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The Nigerian government has confirmed that there are cases of Ebola in Lagos, the country’s megacity. This represents a major expansion for the Ebola pandemic, which entered Nigeria because an infected person took an airplane into the country. It’s unknown how many people they were in contact with en route.

Guillermo Del Toro Showed Us Why Crimson Peak May Be His Creepiest Film

We just saw the first footage from Guillermo del Toro’s next film, Crimson Peak. And based on that first glimpse, this movie could actually be his most lovely and disturbing film yet, thanks to insane imagery and loads of atmosphere. And del Toro may still get to make Hellboy 3 or Mountains of Madness! The…

The Pirate Bay Is Now Mobile-Optimized, If That’s Something You Want

The Pirate Bay, the infamous peer-to-peer file sharing website, has provided only the finest in illegal torrents for more than a decade, but it’s never been known for handsome mobile design. The torrent team has finally come up with a “mobile-friendly” version of its notorious website, in case you’ve ever wanted to torrent on the…

Ready to Move Animals Around the Planet for “Aggressive Conservation”?

This week a new paper revealed that humans have caused 322 animal extinctions over the past few centuries, and these numbers are alarming. But we can prevent more, using a tactic that some are calling “aggressive conservation.” https://gizmodo.com/humans-have-caused-322-animal-extinctions-in-the-past-5-1610770918 In the photo above, the National Parks Service uses a helicopter to move a tranquilized grizzly bear.…

Marvel’s Already Making A Guardians Of The Galaxy Cartoon Series

Well, that was fast. Clearly knowing what a potential megahit they have on their hands, Marvel has announced a Guardians of the Galaxy cartoon series that will air on Disney XD, joining Avengers Assemble, Ultimate Spider-Man, and the channel’s other Marvel animated series. There’s no date for the show, but Creative Director Eric Radomski said…

We Saw Mind-Blowing Orc-On-Human Violence In The First Warcraft Footage

Warcraft just wrapped filming a month or two ago, but the game adaptation doesn’t come out until 2016. And just now, we saw our first clips from the film — full of energy blasts, swords, battles, orc mayhem… and a lot of remorseful deadbeat dads. Seriously, the character moments in this teaser were all about…

Holy Shit, We Just Saw A Teaser For A New King Kong Movie!

Two years ago at Comic-Con, Legendary Pictures gave us a surprise teaser for a Godzilla movie. Now it was King Kong’s turn — they showed us a tantalizing glimpse of a new movie called Skull Island… featuring a certain giant ape. The teaser basically consists of a scary looking ocean, with huge roiling waves that…

Here Are the Winners of the 2014 Eisner Awards

Winners were announced at last night’s annual Eisner Award ceremony at Comic-Con, where the best comic book creators and critics are honored for their work. Here they are, thanks to Behind the Panels: Best Short Story “Untitled,” by Gilbert Hernandez, in Love and Rockets: New Stories #6 (Fantagraphics) Best Single Issue (or One-Shot) Hawkeye #11:…

The Godzilla Sequel Will Feature Mothra, Rodan And King Ghidorah!

Straight from Comic-Con, Legendary Films has announced that Godzilla 2 will be happening, and piling on the classic kaiju — including Godzilla’s pals Mothra and Rodan, as well as his three-headed archenemy King Ghidorah! Can’t. Wait. Kaiju fans will recognize this sequel as including the line-up of the classic 1964 Toho kaiju film Ghidrah, The…

Internet Freedom’s Poster Child Is Dangerous, Douchey, and Out of Prison

Welcome to Reading List, Gizmodo’s Saturday afternoon roundup of the best writing from around the web. This week, we’ve got pieces from The Awl, The New York Times, Medium, Wired, and more. David Kushner spends a rambling, maddening spell with Andrew “weev” Auernheimer, the bombastic hacker and self-proclaimed troll jailed for revealing an AT&T security…

We’ve Observed Mars for Decades, But Still Have No Big Theories

Mars geologist Phil Christensen says we’re still short on understanding the red planet. “The devil continues to be in the details,” he said at this week’s Eighth International Conference on Mars. Astrobiologist David Des Marais said Mars research today adds up to “lots of observations but no overarching [breakthroughs].” https://gizmodo.com/10-unsolved-martian-mysteries-5862878 http://www.nature.com/news/mars-slow-to-yield-its-secrets-1.15604 https://gizmodo.com/heres-why-everybody-is-freaking-out-about-methane-on-m-1355589246 Here’s Nature’s Alexandra…

Jupiter Ascending Comic-Con Footage Sealed The Deal: This Movie Rocks

The trailers for Jupiter Ascending, the Wachowskis’ wild-and-demented space opera collision, have looked pretty fun but also somewhat goofy. But today at Comic-Con, we saw a ton of footage, and we’re pretty much sold on the humor, the incredibly creative action, and yes, the “chosen one” storyline. Spoilers ahead… The only panelist for Jupiter Ascending…

Anti-GMO activist Mike Adams, who last week called for his followers to kill journalists who cover biotech, claims the “hit list” site attributed to him is actually a false flag created by pro-Monsanto forces. But this investigation reveals that there’s a lot of evidence connecting Adams to the hit list site.

We Saw Huge, Insane Battles in the Hobbit: Battle Of Five Armies Teaser

The illustrious Stephen Colbert moderated the Hobbit panel at Comic-Con, and not surprisingly the emphasis was on crazy zany fun. We saw the first teaser trailer from the third Hobbit movie, in which everybody is in mourning and huge melees are in the offing. Plus we saw a hilarious gag reel. We watched the teaser…

Silicon Valley‘s Algorithm Expert Wrote the Paper on Tip-to-Tip Jerking

Silicon Valley’s attention to detail means even the fictional math is hyper-realistic. IEEE Spectrum profiles Vinith Misra, the brain behind Pied Piper’s compression algorithm—and the guy who wrote the mathematical proof of that epic dick joke from the season finale. This guy is a legend. To be fair, Misra’s input on the show goes a…

Here Are The First Wolf Pups in the Cascade Mountains Since The 1940s

Remember the “wandering wolf,” OR-7, who traveled from Oregon to California and back while wearing a GPS collar? The US Fish and Wildlife Service discovered that he’s now a proud dad to at least three pups, thanks to some camera trap photos. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/03/lone-gray-wolf-returns-to-oregon-after-two-months-in-california.html Above: One of OR-7’s cubs. The pups are also historic; OR-7 and…

First Mad Max Clips Are Brutal. Does Max Actually Get Broken This Time?

The original Mad Max trilogy put Max Rockatansky through the wringer, to the point where his sanity was hanging by a thread. But after seeing a whole lot of footage from Mad Max: Fury Road, we’re not sure there’s any way Max can actually hold it together this time. This film looks just crazy. UPDATE:…

Tatiana Maslany Receives The Coolest Fan-Made Orphan Black Gift EVER

This might as well be a commercial for the thoughtful and talented fan who made Tatiana Maslany a set of clone nesting dolls because I certainly want one. Whoever you are, how can I place my order?

How the Rise of Refrigeration is Transforming China

In many parts of the world, having a refrigerator is part of everyday life. But in China, only 7% of people in cities had refrigerators in 1995. Now that number is over 95%. Writer Nicola Twilley has an article in the New York Times about how this simple technology has changed everything. Photo by Massimo…

Banned Buckyballs, Getting Your Sex Tape Off the Internet, and More

Happy Saturday friends! It’s been a great week here on the Good Ship Gizmodo. We tried out Tinder coaches, got an exclusive test of the world’s first motorcycle helmet with a heads-up display, and looked back at an American expo staged in Cold War Russia. And more! Comcast Employees Spill How Hellish Life Is on…