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NASA: Martian Meteorite Could Have Contained Ancient Water And Life

Could this meteorite show evidence of ancient water and life on Mars? That’s one possibility raised in a new paper led by NASA and including members of a team who made a contentious claim about Martian microfossils in another meteorite 18 years ago. “This is no smoking gun,” stated lead author Lauren White, who is…

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Over 200 Miles of Yosemite Backpacking in One Incredible Time-lapse

It took over two years for filmmakers Colin Delehanty and Sheldon Neill to create Yosemite HD II, the the breathtaking followup to their 2011 tribute to Yosemite National Park. It was worth the wait. Full screen, HD, headphones if you’ve got ’em. You know the drill. It’s hard to oversell the beauty of Yosemite. Harder,…

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You’ll Never Believe All The Things Made Out Of Chicken Feathers

As a nation, the United States consumes a whopping 8 billion chickens every year, and this results in a few mountains’ worth of chicken feathers in pure waste. But no more, some entrepreneurs say: chicken feathers could be the future of plastic. It all began in 1993, according to Modern Farmer, when USDA researcher Walter…

Tech News Sarah Zhang

Over 120 Science Journal Papers Pulled for Being Total Gibberish

If you ever find yourself scratching your head over the complicated articles in science and math journals, don’t feel too bad about yourself. Because there’s a chance that whatever you’re attempting to read is actually 100 percent, Grade A, peer-reviewed bullshit. Earlier this week, Nature revealed that scientific journal publishers Springer and IEEE are both…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

An Insanely Detailed Infographic of Every Character in True Detective

If you—like me—have already obsessed over every single word written about True Detective, then you will want to obsess over this ridiculous graphic tribute. It’s absurd, it’s overblown, and it’s exactly what the obsessive fan inside me wants to pore over. “We keep the other bad men from the door” is the work of Chicago-based…

Television Sarah Zhang

An epic look at early humans

We love this stately museum poster. These early humans look like they could be our ancestors Homo erectus, or maybe Homo habilis. It’s a reminder that our species is always changing, but one thing stays the same: We always look awesome when posed with wild elephants. Paleoartist Mauricio Antón writes that the images are intended…

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That Time a Japanese Ad Firm Ripped Off Star Wars to Sell Fish

A long time ago, in a suspiciously similar galaxy just far enough away to avoid copyright litigation, the Hagoromo fish-canning company realized it could totally cash in on an overseas pop culture craze. This is the result. Use the Force, Luke…to try this delicious tuna snack!

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

This aerial video of reindeer-herding is surprisingly soothing

In addition to being one of the more unlikely string of words you’ve heard this week, this aerial video of reindeer-herding shot by a hexacopter camera drone is surprisingly serene and relaxing. Watching it feels a little like tending a rock garden with your brain. The video was recently shot by Jan Helmer Olsen in…

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Russians build a snow plow out of a crappy car—and it works pretty well

Winter came and overstayed its welcome. At what point do we make like the Russians and turn our tiny crappy cars into snow plow sleds? I say the next snow. Just hop on the hood of your car and make a friend drive you through and pummel it. Winter is stupid, this type of stupid…

Sploid Casey Chan

The awesome Harry Potter ending J.K. Rowling didn’t even know she had

Someone had an idea about how the Harry Potter books should have ended and it’s fantastic. And when I say fantastic I mean this is truly, objectively what Harry Potter’s final fate should have been in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and J.K. Rowling screwed it up. Call your editor, J,K. You have some…

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The incredibly sweet adventures of two superheroines in love

A superhero’s life is filled with danger and excitement, but Kat Leyh’s Supercakes comics tend to focus on the quieter moments in the lives of two superpowered ladies whose relationship is starting to become more serious. A year and a half ago, Leyh posted her short story Pancakes, a simple slice-of-life comic about Molly and…

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These breathtaking videos of starling murmurations defy belief

In Focus collected a whole gallery of beautiful starling murmurations photographs, but this is one of those cases where photography can’t beat seeing thousands of birds in motion. These videos are breathtaking. Top image by David Buimovitch / AFP / Getty Images SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

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Holy cow, I can’t believe this dude snowboarded down this snow wall

You see that speck at the top of the mountain? That’s snowboarder Matt Annetts standing on top of a 3600 feet tall mountain face that’s so steep it looks completely vertical. And he’s going to snowboard down the whole damn thing. And you get to watch him. And yeah, it’s nuts. Breath evaporatingly nuts. It’s…

Sploid Casey Chan

Amazing Views of Last Night’s UK Aurora Show

A combination of rare, high geomagnetic activity and cloud-free night skies treated many parts of the UK to an amazing aurora demonstration last night. Here are some of the finest photos that got snapped and posted to Twitter. Gizmodo UK is gobbling up the news in a different timezone—so check them out if you need…

Space & Spaceflight Gary Cutlack - Gizmodo UK

Cut Copy’s gorgeous new music video takes 3D printing to new territory

Australian electronic music band Cut Copy has put out a new video featuring some 200 3D-printed figurines. And as an added bonus, you can download the video as an open source BitTorrent bundle to make your own version. The post-apocalyptic-themed video is for Cut Copy’s track, “We Are Explorers.” The characters, which are animated via…

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Cut Copy – We Are Explorers

Cut Copy’s new video for the track “We Are Explorers,” stars an interesting duo—a pair of 3D-printed figurines. It’s pretty adorable. In the stop-motion video, the glowing pair of printer pals explore Los Angeles, as you might have been able to guess from the title. And it ain’t no fake. PARTY, the creative studio behind…

Tech News Leslie Horn

The terrible beauty of California’s impending rainstorm

After months of drought, California is about to get hit with a storm that is likely to be the biggest (and windiest) the state has seen in at least 3 years. In this satellite photo taken today by NOAA, you can see the storm approaching. Some cities in southern California are being ordered to evacuate…

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Wow, watch this guy nail the voices of 33 different Simpsons characters

Listen to super talented voice actor Brock Baker zip through 33 different Simpsons impressions in 5 minutes. His Homer takes a little getting used to but he nails a good chunk of them. There are a few that are pitch perfect (like his Fat Tony). Anyway, it all adds up to a very fun watch.…

Sploid Casey Chan

This lecture is the one primer you need on NSA surveillance technology

We know that the NSA has been monitoring millions of calls made in the United States. But what are they doing with that data? And how do they analyze it? Find out everything you need to know in this incredible lecture from Princeton computer science professor and government technology adviser Ed Felten. Note: Lecture starts…

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There are images of upside-down buildings hidden in city skylines

Artist Peter Wegner photographs the negative space between buildings in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, then turns them upside-down, revealing an invisible city made out of sky. Wegner’s Buildings Made of Sky series looks at the unintentional spaces between the intended ones, and creates something fantastical in the process. You can see more from…

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NASA: Martian Meteorite Could Have Contained Ancient Water And Life

Over 200 Miles of Yosemite Backpacking in One Incredible Time-lapse

You’ll Never Believe All The Things Made Out Of Chicken Feathers

Over 120 Science Journal Papers Pulled for Being Total Gibberish

An Insanely Detailed Infographic of Every Character in True Detective

An epic look at early humans

That Time a Japanese Ad Firm Ripped Off Star Wars to Sell Fish

This aerial video of reindeer-herding is surprisingly soothing

Russians build a snow plow out of a crappy car—and it works pretty well

The awesome Harry Potter ending J.K. Rowling didn’t even know she had

The incredibly sweet adventures of two superheroines in love

These breathtaking videos of starling murmurations defy belief

Holy cow, I can’t believe this dude snowboarded down this snow wall

Amazing Views of Last Night’s UK Aurora Show

Cut Copy’s gorgeous new music video takes 3D printing to new territory

Cut Copy – We Are Explorers

The terrible beauty of California’s impending rainstorm

Wow, watch this guy nail the voices of 33 different Simpsons characters

This lecture is the one primer you need on NSA surveillance technology

There are images of upside-down buildings hidden in city skylines

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