Scientists are still searching for what's behind the perceived dimming of Tabby's Star -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Deep breaths, people. The post Put Down the Pitchforks—A Twitter Algorithm Won’t Ruin Anything appeared first on WIRED.

It's a massive win for net neutrality advocates.India's Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) has blocked Facebook's Free Basics Internet service in the country, reports the Times of India. The ruling was announced by the TRAI in an order called the "Prohibition of Discriminatory Tariffs for Data Services Regulation." The order states that "no service provider shall offer or charge discriminatory tariffs for data services on the basis of content."Read Full Story

Republicans lambaste the president as well as "progressive climate activists" -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Would you quit your job?

Meta jokes, sexy cars, Scott Baio. This year's crop of Super Bowl commercials was all over the place. Here are our picks for the best and worst Big Game spots. The post Here Are the Best (and Worst) Super Bowl 2016 Commercials appeared first on WIRED.

Jeff Bezos shows off a POV Vine of the vehicle's second landing attempt.In November 2015 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's private aerospace company Blue Origin announced an aerospace first: the vertical takeoff and landing of a rocket ship. The achievement, completed by the company's New Shepard rocket, was hailed as a milestone for the aerospace industry. The milestone, however, was matched just a month later by the Elon Musk-owned SpaceX and its Falcon 9 rocket.Read Full Story

Two studies show how different tree species affect both carbon storage and local temperatures -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Master the feelings you can't name

You can work up to pouring out your feelings on the page. The post Day One Makes Keeping a Journal Delightfully Easy appeared first on WIRED.

Scientists have reclassified the majority of the 55 known tarantula species and added 14 new ones -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The science of brotherhood

The currency, now in alpha testing, will deploy mathematical techniques that let users keep transaction parties and amounts encrypted.Digital currencies like bitcoin are touted for their anonymity. But in practice, it can be possible to trace transactions across the shared bitcoin ledger known as the blockchain and figure out who's sending bitcoin to whom.Read Full Story

The same ability that makes roaches gross-their flexible, collapsible exoskeleton-makes them a good model for disaster robots. The post Rescue Robots Should Be Built Just Like Cockroaches. Sorry. appeared first on WIRED.

The reviews site's quarterly earnings results were released earlier than expected, causing its stock to ricochet.Yelp's quarterly earnings report, which was slated to be released later today, was pushed out early, according to CNBC. In its earnings results, the reviews site revealed that CFO Rob Krolik will be resigning sometime this year.Read Full Story

A new study has found the brain’s information storage capacity may be around a quadrillion bytes -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The names, titles, and contact information of nearly 30,000 government employees has reportedly been compromised. The post Hack Brief: Hacker Leaks the Info of Thousands of FBI and DHS Employees appeared first on WIRED.