A new analysis of outer solar system orbits suggests that there really could be a hitherto unseen giant planet orbiting far from the sun—but what are the implications? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

A class action suit alleges that the search giant regularly demanded 40+ hour weeks but wasn't willing to pay overtime.Former Google contract recruiter Tymuoi Ha filed suit against the company for wage and hour violations, claiming that Google and Urpan Technologies (one of the many staffing agencies the search giant uses to hire temporary and contract workers) withheld wages.Read Full Story

In the case of the Epomis beetle, prey becomes predator. The post Absurd Creature of the Week: This Toad Isn’t Eating a Bug. The Bug Is Eating It appeared first on WIRED.

Sharks that could smell headed straight back home when taken a few miles away, whereas some that had their sense of smell blocked took slower, more erratic paths to their old haunts -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The clock is ticking for the medical-testing startup to rectify these issues.The bad news keeps on coming for Theranos, the medical-testing startup with an eye-popping $10 billion valuation. U.S. government regulators said in a public letter to the company today that its deficiencies pose "immediate jeopardy to patient health and safety."Read Full Story

When a culture writer gets waylaid on his way to Sundance, these are the movies that pique his interest from afar. The post The 6 Hottest Sundance Movies I Didn’t Get to See appeared first on WIRED.

Scientific American MIND reviews Beyond Words, Voices in the Ocean and The Soul of an Octopus -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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Facebook's mobile push continues to pay off: The company reported $4.5 billion in mobile ad revenue during its quarterly earnings call.Back in 2012, Facebook was struggling to transition into a company with a strong mobile presence. Those days are long gone. In its fourth-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, Facebook revealed that 80% of its advertising revenue could be attributed to mobile. In other words: Of the $5.6 billion ad dollars Facebook raked in during the last quarter, about $4.5 billion came from mobile advertising.Read Full Story

If the powers that be want to make Flint's water safe, they will have to replace all the city's lead plumbing. The post Here’s How Hard It Will Be to Unpoison Flint’s Water appeared first on WIRED.

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Dominic Wilcox is an inventor who's helping new generation of kids become inventors, too. The post This Guy Turns Kids’ Fanciful Inventions Into Real Products appeared first on WIRED.

Smart conference spaces, 3-D printed chairs, and fluid workspaces. Your office might look a lot different in a few years.In 1999, the movie Office Space lampooned the ubiquitous grey office cubicle. Fast-forward more than a decade and a half later, and tech companies are more likely to look like sleek open warehouses with lines of workstations and Aeron chairs or standing desks.Read Full Story

The new DNA-changing tech has attracted millions of dollars from AstraZeneca, DuPont and other big companies -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The comedian/musician/polymath is bringing his brand of funny to VR. Naturally, it's a little bizarre. The post Reggie Watts’ VR Project Is as Hilariously Bizarre as You’d Expect appeared first on WIRED.

The doc on the director of School of Rock and Dazed and Confused made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival this week.When he screened the epic Boyhood at Sundance Film Festival two years ago, Richard Linklater was just about the only director to project his movie on 35 millimeter celluloid film instead of digital. True to form, the Austin-based writer-director zigs where others zag. Low-key, relentless and original, Linklater debuted his world view in 1991's Slacker, which had no plot but reams of off-the-wall dialogue that hit home with twenty somethings. High school comedy Dazed and Confused became a cult classic and consolidated a maverick career encompassing mainstream Hollywood hit School of Rock, animated fever dream Waking Life and the poignant Ethan Hawke-Julie Delpie Before Sunset / Before Sunrise / Before Midnight relationship trilogy.Read Full Story

New evidence suggests that a chemical derived from marijuana may be an effective treatment for patients with drug-resistant forms of epilepsy -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

It’s not nearly as crazy, difficult, expensive, or novel as it may sound. The post New York Is Going to Turn Off Niagara Falls. Here’s How appeared first on WIRED.