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Teen Climate Strikers Have Capitalists Shook

For the first time ever, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has declared environmental issues as the world’s top long-term risks. The international organization isn’t just recognizing the deadly, terrifying climate crisis as a huge global threat, though. The report also recognizes the power the youth hold, and how the new wave of climate activism poses…

The New Legends of Tomorrow Trailer Shows You Can Always Count on the Chaos of Legends

After the emotional roller coaster that was the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover, isn’t it time for a little controlled chaos? The latest trailer for DC’s Legends of Tomorrow reminds us that the most predictable thing in Arrowverse is that the Legends will always be unpredictable. Legends of Tomorrow returns on January 21 after some…

NASA Contest to Name Mars Rover Narrows to 155 Student Entries

Judges working for NASA have narrowed the list of possible names for the space agency’s new Mars rover to 155 student entries—different names that include everything from Dusty and Dreamer to Tenacity and Little Tinker. Whichever student wins the grand prize will get an invitation to see the new Mars rover launch into space at…

Updates From No Time to Die, Edge of Tomorrow 2, and More

No Time to Die has found its title singer. Paul Feig has some updates on Dark Army and, uh, The Play-Doh Movie. Go behind the scenes on Black Widow in a new featurette. Amazon confirms its Lord of the Rings cast. Plus, what’s to come in the post-Crisis world on Flash and Arrow, and a…

60 People Treated After Delta Flight Dumps Jet Fuel on Los Angeles County

Around 60 people in Los Angeles County were treated by first responders after a jet returning to Los Angeles International Airport dumped its fuel in mid-air, showering at least five elementary schools and a high school shortly before noon, CNN reported on Tuesday. No one at any of the sites required hospitalization, Los Angeles School…

So, How About That Holy Shit Moment on Crisis on Infinite Earths?

If you’ve seen tonight’s final two installments in the CW’s Crisis on Infinite Earths superhero crossover, you know EXACTLY which “holy shit!” moment we’re talking about. If you haven’t seen it yet, but you plan on watching it, move along…there will be spoilers. Still here? Really ready to talk about this? Here’s another photo just…

You’ll Love The Expanse Cast Even More After Watching This Goofy Season 4 Blooper Reel

Most of the cast of The Expanse has been working together for over five years, so you have to assume there’s kind of a family atmosphere on set at this point—by which we mean, a family that swears a lot and resorts to awkward dance moves whenever they blow a line, as this delightful season…

Some Trump Supporters Are Using Baby Yoda (of All Things) to Promote MAGA

There’s been a disturbance in the Force. In the days immediately after Baby Yoda made his first appearance on The Mandalorian, there was a mad rush for merch and people were dismayed to see how little there was to be had. So people did what people are wont to do and began making their own.…

Old Man Yells at iCloud

Stop What You’re Doing and Update Windows Right Now

The National Security Agency disclosed a major vulnerability in the latest versions of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 to Microsoft, which released fixes for the issue on Tuesday, the MIT Technology Review reported. The NSA took the unusual step (for an intelligence agency) of issuing a press release on the matter, writing the critical…

Google Is Buying the World’s Most Boring (but Useful) Startup

You know how sometimes when you Google a store, you get a pop-out sidebar containing info about products that store currently has in stock? Well, in a deal announced today, Google has agreed to purchase the startup responsible for making those sidebars possible. The name of the startup is Pointy, and in an agreement reportedly…

A Man’s Worm Infection Left Him with a ‘Stony Hard’ Testicle

There’s no good place for parasitic worms to wreak havoc in the human body, but doctors in India say their 80-year-old patient developed a particularly unfortunate case. The man’s worm infection left him with a massively swollen, calcified right testicle. According to the paper, published earlier this month in BMJ Reports, the man had visited…

The Anti-War, Pro-Animal Rights, Colonialist History of Doctor Dolittle’s Creation

Doctor Dolittle usually conjures up memories of Eddie Murphy being stuck in a bathroom with a bear taking a dump, or that time a squirrel was imbibed with gin so it would sit still for a scene with Rex Harrison. Now, with Robert Downey Jr.’s Dolittle featuring a fire-breathing dragon, it’s hard to picture who…

Dating Apps Caught Sharing Your Details With ‘Dozens’ of Third Parties: Report

If you’re one of those people who’s a bit unnerved by your phone’s apps tracking your every move, I have some bad news—it turns out dating apps are just as guilty as the rest of them. But unlike other apps, they also know what makes you horny. This update from the depths of surveillance capitalism…

Instagram Is Testing a Tool That Will Let You Stealthily Send DMs at Work

Instagram is testing the ability for users to access their direct messages from the web, meaning that you may finally be able to send and share messages—on the low, of course—during work hours. A spokesperson for Instagram told Gizmodo by email that the test is rolling out beginning today to “a small percentage of people…

HBO Invited Us to a Westworld Dinner Party, Where We Were the Ones Roasted

“Ms. Cranz, would you prefer a tequila or vodka shot? Don’t worry. We know the difference.” With one question a Westworld “robot” had roasted me to a cinder and brought into relief everything cool and terrifying about HBO’s Westworld “activation” at CES. What was the significance of that question? Two months earlier I had mistakenly…

Interstellar Stardust Found Inside Australian Meteorite Is a Staggering 7 Billion Years Old

A meteorite that crashed into Australia back in 1969 contains stardust dating back some 7 billion years, predating the formation of Earth by 2.5 billion years. The remarkable discovery offers a snapshot of the conditions that existed long before our solar system came into existence. Ancient grains found inside the Murchison meteorite have been dated…

Superman and Lois Is Officially Up, Up, and Away at the CW

It’s time for the working parents of the world to have their own superhero show. The CW has announced that Superman and Lois, which centers around Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch’s portrayals of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, has been picked up to series. As reported by Variety, Superman and Lois has been picked up…

New Climate Models Show That Clouds Could Screw the Paris Agreement

Scientists’ latest climate models show that the world is going to warm even more than we previously thought. In a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters, researchers examined the sensitivity of more than two dozen new climate models. If the models are right, the goals laid out in the Paris Climate Agreement to cap…

Young Love Blooms Under the Stars in Ari North’s Futuristic Graphic Novel Always Human

Ari North’s sci-fi queer romance Always Human began life as a WebToon series back in 2015, but now it’s being released as a GLAAD-sponsored graphic novel. We’ve got an exclusive reveal of the cover, as well as a peek at some of the colorful, gorgeously drawn, anime-esque interior pages. Here’s a brief summary of Always…