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The LA Gas Leak Was So Bad You Could See It From Space

The natural gas leak at Aliso Canyon earlier this year was already one of the worst environmental disasters in US history. Several months later, however, it has now gained the additional distinction of being the first industrial methane point-source visible from outer space. That is according to a study published this week in Geophysical Research…

Tech News Maddie Stone Jun 24 '16

Ewan McGregor Is So Over Being Asked About Another Star Wars Movie

And you cannot blame the guy. He has been asked about it a billion times, he said he had no problem returning, and now people think he’s pushing for a movie. So count him out. Speaking to Parade, McGregor was asked what he says to Star Wars fans who ask him about doing another film.…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jun 24 '16

A 3D-Printing Soap Suds Pen Takes Bubble Baths to the Next Level

Replacing desktop 3D printers with hand-held 3D-printing pens never quite lived up to the promise of letting users turn sketches into real-life objects. And that’s partly because 3D-printing pens aren’t as forgiving as this 3D Foam Pen that swaps melted plastic for soap suds. The $42 foam pen is also much safer than 3D-printing pens…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 24 '16

Wow, This Credit Card Skimmer Is Sneaky

ATM skimmers are so successful is because they’re nearly impossible to catch. They’re cheap and easy to make and just slide onto anything you might use to swipe a card, stealing your information in the process. They’re also part of the reason you have to use that annoying chip card that takes forever to process.…

Privacy & Security William Turton Jun 24 '16

It’s Your Fault For Ordering a Cocktail That’s Both Frozen and On Fire

Ha! I trapped the drink you ordered in a weird ice sphere. Bet you weren’t expecting that. Don’t even try melting it with your tongue or some shit, because I also lit the glass on fire. You’re going to wait for this lackluster drink to become consumable (not counting the 2.5 hours you waited for…

Sploid Avery Ellis Jun 24 '16

Make Your Predictions for the Game of Thrones Finale Here

The final episode of Game of Thrones’ sixth season airs this Sunday night, and while HBO may not trust us with a 10-word, vague-to-the-point-of-meaningless synopsis of the show, that doesn’t mean we can’t make a few educated guesses of our own. First and foremost I think the war between Cersei and the High Sparrow will…

io9 Rob Bricken Jun 24 '16

These Coffee-Infused Cocktails Are the Hair of the Dog You’ve Been Looking For

Standard remedies for a hangover are generally limited to greasy food, a strong cup of coffee, or more booze. Order those mozzarella sticks from bed, because we’ve got the other two covered. You can thank us later. Welcome to Gizmodo’s Happy Hour. Substance abuse for nerds. At first blush, coffee cocktails might seem like a…

Tech News Avery Ellis Jun 24 '16

Ancient Insects Had Some Pretty Funky Camo

New evidence shows that insects were using camouflage to hide from their predators as many as 100 million years ago—and wow did these ancient bugs ever employ some strange forms of deception. During the Cretaceous period, insects were already using a panoply of tricks to evade their predators, a new study in Science Advances shows.…

Tech News George Dvorsky Jun 24 '16

The Director of The Shallows Talks Shark Sex and Moving On From Akira

Since The Shallows is a shark movie, director Jaume Collet-Serra researched the crap out of sharks in preparation—the result of which is a film that explores aspects of the creatures we’ve rarely seen before. The weird thing is that the director himself doesn’t see The Shallows as a shark movie. “I didn’t look at any…

io9 Germain Lussier Jun 24 '16

Baby Turtles Getting Hypnotized For Science Is So Cute It Hurts

Baby sea turtles don’t really need our help being adorable, but remarkably, scientists have figured out a way to make the tiny shelled reptiles even more mind-numbingly cute: by hypnotizing them. Mohd Uzair Rusli, a biologist at the University of Malaysia Terengganu, ran into some trouble recently when he was trying to weigh baby green…

Tech News Maddie Stone Jun 24 '16

Oculus Backtracks on DRM and Allows the HTC Vive to Play Rift Games Again

Games exclusivity is common place for consoles. Master Chief is on Xbox and Nathan Drake is on PS4. That’s the way it is. But for VR, many fans and developers want things to be more open, so gamers can able games on any headset they want. Today, Oculus’ latest update removes a perviously controversial DRM…

Tech News Darren Orf Jun 24 '16

And Now the Important News: How the Brexit Will Impact Game of Thrones

Winter is coming, but the Brexit is already here—the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union. Economists are worried. Scientists are worried. Adam from Manchester is worried, and also a complete buffoon. But so are Game of Thrones fans, as the show films across the EU. Good news, though: the show will be fine. https://gizmodo.com/british-scientists-are-flipping-out-about-brexit-1782557431…

io9 James Whitbrook Jun 24 '16

Self-Expanding Curtain Makes Your Shower Feel Like a Spacious Luxury Spa

The tiny bathtub shower crammed into your equally tiny apartment probably feels like a claustrophobic nightmare every morning. But the Curvi’s an easy way to make it feel larger, spacious, and almost luxurious—without having to knock down walls or perform any kind of renovation. If you know how to install a new shower curtain without…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 24 '16

Hungry Scientists Will Soon Eat a Vegetable Grown in Martian Soil

For two years, researchers have been farming a series of crops in Martian and lunar soils. Now, a vegetable from the garden is finally about to get its first taste test. It will be a radish. The radish wasn’t actually grown on Mars or the moon. Researchers in the Netherlands Wageningen University have grown a…

Tech News Ria Misra Jun 24 '16

Roland Emmerich’s Next Space Action Movie Is Already on the Way

Roland Emmerich’s latest film hasn’t even been in theaters a day and he’s already got a follow-up. It’s not a third Independence Day film, though; it’s called Moonfall. Moonfall is “best described as Emmerich’s 2012 mashed together with Close Encounters of the Third Kind, following an unlikely band of misfits who must unite to save…

io9 Germain Lussier Jun 24 '16

Check Out This Sweet Autocorrect Joke

I don’t know why the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra used an autocorrect joke as a vehicle to promote their brand, but you know what? At least it’s not a horrifying ad for breast augmentation. Judging by its Instagram feed, the NJSO is pretty hip with the kids, so perhaps the subway ad was an attempt…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman Jun 24 '16

George Lucas Is Taking His Museum Away from Chicago

After a prolonged battle with San Francisco’s NIMBY empire, George Lucas announced two years ago that he would take his giant filmmaking museum project to the friendlier shores of Chicago. Now, after yet another vicious battle with Chicago’s NIMBYs, he’s abandoning his plans there, too. You’d think he was trying to build the Death Star…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jun 24 '16

This Scanner in the Dirt Captures All That’s Going on Underground

Dirt is boring. Soil isn’t fun. Who cares what’s happening down there. So I thought. Josh Williams changed my mind with his SoilCam, a waterproof scanner that’s controlled by a Raspberry Pi. He places it in the dirt so we can see everything that’s happening underground. It’s so alive. It’s a whole different world down…

Sploid Casey Chan Jun 24 '16

Beat the Heat With the Gif Party

If it’s summer where you are, then it is statistically likely that it’s been pretty hot. Why not come by and cool down with the gif party?

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jun 24 '16

Apple Discontinues Its Big Beautiful Thunderbolt Display

Apple hasn’t updated its Thunderbolt display in five years, and now it won’t be selling it either. Yesterday, Apple announced that its old displays would be sold on Apple.com while supplies last, and then the hardware would officially retire. But the weird thing is that Apple hasn’t announced any new displays to replace it, instead…

Tech News Darren Orf Jun 24 '16

The LA Gas Leak Was So Bad You Could See It From Space

Ewan McGregor Is So Over Being Asked About Another Star Wars Movie

A 3D-Printing Soap Suds Pen Takes Bubble Baths to the Next Level

Wow, This Credit Card Skimmer Is Sneaky

It’s Your Fault For Ordering a Cocktail That’s Both Frozen and On Fire

Make Your Predictions for the Game of Thrones Finale Here

These Coffee-Infused Cocktails Are the Hair of the Dog You’ve Been Looking For

Ancient Insects Had Some Pretty Funky Camo

The Director of The Shallows Talks Shark Sex and Moving On From Akira

Baby Turtles Getting Hypnotized For Science Is So Cute It Hurts

Oculus Backtracks on DRM and Allows the HTC Vive to Play Rift Games Again

And Now the Important News: How the Brexit Will Impact Game of Thrones

Self-Expanding Curtain Makes Your Shower Feel Like a Spacious Luxury Spa

Hungry Scientists Will Soon Eat a Vegetable Grown in Martian Soil

Roland Emmerich’s Next Space Action Movie Is Already on the Way

Check Out This Sweet Autocorrect Joke

George Lucas Is Taking His Museum Away from Chicago

This Scanner in the Dirt Captures All That’s Going on Underground

Beat the Heat With the Gif Party

Apple Discontinues Its Big Beautiful Thunderbolt Display

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