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The Coolest Images From National Geographic’s 2015 Photo Contest

This year, more than 13,000 photographs were submitted to National Geographic’s annual photo contest. These 13 are the very best. Dirt This stunning image of an anti-cyclonic tornado was the grand prize winner. Captured by James Smart, the photo shows a monster of a tornado infused with brown dust as it sweeps through open farmland…

Tech News George Dvorsky Dec 29 '15

John McAfee Presidential Campaign Update: He Will Not Kiss Your Baby

Former software mogul and current cartoon millionaire John McAfee is running for President of the United States. But he will not be kissing your baby to do so. And, for that, he apologizes. On his website, McAfee claims that he will be running the “first purely electronic Presidential campaign.” Which means that he will not…

Tech News Matt Novak Dec 29 '15

Pouring Molten Copper on Antifreeze Engine Coolant Is Pretty Spectacular

It’s basically the war of the worlds. Heaven and hell smashing themselves together. A song of ice and fire. It’s molten copper vs antifreeze engine coolant. That hot golden orange glow being poured onto the radioactive slimy green antifreeze. What happens? A lot! The antifreeze starts shooting out bolts as the burn from the molten…

Sploid Casey Chan Dec 29 '15

Contagious Strains of Cancer May Be More Common Than We Thought

The recent discovery of a new form of contagious cancer among Tasmanian devils — the second to afflict the species — suggests we still have a lot to learn about how cancer spreads. It also suggests that transmissible cancer may be more common in nature than previously assumed. To date, scientists have observed only three…

Tech News George Dvorsky Dec 29 '15

Putting This Rubik’s Cube R2-D2 Back Together Is Harder Than Fixing a Real Droid

Does the shape of a Rubik’s Cube affect how hard it is to solve? At first glance you’d assume the irregularly-shaped pieces of this R2-D2 rotating puzzle would make it easy to put back together, but before you know it, you could have a real mess of droid parts on your hands. For around $25…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 29 '15

Daisy Ridley Is Helping To Bring Us A Studio Ghibli Film We’ve Never Seen Before

For film fans, simply hearing the name of the legendary Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli is a badge of honor. New film, old film, doesn’t matter. A Ghibli movie means quality and now one that’s never been released in the U.S. is coming with the voice of the new star of Star Wars. Daisy Ridley…

Movies Germain Lussier Dec 29 '15

The Punisher and Elektra Come to Hell’s Kitchen In First Daredevil Season 2 Photos UPDATED

In its forthcoming second season Daredevil is getting two new major characters: the Punisher (Jon Bernthal) and Elektra Natchios (Élodie Yung). Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we now have a look at the Punisher in action. And it’s not looking good for Daredevil (Charlie Cox). The introduction of The Punisher, aka Frank Castle, comes early in…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Dec 29 '15

A Neurosurgeon Critiques Latest James Bond Film’s Grasp of Brain Surgery

The James Bond franchise is entertaining and lucrative, but it’s not a very good way to learn about anatomy. That’s the conclusion of a neurosurgeon, who noticed that Spectre, the latest film in the franchise, fails rather spectacularly in its depiction of practical neurosurgery. Note: Spoilers for Spectre. When Dr. Michael Cusimano isn’t performing neurosurgery…

Tech News Esther Inglis-Arkell Dec 29 '15

How To View Your Saved Chrome Passwords

Google Chrome comes with a decent password manager that remembers all of your online login details, if you want it to—you can call them up any time from the Settings tab in the browser. This same database of username and passwords also lives on the web, letting you to bring up a password you’ve forgotten…

Gadgets David Nield Dec 29 '15

Here’s the Most Complete Ocean Floor Map Ever Made

What lies beneath the deep blue sea? So much more than you might think. The results that let this new, marvelously-detailed map of the seafloor from NASA’s Earth Observatory be made were actually first published last year as part of a paper in Science from researchers at NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. They were…

Tech News Ria Misra Dec 29 '15

Robotic Critters Make Excellent Rescue Dogs

DARPA’s BigDog is a four-legged robot that’s too noisy for covert ops on the battlefield. But a different beast-inspired bot from Italy could have use elsewhere: Its legs allow it to trek through tough terrain in disasters, and springs up if it gets knocked over. The Italian Institute of Technology brings us HyQ2Max, a robot…

Artificial Intelligence Bryan Lufkin Dec 29 '15

The Machinery Used to Build a Snowblower Is So Cool

Who knew that building a snowblower looks like building your own damn Terminator crossed with some gnarly Battle Bot? Or at least, that’s what it feels like to me. The red painting process is intimidating, the way the blades get shaped in one stamping motion is impressive, and the finishing assembly process is like putting…

Sploid Casey Chan Dec 29 '15

New Concept Art Shows Off Batman v Superman‘s Batcave

While Ben Affleck’s Batman may be letting Wayne Manor fall into disrepair, the Batcave remains a high-tech and up-to-date haven, as you can see from the concept art dropped by Entertainment Weekly. EW also has a still from the movie showing Bruce Wayne and Alfred (Jeremy Irons) in the Batcave, with Alfred in an apron…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Dec 29 '15

Magellan’s New Aftermarket Dash Cams Can See All the Way Around Your Vehicle

Many luxury vehicles offer a 360-degree view around your car on the dashboard which makes squeezing into tight parking spots much easier. Magellan now offers the same omnipotent vision to your junky ride with a new GPS nav unit that can connect to cameras mounted all around a vehicle. Given GPS navigation units now have…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Dec 29 '15

Watching This Drone Fly Through Venice Beach Is Really Breathtaking

The beauty of Venice Beach lies in its culture and in the people that go there and the uniqueness of what’s happening on the ground and all around the area. It’s a special place, a true treasure of California’s beach culture, and it’s like no where else in the world. This drone flyby of Venice…

Sploid Casey Chan Dec 29 '15

A Mirror Made of Fuzzy Pom-Poms Is a Creepy, Beautiful Thing

Daniel Rozin is obsessed with making mirrors, but instead of using glass or silver paint, he takes a more unorthodox approach to creating reflections. Using data from a Microsoft Kinect sensor Rozin manipulates everything from animated plush toy penguins, to his latest subject, a wall of fuzzy pom-poms. Packed into an octagon just a few…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 29 '15

Here’s The Most Mind-Blowing Theory About Terry Gilliam’s Twelve Monkeys

We’re coming up on the 20th anniversary of Twelve Monkeys, still one of the best time-travel movies. But we’re only just beginning to get to the bottom of what’s really going on in this film. There’s one wild, tantalizing theory that could explain Cole’s time-travel and the plague—watch us try to make sense of it!

Movies Gizmodo Staff Dec 29 '15

Russell Crowe Came Up With a Much Better Name for Hoverboards

Phone-throwin’ bloke Russell “Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the TRUE emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife” Crowe took a stance yesterday against the BOGANS of Virgin Australia for confiscating his hoverboard. Only he didn’t…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Dec 29 '15

10 Movies That Used the Same Exact Sound Effects As Other Movies

Avatar and Jurassic Park. Lord of the Rings and Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Star Trek and The Jetsons. What do those films have in common with each other? They used the same exact sound effects in their movies. Obviously some of those sound effects are done as an homage for movies that came before…

Sploid Casey Chan Dec 29 '15

Disney’s New Rolling Robot Climbs Walls Like a Gecko

Not even walls can stop Disney’s and ETH Zurich’s new four-wheeled robot called VertiGo that can quickly transition from rolling on the ground to climbing obstacles like a gecko—and without those sticky feet. So how does the VertiGo seemingly defy gravity? Atop the robot is a pair of steerable propellers that generate thrust, which pushes…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 29 '15

The Coolest Images From National Geographic’s 2015 Photo Contest

John McAfee Presidential Campaign Update: He Will Not Kiss Your Baby

Pouring Molten Copper on Antifreeze Engine Coolant Is Pretty Spectacular

Contagious Strains of Cancer May Be More Common Than We Thought

Putting This Rubik’s Cube R2-D2 Back Together Is Harder Than Fixing a Real Droid

Daisy Ridley Is Helping To Bring Us A Studio Ghibli Film We’ve Never Seen Before

The Punisher and Elektra Come to Hell’s Kitchen In First Daredevil Season 2 Photos UPDATED

A Neurosurgeon Critiques Latest James Bond Film’s Grasp of Brain Surgery

How To View Your Saved Chrome Passwords

Here’s the Most Complete Ocean Floor Map Ever Made

Robotic Critters Make Excellent Rescue Dogs

The Machinery Used to Build a Snowblower Is So Cool

New Concept Art Shows Off Batman v Superman‘s Batcave

Magellan’s New Aftermarket Dash Cams Can See All the Way Around Your Vehicle

Watching This Drone Fly Through Venice Beach Is Really Breathtaking

A Mirror Made of Fuzzy Pom-Poms Is a Creepy, Beautiful Thing

Here’s The Most Mind-Blowing Theory About Terry Gilliam’s Twelve Monkeys

Russell Crowe Came Up With a Much Better Name for Hoverboards

10 Movies That Used the Same Exact Sound Effects As Other Movies

Disney’s New Rolling Robot Climbs Walls Like a Gecko

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