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These Star Wars Figurines Just Want to Hang Out on the Side of Your Drinks

They came for your toyshelves. They came for basically every sort of random product you could think of, really. Hell, they came for your showerheads! Now, the heroes and villains of Star Wars are here to perilously dangle off the side of your beverages. These cutesy little plastic figurines went on sale at the Japanese…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 19

Two Months Later, Amazon’s Still Complaining About That Times Hit Piece

It’s been over two months since The New York Times published a lengthy and rather scathing report on what it’s like to work at Amazon. (Working at Amazon is soul-crushing, by the way.) But Amazon just can’t stop defending itself. Star Amazon hire Jay Carney just published a blog post on Medium, detailing several instances…

Commerce Adam Clark Estes Oct 19

This Video Proves That Penguin Sex Can Get Kind of Messy

Two penguins at the Monterey Bay Aquarium decided to make baby penguins in front of their viewing window. In the process, they showed off a fascinating aspect of bird reproductive biology. Birds use internal fertilization–their shelled eggs make it a requirement, since ova have to get fertilized before the shell is laid down. But most…

Biology Diane Kelly Oct 19

It’s the Flour, Not Just The Yeast, That Makes for Perfect Bread

Why do some wheat dough balls rise well and bake into perfect loaves while others are flat and hard as a brick? A new study says it’s as much about the flour as the yeast. That was the conclusion of Mathieu Meerts, a chemical engineer at KU Leuven, a university in Belgium, and his collaborators.…

Tech News Jennifer Ouellette Oct 19

Watch a bat get hand made from three planks of wood

It’s a lot of fun to watch Darbin Orvar hand make a beautiful bat from maple and walnut planks. Seeing the separate pieces get merged together to form a block and then seeing that block get shaved down to reveal a cylinder and then to see that cylinder get turned and shaped into a bat…

Sploid Casey Chan Oct 19

Toys “R” Us Leaked More Info on the Lego Ghostbusters Firehouse HQ Set

The Lego Ghostbusters can’t really be expected to do their jobs without a place to store all their gear. There have been some strong rumors that Lego plans to release a Ghostbusters Firehall set to accompany Brent Waller’s Ecto-1 released last year, and Toys “R” Us may have just finally spilled the beans. The page…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 19

People Are Very Mad That the New Captain America Is Acting Like Captain America

Ever since he punched Hitler in the face 75 years ago, Captain America has been a political character. Many times he’s walked away from the government, and reminded people that he works for America as a whole, not just its government. So when he does exactly that, it’s kind of amazing that people still get…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Oct 19

NASA Considered an Inflatable Donut for a Space Habitat

Once upon a time, NASA contemplated building an inflatable solar-powered space station. Unlike most early concepts for bringing humans to space, this one made it from concept art all the way to a testable prototype, although it never left the planet. This is a 1961 prototype model an inflatable space station, the Erectable Torus Manned…

Tech News Mika McKinnon Oct 19

The Best Ways to Organize All Your Digital Photos

Thanks to digital photography, everyone has a camera in their pocket and pictures are now instantly accessible and shareable. The only drawback is the hassle of managing so many snaps and all the more apps and services that make it even more confusing. Here are the tools you need to know to bring order to…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 19

Facebook Now Tells You to Replace Your Computer When State-Sponsored Hackers Attack

If a despotic regime is trying to break into your Facebook messages, you’d probably want to know about it. Now, the social network is finally offering a feature that tells you when a suspected state-sponsored attacker targets your account. It will also tell you to buy a new computer. The new hacker alert feature isn’t…

Social Media Adam Clark Estes Oct 19

In Nigeria, Solar-Powered Fridges at Outdoor Markets Save Food From Spoiling

In developing countries, an unbelievable 45% of food goes bad because of a lack of cold storage. It’s an especially big problem during transportation from farms to outdoor markets, where food sits in the scorching sun for hours on end. But one startup has a solution: solar-powered refrigeration stations that could save the livelihoods of…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin Oct 19

Here’s What the Climax of Terminator: Genisys Looks Like Without Any VFX

It looks goofy as hell, that’s what it looks like. Whenever a movie relies as heavily on CGI and visual effects as Terminator: Genysis does, seeing the “real” footage is always weird. Needless to say, there are some spoilers if you chose to watch the video below. [USA Today] Contact the author at [email protected].

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Oct 19

A Wooden Macintosh Replica Proves the Original Deserved a Flashy Gold Keyboard

For years Love Hultén has been making gamers jealous of his woodworking and electronics skills with hand-crafted arcade cabinets, portable consoles, and handheld gaming units. But now he’ll be the envy of Mac fans too with a new replica of the original Macintosh he calls the Golden Apple. It’s understandable why Apple chose to make…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 19

Own a Piece of the K-T Layer With These Ceramics Glazed With Deep Sea Mud

Chances are you’ll never plumb the depths of the Mariana Trench or explore the ruins of an ancient shipwreck. But you can hold part of geologic history in your hand with these ceramic pieces glazed with various muds collected from the deep sea, courtesy of The Soft Earth Speaks. Back in 1996, a sailor with…

Tech News Jennifer Ouellette Oct 19

Drought Brings a 16th-Century Mexican Temple to the Surface Again

The ruins of the Temple of Santiago are not an easy destination to visit, or even have a look at. The walls of the once sacred building are usually hiding under water, but now drought lowered the river the temple has been hiding in, revealing a rather awesome sight. The mid-16th century Mexican church (also…

Tech News Attila Nagy Oct 19

You Will Not Believe What This Ordinary-Looking Bird Does

This headline sounds like click-bait. I can’t help that. Sometimes the world is click-bait, and the headlines have to follow its lead. What this bird does is unbelievable… in that researchers had to do a serious study to actually believe it. The scientific name for this bird is Indicator indicator, which gives you an idea…

Biology Esther Inglis-Arkell Oct 19

We’ve Had Some Amazing Trips to Venus and It’s Time to Go Back

After decades of neglect, Venus might just be making a comeback. Late last month, NASA announced five finalists for the next low-cost space probes; two of them are missions to Venus. Venus has captivated our imaginations for centuries, and Cold War-era exploration of the planet brought about a lot of firsts in the history of…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone Oct 19

SpaceX Gears Up to Resume Rocket Launches After Summer Explosion

SpaceX is getting back on the launchpad after their rocket explosion in June. The first payload is a constellation of eleven miniature relay satellites that will launch in late 2015. The new order switches the launch order from the pre-mishap schedule. Originally, the next launch on SpaceX’s docket was SES 9 television broadcasting spacecraft that…

Tech News Mika McKinnon Oct 19

Another Long-Absent Game Of Thrones Actor Has Been Spotted on Set!

Rachel McAdams may be playing a version of Night Nurse in Doctor Strange—but not the one you expected. Rosario Dawson joins Lego Batman. Will the new X-Men show Legion tie into the films? Plus, sneak peeks at tonight’s Gotham and Blindspot, and set pictures from Kong: Skull Island. Behold, Spoilers! Doctor Strange Previous rumors have…

Television James Whitbrook Oct 19

Slow-Mo Footage Reveals How Balloons Burst in Two Different Ways

When a balloon bursts, it doesn’t just simply burst. New high-speed camera footage shows that they either snap cleanly open or become covered in many cracks, depending on the stresses within the skin. A team of researchers from Paris Diderot University have been analysing the exact ways in which balloons burst, inspired by footage of…

Physics & Chemistry Jamie Condliffe Oct 19

These Star Wars Figurines Just Want to Hang Out on the Side of Your Drinks

Two Months Later, Amazon’s Still Complaining About That Times Hit Piece

This Video Proves That Penguin Sex Can Get Kind of Messy

It’s the Flour, Not Just The Yeast, That Makes for Perfect Bread

Watch a bat get hand made from three planks of wood

Toys “R” Us Leaked More Info on the Lego Ghostbusters Firehouse HQ Set

People Are Very Mad That the New Captain America Is Acting Like Captain America

NASA Considered an Inflatable Donut for a Space Habitat

The Best Ways to Organize All Your Digital Photos

Facebook Now Tells You to Replace Your Computer When State-Sponsored Hackers Attack

In Nigeria, Solar-Powered Fridges at Outdoor Markets Save Food From Spoiling

Here’s What the Climax of Terminator: Genisys Looks Like Without Any VFX

A Wooden Macintosh Replica Proves the Original Deserved a Flashy Gold Keyboard

Own a Piece of the K-T Layer With These Ceramics Glazed With Deep Sea Mud

Drought Brings a 16th-Century Mexican Temple to the Surface Again

You Will Not Believe What This Ordinary-Looking Bird Does

We’ve Had Some Amazing Trips to Venus and It’s Time to Go Back

SpaceX Gears Up to Resume Rocket Launches After Summer Explosion

Another Long-Absent Game Of Thrones Actor Has Been Spotted on Set!

Slow-Mo Footage Reveals How Balloons Burst in Two Different Ways

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