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Report: Apple Pay May Launch Internationally By March

Since November, the rest of the world has been forced look on with mild annoyance and jealousy as Americans have paid for stuff with fingerprints (and a $600 phone). But according to a report from 9to5Mac, the days of having to key in a PIN – ugh- are numbered. The report, which quotes anonymous “sources…

Tech News Chris Mills Jan 10 '15

Watch A Crazy Parkour Runner Evade Zombies

As an ad for upcoming zombie game Dying Light, a group of parkour runners decided to make this POV short about a parkour runner getting chased by zombies. The action takes place in Cambridge, UK, where it appears there are many chimneys and rooftops to jump over (or, more likely, fall down). The GoPro-clad hero…

Tech News Chris Mills Jan 10 '15

There Are Now Lego Astronauts Aboard The ISS

These aren’t the first pieces of Lego to break the surly bonds of gravity, but they’re some of the coolest – as part of New Year celebrations aboard the ISS, the current crew of station were gifted three custom-made Astronaut figures. Header Image Credit: Federalspace.ru The figures aren’t even the first to be sent to…

Space & Spaceflight James Whitbrook Jan 10 '15

SpaceX Rocket Makes Crash Landing On A Drone Barge

After a lot of publicity and one aborted launch attempt, SpaceX tried to land its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone barge this morning. ‘Tried’ very much being the key word. Initially, the mission went to plan: the rocket launched OK (incidentally, the first successful American resupply launch since that other rocket went boom), the…

Space & Spaceflight Chris Mills Jan 10 '15

It may sound incredible but the Pillars of Creation don’t exist anymore

This week NASA published new astonishing high definition images of the famous Pillars of Creation—two 4-light-year-tall columns located in the Eagle Nebula, 7,000 light years from here, first photographed in 1995. The only problem is that the pillars don’t exist—they were destroyed more than a thousand years ago. Limited by our understanding of reality and…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Jan 10 '15

Fascinating break down explains why Taylor Swift songs are so catchy

If you existed in the year 2014, you have probably either cringed or sang along or cringed while singing along to Taylor Swift’s oppressively catchy song Shake It Off. Just why the hell is it so catchy ? Well, for one it’s pop. But also as Chilly Gonzales explains, it’s the same principles that has made…

Sploid Casey Chan Jan 9 '15

Neat video turns juggler into human black hole

This woman totally seems like she has harnessed the power of a black hole and can suck up all the light and everything around her. But it’s just a nice little camera trick showing swinging burning steel wool in reverse. The light flies to her as she twists and turn but in reality, it’s just…

Sploid Casey Chan Jan 9 '15

Space Shuttle Engines Start Hot Fire Tests For New Space Launch System

It lives! The RS-25 rocket engines from the space shuttle have been repurposed for the Space Launch System, NASA’s rocket for deep space exploration. The engines hot fired for the first time since 2009 in this 500-second burn. The RS-25 engine during a 500-second test fire at NASA’s Stennis Space Center on January 9, 2014.…

Tech News Mika McKinnon Jan 9 '15

Incredible Spinal Cord Implant Helps Paralyzed Rats Walk Again

Researchers have developed a thin, electrode-embedded ribbon which, when implanted along the spinal cord, lets paralyzed rats move again. Researchers are hoping to advance to clinical trials in humans soon. [École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne]

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jan 9 '15

This Is What a Quasar Looks Like

The mysterious celestial objects called quasars are some of the brightest objects in our universe. Quasars are actually galaxies with powerful black holes at their centers, sucking in matter and spitting out gouts of x-rays that create a massive, broiling-hot cloud. Image credit: NASA/CXC/Univ of Michigan/R.C.Reis et al; Optical: NASA/STScI Like many astronomical images that…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jan 9 '15

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Has Written A Novel About Mycroft Holmes

Most folks know him from his basketball career, but Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is also a best-selling author (an autobiography, several non-fiction tomes, and multiple books for kids), and an undercover airplane pilot (to cult-movie fans, anyway). And now, his first novel (with co-author Anna Waterhouse) stars Sherlock Holmes’ older brother. Reports the New York Times’ Artsblog:…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jan 9 '15

You Can Rent This Modular Pocket PC For $200 a Year

Did you know that Chromebooks were originally supposed to be disposable computers? That didn’t quite come to pass. But a new computer company called The Hive has a PC that you actually do trade in, year after year. It’s called the Amplicity, and it’s a computer like none you’ve ever seen, a brushed aluminum module…

Tech News Sean Hollister Jan 9 '15

First Footage From The Mid-Season Return of Outlander

Outlander has finally revealed some new footage for the rest of its first season. Jamie and Claire are back and softly humping once again in front of the beautiful highland landscape. Get a look at the hot steamy newness! First up is the new trailer which has the brand-new footage. Along with that, we have…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 9 '15

One Way That Beer is Healthier Than Carrot Juice

If someone were to put a pint of beer and a pint of carrot juice in front of you, telling you to pick the safer option, you’d go for the carrot juice, right? You fool! Sure, beer is full of alcohol, but compared to carrot juice it’s relatively free of something else — radioactivity. When…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jan 9 '15

You Don’t Really Want To Live In This Shiny Retrofuturistic City

We love the look of retrofuturistic cities — the clean cut skylines, the beautifully-turned metalwork, the occasionally almost gravity defying twists and turns of the architecture. But what would it really be like to live in one of them? Possibly quite nightmarish, it turns out. After looking at these dreamy pictures of American cities drawn…

io9 Ria Misra Jan 9 '15

This Impact Crater On Mars Is Just Two Years Old

Mars is covered in craters. Most of them are very old. The one you see here is, at most, two years and four months young – certified fresh, in cosmic terms. Photo Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Scientists keep pretty close tabs on Mars’ terrain. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been orbiting the planet since…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jan 9 '15

OH @#$% THE ZOMBIES HAVE LEARNED PARKOUR

I thought this first-person video from Ampisound was just a cool video of what it would look like to be a parkour master trying to escapefromzombies. Then I noticed something. The zombies… somehow the guy wasn’t losing them. In fact, the zombies also were running, jumping, and catching up. They knew parkour too. Well, shit.…

io9 Rob Bricken Jan 9 '15

Batman V. Superman Might Be Split Into Two Films?

This could be total bullshit, but when you think about it… it kind of makes sense. Could the Batman V. Superman movie be split into two parts? Latino Review has an insane story that all started with an image from a tipster: “A person claiming to have an iPhone video of the teaser for Batman…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 9 '15

Animated Agent Carter’s Toughest Mission Yet: Dealing With Sexist Jerks

One of the things that the new TV show Agent Carter made clear is that Peggy Carter has to deal with a lot of sexist garbage at the office (not that she doesn’t use it to her advantage). Here, Leigh Lahav pokes fun at the sorts of comments Peggy deals with in the course of…

io9 Lauren Davis Jan 9 '15

Need A Pick-Me-Up? Check Out These Animals Made Happier By Prosthetics

Humans aren’t the only creatures whose lives can be improved by prosthetics. All sorts of animals have developed a better quality of life thanks to prosthetic tails, legs, beaks, and more. And seeing them live life to the fullest will bring a smile to your face. The new tail of Winter, a dolphin lives at…

io9 Vincze Miklós Jan 9 '15

Report: Apple Pay May Launch Internationally By March

Watch A Crazy Parkour Runner Evade Zombies

There Are Now Lego Astronauts Aboard The ISS

SpaceX Rocket Makes Crash Landing On A Drone Barge

It may sound incredible but the Pillars of Creation don’t exist anymore

Fascinating break down explains why Taylor Swift songs are so catchy

Neat video turns juggler into human black hole

Space Shuttle Engines Start Hot Fire Tests For New Space Launch System

Incredible Spinal Cord Implant Helps Paralyzed Rats Walk Again

This Is What a Quasar Looks Like

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Has Written A Novel About Mycroft Holmes

You Can Rent This Modular Pocket PC For $200 a Year

First Footage From The Mid-Season Return of Outlander

One Way That Beer is Healthier Than Carrot Juice

You Don’t Really Want To Live In This Shiny Retrofuturistic City

This Impact Crater On Mars Is Just Two Years Old

OH @#$% THE ZOMBIES HAVE LEARNED PARKOUR

Batman V. Superman Might Be Split Into Two Films?

Animated Agent Carter’s Toughest Mission Yet: Dealing With Sexist Jerks

Need A Pick-Me-Up? Check Out These Animals Made Happier By Prosthetics

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