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Why Japan’s 6.9 Quake Wasn’t 2011 All Over Again
The damage from yesterday's quake, like its magnitude, was much lower than six years ago.
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Watch Wildlife Rangers Nab Poachers With Thermal Imaging
Wildlife rangers in Kenya's Maasai Mara Conservancy are using infrared cameras to spot and catch poachers in the dead of night.
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Behold China’s Answer to Amazon Echo: The LingLong DingDong
The name of the product, and the company that made it, may sound funny to you, but this gadget is no joke.
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Record Temperatures Are Robbing the Arctic Of Its Winter
See ya sea ice. Arctic temperatures are burning 30 degrees above normal, and not even polar night can cool it down.
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The Physics of Throwing a Starship Off a Cliff to Make It Fly
A physics-based analysis of that scene from the new Star Trek movie.
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Self-Driving Cars Will Love the Driving Hell That Is Boston
Hellish traffic and atrocious drivers make it a perfect proving ground for autonomous vehicles.
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Don’t Look Now, But 2016 Is Resurrecting Poetry
As our nation grapples with the fallout of a contentious election and a year of unimaginable violence, Twitter has become an outlet for the oldest...
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The Bomb-Sniffing Dogs That Patrol Russia’s Power Stations
About 40 dogs patrol power plants in Russia's southernmost republic.
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Great. Now Even Your Headphones Can Spy on You
Israeli researchers show that even if you're paranoid enough to remove your computer's microphone, malware can convert your headphones into spy bugs.
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13 Amazing Gadgets to Help You Win Thanksgiving
Everyone will be giving thanks for you, because you totally pwnd Thanksgiving 2016.
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Ahoy Travelers: These Are Your Rights When Airlines Screw Up
The law provides privileges to keep you safe, comfortable, and sane as you battle your way home.
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MIT’s Brilliant Trick to Make VR Go Wireless
You've got no strings to hold you down.
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5 Things to Catch on Hulu Before They Disappear Next Month
You've got a four-day weekend coming up and a fully-stocked Hulu watchlist. Here's what to do.
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If Trump Wants to Fix Infrastructure, He Has to Learn From These Projects
Rethinking outdated ideas for the 21st Century
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Long After ISIS Collapses, Its Empire of Explosives Will Reign
ISIS' new approach to improved explosive devices---disguises, booby traps, and deployment in huge numbers---is making cleanup harder than ever.
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Apple Pay Will Change the Way Your Brain Thinks About Buying Things
Economists and brain scientists agree that digital payment technologies can affect consumer spending.
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Oracle Just Bought Dyn, the Company That Brought Down the Internet
An attack on internet infrastructure company Dyn last month cut off access to some of the world's biggest sites last month. Now Oracle is buying...
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What Silicon Valley Got Wrong About the 2016 Election
In this episode of WIRED Dot Gov, we talk with Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken and Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya about the 2016...
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Donald Trump Is Right: Theater Should Be a Safe Place. Just Not the Way He Means
Yes, theaters need to be safe spaces—for criticism as well as praise.
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You Can Now Go Live With Instagram Stories
It's most Snapchat-like features are getting a little injection of immediacy.
