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Conservationists Capture ‘Heart Stopping’ Footage of World’s Most Endangered Rhino

Photographer Robin Moore had never been to the Ujung Kulon National Park in Indonesia when he visited about a year ago. He was there for one reason and one reason only: to find a Javan rhino. These rhinos are critically endangered, with only up to 68 left in the world. The animals once roamed a…

Conservation Yessenia Funes

Steven Universe Finally Returns December 17

Truly, a Christmas miracle. It’s been four months since Steven Universe left us all biting our nails in anticipation with its big reveal of White Diamond—and hell, that’s not even the longest break the show has taken between batches of episodes. But Cartoon Network has finally confirmed that the Steven Universe drought is ending next…

io9 James Whitbrook

Virgin Orbit Plane Completes Test Flight With Attached Rocket

A Virgin Orbit plane took off with a rocket under its wing on Sunday, marking a successful test flight for the company that hopes to provide satellite-launching services. Scientists and businesses are increasingly launching smaller satellites for research or communications purposes, but there are limited options for getting these smaller satellites into space. Virgin Group’s…

Space & Spaceflight Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Ending of The Crimes of Grindelwald Is Destined to Spark Massive Debate in the Potterverse

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has very little to do with actual crimes committed by Grindelwald. It is, instead, much more focused on the mystery of who Credence Barebone is. And when it’s revealed…holy shit. In the first film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, we learn that Credence, played by Ezra Miller,…

Movies Germain Lussier

NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover Will Land in Jezero Crater

NASA has announced the landing location of its upcoming Mars 2020 rover: Jezero Crater. Mars 2020 is set to visit the Red Planet to take scientific data and hunt for past signs of life, and to better understand the planet for a future human visit. After a five-year-long whittling-down process, NASA has opted for the…

Space & Spaceflight Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Amazon Cuomo Is Full of Shit

Coinciding with a buck wild, self-published “op-ed,” Governor Andrew Cuomo went on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show this morning to double down on his decision to offer Amazon, one of the largest retailers in the world, a glut of incentives estimated to total $4.6 billion. The interview was a rousing success—if his intention was to…

Commerce Avery Ellis

In the Final Aquaman Trailer, Atlantis Is Holding Out for a Hero

In our latest and apparently final new look at Aquaman before it washes over us next month, the war for Atlantis’ destiny really kicks off—so it’s a good thing Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) has been preparing for it his whole life. This latest trailer is mostly about giving context to things we’ve seen before. It’s…

Trailers James Whitbrook

Doctor Who‘s Differing Approaches Find a Shared Fear in the Future of Amazon

There’s a moment in “Kerblam!” where Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor does something she’s never done before, but her past selves have. She barges into a scene and demands answers, lest the villain of the week face her wrath. After, she asks her companions if the bombast suited her—and it almost felt like she was asking the…

io9 James Whitbrook

Tim Cook Defends Apple Being Paid Billions by Google

Over the last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook has made it a point to call out tech companies for indiscriminately collecting data on users and disregarding concerns about privacy. But one issue with his criticism is that Apple gets paid a boatload of money from Google for making its search engine the default on its…

Tech News Rhett Jones

A Renowned Art Detective Just Recovered a Stolen 1,600-Year-Old Mosaic

A sleuth famous in the art world for tracking down works of art thought to be lost or destroyed has delivered one of his greatest finds yet—a Byzantine-era mosaic of Saint Marks that was stolen from a Cyprus church after the Turkish invasion in 1974. Arthur Brand is a Dutch art historian who moonlights as…

Crime Jennings Brown

Rains May Help Fight the Camp Fire This Week—and Create a New Disaster

In what may be the first bit of good news in a while for Northern California, rain could be on the way by the end of this week. It could put the kibosh on the Camp Fire, ending one chapter of the deadliest and most destructive fire in California’s history. Unfortunately it won’t be all…

Earth Science Brian Kahn

These 4,000-Year-Old Termite Mounds Can Be Seen From Space

Scientists have discovered an immense grouping of freakishly large termite mounds in northeastern Brazil. Obscured by trees, the previously undetected array occupies a space equal to the size of Great Britain. As described in a new paper published today in Current Biology, the regularly spaced termite mounds date back nearly 4,000 years and cover an…

Biology George Dvorsky

Learn How to Use Siri Shortcuts to Make Your Life Easier

Announced as part of the iOS 12 update and now available as a separate app, Siri Shortcuts (or just Shortcuts) lets you do more with Apple’s digital assistant—you can wrap up a bunch of different tasks and launch them with one voice command. If you’re not sure exactly how this can be of use, keep…

Gadgets David Nield

You Can See Aquaman a Week Early…If You Have Amazon Prime

The Amazon takeover has officially entered the DC cinematic universe. Amazon has announced special week-early screenings for Jason Momoa’s solo debut, Aquaman, but only for folks with Amazon Prime. According to a press release, about 1,000 theaters across the United States will hold special screenings for Aquaman on December 15, one week before its official…

Movies Beth Elderkin

The Police of the Future Were Going to Soar Over Traffic to Save Lives

In the 1950s and 60s, Americans were fascinated by the idea of flying cars and jetpacks that would let people soar above the traffic. But it wasn’t just the average commuter who was supposed to benefit from these space-age technologies. Emergency responders like police and ambulances were going to take to the skies to help…

Transportation Matt Novak

Palm’s Ultra Tiny Phone Is an Absolute Snack

There’s just something about this phone. From the moment I laid eyes on this thing, it just kind of made me happy. It’s small and adorable like a newborn puppy, and despite how petite it appears it photos, it looks and feels even smaller in person. And I’m not the only one that had this…

Smartphones Sam Rutherford

The First Once Upon a Deadpool Trailer Stars Fred Savage’s Sick Burns

As Marvel superheroes go, Deadpool’s penchant for hanging out with regular old humans who lack healing powers mean that his presence is likely to end up getting them maimed or worse. Step aside, Peter. It’s Fred Savage’s time to shine in Once Upon a Deadpool’s first trailer. The PG-13 recut of Deadpool 2 will feature…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

Chloe Bennet Offers a Sneak Peek at Daisy’s Look in Agents of SHIELD Season 6

R.L. Stine promises a trilogy of Fear Street movies. Ezra Miller has high praise for the still-happening Flash movie. Get a look at Alexander Skarsgård in action for Godzilla vs. Kong. Plus, Gotham set pictures, what’s to come on Supergirl and Doctor Who, and a snippet from The Walking Dead’s midseason finale. Spoilers, away! Fear…

Television James Whitbrook

Do Animals Grift Each Other?

Ours is a dog-eat-dog world—but is the same true for dogs? I’ve seen dogs tussle over discarded bits of hamburger meat, but I’ve never seen one try to enlist another in a shady multi-level marketing scheme, nor have I seen one dog try to distract another dog while a third dog steals the second dog’s…

Tech News Daniel Kolitz

Finns Mock President Trump by Posting ‘Forest Raking’ Photos Online

President Donald Trump stood near the charred remains of Paradise, California on Saturday (he called it “Pleasure”) and said that Finland doesn’t have problems with destructive wildfires because that country “rakes” the forest. No one, including the president of Finland, had any idea what Trump was talking about. But the comment did spark a new…

Climate Change Matt Novak

Conservationists Capture ‘Heart Stopping’ Footage of World’s Most Endangered Rhino

Steven Universe Finally Returns December 17

Virgin Orbit Plane Completes Test Flight With Attached Rocket

The Ending of The Crimes of Grindelwald Is Destined to Spark Massive Debate in the Potterverse

NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover Will Land in Jezero Crater

Amazon Cuomo Is Full of Shit

In the Final Aquaman Trailer, Atlantis Is Holding Out for a Hero

Doctor Who‘s Differing Approaches Find a Shared Fear in the Future of Amazon

Tim Cook Defends Apple Being Paid Billions by Google

A Renowned Art Detective Just Recovered a Stolen 1,600-Year-Old Mosaic

Rains May Help Fight the Camp Fire This Week—and Create a New Disaster

These 4,000-Year-Old Termite Mounds Can Be Seen From Space

Learn How to Use Siri Shortcuts to Make Your Life Easier

You Can See Aquaman a Week Early…If You Have Amazon Prime

The Police of the Future Were Going to Soar Over Traffic to Save Lives

Palm’s Ultra Tiny Phone Is an Absolute Snack

The First Once Upon a Deadpool Trailer Stars Fred Savage’s Sick Burns

Chloe Bennet Offers a Sneak Peek at Daisy’s Look in Agents of SHIELD Season 6

Do Animals Grift Each Other?

Finns Mock President Trump by Posting ‘Forest Raking’ Photos Online

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