Something was wrong with Malaysia’s internet. It was March 13, and the more Simon Angus looked at the data, the more he suspected that the country might be in the midst of a coronavirus crisis.Angus is an academic at Monash University and the cofounder of Kaspr Datahaus, a Melbourne-based company that analyses the quality of…
Last week we went into deep space to get some perspective on the vastness of the cosmos; this week we are going to linger close to home and admire the Earth. We’ll start with an iconic photograph known as The Pale Blue Dot. After Voyager 1 completed its mission and was on its way out…
Skip Article Header. Skip to: Start of Article. Ron Howard created 1988’s Willow with George Lucas. Photograph: AlamyRon Howard recently confirmed that he’s developing a series for Disney+ based on the 1988 fantasy film Willow, which he created with George Lucas. Science fiction author Tom Gerencer was surprised to see Willow return, given the reception…
The news at large this week has understandably focused on the new coronavirus that continues to spread throughout the world. It’s slowly seeping into the world of cybersecurity as well, as hackers and scammers take advantage of confusion, anxiety, and lax work from home set-ups to stir up trouble.The need for information has spurred partnerships…
This story originally appeared on Yale Environment 360 and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Walking through the Bogandyera Nature Reserve, Luke Pearce, a fisheries manager for the Australian state of New South Wales, gestured down a steep hillside and described the scene three days after a wildfire roared through the area on January 11.…
As the novel coronavirus spreads across the country and around the globe, businesses are closing, events are being canceled, and many of us are taking refuge in our homes. For most of us, staying home as much as possible is the right thing to do, but that doesn’t make it any easier. This week, we’ve…
For each new transmission of coronavirus, imagine the “tick tick tick” of a stopwatch. At least 2 million adults in the US could require hospitalization over the course of the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates; that’s more than double the nation’s supply of hospital beds. Curfews and social distancing will hopefully…
Welcome to this week’s Replay, WIRED’s rundown of all the biggest videogame news out there. This week, there are more updates about the impact the coronavirus is having on the industry, as well as some talk of brain-computer interfaces. Curious yet? Read on.The Game Developers Conference Is Now Scheduled for a New Summer DateWhile the…
As the novel coronavirus spreads across the nation, cities and states are taking increasingly drastic measures to curb the severity of the pandemic. Over the past two weeks, local government officials from Washington state to New York and Louisiana have shuttered bars and restaurants, imposed curfews, and prohibited large gatherings in an attempt to limit…
The hub will show up when you search for “coronavirus” or “COVID-19” on Google, whether you’re on mobile or desktop. It pulls information from the World Health Organization and links to your local health authorities, and it organizes what you need to know into different categories.In it, you’ll see an overview of the disease, alongside…
