Latest

Scientists Terrorized Lizards With a Leaf Blower to Study Natural Selection

I’m not sure if lizards can experience PTSD, but if they can, I have every reason to believe this science experiment induced it. New research released on Wednesday in Nature chronicled a bizarre experiment involving lizards from Turks and Caicos, a stick, and a leaf blower. The goal? To study how hurricanes influence natural selection, of…

Conservation Brian Kahn Jul 25

Tommy Hilfiger Reminds Us It Exists With Dumb, Rewards-Spewing Smart Clothes

Smart clothes are fine. When Levi’s teamed up with Google to make a denim jacket with smart sleeves, Gizmodo gave it a test wear and realized it showed there was potential for clothing that makes your life easier—say, by letting you waving your arm to change a song or answer a call. But the smart…

Tech News Jennings Brown Jul 25

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune Will Only Dive Into Half of the First Book

The announcement that Legendary Pictures and Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve would tackle Frank Herbert’s sci-fi series Dune was met with excitement, but also apprehension. Would Villeneuve go the route of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, condensing a convoluted story into 120 minutes of action and exposition dumps? Luckily, Herbert’s son has confirmed that…

Movies Beth Elderkin Jul 25

Why Your SPF 15 Sunscreen Probably Isn’t Enough to Protect You From the Sun

Are you always careful to apply sunscreen before a day outdoors, but find yourself getting burned anyway? It might be due to your application technique. Dermatologists say that most people don’t put on a thick enough layer sunscreen, and new research—in which scientists put varying amounts of sunscreen on volunteers’ butts—shows how those thin applications…

Health Jessica Boddy Jul 25

Can We Make Non-Racist Face Recognition?

As companies race to employ facial recognition everywhere from major league ballparks to your local school and summer camp, we face tough questions about the technology’s potential to intensify racial bias; Commercial face recognition software has repeatedly been shown to be less accurate on people with darker skin, and civil rights advocates worry about the…

Tech News Sidney Fussell Jul 25

Saga Comes to a Temporary Close With a Huge Game Changer

Last night, news broke that Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’s seminal Image sci-fi epic Saga would be going on an extended hiatus following this week’s release of Saga #54. While no particular reason was highlighted in Vaughan and Staples’ statement, but Saga #54 pretty much tells us why with a massive milestone for the series.…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Jul 25

Google Wants You to Use Physical Security Keys So Bad It’s Willing to Sell You One

Google really, really wants you to use physical security keys to protect yourself from hackers. After announcing that its 85,000 employees have managed to go more than a year without getting phished because of mandated security devices, Google now has its own physical security key to sell you. On Wednesday, the company announced its new…

Tech News Rhett Jones Jul 25

AMC Is Bringing Back Chris Hardwick

Following a “comprehensive assessment by AMC,” the network has decided to bring back host Chris Hardwick to the network. This comes just over a month after allegations surfaced claiming he emotionally abused and sexually assaulted his ex-girlfriend, Chloe Dykstra. Last month, the allegations (which Hardwick has denied) resulted in him being removed from his annual…

Television Germain Lussier Jul 25

A Parasitic Disease Spread by Sandflies Is More Common in the U.S. Than Previously Thought

A disease spread by sandflies seen as an exotic nuisance in the U.S. might not be solely a traveler’s disease after all. A new study published Wednesday in JAMA Dermatology suggests that most American cases of leishmaniasis are actually spread by native bugs, not caught while traveling. And thanks to climate change, the parasitic illness…

Health Ed Cara Jul 25

IBM Watson Reportedly Recommended Cancer Treatments That Were ‘Unsafe and Incorrect’

Internal company documents from IBM show that medical experts working with the company’s Watson supercomputer found “multiple examples of unsafe and incorrect treatment recommendations” when using the software, according to a report from Stat News. Stat reviewed documents that were included in two presentations given in June and July 2017 by IBM Watson’s former deputy…

Health Jennings Brown Jul 25

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies Is Basically a PG, Animated Deadpool

As someone who’d never watched any of the various Teen Titans animated series, I had no idea what to expect sitting down for Teen Titans Go! To the Movies. Was this going to be a film made only for kids? Would it warrant its cinematic release? How funny or clever could it really be? The…

Movies Germain Lussier Jul 25

The Future of Self-Driving Cars Is… Getting Rides to Walmart

If you already rely on ridesharing services to run errands or grab groceries, a self-driving car that shuttles you to pick up your pre-bagged tailgate party snacks may sound like a no-brainer. And that’s essentially what Waymo is up to: In Phoenix, Arizona, Waymo is expanding its self-driving car program by targeting the customers of…

Tech News Patrick Lucas Austin Jul 25

I Hope I Get an Acceptance Letter to Lego’s New 6,020-Piece Hogwarts Castle Set

If you thought Lego was out of surprises after all the sets it revealed leading up to San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend, today the plastic brick-maker revealed it had one last giant Hogwarts-shaped ace up its sleeve with a new 6,020-piece Harry Potter castle set that includes 27 microscale figures. Yes, you read that…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Jul 25

Thousands of Scientists Just Declared Trump’s Border Wall a Disaster for Wildlife

Expanding The U.S.-Mexico border wall would be a dumb monument to racism and an affront to human dignity. Turns out it would be also terrible for wildlife, too. A new study chronicles some of the impacts a border wall would have on the plants and animals that regularly move across the border, as well as…

Conservation Brian Kahn Jul 25

Those 4 Other Potential Game of Thrones Prequels Are Dead, But the Fifth Is Good to Go

HBO has been hard at work figuring out how it’s going to continue the Game of Thrones legacy. This included commissioning a whopping five potential spinoffs set within the A Song of Ice and Fire universe. Now that one has been approved, it looks like the other ones have gotten the Ned Stark treatment. HBO…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jul 25

What Is Fungal Acne and Why Do So Many People Suddenly Think They Have It?

Have you ever had a breakout that wouldn’t go away for weeks, maybe even months, no matter which products you threw at it? Did it consist of a lot of small bumps? Was it a little itchy? What you had might not have been real acne at all, but a condition known as pityrosporum folliculitis.…

Health Jessica Boddy Jul 25

Everything We Know About Nikon’s Upcoming Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera

In what was essentially a foregone conclusion after this teaser video popped up yesterday, earlier this morning Nikon confirmed it is working on a new, full-frame mirrorless camera. Nikon’s official statement on the news is incredibly vague and throws around a lot of hype with phrases saying the new camera will “enable a new dimension…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Jul 25

Our Latest Look at Christopher Robin Is All About How Pooh Will Save His Friend From a Midlife Crisis

Disney’s upcoming live-action Christopher Robin film will be a story about how Pooh and the other animals from the Hundred Acre Wood journey to the real world in order to meet their long-lost friend. But it’s also a movie about how Christopher Robin will learn to rediscover the magic that made his time in the…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 25

The Expanse Showrunner Talks About the Move to Amazon and What’s Coming in Season 4

There was a grim moment this spring when Syfy announced that The Expanse’s third season would be its last on the network—and the future of the beloved sci-fi series was in serious doubt. But with Amazon stepping in, The Expanse will be back, and last week at San Diego Comic-Con, we got a chance to…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jul 25

Nerf’s New Laser Tag Blasters Ditched the Darts, and I Don’t Miss Them

Over-the-top Nerf battles are a fun and (mostly) painless way to determine who in the office has to buy the donuts this week. What’s not so fun is having to hunt down every last missing dart afterwards. Hasbro’s eliminated that hassle with its new Laser Ops Pro blasters; an updated version of laser tag that…

Other Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jul 25

Scientists Terrorized Lizards With a Leaf Blower to Study Natural Selection

Tommy Hilfiger Reminds Us It Exists With Dumb, Rewards-Spewing Smart Clothes

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune Will Only Dive Into Half of the First Book

Why Your SPF 15 Sunscreen Probably Isn’t Enough to Protect You From the Sun

Can We Make Non-Racist Face Recognition?

Saga Comes to a Temporary Close With a Huge Game Changer

Google Wants You to Use Physical Security Keys So Bad It’s Willing to Sell You One

AMC Is Bringing Back Chris Hardwick

A Parasitic Disease Spread by Sandflies Is More Common in the U.S. Than Previously Thought

IBM Watson Reportedly Recommended Cancer Treatments That Were ‘Unsafe and Incorrect’

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies Is Basically a PG, Animated Deadpool

The Future of Self-Driving Cars Is… Getting Rides to Walmart

I Hope I Get an Acceptance Letter to Lego’s New 6,020-Piece Hogwarts Castle Set

Thousands of Scientists Just Declared Trump’s Border Wall a Disaster for Wildlife

Those 4 Other Potential Game of Thrones Prequels Are Dead, But the Fifth Is Good to Go

What Is Fungal Acne and Why Do So Many People Suddenly Think They Have It?

Everything We Know About Nikon’s Upcoming Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera

Our Latest Look at Christopher Robin Is All About How Pooh Will Save His Friend From a Midlife Crisis

The Expanse Showrunner Talks About the Move to Amazon and What’s Coming in Season 4

Nerf’s New Laser Tag Blasters Ditched the Darts, and I Don’t Miss Them

Latest news

Bose SoundLink Home Speaker Quietly Falls to an All-Time Low After Months of Stable Pricing, No Major Sale Event Needed

Artemis 2 Day 8: Follow the Mission With Our Live Updates 🔴

Watch Two ‘For All Mankind’ Legends Figure Out Its Future (Exclusive)

Samsung Drops Galaxy S25 FE to Its Lowest Price Yet to Clear Out 2025 Smartphone Lineup

Skyscanner Offers Summer of Soccer Travel Deals, Book Now and Avoid Overpaying

Absolute Robin Is a Giant Goddamn Robot

Apple Watch Ultra 3 Hits Record Low in Its First Big Price Cut of the Year Amid 2025 Smartwatch Clearance

ICE Reportedly Acknowledges Its Use of Notorious Graphite Spyware

Latest Reviews

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

Let us help find what you are looking for...