We Asked Jacques Cousteau’s Grandson About SpongeBob, The Life Aquatic, and Pooping Underwater
You might think space is the final frontier, but there’s an entire alien world beneath the sea. Exploring the deepest abysses even looks a lot like exploring outer space. So, we set up some time with Fabien Cousteau, aquanaut, Jacques Cousteau’s grandson, and arguably the ocean’s biggest fan, to chat about what it’s like. Cousteau…
Disruptive Undersea Air Gun Blasts Okayed By Trump
Extremely loud air gun blasts have not been used to hunt for oil deposits in the mid and south Atlantic ocean for the last 30 years, but since the industrial practices of the ‘80s are apparently in vogue again, on Wednesday the Trump administration restarted the application process to use seismic surveying. Environmentalists say the…
An Incredibly Cool Mecha Godzilla, and More of the Best Toys We’ve Seen This Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s roundup of the merchandise most likely to burn a hole in our wallets this week. Today we’ve got a Boba Fett-inspired Nerf blaster, some retro Batman action figures, a cool way to build your own Lego Transformers, and an alarmingly adorable Xenomorph plushie. Nerf Rival Star Wars Battlefront Apollo…
