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Dive Into the World’s Biggest Cave

Our species owes a lot to caves. The natural rock formations have been homes, religious sites, art galleries, and graveyards for humanity’s earliest ancestors.The July issue of National Geographic magazine delves into some of the planet’s most expansive cave systems, located in the wilds of China. Below follows an excerpt from the story, but check…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

This Lamp Creates a Personalized Thundercloud in Your Home

Designer Richard Clarkson breaks down the barrier between indoors and outdoors with “The Cloud”— an interactive lamp, designed to look like a thundercloud. Using motion sensors, The Cloud detects a user’s presence and creates a unique lightning and thunder show dictated by their movement. It can be yours for a mere $3,360. We’ve come a…

io9 Mark Strauss

The “Grand Finale” To Cassini’s Tour of Saturn Sounds Pretty Damn Epic

On Monday, NASA’s Cassini probe celebrated ten years of Saturnian exploration – a decade of stunning images and insights about the planet and its moons. But in late 2016, Cassini will begin the dramatic final phase of its mission – a newly annointed “Grand Finale” that will culminate with an intentional dive into Saturn’s atmosphere.…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

There Is Now A Netflix For Legos

Yes, if renting Lego sets is something you’d like to do, then you’d best bookmark Pley.com immediately. The site allows you to rent your choice of Lego sets on a monthly basis, and then return them. Yes, really. It sounds crazy, but the joy of playing with Legos is generally the building, not the finished…

io9 Rob Bricken

A Pause for Disquiet.Gizmodo.Com

I’m hitting the pause button for the time being on disquiet.gizmodo.com. Activity will continue as always at Disquiet.com, and at sound.tumblr.com.

Tech News Marc Weidenbaum

This Army Mine Sweeper Will Drive Itself in Search of IEDs

Among the most dangerous jobs on the battlefield, being the soldier driving the minesweeping truck at the head of convoys is probably the last one you’d want. Your job is to drive over IEDs and landmines, detonating them before the vehicles behind you do. But thanks to a recent advancement in autonomous vehicle technology, these…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Razr Burn: My Month With 2004’s Most Exciting Phone

In July of 2004, Motorola debuted the Razr V3, one of the most iconic cellphones of all time. Exactly 10 years later, I shed my iPhone for a month to experience the world where apps don’t exist and T9 reigns king. Maybe I did it for the nostalgia. Maybe I did it because I hate…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

Tina Fey Is Making A Hocus Pocus Sequel!

Great comedian and all-around amazing producer and writer Tina Fey is making a Hocus Pocus sequel. And if it has to be anyone, we’re so glad it’s her. However, we’re not super excited about the premise… Updated with new info! A long time ago, there were whispers that Disney wanted to make a sequel to…

Movies Meredith Woerner

How to Keep Your Dog Happy When Fireworks Go Off—Using Science!

This weekend, most of us in the United States will seek out a beautiful, glittery fireworks display to celebrate July 4. But while we’re blowing things up, many of our nation’s dogs will be flipping out. After all, “bombs bursting in air” can sound downright terrifying.

io9 Annalee Newitz

A Lamp That Looks Exactly Like Sneakers Tossed Over Power Lines

If you’re on the hunt for a truly unique lamp to accessorize your living room, Etsy is a far better place to start than Ikea. Because that’s the only place you’ll be able to buy this illuminating creation from Ricochet Studio that looks like a pair of shoes tossed over a power line. Those shoes,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

A Fascinating Study of How Creationists Understand Early Human Fossils

Young-earth creationists don’t ignore science. Instead, they reinterpret it to fit their belief system. One paleontologist was curious to find out what they teach about human ancestry, and how they interpret early human fossils. Here’s what he found out. Prior to the Bill Nye/Ken Ham debate, BuzzFeed invited creationists to submit questions, and a couple…

io9 Mark Strauss

This Doctor Who/Adventure Time Mashup Is So. Damn. Charming.

Cartoonist Alex Dempsey‘s Adventure Time and Space! imagines Doctors 9-12 and their assorted companions as visitors of Adventure Time’s Land of Ooo, with fantastic results. The fun will never end! Anywhere! “I’ve always loved crossovers where there’s a link between the two pieces of media,” Dempsey tells io9. “I find it justifies the crossover and…

Television Robbie Gonzalez

How This NYC Skyscraper Is Being Built On Top of an Existing Building

As if building an entire neighborhood on top of an active rail yard were not already crazy enough, the developers for Hudson Yards are also planning a 51-story tower that will be constructed on top of and above an existing building. Yup, Manhattan is a crowded mess. Hudson Yards is the largest private real estate…

Tech News Sarah Zhang

Laura Palmer’s Twin Peaks House Is For Sale

For a sum of $549,950, the home of Laura, Sarah and Leland Palmer from Twin Peaks can be yours. And yes, the interiors still maintain that “What is going on?” charm; it even has that creepy wicker rocking chair! Welcome To Twin Peaks found the fictional home of Laura Palmer for sale here on Estatelyand…

Television Meredith Woerner

Deals: Akira, Bond, Attack on Titan Comics, Tomb Raider, Makerbot

The 25th Anniversary edition of Akira, one of the most popular blu-rays we’ve ever listed, is back to $15 today. [Akira] We’ve got a great selection of books and comics for you today: In the Land of the Long White Clouds Saga Books [Kindle] ($2) | Amazon | 4.5 Stars, 910 Reviews Goodnight, Little Monster…

io9 Shane Roberts

Cool surfing video makes me want to be at the beach even more

Surfer Anthony Walsh rides through five barrels of a single wave—whilst apparently failing to break a sweat. It just cannot be as easy as this guy makes it look. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

Sploid James Baker

The 10 Weirdest Movie Moments That Broke The Fourth Wall

There’s something inherently science fictional about breaking the fourth wall — like passing from a dimension of fiction into the real world. And savvy filmmakers have been playing with the strangeness of this notion for years. Here are the 10 weirdest movie scenes that broke the fourth wall. 1) Deathstalker 2 In the intro to…

Movies Madeleine Monson-Rosen

OnePlus One Review: An Unbelievably Fantastic Smartphone

Maybe you’ve heard of the OnePlus One. It’s the self-styled “flagship killer” aiming to swoop in from China and beat the Nexus 5 at its own affordability game. That’s a tall order, but the OnePlus One fills it. It’s so dirt cheap, and so incredible, that it’s damn near unbelievable. What Is It? A high-quality,…

Reviews Eric Limer

The Co-Founder Of DeviantArt Is Here To Take Your Questions!

Angelo Sotira, the CEO and co-founder of DeviantArt, is here today to answer our questions about art, sharing, and more! Plus, check out a gallery of DeviantArt mash-ups, ranging from a grumpy cat-inspired Maleficent to The Walking Dead version of Mulan. Top image: Grumpy Disney by TsaoShin. Sotira co-founded DeviantArt in 2000. Since then, it’s…

io9 Ria Misra

Remove Location Data From Your Photos Before Sharing Them

The GPS coordinates that are tagged to every picture taken with a smartphone (and many cameras) can be useful in all kinds of ways—finding shots from other people near your location or getting an overview of where your travels have taken you, for example. But if you’re snapping images around your home or office then…

Gadgets David Nield

Dive Into the World’s Biggest Cave

This Lamp Creates a Personalized Thundercloud in Your Home

The “Grand Finale” To Cassini’s Tour of Saturn Sounds Pretty Damn Epic

There Is Now A Netflix For Legos

A Pause for Disquiet.Gizmodo.Com

This Army Mine Sweeper Will Drive Itself in Search of IEDs

Razr Burn: My Month With 2004’s Most Exciting Phone

Tina Fey Is Making A Hocus Pocus Sequel!

How to Keep Your Dog Happy When Fireworks Go Off—Using Science!

A Lamp That Looks Exactly Like Sneakers Tossed Over Power Lines

A Fascinating Study of How Creationists Understand Early Human Fossils

This Doctor Who/Adventure Time Mashup Is So. Damn. Charming.

How This NYC Skyscraper Is Being Built On Top of an Existing Building

Laura Palmer’s Twin Peaks House Is For Sale

Deals: Akira, Bond, Attack on Titan Comics, Tomb Raider, Makerbot

Cool surfing video makes me want to be at the beach even more

The 10 Weirdest Movie Moments That Broke The Fourth Wall

OnePlus One Review: An Unbelievably Fantastic Smartphone

The Co-Founder Of DeviantArt Is Here To Take Your Questions!

Remove Location Data From Your Photos Before Sharing Them

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