OUR NEW HOME? | A beautiful exoplanet and its moon, drawn by David Aguilar at the Center for Astrophysics. Find out more about exoplanets and their possibly habitable moons here.
https://io9.gizmodo.com/preview/habitable-moons-could-be-our-best-shot-for-discovering-5873488
An Optimistic History of the Next 40 Years
https://gizmodo.com/an-optimistic-history-of-the-next-40-years-5873485
It’s 2012, which means you’ll be hearing more than your fair share of apocalyptic and gloomy scenarios soon. To help counteract the tide of misery, Tau Zero Foundation founder Marc Millis writes an optimistic future history of the next four decades. More »
The appendix might actually be the body’s bacteria storehouse
https://gizmodo.com/the-appendix-might-actually-be-the-bodys-bacteria-store-5872507
The appendix is probably the most famous of humanity’s vestigial organs, but it might not actually deserve the “vestigial” part of that title. The appendix may actually save vital bacteria for the body’s later use. More »
If Famous Writers Had Written Twilight…
https://gizmodo.com/if-famous-writers-had-written-twilight-5872490
The main problem with Twilight isn’t its sparkly vampires who lack all traditional weaknesses, or even its anti-feminist sensibility. When you get right down to it, the trouble is that the writing is terrible. More »
Codex Gigas: Devil’s Bible or Just an Old Book?
https://gizmodo.com/codex-gigas-devils-bible-or-just-an-old-book-5873098
Scholars find a demonic drawing within a mysterious religious artifact taken as a spoil of war over five hundred years ago. At face value, the story of the Codex Gigas sounds like the script for Indiana Jones 5, but behind the gloss lie genuine questions. More »
70 Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies to Watch Out for in 2012
https://gizmodo.com/70-science-fiction-and-fantasy-movies-to-watch-out-for-5872776
How did Hollywood manage to fit so many of our must-see projects into one year? 2012 features Nolan’s last Batman, Whedon’s Avengers, Ridley Scott’s return to science fiction, Andrew Stanton’s John Carter, the Hunger Games movie, and Alfonso Cuaron’s space epic. More »
The greatest mystery of the Inca Empire was its strange economy
https://gizmodo.com/the-greatest-mystery-of-the-inca-empire-was-its-strange-5872764
In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the Inca Empire was the largest South America had ever known. Centered in Peru, it stretched across the Andes’ mountain tops and down to the shoreline, incorporating lands from today’s Colombia, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina and Peru. More »
10 weird times Marvel and DC unofficially crossed over
https://gizmodo.com/10-weird-times-marvel-and-dc-unofficially-crossed-over-5872936
DC and Marvel have crossed over their superheroes officially on several occasions, but what about those times canny writers and illustrators snuck these titanic team-ups under the table? More »
There is a full moon hidden in this photograph – can you find it?
https://gizmodo.com/there-is-a-full-moon-hidden-in-this-photograph-can-yo-5872629
It might take you a few moments to spot, but there is actually a full moon looming entirely within the frame of this picture, hidden in plain sight. In fact, the photographer who captured this image couldn’t see the Moon at all (at least not with his naked eye.)` More »
The biggest Serenity model ever built has been unearthed
https://gizmodo.com/the-biggest-serenity-model-ever-built-has-been-unearthe-5872602
Famous movie spaceships can have a rough time once the camera stops rolling. For instance, the Nostromo from Alien was discovered with a dead possum inside. More »
The CDC wants you to know that anal sex has gotten really popular among heterosexuals
https://gizmodo.com/the-cdc-wants-you-to-know-that-anal-sex-has-gotten-real-5873230
The researchers at the United States Center for Disease Control track everything from possible pandemics to general health issues among Americans. And one of those “general health issues” turns out to be our sexual habits. More »
Can dogs tell when we’re talking to them?
https://gizmodo.com/can-dogs-tell-when-were-talking-to-them-5873302
Dogs make great companions – they’re affectionate, adorable, and excellent listeners. But do they really know when we’re talking to them? A Hungarian study tracked dogs’ eye movements in order to monitor their focus of attention. More »
An Exclusive Look at the Making of Dragon Tattoo’s Stunning Titles
https://gizmodo.com/an-exclusive-look-at-the-making-of-dragon-tattoos-stunn-5873372
We’re still haunted by the oozing hands that smushed Lisbeth Salander’s lovely face in David Fincher’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’s title sequence. More »
Totally Bitchin’ Game of Thrones Fan Art! [NSFW]
https://gizmodo.com/totally-bitchin-game-of-thrones-fan-art-nsfw-5873783
Winter may be coming – but April feels like a long way off. We can’t wait for the return of HBO’s Game of Thrones series, to see how all of the insanity of A Clash of Kings translates to the screen. More »
These predictions for the future from 1900 are eerily accurate
https://gizmodo.com/these-predictions-for-the-future-from-1900-are-eerily-a-5873017
Is predicting the future difficult? Obviously. But that shouldn’t keep any of us from giving it our best shot. More »
Did slavery cause rapid natural selection among African Americans?
https://gizmodo.com/did-slavery-cause-rapid-natural-selection-among-african-5873541
Ashley Michelle Williams has a fascinating article over at theGrio about a recent study that offers evidence that the harsh conditions of slavery subjected the African American population to strong evolutionary pressures. More »
