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Fat Bear Week Is Back

Hot girl summer is all but over, but fat bear fall has arrived. The hotties of Katmai National Park and Preserve are about to face off as Fat Bear Week begins on Wednesday. And frankly, I am here for it. In raging torrent that is our world unraveling, we all need to grab onto something…

Conservation Brian Kahn

Dive Into October’s Harvest of New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

If our massive fall preview left you wanting even more books for your list, you miiiight be an alien from some kind of speed-reading planet. But as it happens, we do have some new additions on our expanded October round-up, so read on for fantastical, spooky, and spaced-out suggestions galore. https://gizmodo.com/theres-something-for-every-sci-fi-and-fantasy-fan-on-io-1837007435 Angel Mage by Garth…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy

Now You Can Listen to Marsquakes

NASA has turned Marsquake data into sounds you can actually listen to. After landing on Mars last year, the InSight probe deposited a sensitive seismometer called the the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) on the Martian surface. After first recording a strange, possible Marsquake this past April, the experiment has now counted at least 21…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum

UPS Gets FAA Approval to Run America’s First Drone Delivery Airline

The Federal Aviation Administration has given UPS approval to run a drone fleet, enabling the company to create a UAV delivery airline. UPS announced on Tuesday that the federal agency granted the company a Part 135 certification—a high level of certification used by charter airlines—to operate its drones. This permits UPS to fly drones that…

Tech News Jennings Brown

A 1964 Earthquake Might Have Unleashed a Deadly Fungus on the Pacific Northwest

Two decades ago, a rare but deadly fungal infection began killing animals and people in the U.S. and Canada. To this day, no one has figured out how it arrived there in the first place. Now a pair of scientists have put forth their own theory: Tsunamis, sparked by a massive earthquake in 1964, soaked…

Health Ed Cara

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Power Rangers ‘Grind’ Again and Kickstarter Breaks Bad in the Latest Tabletop News

Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9’s regular column all about board games and tabletop roleplaying games. New York Comic Con is around the corner, and we’re expecting to see a few new game reveals there. But in the meantime, we’ve got a roleplaying game from a young cancer survivor, a competitive card game about fighting…

Games Beth Elderkin

A Story About Two Tiny, Fuzzy Photos of a ‘PlayStation 5 Prototype’ [Updated]

Short of the annual iPhone, few future devices get fans chatting like the next generation of consoles from Sony and Microsoft. Both companies have teased what’s next recently—with Sony revealing some details about the PlayStation 5 in April, and Microsoft showing off a flashy video teasing so-called Project Scarlett at E3 in June. Both…

Gadgets Alex Cranz

We May Have Been Thinking About a Carbon Price All Wrong

Putting a price on carbon is a key element of climate policy. The idea is simple: Carbon pollution is making the Earth uninhabitable, but companies have no incentive to stop polluting because they’re sociopathic. So slap a fee on every ton emitted, and it should (in theory) cause companies to find other, less polluting ways…

Climate Change Brian Kahn

The New Terminator: Dark Fate Trailer Is All About Family

We know why the Terminator wanted to kill Sarah Connor. We know why another wanted to kill John Connor. However, with a month left to release, we still don’t know what makes Dani Ramos (played by Natalia Reyes) equally special in Terminator: Dark Fate. In this new trailer though, which is primarily in Spanish, we…

Trailers Germain Lussier

Trump Campaign Stole Artist’s Music for New Facebook Ad, Record Label Says

President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is using copyrighted music in its latest Facebook ads—music that it didn’t pay for, according to the artist’s record label, which told Gizmodo the Trump campaign never obtained permission to use the song. Over this past weekend, the Trump campaign started running Facebook ads to attack Democratic presidential candidate Senator…

Social Media Matt Novak

Garmin Adds a Tacticool Military-Style Option to Its Luxury Smartwatch Line

Garmin’s MARQ line was designed to bridge the gap between stylish time pieces from companies like Omega or TAG Heuer and smartwatches that typically focus on function over form. The MARQ collection is now expanding with a sixth addition to the line designed for those serving in the military—or at least those who fantasize about…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

DMZ Is Coming to HBO Max Courtesy of Ava DuVernay

Warner Bros. is digging deeper into its DC properties and bringing another popular comic book to life. The company has ordered a pilot for DMZ, based on the 2005 Vertigo title by Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli, for its upcoming streaming service HBO Max. And it’s recruited one of its feature film directors to help…

io9 Germain Lussier

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Nat Wolff Will Play Alexander Skarsgård’s Sinister Right Hand Man in The Stand

The Dark Man just got one of his most fierce followers. Deadline reports that Nat Wolff (Netflix’s Death Note) has joined the already expansive cast of CBS All Access’ adaptation of the beloved post-apocalyptic Stephen King saga, The Stand. He’ll be playing Lloyd Henreid, a major supporting character in the book played previously by Miguel…

Television James Whitbrook

FCC Improperly Blocked States From Passing Net Neutrality Laws, Appeals Court Rules

A federal appeals court on Tuesday largely upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to roll back nationwide net-neutrality protections in a blow to supporters of the Obama-era policy. But not everything in the ruling went in the FCC’s favor. Consumer advocacy groups, including Mozilla, Free Press, Public Knowledge, and the National Hispanic Media Coalition, as…

Tech Policy Dell Cameron

Worrying Report Shows Global Energy-Related Emissions May Increase Through 2050

During a pivotal moment in human history when we should be reducing global carbon emissions, a new report by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) says that energy-related emissions will rise through 2050. The federal agency doesn’t expect most emission increases to come from countries like the U.S., though. In a report released Monday, it projects…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes

The New World War I Movie 1917 Was Edited to Be One Continuous Shot That Plays in Real-Time

1917, an upcoming World War I film, already looked good. But after watching a short behind-the-scenes video on the making of the movie, I have to say I’m really excited about this one. Not only does the camerawork look stunning, the entire movie is going to be one continuous shot cut together to make the…

Tech News Matt Novak

The Right to Repair Busted Appliances Is Getting a Big Boost in Europe

From 2021 onward, manufacturers across the pond will have to make household appliances longer-lasting and easier to repair thanks to new standards in the European Union. If only the same could be said here in the United States. As part of the new standards, appliance makers will have to make spare parts available to independent…

Tech News Victoria Song

In a Splendiferous New Birds of Prey Trailer, Margot Robbie Is Emancipated as Hell

The Harley Quinn rises. Margot Robbie is here to kick ass and shimmy some shoulders in the first official movie teaser for Birds of Prey (and the Emancipation of One Fabulous Harley Quinn). Following on the heels of the ambiguously gorgeous “See You Soon” video, we’re now getting our first real glimpse at Birds of…

Trailers Beth Elderkin

The New Cheap iPad Is Better Than Ever

If you want to buy a brand new iPad for not much money, the choice is obvious: get the new 10.2-inch, seventh-generation iPad. It’s a great value! Unfortunately, however, Apple is not in the bargain business. Although this iPad is now closer in size to the 11-inch iPad Pro, the significant gulf in the quality…

Tablets Adam Clark Estes

Bosch Hopes Triggering Explosions Will Actually Make Electric Cars Safer When They Crash

Building an electric vehicle isn’t as easy as swapping a fuel tank for a battery and a gas-guzzling engine for an electric motor, it requires an extensive redesign of the car as we know it, including planning for new risks when an accident occurs. That’s where Bosch thinks intentional explosions could actually make electric vehicles…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Fat Bear Week Is Back

Dive Into October’s Harvest of New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Now You Can Listen to Marsquakes

UPS Gets FAA Approval to Run America’s First Drone Delivery Airline

A 1964 Earthquake Might Have Unleashed a Deadly Fungus on the Pacific Northwest

Power Rangers ‘Grind’ Again and Kickstarter Breaks Bad in the Latest Tabletop News

A Story About Two Tiny, Fuzzy Photos of a ‘PlayStation 5 Prototype’ [Updated]

We May Have Been Thinking About a Carbon Price All Wrong

The New Terminator: Dark Fate Trailer Is All About Family

Trump Campaign Stole Artist’s Music for New Facebook Ad, Record Label Says

Garmin Adds a Tacticool Military-Style Option to Its Luxury Smartwatch Line

DMZ Is Coming to HBO Max Courtesy of Ava DuVernay

Nat Wolff Will Play Alexander Skarsgård’s Sinister Right Hand Man in The Stand

FCC Improperly Blocked States From Passing Net Neutrality Laws, Appeals Court Rules

Worrying Report Shows Global Energy-Related Emissions May Increase Through 2050

The New World War I Movie 1917 Was Edited to Be One Continuous Shot That Plays in Real-Time

The Right to Repair Busted Appliances Is Getting a Big Boost in Europe

In a Splendiferous New Birds of Prey Trailer, Margot Robbie Is Emancipated as Hell

The New Cheap iPad Is Better Than Ever

Bosch Hopes Triggering Explosions Will Actually Make Electric Cars Safer When They Crash

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