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Watch A Slab Of The Sierra Nevadas Literally Shed Its Skin

Twain Harte rock in California is in a period of active exfoliation, sloughing sheets of granite in creaking, cracking, rock-flaking, dust-shedding, exhilarating glory. Explosive exfoliation! Image credit: dotysan/Mika McKinnon Geologic processes happen on inconvenient timescales, either so slowly it’s hard to notice, or catastrophically quickly in a manner decidedly hazardous to observers. But sometimes we…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

Induced Stem Cells Will Be Tested on Humans for the First Time

Back in 2006, when controversy over embryonic stem cell funding was still raging, a piece of research came along that would make the debate essentially obsolete: normal adult cells can actually be reprogrammed into stem cells. No embryos necessary. The technique went on to win its inventor the Nobel Prize. And now, after many years…

Health Sarah Zhang

Ashkenazi Jews Linked To Group Of Just 330 People From Middle Ages

A genetic analysis shows that all of the Ashkenazi Jews alive today — of which there are more than 10 million — can trace their roots to a group of just 330 people who lived 600 to 800 years ago. The new study, which now appears in the journal Nature Communications, involved the genetic analysis…

io9 George Dvorsky

What’s The Greatest TV Show That Everybody Looked Down On At First?

Sometimes, it’s hard to tell in advance which TV show is going to rock, and which will flounder. Earlier today, Mweyer pointed out that a lot of people were pretty negative about the excellent Sleepy Hollow. But what’s the best TV show that got bad early buzz, or predictions of doom? Please include a picture,…

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Watch A Pod of Orcas Stalk, Attack, and Feast on A Tiger Shark

They don’t call them killer whales for nothing. In this gorgeous footage from filmmaker Edwar Herreño, a pod of six orcas make a meal out of a tiger shark in the waters off Costa Rica. Herreño isn’t just a photographer and filmmaker, he’s also a marine biologist. His work has appeared on CNN, Animal Planet,…

Biology Jason G. Goldman

Here’s the Rosetta Spacecraft Lining Up Its Asteroid Landing Shot

After a decade of interplanetary travel and a harrowing orbital entry, the ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft is finally cruising within 50 kilometers of its target, the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko asteroid. To commemorate the momentous event, the Rosetta snapped this selfie with its target in the background. Up next: landing on the rapidly spinning space rock. The Rosetta program…

Space & Spaceflight Andrew Tarantola

Skateboards With VHS Tape-Inspired Decks Let You Rewind a Few Decades

The thought that today’s kids will certainly have no concept of what VHS cassettes were is a little sad for those of us who grew up taping TV, rewinding movies, and messing with that mysterious tracking dial. But VHS cassette tapes will be far from forgotten as long as a few skateboarders embrace these retro-styled…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Winter is Coming, and so is this crazily detailed Ned Stark figure

Ohohoho, bet you weren’t expecting a seasonal Game of Thrones joke as the lead-in for this one. But what else can you say about Threezero’s latest figure, other than holy cow that looks amazing? This 1/6th scale incarnation of Sean Bean’s Eddard Stark will be available to pre-order from Threezero’s website from September 15th, 9:00…

Tech News James Whitbrook

This Is Not A Starscape

Biologists hypothesize that the larvae of New Zealand glowworm Arachnocampa luminosa – which dangle, numerous and luminous, from the ceilings of caves – have evolved to resemble a star-studded night sky. Above: Arachnocampa luminosa do their best impression of a starry night along the ceiling of New Zealand’s Hollow Hill Cave | Photo used by…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

All of T-Mobile’s New Phones Will Have Free Wi-Fi Calls and Texts

T-Mo’s CEO John Legere, attired in his traditional pink and black garb, took the stage in a San Francisco mobile store and immediately started down his long list of carrier bashing before announcing his company’s seventh addition to its ongoing Uncarrier. Now, every phone T-Mobile sells will come with Wi-Fi calling and texting. T-Mobile is…

Tech News Darren Orf

These Six Maze Runner Clips Kind Of Got Us Excited About This Movie

The Maze Runner movie has kind of slipped under the radar of late. Yes, we love the book, and yes, the fellas all look good in their assigned Henley shirts, however our actual excitement waned—until now. These clips are super intriguing, great looking and simply good. Call me crazy, but I’m ready for The Maze…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Be Prepared for the Next Big One With This DIY Earthquake Detector

A large-scale early warning system for California earthquakes should be rolling out soon—at least, as soon as the government funding kicks in. Until then, one of the scientists working on the prototype decided to turn his seismic knowledge into an at-home science project, designing this DIY earthquake alarm for about $110. UC Berkeley professor Joshua…

Tech News Alissa Walker

A Cyclist Explains Why You Shouldn’t Bother Buying A New Bike

A lot of the stuff we buy is already on its way to being obsolete as soon as it’s pulled from the box. So, with your phone, computer, and appliances all marching inexorably towards the graveyard, how much use should you really expect out of an old bicycle? In response to this question about the…

io9 Ria Misra

Placemat Plates That Suction to Tables Are Every Parent’s Dream

The day a parent hands over the spoon to a toddler learning to feed themselves is the same day that meal cleanup becomes infinitely more involved. Overturned bowls and spills are inevitable, but possibly less frequent if this silicone placemat with a built-in segmented bowl succeeds in its Kickstarter campaign. Products made from food-grade silicone…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

How Safe Can Apple Pay Really Be?

Apple just promisedto revolutionize how we spend money. More specifically, the company announced Apple Pay, a new mobile payments platform that lets you buy things with your iPhone (or smartwatch). Sounds cool! But given recent high-profile security lapses, it’s fair to wonder: Is it safe? Obviously, Apple thinks so. In announcing Apple Pay, chief executive…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

The Internet Threw a Protest and No One Came

Remember when the internet rallied to defeat SOPA/PIPA? That was fun. Today, a coalition of websites are trying to create the same digital fervor to protect another looming threat to the free web: net neutrality. Unfortunately, this most recent campaign hasn’t impassioned the masses so much as briefly inspired a collective, heh? Netflix, Tumblr, Reddit,…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

Rural Areas May Soon Get High-Speed WiFi Over Unused TV Bands

If you live out in the less densely inhabited regions of America, chances are very good that high-speed internet in your area is pretty hard—if not impossible—to come by. That could soon change thanks to a team from Rice University who have hacked currently unused, Ultra High Frequency (UHF) TV spectrum into a high-speed, wireless…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Batman Does Not Take The Sudden Reappearance Of His Parents Well

When Thomas and Martha Wayne seemingly return from the dead to visit their adult son Bruce in stately Wayne Manor, the entire family must come to term with certain ugly truths in this Nerdist video. Mainly that all the Waynes are kind of dicks. As an aside, I’m not sure why, but I find Alfred’s…

io9 Rob Bricken

To Truly Appreciate Modern Planned Cities, View Them From Above

While some of our modern cities are built over haphazard cowpaths, others are marvels of urban planning, with carefully plotted grids and streets radiating from the center. And we can see just how remarkable these cities are when we look down at them from above. Heusden, the Netherlands, with a fortification built during the Eighty…

io9 Vincze Miklós

Here Is a 3D-Printed Earthquake

When Doug McCune was shaken awake by the Napa earthquake last month, he did what any reasonable person would do in the middle of the night: He downloaded a whole bunch of earthquake data. A few more days of tinkering, and he had created this 3D-printed visualization of the quake. If you’ve ever looked at…

Tech News Sarah Zhang

Watch A Slab Of The Sierra Nevadas Literally Shed Its Skin

Induced Stem Cells Will Be Tested on Humans for the First Time

Ashkenazi Jews Linked To Group Of Just 330 People From Middle Ages

What’s The Greatest TV Show That Everybody Looked Down On At First?

Watch A Pod of Orcas Stalk, Attack, and Feast on A Tiger Shark

Here’s the Rosetta Spacecraft Lining Up Its Asteroid Landing Shot

Skateboards With VHS Tape-Inspired Decks Let You Rewind a Few Decades

Winter is Coming, and so is this crazily detailed Ned Stark figure

This Is Not A Starscape

All of T-Mobile’s New Phones Will Have Free Wi-Fi Calls and Texts

These Six Maze Runner Clips Kind Of Got Us Excited About This Movie

Be Prepared for the Next Big One With This DIY Earthquake Detector

A Cyclist Explains Why You Shouldn’t Bother Buying A New Bike

Placemat Plates That Suction to Tables Are Every Parent’s Dream

How Safe Can Apple Pay Really Be?

The Internet Threw a Protest and No One Came

Rural Areas May Soon Get High-Speed WiFi Over Unused TV Bands

Batman Does Not Take The Sudden Reappearance Of His Parents Well

To Truly Appreciate Modern Planned Cities, View Them From Above

Here Is a 3D-Printed Earthquake

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