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The Unstoppable Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

A new study indicates that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is in a state of irreversible decline. Over the past 40 years, the flow of glaciers into the sea has sped up. As a result, the sheets are thinning, melting the ice faster than we thought it would. Soon, sea levels will be rising. Beautiful…

Join Us For A Week of Events at the Gizmodo Home of the Future

It’s almost time for the Gizmodo Home of the Future, highlighting our favorite forward-looking products from design, technology, and beyond. From May 17 to 21 you’ll be able to stop by the New York City space to browse the home or pull up a seat in our co-working lounge, and we’re also hosting events every…

Grove’s Bamboo iPad Case Is Typically Nice, Typically Spendy

Wooden gadget accessories appeal to a certain kind of dweebus—I am that dweebus. And Oregon’s Grove has been among the best for years. Now they’re making iPad cases. Are they worth it? What Is It? It’s a “wooden” iPad mini case from Grove, the same people who have made some of my very favorite iPhone…

Weeds, The West Wing, He-Man, Homeworld

Own Weeds: The Complete Series for under $50 today only. This is a blu-ray that also includes digital copies and comes in cool, limited edition packaging. [Weeds, $49] Remember the one where He-Man rubs his hands over sand so fast it turns to glass, and then he uses the glass to create a cage, or…

600-day trip around the world makes me rethink my whole existence

Alex Chacon has been traveling around the world for 600 days. With his GoPro attached to a monopod, he shot one of those vacation videos that make you rethink your whole existence. But don’t get him wrong. Alex is not having one of those no-way-I’m-moving-from-my-hammock type of holidays, he is actually a motorcycle explorer, photographer…

Ewoks Invade The Arrowcave In This Amazing Arrow/Star WarsMash-Up

Who knew how much a touch of Star Wars might spice up the already-exciting Arrow/Deathstroke fight scene in episode 16? Dave Jones did, and the world is a better place for it. We can only hope that Arrow’s season 2 finale this week will be half as wonderful. Also, Wicket + Felicity Smoak = True…

​This Manmade Island Floats On Over 150,000 Recycled Plastic Bottles

As part of the site’s ongoing Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Made series, MSN has a video about Mexico’s Richart Sowa, a former carpenter who became interested in ecological engineering and left his job to spend over six years building a manmade island made from mostly recycled materials. Over 150,000 plastic bottles bundled into mesh sacks…

How a Team of Nerds and Artists Uncovered Warhol’s Lost Digital Art

Retro-geeks and artists alike were abuzz last month with the news that the Andy Warhol Museum had recovered digital works of art created by Warhol himself some thirty years ago on a Commodore Amiga computer. A new documentary produced by the Carnegie Museum of Art traces the process of digital archeology that revealed these works…

The Star Wars Characters Who MUST Be In The New Movies

The brand new Star Wars trilogy is a blank canvas, wide open for J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg to create something new and brave. But we’re bound to see some familiar characters from the original films, plus some people from the E.U. Which characters absolutely need to be in the new films? Please…

The Antarctic Ice Sheet Has Started to Collapse and Nothing Can Stop It

For decades, scientists have feared the collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet—a vast swath of ice that could unleash a slow but unstoppable 10-foot rise in sea levels if it melted. So here is today’s terrible news: we now know the ice sheet is melting. And there’s pretty much nothing we can do about…

A Real Keyboard for Your iPad, Chomecast, Fire-Proof Safe

The Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard is widely considered the best iPad keyboard on the market, and Best Buy has the iPad Air model today for $50, or $20 under the typical asking price. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/logitech-ultrathin-portfolio-keyboard-case-for-apple-ipad-air-veil-gray/1817149.p Logitech Ultrathin Portfolio Keyboard Case for iPad Air | $50 Samsung makes some of the best Smart TVs out there, and Woot…

What’s A Frankenstein Gotta Do To Get Some Peace Around Here?

Alas, Aaron Eckhart is just too sexy to live his life in the shadows of the cannily named I, Frankenstein, and that’s what leads him to get caught a war between gargoyles and demons. Plus Her, Zombinators and more, all in this week’s home video releases! • I, Frankenstein The ultimate adaptation of Mary Shelley’s…

The Bizarre Failed Weapons That Led to the Stun Gun

Stun guns themselves certainly aren’t perfect solutions to the problem crowd control. But compared to what came before it, the modern stun gun seems downright civil. One of the first uses of electroshock weapons to (non-lethally) control crowds took place during the 1930s as a substitute for the billy club. But this first iteration of…

Remember that “Mute” feature that was popping up on Twitter for mobile? Today, it’s officially rolling out across the board. You may may now tweet in peace.

Terrifying video captures Syrian jet bombing rebel cameraman’s position

Remember Syria? Of course not! But here’s yet another startling reminder that things have have not changed one bit there: Watch a Syrian MiG-21 maneuvering to bomb a rebel position and blowing it up. It’s amazing that the rebels are still resisting with all this firepower being thrown at them every day. Now, go to…

Black Dog Syndrome Teaches Us a Crucial Lesson About Science

Black Dog Syndrome is a pretty simple effect noticed by employees at pet shelters. It has been studied many times, by people who knew what they were doing. But it turns out that the syndrome is less interesting from a scientific perspective than the studies themselves. Black Dog Syndrome Volunteers at pet shelters are generally…

See The Toons Who Would Have Appeared In Roger Rabbit‘s Deleted Funeral

While Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is packed with cartoon characters from various studios, a handful of Toons didn’t make the cut. Popeye, Bluto, and others appear only in this storyboarded funeral scene. An early script for the movie include a scene in which Eddie Valiant attends Marvin Acme’s funeral. The storyboards recently popped up on…

Can a Smart Lighter Help You Quit Smoking?

If you’ve ever chastised a friend for their gnarly smoking habit, you know that scolding does absolutely nothing. Making people feel bad about smoking just makes them want to smoke in secret. Well, here’s an idea: What if it was your lighter making you feel bad about smoking. You can’t run away from your lighter…

Are Nest Thermostats Killing Air Conditioners?

Everybody loves the Nest thermostat. Or at least, they love the idea of it. Who wouldn’t want a futuristic thermostat with a brain that automatically adjusts to your habits and optimizes your energy usage? Well, a growing number of people say they’re encountering unexpected problems with their devices. Kinja user AFSpecialSauce recently posted a well…

A Statistically-Relevant Debate on Climate Change

Dear John Oliver: Did you really just hold a climate change debate with the number of scientists vs. deniers in accurate proportions? I think I love you, and your new show. Since cool, rational discussion has utterly failed to produce meaningful policy action on addressing climate change, I am all for blatantly mocking the absurdity…