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On the first anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, we’re reminded that the future hinges on rejecting the two Big Lies.

Environmental Justice Mark Hertsgaard

New Video Shows Webb Space Telescope’s Goodbye to Earth

Newly released footage shows the observatory's separation from the Ariane 5 rocket in Earth orbit.

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz

This Watchdog Group Aims to ‘Defund the Insurrectionists,’ One Ad at a Time

The Check My Ads campaign even offers a handy guide for activists that want to hit misinformation peddlers where it hurts (their wallets).

Politics Shoshana Wodinsky

80% of Americans Suffered Through Extreme Heat Last Year

New statistics show that most Americans live in counties that experienced dangerously high temperatures.

Climate Change Molly Taft

Warner and ViacomCBS Could Sell Off The CW, Pushing DC TV’s Future Further Towards Streaming

HBO Max has already been a key home to Warner's DC projects, big screen or small--but it might be about to become the only one

Television James Whitbrook

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Scientists Figured Out Which Animals Were in a Zoo Just by Taking DNA From the Air

New research shows that wild animals can be tracked through airborne DNA.

Biology Isaac Schultz

LIGHTSPEED Presents: ‘In the Beginning of Me, I Was a Bird’ by Maria Dong

It's storytime! Read a science fiction/fantasy short story from Lightspeed Magazine here at io9.

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Updates From The Batman, Ironheart, and More

And meet the cast of Ava DuVernay's new DC show, Naomi .

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Palm-Sized NES Clone Plays Games Perfectly Using the Same Chips Inside the Original Console

Struggling to get your hands on Analogue's hardware? This could be a solid consolation prize.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Boaty McBoatface Prepares to Dive Under Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier

Scientists are dispatching the autonomous sub and a host of other instruments to get a detailed view of the what's going on under Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier.

Climate Change Brian Kahn

French Car Ads Will Soon Be Required by Law to Tell You Not to Drive a Car

The new regulation mandates that car advertisements include references to travel alternatives, such as walking or riding a bike.

Climate Change Lucas Ropek

Walmart Cuts in Half Paid Leave for Workers Who Get Covid-19

The U.S. reported 704,369 new cases of covid-19 on Wednesday.

Health Matt Novak

Of Course Razer’s Smart Home App Is All About the RGB

You'll be able to sync all of your lights for a truly off-the-rails setup.

Gadgets Florence Ion

What Does Hayao Miyazaki’s Work Mean to You?

The filmmaking legend celebrates his 81st birthday today.

Movies Germain Lussier

HyperX’s New Gaming Headphones Get 300 Hours of Battery Life, and I Don’t Know How That’s Possible

This wireless version supposedly has the same sound quality as the wired one and even weighs about the same.

Gadgets Phillip Tracy

Walmart’s 5-Year-Old Vision for the Metaverse Hasn’t Aged a Day

The 2017 clip features a weirdly prescient glimpse into VR's eerie, isolating present.

Social Media Shoshana Wodinsky

Noah Hawley’s Alien TV Series Sounds Vaguely Awesome

The creator of Legion has revealed his extremely interesting—but broad—take on the franchise.

Television Rob Bricken

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Astronomers Spot a Mystery Object Spewing Dust in Space

An unidentified object is sporadically dimming starlight in a system far, far away.

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz

Dogs Can Tell If You’re Speaking to Them in a Foreign Language, Study Finds

Spider-Man‘s Tom Holland Tried, and Failed, to Be Young James Bond

Defusing the Global Climate Emergency Depends on Defusing the Democracy Emergency

New Video Shows Webb Space Telescope’s Goodbye to Earth

This Watchdog Group Aims to ‘Defund the Insurrectionists,’ One Ad at a Time

80% of Americans Suffered Through Extreme Heat Last Year

Warner and ViacomCBS Could Sell Off The CW, Pushing DC TV’s Future Further Towards Streaming

Scientists Figured Out Which Animals Were in a Zoo Just by Taking DNA From the Air

LIGHTSPEED Presents: ‘In the Beginning of Me, I Was a Bird’ by Maria Dong

Updates From The Batman, Ironheart, and More

Palm-Sized NES Clone Plays Games Perfectly Using the Same Chips Inside the Original Console

Boaty McBoatface Prepares to Dive Under Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier

French Car Ads Will Soon Be Required by Law to Tell You Not to Drive a Car

Walmart Cuts in Half Paid Leave for Workers Who Get Covid-19

Of Course Razer’s Smart Home App Is All About the RGB

What Does Hayao Miyazaki’s Work Mean to You?

HyperX’s New Gaming Headphones Get 300 Hours of Battery Life, and I Don’t Know How That’s Possible

Walmart’s 5-Year-Old Vision for the Metaverse Hasn’t Aged a Day

Noah Hawley’s Alien TV Series Sounds Vaguely Awesome

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