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This New Japanese Trailer For Godzilla Is, Of Course, Awesome

There’s not a ton of new footage in this new international trailer for Godzilla. Also, it’s weirdly heavy on the Aaron Taylor-Johnson for some reason. But I’m reasonably certain the new shots included here will still blow you away. [Via Comic Book Movie]

The Air Force is simplifying how it grades nuclear-missile officers who are authorized to key in launch codes. The service has “made the monthly [certification] test pass-fail,” Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh announced, though he declined to say what percentage of correct answers would be needed to pass.

This Folding Origami Grill Has a Metal Mesh Hammock For Firewood

When you’re cooking dinner in the woods, the last thing you want is to be responsible for burning down acres of trees down because you were careless with your campfire. A portable grill helps keep everything safely contained, and the folding Grillo even keeps your burning briquettes or kindling off the forest floor. Thanks to…

This Alaskan Frog Can Survive Getting Frozen and Thawed

While human cryogenics is still in its pie-in-the-sky, butt-of-the-joke phase, a frog that lives in Alaska’s subzero temperatures can pull off a surprisingly similar feat. Scientists have now documented the wood frog surviving through its longest and coldest states ever. This frog could someday hold the key to preserving organs for transplant and maybe just…

The Dark Side Of The Moon Is A Spacecraft Graveyard

Last week, NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) ended its mission as planned, by smashing into the far side of the moon. But even though LADEE is deceased, it’s not alone. Other spacecraft — including parts of some we might not know about — share the same resting place. “The total is six…

Leica T: A Compact Camera That’s Engineered Like a Sportscar

Today, Leica jumps into the future with the Leica T, a brand new camera and lens system from the storied maker of luxury cameras you can’t afford. The new unibody shooter has a huge 3.7-inch touchscreen and a brand new interface that looks unlike anything we’ve ever seen on a camera before. It’s gorgeous, it’ll…

Sequel Roundup: Frozen 2, Captain America 3, Jurassic World, And More!

Mark Ruffalo tweets from the set of Avengers: Age of Ultron. Director Matt Reeves explains what Dawn of the Planet of Apes is really about. Max Brooks is bringing Extinction Parade to television. Plus, a behind-the-scenes look at Jurassic World. Spoilers now! Top image: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Avengers: Age of Ultron…

23 Amazing Soviet Visions For The Future of Transportation

Tekhnika Molodezhi, or “Technology for the Youth,” is a Soviet and Russian monthly science magazine that’s been published since 1933. Like its U.S. and French counterparts, Popular Mechanics or the Le Petite Journal, the magazine is famous for its spectacular covers—often depicting fantastic scenes from the possible future. Zhrunalko–a russian site devoted to rare Soviet…

If your Sony Vaio Fit 11A spontaneously combusted in the past week, you’re in luck: Sony just announced a repair program to replace your battery. Click here to check and see if your product is at risk. [Sony]

The Most Amazing Microscopic Videos of 2013

Every year, Nikon’s Small World in Motion Competition rounds up the best microscopic videos from scientists across the world. The winners of the 2013 competition have just been announced, and the results are strange yet beautiful. The video above, by Dr. Gabriel G. Martins from the University of Lisbon, shows a 3D reconstruction of a…

Earthquake on Vancouver Island

A shallow magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit offshore of Vancouver Island, British Columbia on Wednesday night. That’s larger than the Christchurch earthquake and was felt hundreds of kilometers away in Vancouver, yet no damage or injuries were reported. Why? Location, location, location. Rocks, sand, trees, waves, and fog define the northwest coast of Vancouver Island. Image…

An Insanely Detailed Map of Where People Bike and Run Around the World

Earlier this year, Nathan Yau visualized some of the world’s most popular running routes, but with a fairly limited data set. But the information logged to Strava provides a wildly detailed map of people’s workouts across the entire planet—and now you can explore it to your heart’s content. Indeed, the Strava dataset includes over 77…

Andy Warhol’s Lost Amiga Computer Art Rediscovered 30 Years On

The Andy Warhol Museum has recovered a series of artworks created by the famed pop artist in the mid-1980s using a Commodore Amiga home computer. Newly retrieved from old floppy disks, they’re now available for all to see. In fact, the images have only come to light because new media artist Cory Arcangel stumbled across…

How to Keep Milk from Spoiling Without Refrigeration

For centuries, before refrigeration, an old Russian practice was to drop a frog into a bucket of milk to keep the milk from spoiling. In modern times, many believed that this was nothing more than an old wives’ tale. But researchers at Moscow State University, led by organic chemist Dr. Albert Lebedev, have shown that…

Look at Zuck’s New Madam Tussauds Waxwork

In case running the world’s most successful social network wasn’t enough, Zuckerberg must now truly know he’s made it—because he’s been immortalized in wax by Madam Tussauds. From June, Mark Zuckerberg’s likeness will be on show in the new San Francisco Madam Tussauds. Barefoot with a laptop and wearing his faithful hoodie, he’s got a…

iOS 7.1 Developers’ Source Code Hints at Siri for Apple TV

Apple’s virtual helper might soon appear in additional types of hardware from the tech giant, with snippets of code found within the iOS 7.1 SDK suggesting that a version of Siri for Apple TV may be in the works. The discovery hinges around the device identifier “3” that’s been found inside the Assistant call code…

FBI Informant Sabu Linked to International Cyberattacks

Remember Sabu, the Anonymous hacker turned FBI informant? According to the New York Times, he’s been linked to a series of international cyber attacks—and the suggestion is that they may have been ordered by the Bureau. The newspaper writes that, back in 2012, Sabu exploited a web hosting vulnerability and directed other hackers to extract…

Amazon Prime Pantry: 45 Pounds of Groceries Delivered for $6

Jeff Bezos wants to feed you. No, really: Amazon’s latest venture is Prime Pantry, a service that allows you to have 45 pounds’ worth of household essentials, in everyday sizes, shipped to your door for $6. The service, first rumored late last year, is available to Prime members and is now live in 48 states…

Here Is What The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Look Like On The Inside

Artist Nychos has already dazzled us with his grand anatomical murals. Now he turns his paintbrush to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, stripping our heroes of their skin and shells and show us their mutant innards. These paintings are part of Nychos’ “Street Anatomy” show, which is currently exhibiting at FIFTY24SF Gallery in San Francisco’s…

The FDA Is Coming For Your E-Cigs

Gather ye e-cigarettes while ye may. According to a report from The New York Times, the FDA is preparing to announce “sweeping new rules” to regulate the sale of e-cigs, cigars, gels, and pipes. Tomorrow, the agency will unveil a “hundreds-of-pages-long” blueprint for the regulations—a long-delayed attempt to gain control over a booming industry. The…