Hurricane Michael, an unprecedented storm that slammed into the Florida Panhandle at Category 4 strength, may well be an arbiter of things to come in a world where climate change is poised to make such devastating hurricanes all the more likely. But it also gave us a look at the past in the form of destroyed vesselsâŚ
Itâs been a big week for the service journalism here at Gizmodo dot com. We published an exhaustive guide to the 100 websites that shaped the internet as we know it, for better or worse (not you, NASA), regardless of whether this internet thing was all a terrible mistake. We explored how archivists could save historyâŚ
Kimi Raikkonenâs down to his last few races with the Ferrari Formula One team before heading to Sauber, but he reminded everyone not to count him out just yet on Sunday. In an unpredictable, edge-of-your-seat type of U.S. Grand Prix, Raikkonen won his first F1 race since 2013 while Lewis Hamiltonâs fifth-career titleâŚ
We rightly think of Leia Organa as being Carrie Fisher, through and through. But in the animated world, itâs not so simple, and lots of actress have had to live in the shadow of the late actress and put their own take on the character.
Weâre all familiar with German pastor Martin NiemĂśllerâs famous poem about speaking out. For U.S. voters, that time is now.
20% off already-affordable Amazon Essentials clothing, Bill Clintonâs first novel, and LEGOâs Star Wars advent calendar lead off Sundayâs best deals from around the web.
This is the problem when the United States has a president who likely is compromised by financial ties to authoritarian regimes. It becomes nearly impossible to do whatâs right when it really matters.
Lu Wei, the former chief of the imposing Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and one of the primary architects of the mass censorship foisted on Chinaâs estimated 700 million internet users, pleaded guilty this week in Chinese court to taking some 32 million yuan (about $4.6 million) in bribes, the AssociatedâŚ
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is going to be spooky, sure, but it might be pretty progressive, too.
The BepiColombo Mercury Transfer Module (MTM), which is currently on an ambitious mission to the best planet with a payload of two orbiters, has sent us its first image from space.
A single frame from every movie you watch, in meticulous detail. Thatâs the mission of art blog Design and a Movie, which makes fantastic art from the simple joy of viewership.
AmazonBasics makes pretty much everything at this point, and generally speaking, itâs a brand you can count on to be affordable and of good quality. While Amazon runs discounts on individual AmazonBasics products with some regularity, a whole bunch of it is on sale right now.
A mesmerizing deep-sea dancer by the name of Enypniastes eximia is enjoying a moment in the limelight after being filmed in the Southern Ocean off East Antarctica for what officials describe as the first time in that region. The footage of the sea cucumber, which is colloquially referred to as the âheadless chickenâŚ
The New York Police Department has yanked thousands of police body cams from deployment after a unit âburst into flamesâ while an officer was wearing it in Staten Island, according to the Daily Beast.
Noted indie horror game creator Kitty Horrorshow has released a new, free collection of horror games, and they make for a disturbing time.
We may as well get this out of the way now.
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LEGOâs Star Wars advent calendar only just went on sale for 2018, but Walmart and Amazon are already taking $6 off its $40 price tag. As always, it features 24 tiny Star Wars-themed LEGO gifts, including brand new ones for 2018 like a snowman in a Rebellion helmet, a Rose minifig, and tons of miniaturized spaceshipsâŚ
The U.S. has had a brief respite from nuclear apocalypticism after that brief period when Donald Trump seemed pretty likely to start a war with North Korea via Twitter. But this being Trump, the power of the U.S. nuclear arsenal has never seemed very far from his mind, and on Saturday he announced the country will beâŚ
Saudi crown prince and heir to the throne Mohammed bin Salman is big on PR. Heâs fond of selling himself as a Silicon Valley-style disruptor eager to take Saudi Arabia into the future as a regional tech and logistics hub, trying to ink big deals with international tech giants that could help solidify his claim to theâŚ
