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Congress Just Held Its First Climate Change Hearings In Years

For the first time in more than eight years, members of the House Committee on Natural Resources came together to formally discuss the impacts of climate change on Wednesday. Though the House Committee on Natural Resources was clearly divided down party lines on topics like energy production, most members could agree on the need to…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes Feb 6

A Quick Primer on the Female Furies, Apokolips’ Finest Warriors

There are, approximately, 78 billion incredibly-named New Gods in the realm of Jack Kirby’s iconic DC Comics cosmos known as the Fourth World. Of those fabulously named beings, however, one handful you should absolutely get to know is the Female Furies—the deadliest warriors dread Darkseid’s army has to offer. First introduced in the pages of…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Feb 6

America Had a Wet, Hot 2018

On Tuesday, NOAA and NASA released their much-anticipated analyses of global climate trends for 2018. As we expected, the agencies confirmed it was the fourth-warmest year on record for planet Earth. But the reports also highlighted just how striking a year it was for the U.S. specifically, with most of the country feeling the heat…

Earther Maddie Stone Feb 6

Looks Like It’s Freezing in the First Photos From Game of Thrones Season 8

All your faves are back in the first set of photos from the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones. The photos were revealed on the Game of Thrones Twitter. Let’s not waste any more time. Honestly, there’s not much to go on in these photos. They’re close-ups in mostly familiar outfits, with familiar…

io9 Germain Lussier Feb 6

Intriguing New Research Suggests Honeybees Can Do Simple Math

A new study suggests honeybees inherently understand the rudiments of addition and subtraction, a finding that highlights the remarkable cognitive abilities among even the tiniest of creatures. Critics, on the other hand, say the new research proves nothing of the sort. In this latest study, published today in Science Advances, honeybees are shown to exhibit…

Biology George Dvorsky Feb 6

Small Satellites That Accompanied InSight Lander to Mars Go Silent

A pair of small satellites that joined the InSight mission on its way to Mars haven’t been heard from in over a month—but the experimental mission is still an important success for NASA. Mars Cube One, or MarCO, consisted of two 30-pound satellites named WALL-E and EVE. The relatively inexpensive satellites were the first time…

Space & Spaceflight Ryan F. Mandelbaum Feb 6

1 in 20 Internet Users Say It Has Caused Them ‘Unbearable’ Pain

If you’ve experienced terrible pain after negative experiences online, you’re not alone. New research from Microsoft suggests that such agony is widespread, with over a third of global internet users reporting “moderate or severe pain” from online experiences, including 5 percent of survey respondents who said they suffered “unbearable pain.” The results were released yesterday…

Tech News Hudson Hongo Feb 6

Someone Uploaded Child Pornography to a Blockchain Ledger, and It’s Almost Impossible to Delete

Someone added images of child sexual abuse to an immutable blockchain ledger, the BBC reported. The images were added to the Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV) core ledger through the payment processing app Money Button. When someone completes a transaction on the BSV blockchain, it is encoded into a block of data, which is signed by the…

Tech News Melanie Ehrenkranz Feb 6

Lawmakers Quiz Apple CEO Over FaceTime Eavesdrop Bug

A FaceTime bug that allowed virtually anyone to listen in on others when using the Group feature has drawn the interest of federal lawmakers who want to know more about what Apple is doing to secure its users’ privacy. In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday, Democratic Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr., and…

Tech News Dell Cameron Feb 6

The New Dumbo Trailer Revels in the Spectacle of a Circus with a Flying Elephant

Many of Disney’s more recent live-action adaptations of its classic movies like The Jungle Book and Beauty and the Beast have been so heavy on the CGI that you kind of have to get used to things not looking “real” before you can properly lose yourself in the stories. Given how Dumbo’s cast is mostly regular…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore Feb 6

Those Leaked Avatar Titles Are Not Yet Locked in, But Edie Falco Is

Sorry to any Seed Bearer fans out there. You may not be one with Ewya just yet. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight at the premiere of his new film Alita: Battle Angel, writer-director James Cameron talked about that recent “leak” of Avatar titles that the internet went wild over. The titles were rumored to be Avatar:…

Movies Germain Lussier Feb 6

Samsung Found a Genuinely Good Reason to Use a Stupid Stylus

Attention-grabbing patents tend to fall into the category of “that’s totally ridiculous and will never happen.” But on Monday, Samsung was granted a patent for cramming a camera with an optical zoom into what sure looks like its S-Pen stylus—and it actually seems like a great idea. Including extra lenses for an optical zoom on…

Tech News Rhett Jones Feb 6

Many People Told Lord & Miller Not to Make a Lego Movie Sequel, Even the Film’s Eventual Director

The director of The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part didn’t think anyone should make a sequel to The Lego Movie. And he wasn’t the only one who felt that way. “We had friends, like prominent filmmaker friends who were like ‘Don’t do it. Don’t make a sequel,’” Phil Lord, the film’s co-writer and producer,…

Movies Germain Lussier Feb 6

Reddit, Banned in China, Is Reportedly Set to Land $150 Million Investment From a Chinese Censorship Powerhouse

Who really thinks about where the money is coming from as long as you get the money? Reddit is about to get a huge new round of investment of up to $300 million, reports TechCrunch. The first $150 million is reportedly expected to come from the Chinese tech giant Tencent, the first ever Asian technology…

Tech News Patrick Howell O'Neill Feb 6

Watching Rust Form at an Atomic Level Teaches Us More About This Deadly Menace

Scientists have created perhaps the most detailed view of the rust formation process yet, according to a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Rust is the result of a well-known chemical reaction in which iron turns into iron oxide in the presence of water. Rust can be a menace,…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Feb 6

No Episode IX Title Reaction Will Be as Good as Ewan McGregor Hearing Attack of the Clones for the First Time

We have reached the inevitable point in movie hype cycles where even dropping the subtitle of a sequel can generate enough discourse to surge the national grids of multiple nations. First, we had Avengers 4’s reveal as Endgame. Now, we’re waiting on Star Wars: Episode IX. With the hype in mind, let’s harken back to…

Movies James Whitbrook Feb 6

Chinese Satellite Snaps Rare Pic of Lunar Far Side and Earth Together

A unique view of the Moon, with its far side facing the camera and an unsettlingly tiny Earth lurking in the background, has been captured by China’s Longjiang-2 satellite. China’s Longjiang-2 satellite, along with the Queqiao communications probe, has been in lunar orbit since June 2018. Longjiang-1, a sister satellite to Longjiang-2, didn’t manage to…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Feb 6

You Won’t Be Able to Watch Captain Marvel on Netflix

Fun fact: the “+” in Disney+ stands for “more,” obviously, but also “not available on Netflix, sorry.” With its plans to launch its own over-the-top video streaming service, Disney’s preparing to change the way it invites people to journey to the Marvel Cinematic Universe from the comfort of their own homes. During yesterday’s earnings call,…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Feb 6

This Gorgeous Punch Hole Phone Will Fool You Into Thinking It Costs a Lot More

Late last year, Samsung put an end to the notch era with the Galaxy A8S. Sadly, that device is currently only available in Asia, which largely puts it out of reach for people living on this side of the Pacific. But just recently, Honor followed up Samsung’s phone with its own punch-hole wielding bezel-less handset.…

Smartphones Sam Rutherford Feb 6

Could Another New Walking Dead Spinoff Be in the Works?

Disney+ nabs another fantasy series. Joe Russo offers a teeny update on Avengers: Endgame. John Boyega is open to returning to Attack the Block. ABC is keen—but doesn’t have plans yet—to reboot both Lost and Alias. Plus, what’s to come on Roswell and The Flash, and more Doom Patrol teases. Spoilers, away! The Grimm Legacy…

Television James Whitbrook Feb 6

Congress Just Held Its First Climate Change Hearings In Years

A Quick Primer on the Female Furies, Apokolips’ Finest Warriors

America Had a Wet, Hot 2018

Looks Like It’s Freezing in the First Photos From Game of Thrones Season 8

Intriguing New Research Suggests Honeybees Can Do Simple Math

Small Satellites That Accompanied InSight Lander to Mars Go Silent

1 in 20 Internet Users Say It Has Caused Them ‘Unbearable’ Pain

Someone Uploaded Child Pornography to a Blockchain Ledger, and It’s Almost Impossible to Delete

Lawmakers Quiz Apple CEO Over FaceTime Eavesdrop Bug

The New Dumbo Trailer Revels in the Spectacle of a Circus with a Flying Elephant

Those Leaked Avatar Titles Are Not Yet Locked in, But Edie Falco Is

Samsung Found a Genuinely Good Reason to Use a Stupid Stylus

Many People Told Lord & Miller Not to Make a Lego Movie Sequel, Even the Film’s Eventual Director

Reddit, Banned in China, Is Reportedly Set to Land $150 Million Investment From a Chinese Censorship Powerhouse

Watching Rust Form at an Atomic Level Teaches Us More About This Deadly Menace

No Episode IX Title Reaction Will Be as Good as Ewan McGregor Hearing Attack of the Clones for the First Time

Chinese Satellite Snaps Rare Pic of Lunar Far Side and Earth Together

You Won’t Be Able to Watch Captain Marvel on Netflix

This Gorgeous Punch Hole Phone Will Fool You Into Thinking It Costs a Lot More

Could Another New Walking Dead Spinoff Be in the Works?

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