares the Hero5 to Garmin's impressive Virb Ultra 30.

UCLA’s Dr. Dennis Hong gives us a glimpse into a new project that could change the way we think about interactive gaming.

POTUS is a Trekkie! WIRED guest editor President Barack Obama, WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito discuss the original Star Trek series and what it reveals about our common humanity.

President and WIRED guest editor Barack Obama discusses the future of artificial intelligence with WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito.

When WIRED sat down with the United States Secretary of State John Kerry right after the second Presidential debate, he shared a few thoughts on what it's like to run for President.

Our future may be filled with driverless cars. Here's a look at some of the ingenious ways we can make riding in a driverless car a more engaging experience.

*UPDATE* We have looked into the focus issues and have altered our choice accordingly. Please read the updated review at WIRED.com for the full explanation: https://www.wired.com/2016/11/gopro-karma-vs-dji-mavic-pro/ GoPro has entered the drone game, delivering a sleek, foldable device that can fit inside a backpack. Brent Rose compares GoPro's offering with the Mavic Pro; DJI's impressive new foldable drone.

The $129 Home smart speaker plays a vital role in Google’s futuristic vision of “a Google for everyone” powered by its omnipresent Assistant. It sounds like a big deal, but we decided to have some fun with the new assistant instead.

Subway commuters traveling between San Francisco and Oakland got tired of looking each other in eye. So, the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency redesigned their train cars to give commuters more space.

It's bound to happen to you— your flight is cancelled, delayed or the airline bumps you. That's why it's important to know your rights when your travel plans go astray.

What's 10 feet long, 440 pounds, and armored like a tank? The arapaima, perhaps the most peculiar fish in the Amazon.

Meet the RR10 Bomber from Axial. The $400 RC car is a 1/10th-scale recreation of a real 4x4 and it was built for crawling across the gnarliest trails.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory uses teamwork every day to accomplish incredible scientific feats.

The Port of Los Angeles is one of the busiest ports in the country, and only gets busier during the holidays. With more global shipping now that ever, new technologies are emerging that can mend choke points in the process.

The Harry Potter prequel, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, finds Eddie Redmayne performing a mating ritual in front of a massive computer-generated beast. Using a combination of puppets and CGI, a slew of effects houses were able to craft convincing monsters to populate J.K. Rowling's imaginative world.

Produced for Atlassian by the WIRED Brand Lab. The process of team work is all around us. From construction, to music, to food, the greatest achievements are born out of teams. On its surface, collaboration is a seemingly simple process, but there is much more underneath. WIRED teams up with the experts and uses science to showcase the mechanics behind working as a team.

Visual Effects house Prologue has worked on some of the biggest movie franchises around. The different teams at Prologue deftly work together to bring some of their most familiar assets over to the virtual space.

Which coffee maker is king? We teardown the Mr. Coffee 12-Cup automatic and Keurig K55; two coffee machines built decades apart.

"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" stars Felicity Jones, Donnie Yen, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn and Alan Tudyk answer the internet's most searched questions about themselves.

There's a lot of bad logic out there. WIRED's Jason Tanz explains how to spot and fight the dumbest arguments online.

Bug-out bags/survival kits are a controversial topic. Everybody has a different philosophy about what makes a good one. This is Brent's. While bigger and heavier than a lot of the bags you'll see online, you can keep it in the closet by your front door or the trunk of your car, and you'll be prepared for an emergency that could last many days. Brent's kit doubles as a slick backpacking setup, so you'll get to know your gear extremely well, and you get to have fun with it, too.

LaCroix is the fizzy water of the moment. It's just H2O, CO2, and natural flavor. But what's "natural flavor" and is it safe to consume by the daily 12-pack? Asking for a friend.

From gene editing and gravitational waves and the zika virus these were the top science stories of 2016.

Revisit WIRED's favorite Absurd Creatures of 2016 – the magnificent sex, food and fighting obsessed rhino beetle, the fish-bashing kingfisher bird and the aptly named peanut-head bugs.

2016 was the year a lot changed in gear. We lost headphone jacks on iPhones, got Snap's Spectacles and artificial intelligence is now powering a lot of our gadgets.

2016 was the year of retro-mania fueled Pokemon Go and Stranger Things and the beginning of a more diverse television future. Here are WIRED's top stories from the world of movies, music and TV.

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.

Designers tackled some of the most pressing issues of our time in 2016. From equality to climate change, here are WIRED's most inspirational design stories of the year.

CES isn’t just giant TVs and smart washing machines from big brands. Here are a few of the neatest items and accessories we’ve come across this year.

A fridge should do more than just keep your food cold, right? Samsung and LG think so. Both companies showcased their outrageously smart fridges at CES this year.