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#industrialdesign
Real-Life Stargate Discovered?
This is actually a massive boring device, captured by the Department of Energy. Geoff Manaugh of BLDG BLOG came across it a few days ago. [io9] -
#moon
A Frozen Reservoir of Water Found On the Moon
Remember that experiment a few weeks ago where NASA smashed a probe into the Moon to see if any water would squirt out? The research is in, and it turns out there is a lot of water on the Moon. [io9] -
#madphysics
Large Hadron Collider Less Than Two Weeks Away From First Experiments
It's been plagued by everything from liquid helium leaks to wayward baguettes, but the mega-physics experiment known as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is finally ready to start smashing protons into each other. Particle collisions could begin in two weeks. [io9] -
#megaenvironmentalism
The Splendor of Greenland's Ice Sheet Crumbling Away
For the past several years, scientists have been tracking the transformation of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Now it's shrinking faster than ever, and a new study proves it has lost 1500 gigatons of mass from 2000 to 2008. [io9] -
#foundfootage
The Coolest Vampire Blood-Drinking Scene You've Ever Watched [NSFW]
Twilight and True Blood can just shut the hell up, because this scene from early-80s New Wave vamp flick The Hunger is the sexiest, coolest, blood-soakingest best vamp moment ever. [io9] -
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#madscience
One Gene Tweak Could Make Chimps Talk
The reason why humans speak and chimps don't is dependent on one gene, called FOXP2. New research reveals more about how humans' FOXP2 leads to speech. Could genetic engineering on chimps bring on a Planet of the Apes scenario? [io9] -
#pseudoscience
Documentary Evidence That 2012 Disaster Could Really Happen (Sort Of)
With the year 2012 coming soon, Roland Emmerich isn't the only filmmaker trying to cash in with an apocalypse movie tie-in. Documentary-makers are doing it too. Here is a sampling of the weirdest 2012 "non fiction" flicks. [io9] -
#conceptart
The Gentleman Wolfman We Wish We Could See
If this were a concept design for the new Wolfman movie, we would be incredibly excited. It looks like a warm-hearted Edward Gorey created this lush scene of the doomed love between wolf and woman. [io9] -
#vreview
"V" Understands Humanity All Too Well
In last night's promisingly paranoid episode of V, we learned more about the alien resistance movement - as well as what V leader Anna thinks of humanity. [io9] -
#brainimplants
The Curious Case of a Woman Addicted to Her Brain Implant
One of the cutting-edge cures for chronic muscle tremors is called a thalamic stimulator - it's a brain implant that delivers current to your thalamus. But it can also cause intensely pleasurable erotic feelings, leading one woman into implant addiction. [io9]
