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Opening the Sacramento Weir means flooding the plains to protect the state's capital from the same fate. The post California Floods Its Fields to Keep Its Cities From Flooding appeared first on WIRED .

You voted. Now let's count down the top 10 volcanic events of 2016. The post And the Winner of the Volcanic Event of 2016 Is... appeared first on WIRED .

Humans use compound pulleys all the time. The are based on the work-energy principle. Here is a physics based explanation of this type of simple machine. The post Let’s Learn Some Physics Playing With Compound Pulleys appeared first on WIRED .

Wheelies, burnouts and more—all without a helmet. And the photographer wasn't any safer. The post Pop a Wheelie With the Daredevil Bikers of London appeared first on WIRED .

In 2016, Luxembourg began taking steps toward dominating the asteroid mining industry, and so potentially the flow of cash and commodities beyond Earth. The post Luxembourg's Bid to Become the Silicon Valley of Space Mining appeared first on WIRED .

A new report says that's a big problem for safety. The post Car Dealers Are Dangerously Uneducated About New Safety Features appeared first on WIRED .

At a loss for words to encapsulate the last 12 months? The linguists are here to help. The post How 'Dumpster Fire' Became 2016's Word of the Year appeared first on WIRED .

If history is a predictor, today's confirmation hearing of Sen. Jeff Sessions won't go as smoothly as President-elect Trump would hope. The post Jeff Sessions' Attorney General Hearing: 3 Questions Senators Must Ask appeared first on WIRED .

President-elect Trump's pick for Homeland Security head gets grilled by the Senate today. Here's what they need to ask first. The post John Kelly's Homeland Security Hearing: 3 Questions Congress Must Ask appeared first on WIRED .

The Paperfuge is a hand-powered centrifuge made of paper, string, and plastic that can spin biological samples at up to 125,000 rpm. The post The Paperfuge: A 20-Cent Device That Could Transform Health Care appeared first on WIRED .

If the book has a meta-narrative, it has to do with the inescapable silliness that comes with being human. The post Jean Jullien, Creator of the ‘Peace for Paris’ Symbol, Drops a Clever Book appeared first on WIRED .

Atlassian will pay nearly a half-billion dollars for the popular project management app Trello. It's worth every penny. The post Why Trello, a Simple To-Do App, Is Worth $425 Million appeared first on WIRED .

There are certain things you just can't do. The post The Internet Won't Let Trump Get Away With Insulting Meryl Streep appeared first on WIRED .

We'll repeat that: Lego robots. The post Lego’s Boost Kit Turns Your Bricks Into Robots. Robots appeared first on WIRED .

A new study makes a pivotal connection: A killer algae gets particularly toxic in masses of warm Pacific waters like El Niño. The post A Mysterious Killer Algae Just Got a Little Less Puzzling appeared first on WIRED .