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This video shows why seahorses are actually ferocious killers

Seahorses are notoriously slow and awkward. But as scientists have just learned, their unique shape allows them to overcome these limitations. Despite their cute and unassuming appearance, seahorses are actually proficient killers. Seahorses are slow. Like, ridiculously slow. In fact, the researchers who conducted the study say they’re slowest swimming fish known to science. But…

Beef Jerky Business Cards Let Them Chew On Your Credentials

Though slowly becoming antiquated, the business card is still the easiest way to make a great first impression with a new contact. Your choice of design, fonts, even paper says a lot about you. So imagine the impression you’ll leave when you hand someone your contact details laser-etched onto a piece of beef jerky—you’ll soar…

Watch comet ISON rising on the dreamy landscape of the Canary Islands

Sky photographer Juan Carlos Casado has captured this beautiful time-lapse of comet ISON rising in the morning of November 22 from the Teide Observatory, in the Canary Islands, Spain.

What’s on your shopping list this holiday season?

For the past week, we’ve been working on crafting a master list of the perfect gifts for all the science fiction fans, movie completists, art lovers and comic aficionados in your life. Now, come with us on a choose your own gift guide adventure, and tell us just what’s on the top of your holiday…

7 Things You Had No Idea the World Is Running Out Of

Hardly a day goes by that we’re not told about the unsustainable pressure we’re putting on our natural resources. And while it prompts visions of oil, fresh water, and coal, you’d be surprised at how many of our creature comfort commodities are dwindling just as quickly. While the following may not be quite as crucial…

The awesome airports of the future that were never built

Gizmodo’s Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan has a selection of 12 radical and sadly unbuilt airports from 100 years of air travel. Some of them are really crazy and impractical, but others could are the stuff of your sci-fi dreams. https://gizmodo.com/12-radical-unbuilt-airport-designs-from-100-years-of-a-1472198637

What in the World Is This Creepy Experiment?

I think this is probably the strangest, funniest, most unique historical photo you’ll see today. What the hell is going on? Is this an experiment? Why are these blue-dressed men torturing that poor sitting buddha? What are those scary instruments on his head? Is that the Ewok throne for C-3PO? So many questions! Make your…

In advance of the holidays, PayPal is rolling out support for those pesky pre-paid gift cards from credit companies like Visa. No more wondering whether your favorite online retailer will take your card. If they take PayPal, they take the lazy gift from your aunt.

The birth and death of stars in one spectacular photo

Our nearest galactic neighbor is the Large Magellanic Cloud. But despite its close proximity — about 160,000 light-years — astronomers are still finding new features to explore, including this stunning supernova remnant that appears to be sitting right beside a stellar nursery. This image was taken by the ESO’s Very Large Telescope. At the left…

Is Captain America 2 the origin story of another Marvel supervillain?

Get the first real details about Doctor Who’s Christmas special. We may get a chance to see the director’s cut of Snowpiercer after all, Ant-Man casting rumors are solidifying, and Avengers: Age of Ultron has a script ready. Plus, what’s special about Norman Osborne’s introduction in Amazing Spider-Man 2? Spoilers now! Top image: Doctor Who.…

12 Radical, Unbuilt Airports From 100 Years of Air Travel

As you curse the rat’s nest of terminals, walkways, and people movers of whatever transit hub you’re using to get home this week, it’s easy to forget how extraordinarily sophisticated the average airport is. They’re works of art, really—but they’re nothing compared to the airport concepts artists have dreamt up over the last 100 years.…

Science Confirms That Old People Really Do Have a Smell

Think back to when you were a child visiting your grandparent’s home. Do you recall a distinct scent when you walked through the door? Many people do and it turns out, it’s not just in your head. Gerontologist and author of A New Wrinkle: What I Learned from Older People Who Never Acted Their Age,…

You Can Now Get a Water-Resistant Jambox (For $50 Extra)

Jawbone’s portable Bluetooth speakers are great to use pretty much anywhere but if, like me, you’re tempted to take one into the bathroom when you shower, its new water-resistant models might just be up your street. Jawbone now provides the option of adding Liquipel 2.0 protection to either the Jambox or Mini Jambox for an…

The 200 Top-Scoring Reddit Posts of All Time, Visualized

There have been a mind boggling number of posts on Reddit since it was created, but which ones have done best? This visualization shows the 200 highest-scoring posts of all time from the site. In fact, this viz is a tree map: a means of data presentation where the area is recursively subdivided into rectangles,…

This Christmas Tree Is Lit by 1,000 Brussels Sprouts

Leaving hundreds of twinkling Christmas lights on over the festive period adds a hefty chunk to your winter electricity bill. But what if there was an alternate source other than the mains with which to illuminate your tree? What if the lights were juiced by…Brussels sprouts? It’s been done! 1,000 of the least-tasty components of…

MIT’s New $500 Kinect-Like Camera Even Works With Translucent Objects

Microsoft’s Kinect is great, but it has its limitations. Not so MIT’s new nano-camera, though, which uses similar technology but can weave the same magic with translucent objects, and even work in snow or rain. Using the same time-of-flight technology as the Kinect, the camera determines the location of objects according to how long it…

Nokia’s Lumia 525: A 520 With (Slightly) Beefed Up Specs

Nokia has just quietly announced the arrival of its new Lumia 525 handset. It looks remarkably similar to the 520—but beneath its skin lurk some (slightly) bumped up hardware specs. There’s a 4-inch WVGA display, dual-core 1GHz processor, 8GB of storage and now 1GB of RAM. The rear-facing camera retains the same 5-megapixel sensor, though,…

Report: The NSA Spied on Porn Habits to Discredit ‘Radicalizers’

When you’ve got the world’s internet habits at your fingers, what should you start by looking at? Porn habits, obviously—especially if they’ll discredit the the people you’re snooping on in the first place. Huffington Post has unearthed NSA documents, provided by Edward Snowden, which describe how “personal vulnerabilities” could be learned through electronic surveillance, then…

TWTIT: I met a robot at a ballet once.

Nothing like talking to a robot to make you question the nature of your own humanity. Damned philosophical robots. Why do they have to ruin everything?

The Prettiest Way to See How Screwed Up Your Holiday Flights Are

Flying this holiday? I’m sorry. Here’s to hoping you don’t get stranded in East Nowheresville on the way. As for the rest of us, the Misery Map is a fantastic way to sit back and bask in the misfortune of others. Or, uh, give thanks that we’re not stuck at an airport. Yeah, that second…