There are lots of ways to hack a PC. You can exploit software vulnerabilities. You can put malware on a USB drive and drop it in a parking lot for some unsuspecting office worker to pick up and plug in. Or you can turn an operating system’s features against itself, strategically manipulating them to gain…
Andrew Anzalone was restless. It was late fall, 2017. The year was winding down, and so was his MD/PhD program at Columbia. Trying to figure out what was next in his life, he’d taken to long, leaf-strewn walks in the West Village. One night as he paced up Hudson Street, his stomach filled with La…
Good day! Welcome to this Monday’s edition of The Monitor, WIRED’s roundup of all the best culture news. What did you miss over the weekend? Well, for one, you might have to wait a little longer than expected for Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop. Also, people are still going to see Joker—and talking about it. Not sure…
This artist’s concept depicts astronauts and human habitats on Mars. NASAA new report has called for NASA to update its rules preventing the spread of viruses, bacteria, and other microorganisms to other planets in the course of space exploration. The report was written by the Planetary Protection Independent Review Board (PPIRB), a recently created agency…
Artist’s impression of ESA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft. ESA/ATG medialabAn upcoming mission will travel within a few million miles of the sun to collect data on how our star affects the whole solar system. The European Space Agency (ESA) is working together with NASA to create the Solar Orbiter, a tool for exploring the star at…
This artist’s rendering shows a white dwarf star with two planets. Mark GarlickWhen looking for exoplanets that are similar to Earth, astronomers typically look for worlds in orbit around a type of star called a red dwarf on an M-dwarf. These types of star are somewhat similar to our sun and are common in our…