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Mars Might Not Be The Potato Utopia We Hoped

In Andy Weir’s novel-turned-Matt-Damon-movie The Martian, the protagonist endures the harsh terrain of Mars by using his own shit to grow potatoes. The idea isn’t that outlandish—over the last few years, a NASA-backed project has been attempting to simulate Martian potato farming by growing taters in the Peruvian desert. While early results were promising, new…

Space & Spaceflight Rae Paoletta Jul 7

These Custom Game of Thrones Lego Figures Are Both Cute and Deadly

Game of Thrones and Lego seem to be a perfect match— well, except for the whole murder and mayhem thing, which isn’t exactly part of Lego’s M.O. Now, in addition to all the great Lego builds for Game of Thrones over the past several years, we’ve got some new awesome figures. Custom Lego portrait shop…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jul 7

Waymo Just Dropped Nearly All of Its Patent Claims Against Uber

Waymo and Uber have reached an agreement in their ongoing legal fight—Waymo will drop the majority of its patent infringement claims and Uber will promise not to resume development of its defunct, allegedly infringing lidar device, Spider. The patent claims have been a bit of a distraction in Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber, which also accuses…

Tech News Kate Conger Jul 7

This Photographer’s Shots of Real Buildings Look Just Like Optical Illusions

Serbian photographer Nikola Olic lives and works in Dallas, Texas, but he also travels the world with a keen eye that’s always looking for unusual angles on buildings and other structures. The result is a collection of architectural photographs that look more like impossible optical illusions. https://gizmodo.com/10-optical-illusion-architecture-photos-from-major-us-c-1699187431 Olic’s abstract shots make the world seem like…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Jul 7

Brutal Drone Footage Shows a Pod of Orcas Attacking a Minke Whale

As apex predators, orcas can prey on whichever marine animal they choose—large or small. During a recent expedition off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, scientists captured rare footage of orcas attacking a 40-foot-long minke whale. Fair warning, people—this footage is graphic and disturbing. They’re called “killer whales” for a reason, and this clip is…

Sploid George Dvorsky Jul 7

Man Arrested After Star Wars vs Star Trek Feud Became an Actual Fight

Star Wars versus Star Trek is a decades-long conflict that stretches across the galaxy, turning brother against brother, tearing lifelong friendships apart. In one case, it nearly turned lethal. Jerome Whyte, 23, was arrested last week in Oklahoma after a heated debate about Star Wars and Star Trek turned into real assault. According to Oklahoma…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jul 7

Battery Explodes at Turkish Airport After Passenger Throws Power Bank During Security Spat

Throwing things out of anger is never a smart move, but it can also lead to more serious consequences. Especially when you’re at an airport and what you’re hurling at the ground is an explosion-prone lithium battery. This week, a man traveling to the UK caused a scene at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, when he…

Tech News Alejandro Alba Jul 7

Brand New Book By Maurice Sendak Has Been Found in the Late Author’s Archives

Last year, Maurice Sendak Foundation president Lynn Caponera stumbled across something weird while going through the late Maurice Sendak’s collection of unpublished work. While she’d never heard of Presto and Zesto in Limboland, she’d found a manuscript for the unpublished book complete with illustrations. The book, which Sendak co-wrote with Arthur Yorinks, began as a…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 7

This AR-Equipped Laser Tag Game Is Light on the AR, But Heavy on the Fun

The pitch was Pokemon Go meets Call of Duty. I couldn’t quite fathom how that would turn into a cool as hell game, but it involved augmented reality, a key feature of Pokemon Go, and laser tag, and those are both very fun things. Then I sat down with the team from Skyrocket and got…

Tech News Alex Cranz Jul 7

Watch a High-Speed Train Race a Fighter Jet

If you don’t live in a country where high-speed trains are common, you might not realize how fast they can really go. Traveling at just shy of 200 miles per hour, this TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) train in France was able to keep pace with a fighter jet during an inaugural run of a…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Jul 7

Experts Sound the Alarm as Drug Resistant Gonorrhea Goes Global

Describing it as a “serious situation,” the World Health Organization has issued a grim warning about the dramatic rise of antibiotic resistant gonorrhea around the world. The agency is now calling for the quick development of drugs to treat the sexually transmitted disease. Data collected from nearly 80 countries shows that antibiotic resistance is making…

Health George Dvorsky Jul 7

If You Want Your Five Bucks Back, The FAA Is Refunding Drone Registrations

Good news for drone hobbyists who were noble enough to register their aircrafts but could really use $5 right about now: The US Federal Aviation Administration is refunding registration fees and removing names from its registration database. The FAA first started requiring drone owners to register small aerial vehicles on December 21, 2015. The registrations…

Commerce Jennings Brown Jul 7

Fly Trapped in a 3D Printed Block Is a 21st Century Fossil

Millions of years ago, unlucky animals settled in the sticky resin of trees, only to be trapped and preserved until we humans found them. Fossils of the distant future, however, will probably be a whole lot weirder than bugs in tree sap. An engineer 3D-printing this honeycomb structure was surprised to find a bug had…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Jul 7

iOS 11 Has a Secret Feature That Lets You Stomp Around Cities Like Godzilla

With the introduction of iOS 11 and a development tool called ARKit, Apple is betting that augmented reality could be the next revolutionary feature for smartphones. At the very least, it’s facilitated a secret feature that lets iPhone users pretend they’re giant monsters stomping through a tiny city. https://gizmodo.com/ios-11-all-the-cool-new-features-coming-to-your-iphone-1795826183 The feature was discovered by developer…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 7

Dave Filoni Can’t Stop Lampshading Ahsoka’s Death, Even After Confirming She’s Alive

Whether or not Ahsoka survived her fateful encounter with her former master at the end of Rebels season two is still on the minds of fans, even though executive director Dave Filoni has confirmed, obfuscated, and then confirmed her survival multiple times now. But that’s not stopped him from offering a few more cryptic hints…

io9 James Whitbrook Jul 7

Jeremy Renner Managed to Break Both Arms During Avengers: Infinity War [Updated]

Update: Jeremy Renner actually broke his arms while filming a stunt for New Line comedy Tag. During the chat where he revealed the injuries, he was also discussing filming Avengers: Infinity War, leading to the confusion that the injuries stemmed from his Hawkeye roll. Here is the original article. In an unfortunate instance of a fake superhero…

Movies Zach Ezer Jul 7

Slapping a Fancy Name on Nokia’s New Smartphone Cameras Won’t Make Them Good

Nokia’s smartphones have long been known for having great cameras. Classic devices like the N95 (2007), 808 PureView (2012), or Lumia 1020 (2013) all had industry-leading camera tech on board. But will Nokia’s upcoming Android smartphones be just as great now that HMD Global is manufacturing them? This week, HMD Global announced a partnership with Zeiss…

Tech News Alejandro Alba Jul 7

Can an Algorithm Diagnose Heart Disease Better Than a Person?

On Thursday, researchers at Stanford University introduced the latest thing in AI diagnostics: an algorithm that can sift through hours of heart rhythm data gathered by wearable monitors to determine whether a patient has an irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia. The algorithm, the researchers say, is not only as good as a cardiologist at correctly diagnosing…

Artificial Intelligence Kristen V. Brown Jul 7

More Avengers: Infinity War Set Pictures Tease Yet Another Villain

It’s already time to start talking about Spider-Man: Homecoming 2’s villains. Once Upon a Time bulks out its new cast in the wake of several key departures. The next big DC/CW crossover event wants to up the emotional stakes. Plus, new Kingsman: The Golden Circle footage, and rumors of another comic adaptation coming to Netflix.…

Television James Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson Jul 7

Amazon’s Kindle Is King–Why Would I Buy This Other E-reader?

I’ve got a struggle y’all. I’ve been using the new Kobo Aura H2O off and on for the last few weeks, switching between reading on it with reading on my overpriced but super damn slick Amazon Kindle Oasis. The two aren’t entirely comparable: The Oasis costs $290 and the Kobo goes for $180. But the…

Tablets Alex Cranz Jul 7

Mars Might Not Be The Potato Utopia We Hoped

These Custom Game of Thrones Lego Figures Are Both Cute and Deadly

Waymo Just Dropped Nearly All of Its Patent Claims Against Uber

This Photographer’s Shots of Real Buildings Look Just Like Optical Illusions

Brutal Drone Footage Shows a Pod of Orcas Attacking a Minke Whale

Man Arrested After Star Wars vs Star Trek Feud Became an Actual Fight

Battery Explodes at Turkish Airport After Passenger Throws Power Bank During Security Spat

Brand New Book By Maurice Sendak Has Been Found in the Late Author’s Archives

This AR-Equipped Laser Tag Game Is Light on the AR, But Heavy on the Fun

Watch a High-Speed Train Race a Fighter Jet

Experts Sound the Alarm as Drug Resistant Gonorrhea Goes Global

If You Want Your Five Bucks Back, The FAA Is Refunding Drone Registrations

Fly Trapped in a 3D Printed Block Is a 21st Century Fossil

iOS 11 Has a Secret Feature That Lets You Stomp Around Cities Like Godzilla

Dave Filoni Can’t Stop Lampshading Ahsoka’s Death, Even After Confirming She’s Alive

Jeremy Renner Managed to Break Both Arms During Avengers: Infinity War [Updated]

Slapping a Fancy Name on Nokia’s New Smartphone Cameras Won’t Make Them Good

Can an Algorithm Diagnose Heart Disease Better Than a Person?

More Avengers: Infinity War Set Pictures Tease Yet Another Villain

Amazon’s Kindle Is King–Why Would I Buy This Other E-reader?

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