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Evolution that relies on absorbing other organisms

Good genes aren’t the only way to gain an evolutionary advantage. You can also enlist other organisms to fight off threats – and then pass those helpful symbiotic partners on to your offspring. It’s an all new kind of evolution. In all previous well-documented examples of natural selection, favorable genes provided organisms with traits necessary…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jul 8 '10

Will the live action Little Mermaid be as gruesome as the original?

Atonement director Joe Wright is making a real life Little Mermaid film. We’re flipping our fins over this, but will his version have the dark ending Hans Christian Andersen originally intended for the Mermaid? In the original poem the Mermaid is still mute when she’s turned human and courting the prince. In Andersen’s original version…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jul 8 '10

Behold, The Majesty of the Underwater Kingdom!

It looks like somebody took Joel’s advice about scuba diving to heart! [CannibalComfort via Blakeley] https://gizmodo.com/why-you-should-scuba-dive-5560507

Tech News Adam Frucci Jul 8 '10

Memory-restoring compound could destroy Alzheimer’s forever

Aging rats have had their memory loss reversed, thanks to a compound that helps them form new memories again. The compound could be a breakthrough treatment for Alzheimer’s. Essential to the creation and maintenance of memories is neurogenesis, in which new neurons are created and then wired into the brain’s circuitry. This process occurs in…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jul 8 '10

Black hole emitting a giant gas bubble 1000 light-years wide

A black hole only slightly heavier than our Sun is emitting the most powerful jets of energy ever seen, rivaling that of quasars a million times larger, and creating a bubble of hot gas and fast-moving particles 1000 light-years across. When black holes devour matter, they release massive amounts of energy. Physicists had thought this…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jul 8 '10

How Could You Not Tell Me That Knorks Exist??

For 28 years, I’ve been dutifully grinding my fork through steaks and other delicacies, both too stubborn and lazy to pick up the knife. Now, I learn of an existing invention. It’s been around for years. It’s called a knork. The etymologists among you, tracing the knork’s “kn” back to its Old English root “cnif”…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 8 '10

iPhone 4 Catches Fire, Burns Owner’s Hand

Joining a long and storied lineage of combustible Apple products, an iPhone 4 recently caught on fire when being hooked up to a computer via its Apple-provided USB cord. The phone was fried and its owner’s hand singed, reports BGR. According to a source inside AT&T, the charring resulted from a faulty USB port and…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 8 '10

10 superhero buddy movies we’d love to see

With The Avengers coming in 2012, the idea of a team-up movie featuring big-name superheroes will finally take root. But there’s still never been a superhero buddy movie. Here are 10 pairings we’d love to see on the big screen. A superhero buddy movie might be the greatest thing ever. For one thing, it would…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 8 '10

395 Photos That Prove Cellphones Make Great Cameras

If the 395 results of this week’s cellphone Shooting Challenge prove anything, it’s that there’s no excuse for taking a bad photo with a cellphone, even if resolution, color processing and exposure limitations force you to get a bit creative. Lead Shot Took this photo in London today with an Apple iPhone 3GS, Edited using…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 8 '10

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 1

Picture taken on a night with some friends of my brother, iPhone 3G S and edited with Photoshop app for iPhone -Lawrence Vandeputte This photo was taken of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter from Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida. The phone is a Samsung Mythic with 3.2mp camera. Besides adjusting the white…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 8 '10

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 2

Decided to have a beer with lunch. I noticed the sunlight lighting up the beer so I snapped this. If I could add sound to the photo it would be the sound of the monolith. iPhone 3GS Phone was upside down to get the lens closest to the bottom. Just the normal camera app. -Joe…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 8 '10

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 5

This was taken outside the Laundromat last night while I was doing laundry with my Motorola Cliq XT. I didn’t use any apps. I used a ‘shade’ setting and tried to get as much of a silhouette as possible while still catching some color from the scene. Also, you can’t see it but there are…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 8 '10

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 8

I took this shot this weekend while working Robert Daltrey performing at a venue in Salina, KS. His drummer has some great blue LED’s lighting his drum kit that I just had to try shooting with my new iPhone 4 camera. I didn’t really do anything other than snap the shot and use iPhoto to…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 8 '10

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 3

Taken on my iphone 3GS using Hipstamatic with Lucifer VI lens and Pistil film. This shot was taken when I visited the hospital this week after a random and rather alarming amount bruising a swelling appeared on my hip/groin area as if from nowhere. Whilst I was sitting in the treatment room waiting for the…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 8 '10

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 4

Shot on my 3G in Bushwick, Brooklyn while I was getting my bike fixed up. Used film lab and Photoshop mobile. – Rob Cerrato Camera: iPhone 3GS Apps Used: Fototimer, Photogene and Photoshop (For iPhone) I had a bag of m&m’s on my desk that i had gotten from a friend’s birthday party, but I…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 8 '10

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 6

This is my submission. I took this late afternoon at a pond near my house in Andover, MA. Iphone 4 camera Camera Bag + Photoshop Mobile App -Jonathan Diaz This picture was taken on my 5MP HTC Pure while walking with my daughters to the waterpark behind our house. The phone was set for indoor,…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 8 '10

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 7

Camera: iPhone 3GS. “Tripod”: Rested the iPhone on the glass lazy susan, which also creates great reflections. Today our extended family got to enjoy a Dim Sum lunch at one of the fancier Chinese restaurants. I took this photograph of our niece. I’m curious how the new iPhone’s flash would look in these same conditions.…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 8 '10

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 9

Shot at Electric Daisy Carnival 2010 on Saturday night. Lots of love and music in the air. Can’t wait until next year! Shot with my iPhone 4, exposure and contrast handled in Photoshop mobile. -Joel My wife was busy doing our laundry and she kept telling me to go and get more laundry detergent. So…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 8 '10

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 10

Well, I only just got my iPhone 3GS (About a month ago…I know…I should have waited for the iPhone 4), so I thought I’d test out the focus and all, and the quality, so I just went into my back yard and saw a few flowers my dad had, so I focused on the Yellow…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 8 '10

The Battle of the Cheetos Has Begun

Citizens of the Internet, The Battle of the Cheetos is now upon us. It’s Puffs versus Crunchy. And Crunchy versus Puffs. In an epic online battle unlike anything the World Wide Web has ever seen. So choose your alliance, create an army and fight for control for sites across the web. The more opponents you…

Tech News Gawkercreative Jul 8 '10

Evolution that relies on absorbing other organisms

Will the live action Little Mermaid be as gruesome as the original?

Behold, The Majesty of the Underwater Kingdom!

Memory-restoring compound could destroy Alzheimer’s forever

Black hole emitting a giant gas bubble 1000 light-years wide

How Could You Not Tell Me That Knorks Exist??

iPhone 4 Catches Fire, Burns Owner’s Hand

10 superhero buddy movies we’d love to see

395 Photos That Prove Cellphones Make Great Cameras

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 1

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 2

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 5

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 8

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 3

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 4

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 6

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 7

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 9

Shooting Challenge: Cellphone Gallery Part 10

The Battle of the Cheetos Has Begun

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