Scientists may have found a material for building on Mars

Dark matter and black holes, TikTok control, and the best travel bags. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 09.27.20   UNDER OUR NOSES Is Dark Matter Just Black Holes Made During the Big Bang? BY JOSHUA SOKOL Stephen Hawking once proposed that unseen "primordial" black holes might be the hidden dark matter. A new series of studies has shown how it can work.   PLAINTEXT The Business of the Internet Is Stuck in Trump's Swamp BY STEVEN LEVY Plus: Silicon Valley's reaction to Snowden, journalists' relationships with their subjects, and an unpleasant surprise for hikers.   GREATNESS AWAITS Here's Every PlayStation 5 Game Sony Has Announced So Far BY JESS GREY AND LOURYN STRAMPE From a new Spider-Man game to 'Horizon: Forbidden West', here are the titles you can expect for the next-gen console.   SPACE TRAVEL Scientists May Have Found a Material for Building on Mars BY JENNIFER OUELLETTE, ARS TECHNICA Using simple chemistry, the organic polymer chitin can be transformed into a viable substance for creating tools and habitats on the red planet.   THE MONITOR Twitter's Sexual Fascination With a Not-Sexual Octopus Movie BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER This week, Netflix's My Octopus Teacher got a reputation for being a very different movie than it is. Here's why.   CORONAVIRUS UPDATE Covid Vaccines in Phase III, New Risk Calculators, and More Coronavirus News BY EVE SNEIDER Catch up on the most important updates from this week.   GADGET LAB PODCAST The Messy Feud Over Who Controls TikTok BY WIRED STAFF This week, we discuss how the fight over the app might shape US tech policy and US-China relations for years to come.   URBAN PLANNING Some Cities Are Plotting a 'Green Recovery' After Covid-19 BY OLIVER MILMAN Cities like Los Angeles, Seattle and New Orleans are aiming to tackle another, longer-term emergency: the climate crisis.   BUYING GUIDE The Best Travel Bags for Wherever You're Headed BY MATT JANCER A rolling carry-on is perfect for more than just flying. Whether by air, road, or rail, here is our favorite luggage.     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