Gallery: Spring Camp, Day 4--Up and Down in Downieville
01DAY-04-001
(Left to right) Bradley Hughes, Jim Merithew, and Adam Hemphill compare stories post-ride. *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired*
02DAY-04-002
Adam and Jim adjust the brake on the Scott Genius 700 before leaving the house to ride for the day. *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired*
03DAY-04-002a
Christina Bonnington, who is a ballet dancer in addition to being a tech reporter, stretches in the living room. *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired*
04DAY-04-003
Bradley packs up his gear for the day. *Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired*
05DAY-04-004
Adam gets a rental mountain bike set up at Downieville Outfitters. *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired*
06DAY-04-005
The team gives Ariel Zambelich some tips on handling her bike before the ride. *Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired*
07DAY-04-006
The team does a last-minute bike check in a parking lot in Downieville before heading out. *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired*
08DAY-04-007
Christina Bonnington and Michael Calore watch as Adam adjusts the saddle height on his bike. *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired*
, 10.1126/science.122976409DAY-04-008
The team assembled the bikes - including the Yeti SB95C - before the ride. *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired*
10DAY-04-009
Nathan Hurst and Adam Hemphill help load their bikes onto the shuttle, which took them to the top of the Downieville Downhill Ride. *Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired*
11DAY-04-010
Some of the team shared the shuttle to the top with other out-of-town riders. *Photo: Bradley Hughes/Wired*
12DAY-04-011
Adam and Nathan set off down the fire road at the beginning of the downhill ride. *Photo: Bradley Hughes/Wired*
13DAY-04-012
Christina Bonnington shows off her muddy legs after tackling the North Yuba Trail. *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired*
14DAY-04-013
Mike Ruocco helps Michael Calore out of a bramble after he slid down the side of the North Yuba Trail. *Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired*
Spooky New Infostealer Malware Uses AI to ‘Autodox’ Victims
Named “Volta-Autodoxer,” the recently uncovered malware uses AI tools to collect troves of data about victims, from login credentials and credit card numbers to Discord sessions and UberEats receipts.
Lily Hay Newman
Light Up Your Home Like Christmas With These Smart String Lights
Glow up your home indoors or out with these versatile, discounted, full color smart string lights. They’re WIRED-tested and 25 percent off right now.
Simon Hill
There’s a Completely New Type of Whisky. It’s French and Made in Concrete Eggs
The founders of Maison Lineti are, in a world first, making single malt whisky as if it were wine—and the spirit world is mighty impressed.
Jeremy White
Power Outages Are No Match for This Fridge Battery
Backup by BioLite is designed to power your fridge when the grid goes down. It works, but protecting your ice cream doesn’t come cheap.
Christopher Null
Meta’s Muse Could Upend All Kinds of Businesses. It Hasn’t Yet
Companies have spent the past several weeks trying to reassure investors that Muse and other AI agents pose more of an opportunity than a threat.
Paresh Dave
An AI Agent Injected Drugs Into a Live Mouse’s Brain
A biotech startup let an agent choose a gene therapy and successfully inject the treatment, offering a startling glimpse of the future of research labs.
Emily Mullin
Get Bose QC Headphones at Their Lowest Price Ever
They’re a steal at over 40 percent off in multiple colors. Plus, other great Bose deals you should know about ahead of Black Friday.
Harry Rabinowitz
The Keurig Alta Brewer Can Do It All, With No Plastic Pods
This multifaceted home coffee brewer and its new AltaRounds will make you rethink everything you know about Keurig machines.
Louryn Strampe
Are Memories Transferable? Meet the Scientists Replicating an Infamous Study to Find Out
In the 1960’s, an odd experiment showed planarian worms could transfer memories by consuming each other. It was a sensational finding—that is until the worms stopped learning.
Claire L. Evans
Sunrise Alarm Clocks to Help You Adjust to Shorter Days
I’ve never been a morning person. This bedside gadget is the only thing that’s ever changed that.
Nena Farrell
White Dwarfs Aren’t Just White. Scientists Discover Dying Stars Turning Pink and Green
Astronomers find that a white dwarf’s density and the kind of material it absorbed from its surroundings can produce a rainbow of shades in the star’s atmosphere.
Petr Kubala
Wayfair Coupons for November 2026
Get 10% off with Wayfair promo code, up to 80% off furniture, and more top coupons.
Molly Higgins