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This Eerily Festive Scene on Mars Is Genuinely Unnerving

A European satellite has spotted an unbelievably realistic angelic figure—complete with wings, halo, and heart—in the southern polar region of Mars. It looks as if some Martian artist painted the scene to wish us peace and joy for the holiday season, but there’s a perfectly good scientific explanation for the surreal display. This festive scene…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

The Climate Core of Joe Biden’s Cabinet Is Perfectly Fine

We now know the core group of people who will implement President-elect Joe Biden’s climate agenda. While Biden has promised an all-of-government approach (and he should certainly do that), the leaders of the agencies with the biggest say on climate and environmental rule making and R&D are set. They range from progressive champions like Rep.…

Climate Change Brian Kahn

The Witcher Looks Back at More of Its Fantasy Monsters

The Witcher is getting ready for season two, which will introduce even more magic and monsters (and possibly mazes, who knows). In the meantime, a new Netflix video is taking a look at some of the bounties Geralt tried to collect in season one—including a creature that was actually cut from the show. For the…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Don’t Rinse the Beef

This week, a young woman posted a TikTok singing the praises of washing fat off some cooked ground beef. Cooked, ground beef. In a fine mesh strainer. Under the faucet. Exactly the way no one does. The video sent internet into an extremely dumb but infectious rage, wherein all of Twitter came to the defense…

Earther Dharna Noor

Your Credit Score Should Be Based on Your Web History, IMF Says

With more services than ever collecting your data, it’s easy to start asking why anyone should care about most of it. This is why. Because people start having ideas like this. In a new blog post for the International Monetary Fund, four researchers presented their findings from a working paper that examines the current relationship…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Drone Giant DJI Added to U.S. Blacklist

The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday added drone maker DJI to its “Entity List,” effectively banning U.S. companies from doing business with the China-based firm. The addition of DJI to the Entity List, first reported by Reuters, marks a last-minute acceleration in the Trump administration’s crackdown on Chinese firms and follows similar action against Huawei,…

Tech News Andrew Couts

RIP Android Things, the Smart Home Platform We All Forgot Existed

While Google is infamous for killing off its creations, there’s a good chance you’ve never even heard of Android Things—a platform Google launched in 2018 for the Internet of Things. And although Google said last year it was shifting Android Things away from the smart home, it’s now officially pulling the plug on the whole…

Tech News Victoria Song

These Airbag Jeans Could Fashionably Protect Motorcyclists

Strapping on a leather suit can protect you from a nasty case of road rash should you wipe out on a motorcycle, but that’s about it. For more robust protection during a crash, several companies have been developing airbag technology for motorcycles, including a pair of inflatable jeans designed to protect a rider’s legs. Surrounding…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

A Brief Guide to Star Trek: Discovery‘s Big Timey-Wimey Twist This Week

An emotional powerhouse on Star Trek: Discovery this week laid the groundwork for some big future events in the franchise. It just happened to do so with the help of a classic piece of franchise iconography in the process “Terra Firma, Part 2” resolves Emperor Georgiou’s arc on Discovery this season. Her body had been…

io9 James Whitbrook

SolarWinds Hackers Broke Into the Federal Agency That Oversees the Nation’s Nukes

The federal agency that controls the safety, security, and effectiveness of the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile was also breached in the massive SolarWinds hack suspected to have been perpetrated by Russian operatives, Politico reported. This week, news broke that thousands of customers had installed a software package from IT management firm SolarWinds that had been…

Tech News Tom McKay

The Mandalorian Finale Just Expanded Star Wars‘ Streaming Plans

A lot was going on in this week’s Mandalorian finale, but there was a surprising bit of news tucked in all the way at the end. There is…another. If you stuck around through the very end of “Chapter 16,” aka “The Rescue,” you’ll have been treated to Star Wars pulling a bit of a Marvel…

io9 James Whitbrook

A Large Chunk of Ice Has Torn Away From Menacing Iceberg A68a

The world’s largest free-floating iceberg appears to have lost its northernmost section, a possible result of it slamming into the shallow continental shelf surrounding the ecologically sensitive South Georgia island. A chunk of ice measuring approximately 70 square miles (180 square kilometers) has sheared away from iceberg A68a, according to new photos taken by the…

Earth Science George Dvorsky

Updates From Superman & Lois, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, and More

William Friedkin hits back at rumors he’s involved with the Exorcist reboots. Barry Jenkins talks about why he took on Disney’s Lion King prequel. HBO Max’s The Suicide Squad spinoff Peacemaker expands its cast. Plus, a new clip from Chaos Walking and what’s to come on Doctor Who. Spoilers, away! The Exorcist In a recent…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

The Best Gadgets for Working From My Dream Office: the Bed

This year was rough. I don’t know about you, but I spent a troubling number of hours in my bed, curled up with my blankets and plushies, sinking into my mattress as a way to forget the horrendous news cycle. For many of us, the ability to work from home also opened up new possibilities:…

Gadgets Victoria Song

Live Video: Watch a Man With Blood on His Hands Get Vaccinated For Covid-19

Vice President Mike Pence, a man at least partially responsible for the deaths of over 310,000 Americans from covid-19, will get vaccinated for the coronavirus live on camera today. Here’s how to watch! Pence is the head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, the one fact that history books will likely remember about him…

Tech News Matt Novak

Members of Congress to Receive Covid-19 Vaccine While Debating How Many Crumbs to Give Americans

Members of Congress will be able to get vaccinated for covid-19 in the first round of inoculations currently being rolled out by Pfizer and BioNTech, according to the physician to Congress and a new report from Reuters. Meanwhile, those same members of Congress are still debating whether to give Americans $600 each in a one-off…

Tech News Matt Novak

Twitter Starts Testing Spaces, Its ‘Dinner Party’-Like Voice Chat Rooms

The social media company that brought you the Fleet began testing its take on audio-0nly chat rooms on Thursday. In a thread announcing the private beta tests, Twitter said a small group of users would be able to create Spaces, as the feature is now being called, and invite any of their followers or other Twitter…

Tech News Alyse Stanley

The Mandalorian Season 2 Finale Spoiler Discussion Zone Is Right Here

Season two of The Mandalorian is coming to a close and we can’t believe it’s already over. It seems like just yesterday Din Djarin fought a Krayt Dragon with Cobb Vanth, and now he’s teaming up with Boba Fett, Fennic Shand, and Cara Dune to rescue Grogu from Moff Gideon and his Dark Troopers. Will…

io9 Germain Lussier

TikTok Is Reportedly Booting Off OnlyFans Creators and Sex Workers

OnlyFans creators and sex workers have seen TikTok delete their accounts en masse in recent months for violating the platforms sex and nudity policies, Rolling Stone reports. Of the half a dozen creators the outlet spoke with, all of them said their videos didn’t violate TikTok’s policies and believe they were banned because their bios…

Tech News Alyse Stanley

Indonesian Horror Trailer The Queen of Black Magic Promises Gory Frights Galore

When the man who raised him falls critically ill, a father gathers his family for a road trip back to the rural orphanage where he grew up. But not everyone who once worked there is benevolent—and now the place itself is lashing back. With a title like The Queen of Black Magic, did you expect…

Trailers Cheryl Eddy

This Eerily Festive Scene on Mars Is Genuinely Unnerving

The Climate Core of Joe Biden’s Cabinet Is Perfectly Fine

The Witcher Looks Back at More of Its Fantasy Monsters

Don’t Rinse the Beef

Your Credit Score Should Be Based on Your Web History, IMF Says

Drone Giant DJI Added to U.S. Blacklist

RIP Android Things, the Smart Home Platform We All Forgot Existed

These Airbag Jeans Could Fashionably Protect Motorcyclists

A Brief Guide to Star Trek: Discovery‘s Big Timey-Wimey Twist This Week

SolarWinds Hackers Broke Into the Federal Agency That Oversees the Nation’s Nukes

The Mandalorian Finale Just Expanded Star Wars‘ Streaming Plans

A Large Chunk of Ice Has Torn Away From Menacing Iceberg A68a

Updates From Superman & Lois, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, and More

The Best Gadgets for Working From My Dream Office: the Bed

Live Video: Watch a Man With Blood on His Hands Get Vaccinated For Covid-19

Members of Congress to Receive Covid-19 Vaccine While Debating How Many Crumbs to Give Americans

Twitter Starts Testing Spaces, Its ‘Dinner Party’-Like Voice Chat Rooms

The Mandalorian Season 2 Finale Spoiler Discussion Zone Is Right Here

TikTok Is Reportedly Booting Off OnlyFans Creators and Sex Workers

Indonesian Horror Trailer The Queen of Black Magic Promises Gory Frights Galore

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