Wired: Top Stories (9 unread)
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Top 10 Wired Reader Self-Portraits, Decided by You
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department
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We challenged our readers to give us their best self-portraits and vote on which ones they liked best. Here are the results.
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Games Without Frontiers: Frag With a Friend for Ultimate Fun
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Clive Thompson
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What gives some smart videogames a killer edge? They're built to encourage the kind of social meatspace play that boosts their entertainment value. Commentary by Clive Thompson.
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Editor's Picks for the Wired.com Self-Portrait Contest
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department
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These diamonds in the rough got lost in the shuffle of our self-portrait contest, so we're bringing them back from the dead for your enjoyment.
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Behind the Scenes of Fanboys
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by James Lee
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'Star Wars' Turns 25; Is It Worth $120 Billion?
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Danger Room
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It's the 25th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's stunning announcement of a techno-plan to knock enemy missiles out of the sky. Many doubted its feasibility then, and many still doubt whether what got produced really works.
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Show Us Your Best Night Photo
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Wired.com Photo Department
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This week's reader photo challenge: submit your best night photograph, and vote on one another's submissions.
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March 24, 1976: Ford Orders Swine-Flu Shots for All
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Tony Long
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A soldier's death from a new strain of influenza evokes memories of the murderous 1918 plague and triggers a national inoculation program.
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Scientists Find Giant Marine Species in Antarctic
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 11:00am EDT by Associated Press
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Scientists on a 2,000-mile journey through the Ross Sea in New Zealand's Antarctic waters are surprised by the giant size of some species, including jellyfish with 12-foot tentacles and 2-foot-wide starfish.
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Astronauts Have Day of Rest After Last Spacewalk
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 10:30am EDT by Associated Press
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After completing their fifth and final spacewalk on Saturday, Endeavour's crew takes some well-deserved time off on Sunday before starting the journey home. Astronauts Michael Foreman and Robert Behnken attached a 50-foot inspection pole to the international space station and completed other chores during their six-hour spacewalk on Saturday.