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When Your Job Is Researching (Animal) Sex on the Beach

Animal Science

When Your Job Is Researching (Animal) Sex on the Beach

Jennifer Chaussee

Pearson's Quest to Cover the Planet in Company-Run Schools

Education

Pearson's Quest to Cover the Planet in Company-Run Schools

Anya Kamenetz

What's Inside That Magical Anti-Tangle Hair Spray

chemistry

What's Inside That Magical Anti-Tangle Hair Spray

Sarah Zhang

Come to Hong Kong for the Culture, Stay for the Enormous Laser Show

culture

Come to Hong Kong for the Culture, Stay for the Enormous Laser Show

Momo Chang

Beyond the Panama Papers: See Inside the World's Tax Havens

photography

Beyond the Panama Papers: See Inside the World's Tax Havens

Neil Harris

Dear Mr. Know-It-All: Do I Really Have to Use a Wedding's Instagram Hashtag?

Internet Culture

Dear Mr. Know-It-All: Do I Really Have to Use a Wedding's Instagram Hashtag?

Jon Mooallem

Refugees Are More Connected Than Ever. Rescuers Must Be Too

Humanitarian Aid

Refugees Are More Connected Than Ever. Rescuers Must Be Too

Julian Sancton

The Wonder-Buoy That May Finally Make Wave Energy Feasible

energy

The Wonder-Buoy That May Finally Make Wave Energy Feasible

Rachel Nuwer

Ta-Nehisi Coates Fights the Power—Literally—With Black Panther

comics

Ta-Nehisi Coates Fights the Power—Literally—With Black Panther

Mark Yarm

Maybe VR Shouldn't Give You Heaven—Maybe You Need Hardship

Virtual Reality

Maybe VR Shouldn't Give You Heaven—Maybe You Need Hardship

Charley Locke

Our Totally Serious Guesses at Celebrities' Most-Used Apps

Apps

Our Totally Serious Guesses at Celebrities' Most-Used Apps

Peter Rubin

How a Condom Factory Rolls Out Millions of Rubbers a Day

chemistry

How a Condom Factory Rolls Out Millions of Rubbers a Day

Lexi Pandell

Sure, Mood-Matching Lipstick Is Hogwash. But Here's What's in It

chemistry

Sure, Mood-Matching Lipstick Is Hogwash. But Here's What's in It

Charley Locke

What's Inside Flamin' Hot Cheetos? Probably Something Spicy

food science

What's Inside Flamin' Hot Cheetos? Probably Something Spicy

Shara Tonn

Letter From the Editor: The Counterintuitive Commonalities Between ISIS and Silicon Valley

letter from the editor

Letter From the Editor: The Counterintuitive Commonalities Between ISIS and Silicon Valley

Scott Dadich

Legendary Cartoonist Daniel Clowes Journeys Through Time With Patience

books

Legendary Cartoonist Daniel Clowes Journeys Through Time With Patience

Mark Yarm

Silicon Valley's Stars Guess What Real Startups Do

WIRED Video

Silicon Valley's Stars Guess What Real Startups Do

Peter Rubin

I'm Going to Antarctica for the Penguins and to Hide From the Internet

Travel

I'm Going to Antarctica for the Penguins and to Hide From the Internet

MACIEJ CEGŁOWSKI

You're Packing Your Carry-On All Wrong. Here's How to Do It Right

Tips and Tricks

You're Packing Your Carry-On All Wrong. Here's How to Do It Right

David Pierce

Forget Maui: Stay Home and Take the VR Head Trip of a Lifetime

gadgets

Forget Maui: Stay Home and Take the VR Head Trip of a Lifetime

David Pierce