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Coronavirus Has Slashed Global Air Pollution. This Interactive Map Shows How.

The covid-19 pandemic has changed the world, grinding to a halt increasingly large geographic areas and portions of the economy in an effort to slow the virus’ spread. The impacts have been profound on the ground, but government-mandated lockdowns have also remade the atmosphere. Satellite data from China, the first epicenter of the outbreak, and…

Earther Brian Kahn & Dhruv Mehrotra

These 19 Apps Will Help You Social Distance Without Feeling Isolated

Most of us are stuck inside because of the extraordinary circumstances we currently find ourselves in. Fortunately, self-quarantine doesn’t require a total lack of communication with the outside world. A few well-chosen apps can help you get on with life while still keeping your distance from other people—and a few of them have nothing to…

Gadgets David Nield

Australia Converts Tourist Island Full of Quokkas Into Covid-19 Quarantine Zone

Rottnest Island, an Australian tourist destination, is being converted into a quarantine zone for 800 cruise passengers during the covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report from Australia’s public broadcaster. The island is famous for being one of the only places in the world with quokkas, a docile marsupial that doesn’t mind having its photo…

Tech News Matt Novak

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Blames Press for Covid-19 ‘Hysteria,’ Boasts He’s Too Fit to Get Sick in Speech

Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro sparked protests with a Tuesday evening address in which he claimed the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is a media “fantasy,” demanded governors end quarantine and isolation measures, and bragged that he is so healthy he wouldn’t even know if he was infected, the Guardian reported. In his address, Bolsonaro claimed that…

Health Tom McKay

‘I’m Just Praying’: Miners Fear the Impacts Covid-19 Could Have in Coal Country

Jimmy Moore barely leaves the house. When he does, the 74-year-old is usually parked outside his local pharmacy in Dorton, Kentucky, until someone brings out his regular meds. As soon as Moore arrives home, he changes his clothes and washes his hands. Religiously. This wasn’t his routine before, but Moore can’t take any chances with…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes

Philly Officials Say Rich Jerk Who Owns Shuttered Hospital Is Trying to Cash in on Covid-19 Emergency

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has accused the owner of a closed-down hospital of trying to profiteer off a deal to re-open during the coronavirus pandemic, while City Councilmember Helen Gym has called for government officials to just seize the property outright, WHYY reported on Tuesday. Hospitals across Philadelphia could become overwhelmed as the virus and…

Health Tom McKay

A Guide to Kamen Rider, the Masked Marvels of Japanese Superhero TV

If you love Power Rangers, you are probably at least aware of Super Sentai, the Spandex-clad Tokusatsu series it borrows its costumes, mechs, and action footage from. But Toei, the makers of Super Sentai, are also behind another of Japan’s most iconic superhero franchises: the legendary Henshin Heroes of Kamen Rider. Last week, Toei announced…

io9 James Whitbrook

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Albert Uderzo, One Half of the Legendary Astérix and Obelix, Has Died

Albert Uderzo, who co-created and illustrated one of the most beloved French comic series of all time, Astérix le Gaulois, with René Goscinny, has passed away at the age of 92. An icon of the French comics industry, Uderzo was best known for his creative partnership with Goscinny, a friendship and business endeavor that began in…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

We Need Insanity Wolf Now More Than Ever

Thanks to the coronavirus, spending hours upon hours—if not full days—indoors is quickly becoming the new normal for folks across the country. Some Gizmodo staffers have their own ways of dealing with the new stress from being shut-in, I’ve always been partial to spending hours browsing what’s left of the old, shitty internet, image macros…

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky

The Mandalorian to Add Aliens and Terminator Star Michael Biehn

Michael Biehn. Star Wars. It kind of fits, right? The actor has already appeared in two of the best sci-fi series of all-time—The Terminator and Aliens—so what better way to complete a sci-fi trifecta of sorts than with The Mandalorian? Making Star Wars reports, and Hollywood Reporter confirms, that Biehn is part of The Mandalorian…

io9 Germain Lussier

YouTube Is Lowering Default Video Quality Worldwide for 30 Days in Response to Pandemic

In response to usage changes amid the covid-19 pandemic, YouTube has announced it’s reducing the default video quality on all videos globally for 30 days. The change will see the default setting for videos fall from high definition to standard definition, the company said, and will start rolling out “gradually” beginning Tuesday. Users will still…

Tech News Catie Keck

The Walking Dead‘s Current Season Will Be Cut Short

Fans who have been enjoying the current season of The Walking Dead are going to have to wait a bit longer to see how it ends. AMC just announced that “current events” have made it “impossible to complete post-production of The Walking Dead season 10 finale.” As a result, the season’s 15th episode, airing April…

io9 Germain Lussier

Life Is Thriving 2,600 Feet Beneath the Seafloor

You won’t see many living things above the ocean surface hundreds of miles southeast of Madagascar—an albatross or the occasional fishing vessel may break up the hours of solitude. But beneath the surface, lava from Earth’s mantle has uplifted a long, underwater mountain range with a flat top extending 5 kilometers above the seafloor. Its…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Apple Card Updates Privacy Policy to Allow for More Anonymized Data Sharing

When Apple announced its Apple Card nearly a year ago, it seemed like an alright card whose main selling point was enhanced privacy. Well with iOS 13.4, it appears that Apple has updated that privacy to allow for more anonymized data sharing with its banking partner Goldman Sachs. Before you grab a virtual pitchfork, screaming…

Tech News Victoria Song

You’ll Have to Wait a Bit Longer for Supernatural’s Final Episodes

In a previous article about the final season, I said it was hard to imagine a world where Supernatural did not exist, calling the series “a streetlight—always there, always on.” Thanks to covid-19 and social distancing, that light is going to stay on a little bit longer but don’t expect extra episodes. The final episodes…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin

Glowing Deep-Sea Squid Have a Complex Form of Communication, New Evidence Suggests

New research could finally explain how highly social deep-sea squid, with their glowing bodies and bioluminescent flashes, are able to coordinate their actions despite living in near-total blackness. Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) are top predators of the low-light pelagic zone, hunting fish and other marine animals at depths of over 450 meters (1,500 feet). Also…

Biology George Dvorsky

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15 Unique Board Games and RPGs for Families That Aren’t Monopoly or Trivial Pursuit

Families are experiencing some of the hardest changes with social distancing. Kids are home from school and parents have had to transition to a new way of learning for the first time. There’s also the issue of keeping kids entertained while they’re stuck inside for hours. We’ve made a list of family-friendly games, sorted by…

Games Beth Elderkin

Why the Covid-19 Related Drop in Air Travel Could Make Weather Forecasts Less Accurate

Amid the covid-19 pandemic, everyone’s cancelling their flights. To prevent the spread of the virus, countries are enforcing strict travel bans and encouraging social distancing, which means no air travel unless absolutely necessary. Airlines are taking huge hits: Southwest’s planes are just 20 percent full, Delta’s CEO said the demand fall-off is “unlike anything we’ve…

Earth Science Dharna Noor

How Could Covid-19 Cause Someone to Lose Their Sense of Smell?

In early March, 27-year-old California resident Isabelle Rosa began to experience symptoms that she would have brushed off as a typical flu just a few months ago. But as her fever and dry cough lingered, and as the growing threat of the novel coronavirus to the U.S. became impossible to ignore, Rosa suspected that she…

Health Ed Cara

Lack of Internet Access Could Be Dangerous for Rural Americans Needing Healthcare

The current covid-19 pandemic is underscoring just how important it is for rural Americans to have high-speed internet access. “Broadband is no longer a luxury it is a necessity for all rural Americans,” says RJ Karney Director of Congressional Relations at the American Farm Bureau told RFD-TV in a piece recorded for broadcast on the…

Tech News Joanna Nelius

Coronavirus Has Slashed Global Air Pollution. This Interactive Map Shows How.

These 19 Apps Will Help You Social Distance Without Feeling Isolated

Australia Converts Tourist Island Full of Quokkas Into Covid-19 Quarantine Zone

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Blames Press for Covid-19 ‘Hysteria,’ Boasts He’s Too Fit to Get Sick in Speech

‘I’m Just Praying’: Miners Fear the Impacts Covid-19 Could Have in Coal Country

Philly Officials Say Rich Jerk Who Owns Shuttered Hospital Is Trying to Cash in on Covid-19 Emergency

A Guide to Kamen Rider, the Masked Marvels of Japanese Superhero TV

Albert Uderzo, One Half of the Legendary Astérix and Obelix, Has Died

We Need Insanity Wolf Now More Than Ever

The Mandalorian to Add Aliens and Terminator Star Michael Biehn

YouTube Is Lowering Default Video Quality Worldwide for 30 Days in Response to Pandemic

The Walking Dead‘s Current Season Will Be Cut Short

Life Is Thriving 2,600 Feet Beneath the Seafloor

Apple Card Updates Privacy Policy to Allow for More Anonymized Data Sharing

You’ll Have to Wait a Bit Longer for Supernatural’s Final Episodes

Glowing Deep-Sea Squid Have a Complex Form of Communication, New Evidence Suggests

15 Unique Board Games and RPGs for Families That Aren’t Monopoly or Trivial Pursuit

Why the Covid-19 Related Drop in Air Travel Could Make Weather Forecasts Less Accurate

How Could Covid-19 Cause Someone to Lose Their Sense of Smell?

Lack of Internet Access Could Be Dangerous for Rural Americans Needing Healthcare

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