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Tell Us About The Worst Time You Broke Your Phone

There’s no piece of tech that goes more places with us or serves more purposes for us now than our phones. But sometimes having all that powerful technology shrunk down into the palm of your hand means just one thing: It’s all so, so much easier to break. Tell us now in the comments about…

6 Uber Alternatives Because Uber Is Run By Dirtbags

Have you had it with Uber yet? The company price-gouges customers, screws over its drivers, and now, an Uber exec just publicly outlined a cavalier plan to spy on journalists in retaliation for critical coverage. Good news! You don’t have to use it anymore. You can use these alternatives instead. Buzzfeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith reports…

The Mice In Florida Prove The Antievolutionists In Florida Wrong

Florida has been the scene of multiple controversies over whether creationism should be taught in schools. This is odd, as Florida is the scene of one of the oldest and most thoroughly-studied examples of natural selection. Florida isn’t the most anti-science state in the union, but it has been the scene of many battles over…

These amazing nudes are the smallest sculptures ever made [NSFW]

These sculptures by London-based artist Jonty Hurwitz are so small that are impossible to see with the naked eye. They are smaller than a hair and a bit bigger that a human sperm but, despite their size, the level of detail is just insane. [NSFW for tiny naked women] Hurwitz’s created his sculptures using a…

These Larvae Glow in the Dark, Then Eat You

Well, they’ll only eat you if you’re a tasty insect. A few years ago, wildlife photographer Jeff Cremer was traipsing about the Peruvian rainforest when he noticed some glowing green dots scattered in the dirt. He returned to investigate with some entomologists. After checking the dots out, the scientists suspect they’re click beetle larvae. Cremer…

He-Man Is A Master Of Sarcasm And Also The Universe

Two weeks ago we learned that He-Man’s foe Skeletor was quite the impressive creator of insults, belittling his enemies and his minions with equal brutality. But a new supercut reveals He-Man was no slouch at being a jerk himself, although he preferred incredible sarcasm and trolling over sick burns. https://gizmodo.com/skeletor-is-a-master-of-the-universe-and-a-master-of-si-1654910111 Seriously, listen to this video,…

Inside the Blood Factory That Keeps Track of the World’s Rare Donors

When most of us think of “rare blood,” we think of AB-positive or O-negative. But it turns out there are far, far rarer types than that. In Filton, England, there’s a lab that handles blood donations from across the UK—and identifies this super-rare blood. Photographer Greg White recently got a tour of the NHS Blood…

This Tiny Kia Soul For Kids Has a Better Sound System Than Your Car

Apparently just having their own car at the age of four isn’t enough for some kids. It also needs to be utterly over-accessorized like this miniature Kia Soul that features more glowing lights and LEDs than a UFO, and a sound system that looks straight out of SEMA. The pint-sized Soul’s also got a combination…

The Tuxedo Mask figure does not suck as much as Tuxedo Mask does

Tuxedo Mask is getting a bit of a bad rap lately – but at least Tamashii Nations is giving us a good bit of Mamoru news with this delightful new figure. Look, he’s got a Rose and everything! https://gizmodo.com/10-reasons-why-everyone-but-sailor-moon-knows-tuxedo-ma-1659484664 Based on not the Manga or the most recent Anime adaptation Sailor Moon Crystal but the…

One Of The Guardians of the Galaxy Is Willing To Visit Agents of SHIELD

Rumors abound about the first teaser of Star Wars: The Force Awakens… and the movie’s shocking ending. A new viral website reveals a ton about Jurassic World’s universe and gives us a first look at the return of a familiar face. And we may know who’s staying and who’s leaving in Doctor Who’s Christmas Special.…

The ISS Now Has a 3D Printer

After being shot up into space, the International Space Station’s first 3D printer has arrived. Now installed, the device will allow astronauts aboard the ISS to manufacture equipment and spare parts to demand. https://gizmodo.com/nasa-is-blasting-the-first-3d-printer-into-space-tonigh-1636978871 It’s not yet clear what the astronauts will print first. Sadly, they probably won’t be making pizza: more likely it will…

Google’s never approved its apps in the way Apple does, but it’s now planning to reviewAndroid TV apps “for usability… and other quality guidelines.” Clearly, it wants its TV system to work this time round.

Google’s Image Recognition Software Can Now Describe Entire Scenes

Image recognition was already good—but it’s getting way, way better. A research collaboration between Google and Stanford University is producing software that increasingly describes the entire scene portrayed in a picture, not just individual objects. The New York Times reports that algorithms written by the team attempt to explain what’s happening in images—in language that…

The LEGO Movie 2 Will Have a Bunch of New Female Characters

There are so many reasons this is exciting: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who wrote and directed the first LEGO movie and are writing the second, say there will be a lot more female characters in the sequel. Speaking to BBC News, the pair said that not only do they want to do this, it’s…

Working airplane transformed into perfect loft now available on Airbnb

The latest marketing stunt from the Dutch airline KLM gives you the chance to spend a night in this airplane refurbished into a gorgeous loft. At first I thought that sleeping next to the runaway of one of the busiest airports in Europe sounded like a bad idea, but then I saw the pictures and…

Watch a Year of CO2 Swirl Around the Planet

This mesmeric animation shows how CO2 travels around the surface of our planet, pushed by winds from its sources to travel around the globe. An ultra-high-resolution computational model by NASA, the animation “illustrates differences in carbon dioxide levels in the northern and southern hemispheres and distinct swings in global carbon dioxide concentrations as the growth…

Nokia N1: A $250 Android Tablet That Looks Like an iPad Mini

Nokia may have relinquished control of the Lumia brand, but it’s far from giving up on hardware. It’s just announced the new N1: a $250 Android tablet. The 7.9-inch tablet has a frame, milled from a single lump of aluminum. Measuring 6.9 millimeters thick it weighs 318 grams. If you think it looks rather a…

There Won’t Be a CGI Phillip Seymour Hoffman in The Hunger Games

Soon after the passing of Phillip Seymour Hoffman, word came out that the final films in The Hunger Games would use a CGI duplicate to complete his performance as Plutarch. Now, director Francis Lawrence has said that they ultimately decided against it. It’s probably for the best. https://gizmodo.com/phillip-seymour-hoffman-will-be-digital-in-his-final-hu-1518414469 Speaking with the Huffington Post, Lawrence said:…

Court: Google Can Arrange Search Results Any Way It Damn Pleases

According to a new US court ruling made in San Francisco, Google can list its search results in whatever order it pleases—and it has the First Amendment behind it, too. That’s according to a hearing which saw a site called CoastNews file a lawsuit against Google, saying that it was knowingly lowering its rankings in…

Why Tamora Pierce Should Be Hollywood’s Favorite Author Right Now

On TV and in film, we’re seeing a lot of properties get developed that we never thought would have a chance. In some cases, we’re seeing single properties stretched to into whole universes. Why do this when there are two worlds, by the same author, which are perfectly suited to this kind of adaptation? Top…