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Experiments suggest that infections could spread more rapidly in space

In 1970, astronaut Fred Haise got very sick on the Apollo 13 mission. Now, a group of scientists at NASA teamed up with biologists at Arizona State to study what happens to bacteria in space. One of the microbes they’re studying is Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is what made Haise ill. Now, the researchers have discovered…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 21

A Peek Into the Celebrity Nude Pic Hacking Ring

An enterprising hacking ring has reportedly stolen nude pics and videos from more than 50 female celebrities, including Vanessa Hudgens, Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman, and the FBI is on the case. They’ve also been targeting sports stars and politicians. (Oh, boy.) But who’s the mysterious “ringleader?” We’ve dug up some possible clues. A Peek…

Tech News Gawker.com Mar 21

How Does the Military Cook up Operation Names? Gibberish.

Odyssey Dawn sure sounds neat-o, doesn’t it? You might think some thought went into crafting a name that makes you want to drop bombs on Gadaffi with such panache, but, no—it’s just a kinda-random Defense Department formula. It’s pretty simple—US Africa Command got a set of words to use for the first word in their…

Tech News Sam Biddle Mar 21

The ugly origins of Florida’s beautiful, mysterious tree islands

Many have marveled at the strange beauty of the tiny “tree islands” of the Florida everglades. How did they get there? Why do such small piles of land manage to sustain such healthy trees? Today, McGill paleoecologist Gail Chmura answered that question. Her research suggests strongly that the trees were originally trash mounds left by…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 21

Everyday for iPhone

You’ve seen the snazzy videos where people take a picture of themselves everyday for six years and then show off their hard work in a time lapse. My look at how much facial hair I’ve grown! Oh look at my new double chin! Those movies take a lot of time and effort. Everyday for iPhone…

Tech News Casey Chan Mar 21

Happy Birthday, Twitter: You’re Incredible and Horrendous

Twitter turns 5 years old today! What an adorable and accomplished and incredibly rich little tot. Twitter’s become internet-ubiquitous in those five years. It’s also become the most singularly idiotic and wonderful thing in internet history. I don’t remember when I first heard about Twitter, much in the same way that I don’t remember when…

Tech News Sam Biddle Mar 21

The iPad 2 Smart Cover Kinda, Sorta Works With the Original iPad

If you really like the iPad 2’s Smart Cover, but are sticking with the original iPad, you can rig together a solution to make the two semi-compatible. Unfortunately, it involves gluing magnets to the side of your iPad. The fit and the latch mechanism seem to work well enough, it still won’t make your iPad…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 21

The story of the real-life Salt, a supermodel brainwashed into becoming a CIA spy

In the movie Salt, Angelina Jolie plays a double-agent who is mind-controlled by scary remnants of the USSR secret service. And in real life, the 1940s bombshell Candy Jones was apparently brainwashed with drugs and used as a CIA covert operative. At least, according to testimony that Jones gave while under hypnosis, after her husband…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 21

Iran Says They’ve Built a ‘Flying Saucer’

The Fars News Agency—partially funded by the Iranian government—says that Iran has built a flying saucer called Zohal and used this image in the story. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm. To say the photo looks suspect is an understatement. But no context was given for the photo. However, the machine is said to be used for aerial imaging and…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 21

How a dark science fiction book became America’s #1 movie: The screenwriter of Limitless talks to the original novel’s author

Leslie Dixon is the screenwriter/producer who made the novel The Dark Fields happen as the film Limitless. In this article from the Mulholland Books blog, Leslie and Dark Fields author Alan Glynn discuss the project’s long road from book to screen. And everything in between. Leslie Dixon: Alan, my attempts to get this movie up…

Movies Mulholland Books Mar 21

Cherie Priest’s Bloodshot Breathes A Little More Life Into Vampires

Even if you’ve been experiencing some vampire fatigue lately, Cherie Priest’s smart-mouth, sticky-fingered protagonist is still worth spending 350 pages with. Instead of trying to reinvent the vampire genre, Priest just gives it new life and potency. Minor spoilers ahead! Raylene Pendle is secretive, and she’s paranoid, and she’s got good reason to be both.…

io9 Kelly Faircloth Mar 21

Check out the coldest spot in the universe

This is a map of the entire universe, specifically of the cosmic microwave background radiation that formed as a remnant of the Big Bang. And the circled region is where the CMB is so cold that it defies easy explanation. As a whole, the CMB is responsible for raising the overall temperature of the universe…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Mar 21

How the New AT&T-Mobile Is Probably Going to Screw You Hardcore

If we haven’t already made it fairly clear, let’s be straight up: We believe that AT&T’s swallowing of T-Mobile USA is a bad thing for everybody except for AT&T and Deutsche Telekom. Let us count the ways. https://gizmodo.com/at-t-is-buying-t-mobile-to-become-the-biggest-carrier-i-5783766 Less competition all around Right now, there are four major carriers. Verizon and AT&T are the biggest,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Mar 21

Hemispheres Inflight Mag Wants to Kick SkyMall’s Ass

Apparently they’re putting magazines on iPads these days, so United and Continental want to get in on the jamboree. Their new iPad offering, Hemispheres, sounds like a pretty standard inflight publication, while also pumping in audio, video, and images. Will it be great? Seeing as it’s published by Ink, the same company that cranks out…

Tech News Sam Biddle Mar 21

The V Series: A Post-Mortem

When the re-imagined/re-booted/re-whateveryouwanttocallit V television series was announced, few people were simultaneously as excited and skeptical as I was. I was — and still am — a huge fan of the original two miniseries from the 80’s (the weekly series is admittedly best left ignored, although even that misfire had its moments), and the idea…

Television Jennifer Heddle Mar 21

Van Halen’s Sammy Hagar was abducted by Aliens

Ever wonder where former Van Halen lead singer Sammy Hagar found inspiration for the UFO abduction songs like “Silver Lights” and “Hot Rocks”? From personal experience. Yes, Hagar was abducted by aliens. Multiple times. Inside Sammy Hagar’s new memoir Red, the Red Rocker reveals that he was abducted by aliens. In an interview with MTVHive,…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 21

Tron-like House of the Future will be built over a Beijing mall

People have been building the house of the future for decades, but that’s not deterring the Australian design firm LAVA. They’re building a futuristic dwelling over a mall in Beijing, and it looks like Willy Wonka’s psilocybin bender. https://gizmodo.com/welcome-to-xanadu-the-foam-house-of-the-future-5546599 Here’s the description of this crazed neon pleasure dome from the Laboratory for Visionary Architecture Asia…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 21

Watch Gizmodo’s Joe Brown Join CNN American Morning to Talk Watson the Computer and Steve Jobs

Joe Brown joined CNN’s American Morning on February 11, 2011 to talk Watson the computer and Steve Jobs.

Tech News Scott Kidder Mar 21

Don’t Let Scam Artists Scare You into Nuke-Proofing Yourself with Potassium Iodide

First of all, you can’t nuke-proof yourself. Although potassium iodide can effectively block your thyroid gland from sucking up radiation, this isn’t Fallout—you can’t just undo the effects of radiation poisoning, or put up some sort of shield. But of course, scammers are preying upon nuclear anxieties to peddle potassium iodide tablets (of dubious provenance),…

Tech News Sam Biddle Mar 21

Fly Far, Far Away. For Free!

Snowpocalypse, snowmageddon, s’no matter what you call it, the friggin’ snow friggin’ sucks. If you take this quick survey and email the final question to [email protected], you’ll be entered to win a $150 Jet Blue gift certificate. How does a trip to the Turks and Caicos sound right about now? Bring us back a coconut…

Tech News Sponsored post Mar 21

Experiments suggest that infections could spread more rapidly in space

A Peek Into the Celebrity Nude Pic Hacking Ring

How Does the Military Cook up Operation Names? Gibberish.

The ugly origins of Florida’s beautiful, mysterious tree islands

Everyday for iPhone

Happy Birthday, Twitter: You’re Incredible and Horrendous

The iPad 2 Smart Cover Kinda, Sorta Works With the Original iPad

The story of the real-life Salt, a supermodel brainwashed into becoming a CIA spy

Iran Says They’ve Built a ‘Flying Saucer’

How a dark science fiction book became America’s #1 movie: The screenwriter of Limitless talks to the original novel’s author

Cherie Priest’s Bloodshot Breathes A Little More Life Into Vampires

Check out the coldest spot in the universe

How the New AT&T-Mobile Is Probably Going to Screw You Hardcore

Hemispheres Inflight Mag Wants to Kick SkyMall’s Ass

The V Series: A Post-Mortem

Van Halen’s Sammy Hagar was abducted by Aliens

Tron-like House of the Future will be built over a Beijing mall

Watch Gizmodo’s Joe Brown Join CNN American Morning to Talk Watson the Computer and Steve Jobs

Don’t Let Scam Artists Scare You into Nuke-Proofing Yourself with Potassium Iodide

Fly Far, Far Away. For Free!

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