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Istanbul Is Demolishing Three Skyscrapers to Preserve Its Iconic Skyline

Behind the Blue Mosque in Istanbul rise three stumpy luxury apartment buildings, recently completed and sold—only to be ordered demolished. The ruling from Turkey’s highest administrative court to tear down the skyscrapers to protect the city’s iconic views is remarkable, if a bit ill-timed. The lawsuit began in 2011, long before the 3 skyscrapers of…

Tech News Sarah Zhang Aug 22 '14

Meet the Company Google Just Bought To Design Its Future

Today, Google announced it’s taking a big step into its future: By buying Gecko Design, an 18-year-old product design and mechanical engineering studio, to be part of Google X. What could Google want with a smaller engineering company like Gecko? Its ability to build real-world products, that’s what. Google X a little bit like the…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Aug 22 '14

Two Rare Snow Leopard Cubs Just Made Their Debut At The Bronx Zoo

And yes, they are painfully adorable. The two cubs, both males, were born on May 6th, but are just making their first appearance in the zoo’s Himalayan Highlands exhibit. They look pretty stoked to be there: The pair was bred through one of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plans, cooperative conservation and…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Aug 22 '14

If I Stay Will Make You Cry, But Don’t Expect To Actually Feel Anything

If you are the sort of person who sobs during movies, the out-of-body movie If I Stay will certainly bring forth the tears. But despite its grief-filled plotline, it’s not a movie that will stick with you after it’s over. When If I Stay opens on a snowy Oregon morning, there’s a worrying moment where…

Movies Lauren Davis Aug 22 '14

Check Your Credit Cards: That Target Hack Is Running Wild

A new Department of Homeland Security report due out today confirms that the Target credit card scanner hack from this past winter was much broader than originally thought. The New York Times says that same hack is affecting more than 1,000 U.S. businesses. The Homeland Security report says that the malware could be hiding undetected…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Aug 22 '14

Monday Is Your Chance To Visit Any National Park In America For Free

America’s National Park Service turns 98 on Monday, August 25th. To celebrate, each of the country’s 401 national parks, monuments, memorials, and assorted historic sites will be waiving its entry fees. Above: Timelapse sequences from Yosemite HD II, by filmmakers Colin Delehanty and Sheldon Neill. More info here. Roughly two thirds of the sites in…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Aug 22 '14

This Insane Stealth Attack Boat Is Begging to Be Part of the Navy

New details have emerged on the stealthy fast attack craft from Juliet Marine known as the Ghost. This prototype is the only one of its kind (yet!). It looks—and runs—like something out of the next GI Joe flick, according to the folks at Bloomberg Businessweek who recently got a closer look. Eat your heart out,…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Aug 22 '14

The Woodpecker’s Guide to Avoiding Head Injuries

How do woodpeckers repeatedly hammer their heads into tree trunks without suffering brain damage? Their skull superpowers are made possible by everything from their unique brains, to their hammering techniques. And a new study of these birds could help humans avoid head injuries, too. Photo by Jean-Jacques Boujot https://gizmodo.com/the-woodpeckers-guide-to-avoiding-head-injuries-1625319496

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 22 '14

io9 Newsstand: Best Stories for the Week of August 18 – 23

I want to focus on short fiction found in magazines, but the large number of awesome anthologies cannot be discounted and I know you love them. So once a month I’m going to take a tiny break from magazines and call out an anthology I’m enjoying too. image credit: Glyn Lowe, Flickr Letter to Lethe…

Books & Comics K. Tempest Bradford Aug 22 '14

Life On Mars Creators Are Conjuring Up A Victorian Ghost Drama

The co-creators and writers of Life on Mars and Ashes To Ashes are working on a new paranormal drama for the BBC titled The Living and the Dead. And they’re promising it will be “very, very scary.” Excellent. BBC One and BBC America have just announced their latest television series from Ashley Pharoah and Matthew…

Television Meredith Woerner Aug 22 '14

The Best Typeface Apple Ever Had

It was square, squat, and inherently cute. It was friendly. It was easy to use. I’m talking about the beige box with the blue grinning face that came to live with us in 1985. But I’m also talking about the font that came with it. It was the typeface Chicago that spelled out “Welcome to…

Tech News Alissa Walker Aug 22 '14

Disturb Yourself with this Dystopian Music Video Sung Partly in Latin

This is “The Initiation,” the latest single from artist and poet Mykki Blanco, who manages to conjure up an unsettling story of mutants using just one creepy special effect — and an eerie way of walking on all fours while chanting in Latin. There are shades of Mad Max here, as well as gangster movies.…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 22 '14

The One Card to Replace All the Plastic In Your Wallet Just Got Delayed

Coin is a beautiful dream, one techno card that voltrons all the plastic in your pocket into a single slim square. Getting to market is hard though; Coin just got delayed until the spring of 2015. http://www.cnet.com/news/coin-delays-product-launch-until-spring-2015-as-questions-remain/ Originally intended to hit this summer after a successful crowdfunding project, Coin has now announced that it’s pushing…

Tech News Eric Limer Aug 22 '14

Stargate: Atlantis, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Soda [Deals]

Own Stargate: Atlantis on Blu-ray for just $45 today. [SG: Atlantis] When you’re done checking out, check out some of the funniest moments from SG history. https://gizmodo.com/the-funniest-moments-from-stargate-history-5801016 Still need a Playstation 4? Grab one today with inFamous: Second Son and 3 months of Playstation plus thrown in for free. Even valuing Second Son at $40…

io9 Shane Roberts Aug 22 '14

The Best Rechargeables, Tiny Drones, GoPro or Go Home [Deals]

If you own any devices powered by standard batteries, and you aren’t using rechargeables, you’re basically throwing money down the drain. Eneloops are widely considered the best on the market, and there are two great options today to get you started. The Super Power Pack is down to one of its lowest prices ever, and…

Tech News Shep McAllister Aug 22 '14

12 Anime Outfits That Defy The Laws Of Physics

Giant eyes? Spiky hair? Dudes who fight each other while soaring through the air? Anime is used to ignoring reality, but most especially in its fashion sense. Countless characters have outfits you couldn’t make in real life without cheating, anti-gravity, or a wish-granting genie. Here are a mere dozen of them. 1) Ryuko, Kill La…

Anime Rob Bricken Aug 22 '14

The Woodpecker’s Guide to Avoiding Head Injuries

Most woodpeckers use their beaks to drill into tree trunks in search of tasty bugs and their larvae. One group of ‘peckers, the sapsuckers, lick the sap out of the holes they drill using their long, brush-like tongues. The acorn woodpecker drills holes to store individual acorns. Colonies of acorn woodpeckers can store more than…

Biology Jason G. Goldman Aug 22 '14

Daytona Rising: From Aging Track to Hi-Tech Motorsports Mecca

Daytona International Speedway is undergoing its first major renovation in 55 years. Its first ever, really. On a recent visit, we found out just how far 40 million tons of steel, miles of fiber, and an eye towards the future will take an aging behemoth—one that can swallow 14 football stadiums whole. Full disclosure: International…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Aug 22 '14

This Was The First Human X-Ray Ever Taken

In 1895, while experimenting with cathode rays, physics professor Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, asked his wife to set her hand on a photographic plate. The result was the very first human x-ray. Here’s the full story of how it happened. https://observationdeck.kinja.com/lets-learn-about-a-random-scientist-vol-2-wilhelm-con-1625515752

io9 Ria Misra Aug 22 '14

Panasonic Lumix GH4 Review: 4K For the Rest of Us

While ultra high definition video—you know it better as 4K—has been making steady inroads among the pro ranks for years, it hasn’t yet hit with the masses. The Panasonic Lumix GH4 wants to prove that the ability to capture 4K video is something every shooter needs, whether they own an 85-inch 4K TV or not.…

Reviews Michael Hession Aug 22 '14

Istanbul Is Demolishing Three Skyscrapers to Preserve Its Iconic Skyline

Meet the Company Google Just Bought To Design Its Future

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If I Stay Will Make You Cry, But Don’t Expect To Actually Feel Anything

Check Your Credit Cards: That Target Hack Is Running Wild

Monday Is Your Chance To Visit Any National Park In America For Free

This Insane Stealth Attack Boat Is Begging to Be Part of the Navy

The Woodpecker’s Guide to Avoiding Head Injuries

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Life On Mars Creators Are Conjuring Up A Victorian Ghost Drama

The Best Typeface Apple Ever Had

Disturb Yourself with this Dystopian Music Video Sung Partly in Latin

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Stargate: Atlantis, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Soda [Deals]

The Best Rechargeables, Tiny Drones, GoPro or Go Home [Deals]

12 Anime Outfits That Defy The Laws Of Physics

The Woodpecker’s Guide to Avoiding Head Injuries

Daytona Rising: From Aging Track to Hi-Tech Motorsports Mecca

This Was The First Human X-Ray Ever Taken

Panasonic Lumix GH4 Review: 4K For the Rest of Us

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Istanbul Is Demolishing Three Skyscrapers to Preserve Its Iconic Skyline

Meet the Company Google Just Bought To Design Its Future

Two Rare Snow Leopard Cubs Just Made Their Debut At The Bronx Zoo

If I Stay Will Make You Cry, But Don’t Expect To Actually Feel Anything

Check Your Credit Cards: That Target Hack Is Running Wild

Monday Is Your Chance To Visit Any National Park In America For Free

This Insane Stealth Attack Boat Is Begging to Be Part of the Navy

The Woodpecker’s Guide to Avoiding Head Injuries

io9 Newsstand: Best Stories for the Week of August 18 – 23

Life On Mars Creators Are Conjuring Up A Victorian Ghost Drama

The Best Typeface Apple Ever Had

Disturb Yourself with this Dystopian Music Video Sung Partly in Latin

The One Card to Replace All the Plastic In Your Wallet Just Got Delayed

Stargate: Atlantis, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Soda [Deals]

The Best Rechargeables, Tiny Drones, GoPro or Go Home [Deals]

​12 Anime Outfits That Defy The Laws Of Physics

The Woodpecker’s Guide to Avoiding Head Injuries

Daytona Rising: From Aging Track to Hi-Tech Motorsports Mecca

This Was The First Human X-Ray Ever Taken

Panasonic Lumix GH4 Review: 4K For the Rest of Us

‘The Boroughs’ Dies With High Streaming Views

Brad Bird’s Ready and Hoping for ‘Ray Gunn’ to Hit Theaters

How to Watch Panama vs England Livestream Free from Anywhere

How to Watch Croatia vs Ghana Livestream Free from Anywhere

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12 Anime Outfits That Defy The Laws Of Physics