Caterpillars are sort of the Cheetos of the animal world. They're just waiting to become someone's snack. Some species have developed defense mechanisms. This caterpillar, found in Peru, has weird appendages it throws in the air when it senses dangerous sounds.

The race to VR cinema has split into two tracks: either Pixar-like CGI that affords full immersion, or 360-degree video, which lacks true "presence." Uncorporeal's new technology is a marriage of the two, and gives us a glimpse at what the future of VR film could be.

The 360fly is a water-water-resistent virtual reality action sports camera that works with your phone and Google Cardboard. We tested the $400 camera at the California Academy of Sciences Steinhart Aquarium.

The axolotl is not only weirdly cute for an amphibian but it can also regenerate its own limbs. Scientists are studying how the salamanders regrow legs and how humans might someday do the same.

Pause, a new $1.99 app isn't a typical game. There's no score and no competition. It's designed to help you zone out and relax by slowly chasing a beautiful blob of dots across your screen.

Don’t call Guillermo del Toro’s new film “Crimson Peak” a horror film. The director explains why his new movie classifies as a gothic romance, and he talks about how they built a real version of the castle that’s featured in the flick.

Visual effects companies Framestore and MPC were tasked with creating the red planet in “The Martian.” From realistic landscape shots of Mars to simulated gravity differences, see how it all came together with a shorter-than-usual timeframe for post-production.

Tiny Bop makes beautiful apps like Everything Machine which uses a smartphone's camera, gyroscope, light, speakers and microphone to teach coding through games.

Guillermo del Toro's new film isn't a horror show, it's a gothic romance but it isn't all that romantic. It does have wonderfully detailed ghosts, a haunted house, beautiful costumes and Jessica Chastain gets to let loose as an unhinged Victorian.

The laptop-tablet hybrid is clearly the future of Windows mobility, so it makes sense that Microsoft is trying to corner the market.

WIRED's David Pierce reviews the Surface Book, Microsoft's kick-ass laptop that the company figured out how to turn into a convertible hybrid PC.

Put the comb jelly in the spotlight and watch it groove. The sea creatures turn into pulsating rainbows of movement under the right lighting, no disco ball needed.

"Steve Jobs" director Danny Boyle discusses how the Apple co-founder elevated the role of tech CEO to modern day storyteller. Boyle also explains his personal heroes in the technology world, from the founders of Wikipedia to Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

What do other cities have that NYC doesn't? Well, Europe's great food halls, Sydney's robust ferry system, and Moscow's elegant train stations for starters. New York city-based architects Vishaan Chakrabarti and Gregg Pasquarelli analyze how urban metropolis from around the world stack up against the city that never sleeps.

Sous vide machines can make tasty fare but the technique often leaves meat gray and unappetizing. WIRED's Adam Rogers fires up the $159 Sansaire Sear home blowtorch to add a little sizzle to a steak.

Bats are awesome. They're the only mammals that truly fly, they have echolocation and, scientists have recently discovered, tiny hairs that helps them fly by feel.

MIT Media Lab's Hugh Herr explains how he looks to nature when developing new bionic appendages. The amputee and avid rock climber discusses how his biomechatronics division is pioneering the technologies that aim to augment human physical capabilities.

“We beat the hell out of each other for weeks.” James Bond stars, Dave Bautista and 007 himself, Daniel Craig, explain how they ended up with a fractured nose and an emergency knee surgery by not holding back during the fight sequences in the new “Spectre” film.

A few days after I started wearing the Time Round, Pebble's ultra-thin new smartwatch, I shut off notifications. This was partly practical---I get too many notifications, and the iPhone offers no filtering control over them---but also a thought experiment. Right now most people see a smartwatch as nothing more than a notification machine, a slightly faster way to see what that buzz in my pocket was all about. What if we took that away? What else could it be?

Both Instagram and VSCO have new GIF apps out---so which one deserves your download? We tested them by recording lightsabers, drones, and cute dogs, of course!

Apple's new $99 Pencil stylus changes the tablet drawing game. It really is like you're putting ink on paper, says WIRED's David Pierce. It does a better job than almost any other stylus, ever, at sensing and responding to pressure, or angle.

This tablet does things your phone and your laptop can't do. Are they solutions in search of a problem? Perhaps. But the iPad Pro is the best tablet, and the best case for tablets, anyone's ever made says WIRED's David Pierce.

Apple's new iPad Pro is designed for professional creative work, so we put it to the test. A WIRED photographer, designer and video producer tried using the tablet and Apple's new Pencil stylus to retouch images, draw and edit video.

It took two crashes and 1,559 Lego pieces to re-create the X-Wing fighter facing off against the Death Star. See how we pulled it off.

Watch a flaming LEGO X-Wing smash into the Death Star as we re-create the Rebels’ fatal attack.

Sea lions are incredible and unusual swimmers. One day engineers could use the sea lion’s secrets to create super-maneuverable, super-stealthy vehicles that’ll better navigate dangers like underwater minefields.

Sure, they’re pesky critters but termites can teach architects a thing or two when it comes building design. When creating giant mounds the insects build channels within them to help with ventilation. See how architects are attempting to replicate that process to create better heating and air conditioning systems in giant skyscrapers.

Dan Meis explains the challenges of building an iconic building in the back yard of Rome's Colosseum, and how the enduring life of the classic arena should provide a lesson for the future of stadium design.

It was already partially assembled, but it still took more than three hours to put together this Star Wars Lego Death Star. See how it all came together.

One’s in the water and one’s in the air, but they share one thing in common: both are trying to reduce drag along their surfaces. Find out why scientists are studying humpback whales as they look to create more efficient wind turbines.

It took 3,449 pieces to put together this Star Wars Lego Death Star. Watch it get destroyed in seconds with a baseball bat!

Your new kitchen cabinets might contain a glue in them that was inspired by mussels. Explore the chemistry that mussels use when attaching to boats and find out how that science is being imitated to develop strong adhesives that don’t rely on toxic formaldehyde.

Do you or love music? Does someone on your gift list? Then you probably need some nice headphones. Here's how to pick the right pair and fit them for the best sound.

The private American companies battling it out for a $3.5 billion NASA contract have one last chance to successfully launch their spacecraft before a decision is made in January.

Joshua Foer can remember anything, including the first 100 digits of Pi. The former U.S.A. Memory Champion explains how he—and you—can memorize anything using the major system technique, which converts numbers into words and images.

The Pixel C shows Google has a lot of work left to do to compete with a growing class of multitasking work tablets says WIRED's David Pierce.

NASA’s Brian Muirhead explains how to build a Death Star and tells us what it would really be like to fly past a flurry of asteroids.

Love white sand beaches? Thank the bizarre parrotfish which eats coral and poops out sand. Oh, it also sleeps in a pile of snot.

the NFL made no secret of its desire to bring American football to a new international stage.

Andrew Wasserman from Strivr explains how virtual reality helps top athletes get better, and how the technology is getting more and more realistic.

4K is so 2015. This year LG will begin selling an 8K television. We don't know what it will cost yet or what you might be able to play on it, but it's pretty cool.

Perhaps the most audacious product on display at CES 2016 is Ehang's concept autonomous single-occupancy drone, the 184. The $200,000 to $300,000 helicopter will offer rides up to 23 minutes at the push of a smartphone app button.

The new social mobile app Peach is like a mashup of Twitter and a Slack group chat with some nice integration to other features on your phone like fitness, weather and music. Also, it lets you throw cake at friends.

Seawall-topping king tides occur when extra-high tides line up with other meteorological anomalies. In the past they were a novelty or a nuisance. Now they hint at the new normal, when sea level rise will render current coastlines obsolete.

Visualization specialist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Robert Hurt, tells us how he balances scientific accuracy and creativity when creating stunning pieces of art that double as realistic depictions of space.

At NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory visualization specialist Robert Hurt breaks down the plausibility of sci-fi planets and galaxies in “Star Wars,” “Star Trek,” and “Alien."

The stargazer spends its entire life looking like it just walked in on something...unseemly. The fish, which ambushes prey from the sea floor, also sports venomous spines and an electric shock.

Star Wars and hip hop together as they were meant to be. WIRED's Eric Steuer demonstrates how to get original trilogy action figures doing sick headspins.

Victor Krummenacher, co-founder and bassist in legendary California rock band Camper Van Beethoven and WIRED managing art director, performs "If You Don't Break My Heart, I Don't Stand A Chance" at WIRED's San Francisco offices.

Car-free urban areas are all the rage. Now San Francisco has one, at least temporarily, thanks to the Super Bowl. WIRED transportation editor Alex Davies looks at the best way to move in a city already snarled with traffic.