As 12-year-old Merryn, a young girl searching for her father, you are as a wisp of grass in an ocean of giants. The post Enchanting Game Song of the Deep Wants You to Feel Tiny appeared first on WIRED.

Mattel hopes the new tall, petite, and curvy dolls will boost slumping sales.Barbie is getting a makeover. Today, toy maker Mattel unveiled three new bodies for the iconic doll: tall, petite, and curvy. The change comes following slumping sales for the 57-year-old toy—from 2012 to 2014, Barbie sales dropped 20%, and in 2014, Lego surpassed Mattel as the biggest toy company in the world.Read Full Story

Questions of identity.

A junkyard full of old airplanes turns out to be an artist’s playground. Several companies exist to turn historic old aircraft parts into seating, tables, picture frames, book shelves and any... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

After a brief moment of darkness, the Bay Lights are coming back. The post The Bay Bridge Lights Are Coming Back for Good appeared first on WIRED.

The campaign hasn't yet built the kind of modern get-out-the-vote operation that won the last two presidential elections. Cruz has.With a big mouth, plenty of buzz, and a yuuge media presence, does Donald Trump still need a data-driven get-out-the-vote operation to win in Iowa and New Hampshire?Read Full Story

More than 5,000 people have tested positive for the mosquito-borne illness in the country including suspected cases among 96 pregnant women -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Act fast—you've got 10 movies and a great TV series to plow through before Monday. The post The 10 Best Movies Leaving Netflix After This Month appeared first on WIRED.

An ever-changing institution.

The drugstore chain's stance is a response to federal officials informing Theranos that its deficiencies jeopardize patient health and safety.In the wake of the news that federal officials have informed Theranos its deficiencies pose "immediate jeopardy to patient health and safety," the medical-testing startup's partnership with Walgreens is hitting a bump. On Thursday afternoon, the drugstore giant announced that it told Theranos to stop sending the clinical laboratory tests collected from 40 Theranos Wellness Centers at Walgreens pharmacy locations in Arizona to the startup's lab in Newark, California, for analysis.Read Full Story

They had a good run. But in Iowa this year, signs and bumper stickers are tough to find. The post RIP Political Lawn Signs, Digital Ads Killed Them appeared first on WIRED.

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

According to the New York Post, Amazon is reportedly working on a full-fledged music subscription service, because sure, why not?If you're a giant tech company in 2016 and you don't have your own Spotify-killing, all-you-can-stream music subscription service, what good are you?Read Full Story

A new estimate using New Horizons data shows that the dwarf planet has a lot more water ice than previously thought. The post Pluto Is Covered in Frozen Water. Lots of Frozen Water appeared first on WIRED.

Evidence of this new addition to our solar system is indirect at the moment, but direct evidence could come relatively soon, in the form of a telescope observation, Planet Nine's proposers say -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

From friends to lovers

As Yahoo prepares to make cuts, Marissa Mayer is doubling down on mobile search and axing Yahoo's low-performing media sites.Leading up to its earnings report next week, Yahoo is lining up a number of stealth layoffs, which will be followed by a wider round of company-wide cuts. To do this, Re/code reports, CEO Marissa Mayer has put together a list with three categories: invest, maintain, and kill.Read Full Story

This week photographer Tom Fowlks discovers the best Instagram has to offer. The post Instagram Rabbit Hole: Winter Surfing & Golden-Eyed Cats appeared first on WIRED.

Discovery of 27 skeletons in Kenya point to the primal origins of conflict -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

But the new "Starry" wireless hub could run into the same problems Aereo did.Chaitanya "Chet" Kanojia, the man who founded the now bankrupt Aereo, which allowed users to watch live broadcast television over an Internet connection, is launching a new company called Starry with the goal of bringing gigabit wireless Internet to every home.Read Full Story

On the right, it's all about ISIS. The post Clinton’s Last Minute Iowa Pitch Is All About the Economy appeared first on WIRED.