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Laser Analysis Reveals That Astronauts’ Skin Gets Thinner in Space

Astronauts have thin skin. That’s not a slur on their ability to fend off criticism, but the finding of a study being carried out by European scientists to understand how the dermal health of space travelers changes while in orbit. Many astronauts have complained about skin problems during and after trips to space. So NASA…

The Nike+ app for iOS now lets Spotify Premium play the streaming service’s music through the sports brand’s app, helping streamline the number of apps you have to use while you work out.

Robotic Surgery Has Been Connected to 144 U.S. Deaths Since 2000

All surgery carries risk, and that’s also true when it involves robots. A new study of U.S. Food and Drug Administration data reveals that a variety of malfunctions have been linked to 144 deaths during robotic surgery in the last 14 years. In the study, researchers from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MIT and Rush…

Andromeda Waits For You

M31, the Andromeda galaxy, has seldom looked as beautiful as it does in this photo by astrophotographer Jonathan Edgecombe, using a DIY setup. See a couple more of his gorgeous Andromeda pics below. The photo above, and the one directly below, were taken using a “HEQ5, TS 65Q and diy autoguider using ST80.” And an…

As of August 1st, Google+ Photos will cease to exist. Instead, Google Photos will assume its role.

This Is The First Image From NASA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory

The Deep Space Climate Observatory (also cleverly known as DSCOVR) is a spacecraft that sits a million miles away from Earth, hovering between the Sun and our planet. Its mission: to monitor space weather, and send us an endless stream of interplanetary selfies. This is its first. DSCOVR is hovering at a place known as…

Read The Best Gay Speculative Fiction of the Year!

Want to explore some strange new worlds that are genuinely new? Then you’re in luck—because Wilde Stories: The Year’s Best Gay Speculative Fiction has just been published! Contributor Craig Laurance Gidney posted the table of contents, which includes some of our favorite LGBT authors—including former io9 contributor Katharine Duckett! Here’s the full TOC: “The Love…

Go Update Windows Right Now

Microsoft normally restricts its Windows updates to a monthly Patch Tuesday. So when the company pushes a critical update on a Monday, it’s a good sign that shit is hitting the fan. The security update applies to all versions of Windows since Vista, and fixes a rather gaping hole in the security: thanks to a…

GoPro Wants To Help You Turn Awesome Videos Into Cold, Hard Cash

Do you create stunning videos with your action camera? Videos where you careen through a canyon at death-defying speeds, or “ride” your tiny model trains? GoPro wants to license those videos to advertisers looking for premium footage, and pay you for the privilege. The company just opened a new GoPro Licensing portal, where you can…

“How The Human Era Ends”: Listen To The Audiobook Of Ramez Naam’s Apex

The epic post-human story of Ramez Naam’s Nexus trilogy has finally come to an end—and the final volume, Apex, is coming out as an audiobook. And we’ve got an excerpt. Meet the intelligences that are set to replace us, and find out why “the next few minutes will decide the future of intelligence on planet…

U.S. Wins International Math Olympiad for First Time In 21 Years

For the first time since 1994, a team of top-tier mathematics students from around the United States has taken first place at the International Mathematical Olympiad, a global competition that this year included teams from more than 100 countries. Po-Shen Loh, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University and head coach for Team USA, says the…

AshleyMadison Confirms Hack, Purges Leaked Info From Internet

AshleyMadison, noted online home of serial adulterers, has confirmed that yes, someone did rummage through its 37 million-strong blackmail database. But the company also denies that it was swindling customers over the ‘paid-delete’ option, and has managed to take down any information leaked thus far. In a statement issued earlier today, AshleyMadison owners Avid Life…

We called the Chromebook Flip “The $300 Google Laptop You Didn’t Know You Wanted.”Now, it’s actually on sale! You can get one at Amazon or direct from Asus. Oh, and it’s just $280, not $300, for the 4GB version we recommend. Contact the author at [email protected].

What is Hydrogenation? And Why Is It In All Your Food?

Chances are you’ll eat something hydrogenated today. What does that mean? We’ll give you a quick tour of what hydrogenation is, how it’s done, and why many people don’t like it. To hydrogenate something is simply to add hydrogen to it. To start the process, you need something that has places where hydrogen can stick.…

Want MicroSD in Your Galaxy S6? Consider This Battery Boosting Case

We called the Galaxy S6 the best smartphone you can buy. Some would consider that a betrayal. After all, the S6 doesn’t have removable batteries or SD card slots anymore—it’s completely sealed. But you know what? There’s a new case that might solve at least one of those problems. The $90 Incipio Offgrid not only…

Marines blow up concrete walls protected only by a blanket

Watch US Marines with the 3rd Marine Logistics Group, 9th Engineer Support Battalion show how they get into buildings. The most amazing part is when they blow a concrete wall while they all stand there in line, just protected by a ballistic blanket. These guys are nuts. Watch the complete video here.

Benicio Del Toro May Play A Major Villain In Star Wars Episode VIII

Star Wars Episode VII isn’t even in theaters yet—but a big new bad guy is being cast for the next Star Wars episode. Word has it Benicio Del Toro has been offered a villainous role in Star Wars Episode VIII, which Rian Johnson will direct for release on May 26, 2017. Del Toro, an Oscar…

​The Best Fitness Tracker for Every Need

Like many of you, I work in front of a computer. They’re powerful devices, but they also suck your will to live and trick you into never, ever getting up and going outside. Reasons like that are why fitness trackers were invented. Over the last few years as Giz’s primary writer for Fitmodo, I’ve had…

A Moon Prison Detective Story Called The Dark Side Is Becoming A Film

The Dark Side, Anthony O’Neill’s novel about an android gone amok on the Moon and the detective sent to stop him, is making its way to the movies. The eBook was only released two months ago—but now, a screenwriter has been attached to adapt it. That writer is Javier Gullon, who’ll adapt The Dark Side…

Rumors That Kale is Bad for You Are Based on Hilariously Bad Science

Just read the procedure described above. It describes how alternative medicine practitioner Ernie Hubbard, who set the kale=bad meme rolling earlier this month, tested his suspicion that patients were poisoning themselves with kale. Ah yes, the trusty upside-down-notecard-on-a-desk technique! Where would science be without it? As Julia Belluz explains, in her deft dismantling of Hubbard’s…