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The Star Wars Prequels Have Never Looked as Good as On These Posters

The Star Wars prequels will forever be a point of contention. Some love them as their Star Wars trilogy. Others find them mindless and painful. But even people with opinions as opposing as those would agree, these new posters by Eric Tan are the best of what those films offer. Bottleneck Gallery will release these…

io9 Germain Lussier

What the Hell Happened to Mozilla and Firefox?

Mozilla has a new logo, the latest in the company’s effort to rebrand itself as a modern technology outfit worthy of your attention. It’s no surprise that the company reaching to stay relevant in the face of plunging usage of its key product, the internet browser Firefox. Somewhere out there is a designer who still…

Tech News Alex Cranz

2016’s New Temperature Record Proves Climate Change Is Moving Disturbingly Fast

New data presented today by the NOAA and NASA shows that global temperatures hit a record high for the third straight year in 2016. But while the El Niño weather system was cited as a contributing factor, the researchers say an overarching global warming trend is indisputable. As shown in the new report, the average…

Climate Change George Dvorsky

What Is Donald Trump Doodling?

Donald Trump never takes a day off from Twitter. Today, the president-elect published a tweet with an awkward photo of himself purportedly scribbling out his inaugural address with a Sharpie. But there was something weird about this photo. Although Trump claimed that he was writing his inaugural address, he didn’t actually show any of the…

Tech News Michael Nunez

Scott Pruitt’s EPA Confirmation Hearing Was a Surreal Nightmare [UPDATED]

On Wednesday, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt underwent his confirmation hearing to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. It was a complete mess, occasionally punctuated by the distractingly bright posters and the shouts of protestors just outside the hearing room. His exchange with Senator Bernie Sanders was like watching a fever dream. “Why is the climate…

Tech News Sidney Fussell

27 Possible Future American Horror Story Storylines, Ranked

American Horror Story’s sixth season, Roanoke, ended in November; its reality show send-up was maybe the series’ most ambitious yet, following Murder House, Asylum, Coven, Freak Show, and Hotel. So what’s next, now that American Horror Story is confirmed to be returning for at least three more seasons? We have some suggestions. First, though, some context.…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

This Robotic Exoskeleton Saves the Human Body Precious Energy

As machines go, the human body is an extraordinarily efficient one. The way we move—our arm swing, cadence, step length—is all calibrated to minimize energy consumption, allowing the body to get the maximum mileage out of calories it consumes. But in the burgeoning field of soft robotics, scientists have struggled to replicate this. Scientists imagine…

Tech News Kristen V. Brown

CBS Imbecile Just Fanned the Pizzagate Flames for No Reason [Update]

The past few months have been a whirlwind for members of the media as we ask ourselves difficult questions about an uncertain future. How badly did we get played by Russia? (Very.) What will Trump’s America look like? (Bad.) Will the Constitutional rights we enjoy survive the next four years? (…) Atlanta anchor Ben Swann…

Tech News Avery Ellis

This UV-Light Controlled Adhesive Could Help Ordinary Humans Become Spiderman

In the future, we’re all going to be Spiderman. At least, those of us who can afford super-sticky light-controlled wall-climbing spider boots. A team of German scientists created a strong adhesive that can quickly stick and unstick with just a flash of light. The new device could have applications in industry, building precise microelectronics without…

Gadgets Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Miles Morales Will Headline Sony’s Animated Spider-Man Film

The animated Spidey movie has its star, and it’s not Peter Parker. Miles Morales, the Ultimate Spider-Man, has been confirmed today as the protagonist of Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s upcoming animated movie. The news, out of a Sony Pictures press conference held today, also included early footage shown to press featuring Miles fighting a…

io9 James Whitbrook

Star Trek: Discovery Casts Spock’s Father and Pushes Back the Premiere Date Again

We’re never going to actually see this show, are we? First up, Discovery has cast James Frain (Gotham) as Sarek, Spock’s Vulcan father. This makes a bit of sense, since we’ve been hearing for a long time that Amanda Grayson, Spock’s human mother, was on the writers’ wish list. Of course, that was back when…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

Government Abruptly Kills Proposed Vaping Ban in National Parks but Won’t Explain Why

Earlier this month, the US National Park Service proposed a ban on vaping in the National Parks. The rule would have expanded the ban on smoking in designated areas to include electronic cigarettes. Today, folks at the NPS had a change of heart. But the agency won’t tell us why. The NPS quietly removed the…

Tech News Matt Novak

The Only Thing Missing From This Delightful Lego Version of Super Mario Bros. Is a Tiny Plumber

Forget about dropping $300 on the Nintendo Switch just to get your next Super Mario Bros. fix. As Jason Cichon demonstrates, all you need is a big pile of plastic bricks and some mad Lego skills to build a custom side-scrolling Super Mario level. The only thing that’s really missing is a hero. Sure, there’s…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

We Finally Know What’s Causing Namibia’s Mysterious Fairy Circles

For decades, scientists have struggled to understand the strange circles of barren land that litter the Namib Desert. Called “Fairy Circles,” their formation has been attributed to everything from supernatural forces to poison gas and subterranean insects. Now, scientists may have finally solved this enduring mystery. A new study published in Nature has found that…

Tech News George Dvorsky

Charles Stross on Why Scifi Matters More When the Future Looks So Dangerous

“Hello? Is this the complaints department? I want to register a complaint about last year’s future; it’s completely broken!” Quite a few of us have probably snarked like that about the anno horribilis 2016 (leaving politics aside entirely let me just say: David Bowie, Prince, Carrie Fisher*) but there’s a germ of truth in the…

io9 Charles Stross

Your Lisa Frank Trapper Keeper Is Going to Be a Movie

Oh yes, just what we all needed: school supplies getting a movie. I assume it’s a flipbook made of binder covers. The movie is supposedly a “live action/animation hybrid,” and I hope to god it’s about someone on the worst possible trip hallucinating these things coming to life. Dark and edgy Lisa Frank. At that…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

The Identity of the Power Rangers Comic’s New Evil Ranger Has Been Revealed

Late last year, Boom Studio’s ongoing Power Rangers series shocked fans with the revelation of a major new player pulling the strings behind the comic’s ongoing story: that Rita Repulsa was working with a sinister new ranger ominously called Lord Drakkon. But it turns out that’s not his real identity, which was revealed in today’s…

io9 James Whitbrook

Watch a Reinforced Steel Rod Break Like a Weak Little Twig

Inside nearly everything made of concrete, you’ll find reinforced steel rods that compress the material, making buildings, bridges, and other structures even stronger. The rods aren’t designed to break easily, but when they do, the best way to watch the destructive results is through the lens of a slow motion camera. The Slow Mo Guys…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

Julian Assange Backpedals on Extradition Promise in Record Time

As Gizmodo reported last night, Julian Assange appeared ready to make good on a promise to extradite himself to the United States—a country which has not publicly charged him with any crimes—following clemency for Chelsea Manning. Less than 24 hours later, Wikileaks’s bullshitter-in-chief is weaseling out of a deal no one asked him to make.…

Tech News Avery Ellis

Palmer Watch Day 117: It’s Over

Our watch has ended. After 117 days basically in hiding, Oculus VR founder and former Facebook golden child Palmer Luckey has been spotted in the wild—specifically in a federal courtroom in Dallas where Facebook is the subject of a $2 billion intellectual property lawsuit: https://gizmodo.com/catch-up-on-the-explosive-2-billion-lawsuit-against-fa-1791267436 https://gizmodo.com/mark-zuckerberg-gets-testy-in-oculus-lawsuit-grilling-1791286111 Luckey dropped off the map following the revelation that…

Social Media William Turton

The Star Wars Prequels Have Never Looked as Good as On These Posters

What the Hell Happened to Mozilla and Firefox?

2016’s New Temperature Record Proves Climate Change Is Moving Disturbingly Fast

What Is Donald Trump Doodling?

Scott Pruitt’s EPA Confirmation Hearing Was a Surreal Nightmare [UPDATED]

27 Possible Future American Horror Story Storylines, Ranked

This Robotic Exoskeleton Saves the Human Body Precious Energy

CBS Imbecile Just Fanned the Pizzagate Flames for No Reason [Update]

This UV-Light Controlled Adhesive Could Help Ordinary Humans Become Spiderman

Miles Morales Will Headline Sony’s Animated Spider-Man Film

Star Trek: Discovery Casts Spock’s Father and Pushes Back the Premiere Date Again

Government Abruptly Kills Proposed Vaping Ban in National Parks but Won’t Explain Why

The Only Thing Missing From This Delightful Lego Version of Super Mario Bros. Is a Tiny Plumber

We Finally Know What’s Causing Namibia’s Mysterious Fairy Circles

Charles Stross on Why Scifi Matters More When the Future Looks So Dangerous

Your Lisa Frank Trapper Keeper Is Going to Be a Movie

The Identity of the Power Rangers Comic’s New Evil Ranger Has Been Revealed

Watch a Reinforced Steel Rod Break Like a Weak Little Twig

Julian Assange Backpedals on Extradition Promise in Record Time

Palmer Watch Day 117: It’s Over

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