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You can now play Pac-Man and Space Invaders on Messenger
Facebook is continuing its push into gaming with the launch of a slate of games playable from within Messenger chats.
Inside Wellcome's bizarre animal show
Take a walk around most natural history museums and you might notice something is missing: humans. A new exhibition in London wants to change that.
Apple Watch 2 review: does the wearable still live up to the hype two months later?
WIRED's product editor spent 60 days wearing Apple’s latest iteration of its wearable to see how it fares compared to the AW1.
Believing in God can trigger the same reward regions of the brain as taking drugs
Religious and spiritual experiences are neurologically similar to the euphoria of love and of drug-taking, a team of neuroscientists has concluded.
Meteorites confirm our solar system was 'born' when a small star exploded and died
A low-mass supernova 4.6 billion years ago triggered the formation of our solar system and its planets.
Hit the slopes in luxury with our ultimate guide to the best skiing gear
Luxurious winter sports equipment is a necessity for any alpine adventure.
Ever wondered how underwater cables are laid? We take a trip on the ship that keeps us online
Sharks, pirates and robots: WIRED boards Orange Marine's Le Pierre de Fermat as it docked in the UK to reload cable.
Scans of 'Lucy's' bones cast doubt on how our early human ancestors lived
35,000 high-resolution CT scans built up a picture of the human-ancestor fossil’s physique – and found she had the upper body strength of a tree-climber.
The puzzle app is available on iOS and Android and comes with 120 levels.
Watch the Earth transform in front of your eyes in these incredible Google Timelapses
Google has upgraded its Timelapse map with five million new images from the Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2 satellites.
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