Telescopes Around the World Pick Up Mysterious Radio Burst Coming From Our Own Galaxy
Artist’s impression of a magnetarIllustration: ESO/L.Calçada. Astronomers just spotted an extremely bright burst of radio waves emanating from within our own galaxy. The surprising observation could help us understand the…
Japanese aquarium asks you to FaceTime its frightened eels
Tokyo‘s Sumida Aquarium has noticed a bizarre side effect of the coronavirus pandemic — it’s making the in-house spotted garden eels afraid of humans. To compensate, the aquarium is attempting to…
At Home, Robin Schwartz’s Lens Is More Focused Than Ever
This is the fourth installment in a continuing project in which WIRED’s photo editors speak with photographers about their experiences during Covid-19 self-isolation. The following interview has been edited for…
The Web’s .Org Domain Is Still Run by a Nonprofit
The battle over the future of .org domain names is over. For now. An organization called Icann, short for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, handles the internet’s address…
The Web’s .Org Domain Is Still Run by a Nonprofit—for Now
The battle over the future of .org domain names is over. For now. An organization called Icann, short for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, handles the internet’s address…
In Lovecraft Country’s First Trailer, American Racism Is the Ultimate Eldritch Abomination
Letitia (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) realizing that something is very, very wrong.Image: HBO Oftentimes when we dive into horrific stories full of otherworldly monsters, we do so in order to escape the…
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2: everything we know so far
If you’ve finished Final Fantasy 7 Remake, you may be wondering when Part 2 of the game will be releasing. Final Fantasy 7 Remake is a re-imagining of classic ’90s…
HTC has launched a free VR rival to Zoom and Teams
Businesses around the world have turned to video conferencing software such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams as a means to hold meetings during the coronavirus outbreak but interacting with coworkers…
This AMD Ryzen mini PC has a unique, exciting feature no other computer has
A brand we’d not heard of before has come up with a product the like of which we’ve never seen. Chinese firm Maxtang is selling a mini PC that runs…