The filmmakers behind "Operation Avalanche" posed as documentarians, then made what might be the greatest copyright end-around in history. The post How Operation Avalanche’s Filmmakers Duped NASA to Make ‘the Most Illegal Movie Ever’ appeared first on WIRED.

Apple's next rumored iPhone is on the wrong side of screen size history, but maybe that's the point.Assuming the rumors are true, the iPhone 5se might be one of Apple's most confounding new products.Read Full Story

Data brokers legally buy, sell and trade health information, but the practice risks undermining public confidence -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The genetic discrimination future is here. The post DNA Got a Kid Kicked Out of School—And It’ll Happen Again appeared first on WIRED.

The FCC chairman wants to let people watch TV without renting a pricey cable box. Here's why television providers are freaking out.Are you sitting down (in front of your TV)? The government might just make it easier for you to finally get rid of that big clunky cable box—and those annoying monthly rental fees.Read Full Story

Rapid ocean warming expands water, accelerating sea level rise -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Witness the magical light of one quiet platform at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. The post A Bangkok Train Station Never Looked So Film Noir appeared first on WIRED.

In response to lagging business during the winter months, the company is lowering fares for both UberX and UberXL.In an effort to increase demand, Uber is slashing its prices by about 15% throughout New York City. First reported by the New York Post, the changes go into effect on Friday and will apply to both UberX and UberXL.Read Full Story

The human brain judges distance based on sight—and hearing—according to a new study -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

VC is for venture capital, and it's coming to Sesame Street. The post Sesame Street Is Getting Into Venture Capital. This Isn’t a Joke appeared first on WIRED.

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What happened this week? Here's our quiz for January 29, 2016.Did you follow the news this week? Research says that one of the best ways to solidify new information is to be tested on it. Here's a chance to bolster your knowledge of current events—and earn a special emoji badge. Read Full Story

No, really, they do -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Our latest roundup of Star Wars rumors has adventurous tales of script rewrites, non-existent TV shows, and visits to Cloud City. Enjoy! The post Cantina Talk: The Live-Action Star Wars TV Show Is Dead (For Now) appeared first on WIRED.

Companies with 100 or more employees will have to start reporting salaries by race, gender, and ethnicity.Today marks the seventh anniversary of President Obama signing his very first bill into law. That was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act which restored protection against wage discrimination.Read Full Story

The "entropy" of nonsense words is linked to their funniness, research finds -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The late Antarctic explorer Henry Worsley was a perfectly closed system skiing across the underbelly of the planet---he might have well have been alone on Mars. The post People Cross Antarctica All the Time. It’s Still Crazy Hard appeared first on WIRED.

Between FTM (first-time mom) and SAHD (stay-at-home dads) is a world of language that can be both welcoming and intimidating.FTM. SAHD. NAK. GOAT.* Are you lost yet? If you don't understand these acronyms it may be because they have been cultivated by a select group of people. Like the cats who popularized cheezeburgers and LOLs or the shiba inu's "dogespeak," which is heavy on the wows, much, and such, parents communicating on the web have created their own slang, replete with abbreviations and hashtags.Read Full Story

In his spare time, D. Allan Drummond, an assistant professor at the University of Chicago in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, fuses art and science to create lifelike trilobite... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com