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PLUS: The universe's expansion, a Roku soundbar, and permafrost studies. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 05.03.20   HUBBLE TENSION The Universe Is Expanding Faster Than It Should. Why? BY THOMAS LEWTON The Hubble constant predicts how rapidly space should grow—but astronomical observations don't line up. Here are the top ideas about what might be going on.   IDEAS The Hype Cycle for Chloroquine Is Eerily Familiar BY KEITH KLOOR As with modern vaccine skepticism and the panic over cancer-causing power lines, the idea was hatched in a well-respected scientific journal.   CORONAVIRUS Covid-19 Is Killing Black People Unequally—Don't Be Surprised BY EMMA GREY ELLIS The coronavirus pandemic is further exposing a gulf in the health statistics of white and black Americans that has existed for decades.   CREATURE COMFORTS These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things (for Under $20) BY ADRIENNE SO Do you need a small, cheap way to improve your life? These are the affordable gadgets and gizmos we can't live without. GET WIRED   Get unlimited access to our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.   Subscribe to support our journalism.   Exclusive offer: 1 year for $10.   REJECTED The Web's .Org Domain Is Still Run by a Nonprofit—for Now BY KLINT FINLEY Icann, the internet's governing body, rejected a proposal to sell control of the .org registry to a newly formed private equity group.   PRODUCT REVIEW Roku's Soundbar Is a Home Theater Upgrade for Cord-Cutters BY BOONE ASHWORTH This audio upgrade comes with our favorite streaming player built in, and it makes movies and shows sound damn good.   SHUTTERED At Home, Robin Schwartz's Lens Is More Focused Than Ever BY SAMANTHA COOPER The photographer says her animal subjects, which she also considers her family, are helping her survive the long stretches of quarantine.   DEEP FREEZE Want to Study Permafrost? Get It Before It's Gone BY MADELINE OSTRANDER Alaska's frozen earth is a cryo chamber for ancient bone and bacteria specimens, and it sequesters carbon too. But climate change is causing its collapse.   Get the Gadget Lab Newsletter Sweet deals and tasty recommendations in your inbox on Thursdays. Sign up!     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions