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Meet The 29-Year-Old Woman Sailing Around The World Solo

Emily Richmond has been mistaken for Christ, had close shaves with pirates, speared her dinner and made water from a solar still to survive. We caught up with her in Borneo. http://bobbieroundstheworld.com/ IndefinitelyWild: Where has the five-year journey taken you so far? Emily Richmond: Five years ago, I left Los Angeles, sailed down the coast…

Tech News Cameron Smith

Scientists reveal new vision of Earth 4 billion years ago

The Hadean and Eoarchean epochs were the real hell on Earth. For millions of years, our planet was heavily bombarded by millions of asteroids with “existing oceans repeatedly boiled away into steam atmospheres”until its crust finally solidified. These two new visualizations will help you comprehend this violence. The following is a reconstruction “that illustrates land…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Who Started As A Love Interest, But Then Became A Fully Fledged Hero?

Heroes need sidekicks, enemies and mentors — but most of all, every hero needs a love interest. And sometimes, the love interest helps out here and there. But which love interest shook off that role and managed to become a completely formidable hero in her or his own right? Please include a picture, book cover,…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Being a Kitchen Timer Is R2-D2’s Latest Side Job

As far as resumes for droids go, the skills and experience section on R2-D2’s must be at least 100 holograms long by now. This latest Star Wars tie-in sees Artoo back in the kitchen as a simple $20 timer, counting off anywhere from one to sixty minutes with a quick twist of his rotating dome.…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

What Happens To Sunlight As It Filters Through The Ocean?

How far does sunlight travel into the ocean — and just what happens to all those different wavelengths of color as you go deeper into the depths? The American Museum of Natural History put together this chart showing exactly how far light — and the different wavelengths of color that make up the full spectrum…

io9 Ria Misra

The Iliad’s Best Murders And Murderers, In One Amazing Infographic

When it comes to graphic violence, modern movies don’t have crap on The Iliad. In an amazing infographic, Greek Myth Comix‘s Laura Jenkinson aptly shows the number of brutal deaths in the classic of Western literature, how they died, who the most efficient killers were, and more. It’s great. This is just a small section:…

io9 Rob Bricken

Bad News: Scientists Have Measured 16-Foot Waves In The Arctic Ocean

For the first time, waves as tall as 16 feet have been recorded in Arctic waters. If these waves are speeding the breakup of the region’s remaining ice, as oceanographers suspect, they could signal the birth of a feedback mechanism that will hasten the Arctic’s march toward an ice-free summer. Above: Ocean waters transition from…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

V2 Pro Vaporizer Review: A Marvelous Magnetic Vape Pen

Getting your nic fix used to mean lighting up a Marlboro, but with the rise of electronic cigarettes, the market’s been flooded with countless pen vaporizers that get the job done without being gigantic. So which one should you, the neophyte vaper, choose? The V2 Pro Series 3 is one great choice. What Is It?…

Reviews Andrew Tarantola

The Men of Orphan Black Celebrate Season 2’s Best Death with a Duet

Orphan Black’s second season ended with a mind-boggling cliffhanger, and now we have to wait a whole year to find out what happens next. And to process all of the insane developments in season two. We talked to the show’s creators and cast, and they reminisced… and dropped a few hints. Spoilers ahead … At…

io9 Perri Nemiroff

Rotating Rooms Let You Redesign This House Whenever You Feel Like It

Normally, the phrase “push-button home” evokes images of a Jetson-esque lifestyle filled with futuristic gadgets and shiny automatons just waiting to do our bidding. But this house turns that concept on its head, allowing you to transform your home into a simple, quiet retreat in the midst of a bustling city. The Iranian architecture firm…

io9 Mark Strauss

I wish I could live long enough to see these future cities in real life

Paul Chadeisson is a French concept designer who creates exquisite futuristic urban environments. You probably know his work from games like Remember Me but there’s much more in his portfolio. Here are some of his fantastic cities I would like to visit. Paul Chadeisson is a French concept artist who has worked in games like…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

A Brief History of Sending Animals to Space

Last week at w00tstock, Matt Inman (aka The Oatmeal) spoke about the storied history of our species’ habit of sending other animal species into space. Here’s a video of the very excellent talk, which is well worth the thirteen minutes you’ll need to watch it. [The Oatmeal]

Biology Jason G. Goldman

How A 1980s Walkman Changed Guardians of the Galaxy Completely

The most important game-changing character in Guardians of the Galaxy isn’t Peter Quill, and it isn’t Rocket Raccoon. It’s a 1980s Walkman. Find out for yourself how this obsolete gadget is the heart of the movie. Spoilers ahead… In our exclusive interview with executive film producer and president of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige, we found…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Food of the Future: Just Freeze-Dry It All!

If I had to name one food that defined my childhood it would have to be astronaut ice cream. I can still remember getting it from the gift shop at the Minnesota Science Museum in the late 1980s and thinking that it was absolutely the coolest thing in the world. Look Mom, I’m eating just…

Tech News Matt Novak

This Ice Cream Changes Color When You Lick It

Spanish physicist Manuel Linares has developed a brand of ice cream that changes color when it experiences a change in temperature and comes into contact with saliva — but he’s keeping quiet over how he came up with this delicious creation. He calls it Xamaleón, a play on the Spanish word for chameleon. The tutti-frutti…

io9 George Dvorsky

Behold, “The Space Robot Equivalent Of An Owl Pellet”

NASA’s Curiosity rover recently… erm… “unburdened” itself of a rock sample, then took a photo to mark the occasion. The small pile of Martian material was collected back in May at the Windjana drill site, the fourth location from which Curiosity has probed the planet’s terrain. We like to think Curiosity regards its pile of…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

The Business Behind Fake Hollywood Money

In late 2000, the producers and crew for action flick Rush Hour 2 gathered at the now-defunct Desert Inn in Las Vegas and prepared to blow up a casino. The scene, which pitted policemen and Secret Service agents against a counterfeiter attempting to launder $100 million in superdollars, was to culminate with hundreds of thousands…

Tech News Zachary Crockett- Priceonomics

What Secrets Are Hidden In The Wildlings’ Costumes On Game Of Thrones?

Here’s some concept art showing Sam and Gilly approaching the Wall from the North, exclusively at io9. It shows the scale and the magnificence of the Wall — and how daunting it is to climb. This comes from the book Inside HBO’s Game of Thrones, and we’ve also got an exclusive look at the Wildling’s…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

One Super Common Bacteria Is Wasting Labs Millions in Research Money

Unless you’re a biologist, the bacterium Mycoplasma probably will not strike fear in your heart. Our mouths are teeming with this tiny and usually harmless microbe. But when Mycoplasma finds its way into a petri dish of cells, it becomes a big and expensive headache. A new study finds that 11% of samples in gene-expression…

Tech News Sarah Zhang

How an Atomic Clock Was Used to Record a House-Sized Instrument

Nestled on a Malibu hillside, three miles up a corkscrew-like road from the Pacific Coast Highway, sits a very peculiar house. Protruding through a missing window in the basement are 18 brass strings, tethered to a mountain 30 yards away. And at any time of day, you might hear their haunting vibrations echoing on the…

Tech News Alissa Walker

Meet The 29-Year-Old Woman Sailing Around The World Solo

Scientists reveal new vision of Earth 4 billion years ago

Who Started As A Love Interest, But Then Became A Fully Fledged Hero?

Being a Kitchen Timer Is R2-D2’s Latest Side Job

What Happens To Sunlight As It Filters Through The Ocean?

The Iliad’s Best Murders And Murderers, In One Amazing Infographic

Bad News: Scientists Have Measured 16-Foot Waves In The Arctic Ocean

V2 Pro Vaporizer Review: A Marvelous Magnetic Vape Pen

The Men of Orphan Black Celebrate Season 2’s Best Death with a Duet

Rotating Rooms Let You Redesign This House Whenever You Feel Like It

I wish I could live long enough to see these future cities in real life

A Brief History of Sending Animals to Space

How A 1980s Walkman Changed Guardians of the Galaxy Completely

Food of the Future: Just Freeze-Dry It All!

This Ice Cream Changes Color When You Lick It

Behold, “The Space Robot Equivalent Of An Owl Pellet”

The Business Behind Fake Hollywood Money

What Secrets Are Hidden In The Wildlings’ Costumes On Game Of Thrones?

One Super Common Bacteria Is Wasting Labs Millions in Research Money

How an Atomic Clock Was Used to Record a House-Sized Instrument

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​Meet The 29-Year-Old Woman Sailing Around The World Solo

Scientists reveal new vision of Earth 4 billion years ago

Who Started As A Love Interest, But Then Became A Fully Fledged Hero?

Being a Kitchen Timer Is R2-D2’s Latest Side Job

What Happens To Sunlight As It Filters Through The Ocean?

The Iliad’s Best Murders And Murderers, In One Amazing Infographic

Bad News: Scientists Have Measured 16-Foot Waves In The Arctic Ocean

V2 Pro Vaporizer Review: A Marvelous Magnetic Vape Pen

The Men of Orphan Black Celebrate Season 2’s Best Death with a Duet

Rotating Rooms Let You Redesign This House Whenever You Feel Like It

I wish I could live long enough to see these future cities in real life

A Brief History of Sending Animals to Space

How A 1980s Walkman Changed Guardians of the Galaxy Completely

Food of the Future: Just Freeze-Dry It All!

This Ice Cream Changes Color When You Lick It

Behold, “The Space Robot Equivalent Of An Owl Pellet”

The Business Behind Fake Hollywood Money

What Secrets Are Hidden In The Wildlings’ Costumes On Game Of Thrones?

One Super Common Bacteria Is Wasting Labs Millions in Research Money

How an Atomic Clock Was Used to Record a House-Sized Instrument

JBL Authentics 500 Retro-Style Home Speaker Hits 40% Off, Now at Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Clearance Begins

ExpressVPN Spring Sale Special: Up to 73% Off + Free eSIM and Password Manager

You Too Will Learn to Fear the XenoFrog

Amazon Echo Dot Sees Its Last Price Drop in the Spring Sale, Final Hours Tick Down Ahead of an Uncertain Prime Day

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Apple Removes iPhone Vibe Coding App from App Store

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Meet The 29-Year-Old Woman Sailing Around The World Solo