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Mice Grow Massive Testicles by Eating Yogurt

When you eat yogurt, it’s probably because you want to drop a few pounds or snack on something tasty and refreshing. But, if you are a mouse at least, your favorite bacteria culture treat could also give you huge testicles. That’s what biologists at MIT discovered when they were testing the effects of yogurt on…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Why some people get angry when they’re drunk

Not everyone responds to alcohol in the same way. Some of us get frisky. Others of us get sleepy. Some of us are happy drunks, and some of use are I’m-going-to-order-a-pizza-and-eat-the-entire-thing-in-my-underwear drunks. Then, of course, there are the angry, potentially dangerous drunks. How does ethanol make one person friendly and another belligerent? The answer, say…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Don’t Buy This Stuff Right Now

Former Gizmodian Brian Lam has a site called The Wirecutter, whose singular goal is to decide which gadgets to buy or not to buy. Today, he looks at a handful of product categories you should wait on before plunking down a stack of cash. Right now is an awkward time to buy some kinds of…

Gadgets Brian Lam - Wirecutter

Incept Yourself With Lucid Dreaming Goggles

Lucid dreaming is when you’re dreaming, but you’re aware of it. Theoretically, you could get to a point where you can control you the dream. It’s a tricky process, but to help it along, Will Finucane built a pair of lucidity-inducing goggles. He rigged a pair of LEDs to a circuit, and programmed them to…

Tech News Leslie Horn

20-foot-long shark discovered, almost as big as Jaws

A pair of fisherman hauled in this Jaws-sized monster from Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. This great white shark was only five feet short of Steven Spielberg’s monster, but still big enough to devour any swimming plans we had this summer. Reports have this twenty-foot sea giant weighing in at 2,000 pounds. The fishermen who found…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Bittersweet Eulogy as a Bialetti Kicks the Bucket

Everyone has some object that’s just too beautiful to give up, despite a major flaw in its function. What is it for you—an old Polaroid or 35-millimeter camera, a stopped watch, an original Nintendo? Hell, a bit brace? For me, it was a Bialetti Moka Express stovetop coffee maker. I loved it, but I’m glad…

Tech News Harry Sawyers

An exclusive sneak peek of DC Comics’ alien exotic dancer comic, Voodoo

Priscilla Kitaen is having a rough day. She’s discovered that her telepathic, shapeshifting, half-alien clone has been posing as a stripteaser to gather top-secret military intel, and the government agent protecting her is now threatening to blow Priscilla’s head off. But hey, life is never easy when your extraterrestrial doppelgänger learns the secrets of human…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

See If You Can Answer the Weirdest Standardized Test Question Ever

Students, teachers, and parents in New York State don’t know what to make of this bizarre question on the state exams. Let’s see if you can do better. Sharpen your pencils! But first, everyone’s familiar with the story of the pineapple and the hare, right? Imagine this: You’re a terrified eighth grader in the middle…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Has the Hunger Games sequel found its director? Plus The Wolverine is headed down under!

There are tons more Avengers tidbits — including Samuel L. Jackson’s intriguing thoughts on a S.H.I.E.L.D. spin-off movie. Barry Sonnenfeld explains Men in Black 3’s time-travel craziness. Natalie Dormer discusses her Game of Thrones character, plus ultra spoiler-y Doctor Who set photos! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from The Avengers. The Avengers So…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

First-Grader With No Hands Wins National Handwriting Award

This is Annie Clark. She’s only seven, and sadly she was born without hands. But that doesn’t seem to pose much of a problem for her, because she’s just won a national penmanship award. A handwriting award. Without hands. Annie managed to write her way to victory in the content that was held at Wilson…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Exercise Will Help You Quit Smoking

If you’re trying to stop smoking, get down to the gym. A new study has shown that people who exercise are 55 per cent more likely to quit—and 43 per cent less likely to relapse into smoking, too. The study, carried out in Taiwan, examined healthcare data from 434,190 people in order to reach the…

Health Jamie Condliffe

Did the Samsung Galaxy SIII Just Show Up in Vietnam?

Samsung’s Galaxy SIII is due to launch officially on May 3rd. We’ve already seen some blurry images of what might be the phone—but now an even more convincing example has surfaced in Vietnam. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-to-unveil-galaxy-s-iii-on-may-3rd-5902249 Engadget reports that the handset showed up on Vietnamese site Tinhte—though the original page is now down. No worries: we still…

Gadgets Jamie Condliffe

Polar Bears Aren’t Descended From Brown Bears After All

For a long time, it’s been thought that polar bears are recent descendants of brown bears and that their white coats and webbed feet evolved into being over the last 150,000 years. A new study proves that incorrect: in fact, polar and brown bears share a common ancestor, making polar bears 600,000 years old. The…

Biology Jamie Condliffe

Hulu Will Offer Four Brand New Original TV Shows in the Next Year

Hulu pitched its TV show ideas to advertisers this week during the “upfronts” that are usually the preserve of national TV networks. During those talks, it revealed that it is planning to offer up seven of its own original shows in the next year—four of which are brand new. https://gizmodo.com/how-hulu-grew-into-a-network-tv-challenger-5902583 TechCrunch reports that the four…

Television Jamie Condliffe

Qualcomm Warns of International Snapdragon Chip Shortage

Chip maker Qualcomm has announced that it can’t meet demand for some of its mobile phone processors—which means that Android- and Windows-based phone manufacturers will have to seek an alternative in the coming months. Specifically, it turns out that Qualcomm has underestimated how widely used its S4 Snapdragon chips would be, which means that the…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

The FCC Wants to Stop You Being Shocked By Your Phone Bill

Most of us have had that horrible experience of opening a phone bill only to find that it’s way, way more than expected. Fortunately the FCC has taken pity, and is now working with carriers to instigate a customer alert scheme to warn you about additional charges before they happen. The plan is to send…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Taco Bell, By the Numbers

Here at Gizmodo, we have a real vested interest in the nacho cheese-dusted enigma that is Taco Bell. Well, this year, Taco Bell turns 50. So, in honor of that most milestoney of ages, here’s a look at her latest figures: https://gizmodo.com/taco-bell-doritos-locos-taco-lightning-review-love-and-5892010 Facts on Snacks • Employees: 150,000 team members • Restaurants: 5,600, nationwide •…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

How to Rule a Weed Empire Through Violence

Empires are not ruled by kind-hearted men. Cornbread Mafia by James Higdon explores what it takes to maintain order within the “largest domestic marijuana syndicate in American history.” Several farmers came to Johnny Boone to complain that Abell owed them money for doing their part. This sort of discontent bred disharmony in a network that…

Books & Comics Andrew Tarantola

How To Choose the Right Grow Light

Whether you’re propagating tabletop lettuce or a batch of the sticky ickies, window sills just won’t cut it. You need yourself a proper lighting rig to get the most of your indoor garden. Here’s what you need to know. Image: aleks labuda Lighting Basics Plants eat sunlight, converting the solar energy to chemical throught the…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Windows Loyalists, Rejoice! You Too Can Now Make Cinemagraphs

Until recently, apps for cinemagraphs—the GIF’s less-active cousin—were only available for iOS, leaving a whole cinemagraph-loving, Windows operating-system using group in the lurch. No longer! Microsoft has just released Cliplets, their own cinemagraph-crafting app, which is completely free and can be downloaded straight from their website. Cliplets allows you to capture a moment in time—blowing…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Mice Grow Massive Testicles by Eating Yogurt

Why some people get angry when they’re drunk

Don’t Buy This Stuff Right Now

Incept Yourself With Lucid Dreaming Goggles

20-foot-long shark discovered, almost as big as Jaws

Bittersweet Eulogy as a Bialetti Kicks the Bucket

An exclusive sneak peek of DC Comics’ alien exotic dancer comic, Voodoo

See If You Can Answer the Weirdest Standardized Test Question Ever

Has the Hunger Games sequel found its director? Plus The Wolverine is headed down under!

First-Grader With No Hands Wins National Handwriting Award

Exercise Will Help You Quit Smoking

Did the Samsung Galaxy SIII Just Show Up in Vietnam?

Polar Bears Aren’t Descended From Brown Bears After All

Hulu Will Offer Four Brand New Original TV Shows in the Next Year

Qualcomm Warns of International Snapdragon Chip Shortage

The FCC Wants to Stop You Being Shocked By Your Phone Bill

Taco Bell, By the Numbers

How to Rule a Weed Empire Through Violence

How To Choose the Right Grow Light

Windows Loyalists, Rejoice! You Too Can Now Make Cinemagraphs

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