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What Happens To Sunlight As It Filters Through The Ocean?

How far does sunlight travel into the ocean — and just what happens to all those different wavelengths of color as you go deeper into the depths? The American Museum of Natural History put together this chart showing exactly how far light — and the different wavelengths of color that make up the full spectrum…

io9 Ria Misra Jul 30 '14

The Iliad’s Best Murders And Murderers, In One Amazing Infographic

When it comes to graphic violence, modern movies don’t have crap on The Iliad. In an amazing infographic, Greek Myth Comix‘s Laura Jenkinson aptly shows the number of brutal deaths in the classic of Western literature, how they died, who the most efficient killers were, and more. It’s great. This is just a small section:…

io9 Rob Bricken Jul 30 '14

Bad News: Scientists Have Measured 16-Foot Waves In The Arctic Ocean

For the first time, waves as tall as 16 feet have been recorded in Arctic waters. If these waves are speeding the breakup of the region’s remaining ice, as oceanographers suspect, they could signal the birth of a feedback mechanism that will hasten the Arctic’s march toward an ice-free summer. Above: Ocean waters transition from…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jul 30 '14

V2 Pro Vaporizer Review: A Marvelous Magnetic Vape Pen

Getting your nic fix used to mean lighting up a Marlboro, but with the rise of electronic cigarettes, the market’s been flooded with countless pen vaporizers that get the job done without being gigantic. So which one should you, the neophyte vaper, choose? The V2 Pro Series 3 is one great choice. What Is It?…

Reviews Andrew Tarantola Jul 30 '14

The Men of Orphan Black Celebrate Season 2’s Best Death with a Duet

Orphan Black’s second season ended with a mind-boggling cliffhanger, and now we have to wait a whole year to find out what happens next. And to process all of the insane developments in season two. We talked to the show’s creators and cast, and they reminisced… and dropped a few hints. Spoilers ahead … At…

io9 Perri Nemiroff Jul 30 '14

Rotating Rooms Let You Redesign This House Whenever You Feel Like It

Normally, the phrase “push-button home” evokes images of a Jetson-esque lifestyle filled with futuristic gadgets and shiny automatons just waiting to do our bidding. But this house turns that concept on its head, allowing you to transform your home into a simple, quiet retreat in the midst of a bustling city. The Iranian architecture firm…

io9 Mark Strauss Jul 30 '14

I wish I could live long enough to see these future cities in real life

Paul Chadeisson is a French concept designer who creates exquisite futuristic urban environments. You probably know his work from games like Remember Me but there’s much more in his portfolio. Here are some of his fantastic cities I would like to visit. Paul Chadeisson is a French concept artist who has worked in games like…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Jul 30 '14

A Brief History of Sending Animals to Space

Last week at w00tstock, Matt Inman (aka The Oatmeal) spoke about the storied history of our species’ habit of sending other animal species into space. Here’s a video of the very excellent talk, which is well worth the thirteen minutes you’ll need to watch it. [The Oatmeal]

Biology Jason G. Goldman Jul 30 '14

How A 1980s Walkman Changed Guardians of the Galaxy Completely

The most important game-changing character in Guardians of the Galaxy isn’t Peter Quill, and it isn’t Rocket Raccoon. It’s a 1980s Walkman. Find out for yourself how this obsolete gadget is the heart of the movie. Spoilers ahead… In our exclusive interview with executive film producer and president of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige, we found…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jul 30 '14

Food of the Future: Just Freeze-Dry It All!

If I had to name one food that defined my childhood it would have to be astronaut ice cream. I can still remember getting it from the gift shop at the Minnesota Science Museum in the late 1980s and thinking that it was absolutely the coolest thing in the world. Look Mom, I’m eating just…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 30 '14

This Ice Cream Changes Color When You Lick It

Spanish physicist Manuel Linares has developed a brand of ice cream that changes color when it experiences a change in temperature and comes into contact with saliva — but he’s keeping quiet over how he came up with this delicious creation. He calls it Xamaleón, a play on the Spanish word for chameleon. The tutti-frutti…

io9 George Dvorsky Jul 30 '14

Behold, “The Space Robot Equivalent Of An Owl Pellet”

NASA’s Curiosity rover recently… erm… “unburdened” itself of a rock sample, then took a photo to mark the occasion. The small pile of Martian material was collected back in May at the Windjana drill site, the fourth location from which Curiosity has probed the planet’s terrain. We like to think Curiosity regards its pile of…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jul 30 '14

The Business Behind Fake Hollywood Money

In late 2000, the producers and crew for action flick Rush Hour 2 gathered at the now-defunct Desert Inn in Las Vegas and prepared to blow up a casino. The scene, which pitted policemen and Secret Service agents against a counterfeiter attempting to launder $100 million in superdollars, was to culminate with hundreds of thousands…

Tech News Zachary Crockett- Priceonomics Jul 30 '14

What Secrets Are Hidden In The Wildlings’ Costumes On Game Of Thrones?

Here’s some concept art showing Sam and Gilly approaching the Wall from the North, exclusively at io9. It shows the scale and the magnificence of the Wall — and how daunting it is to climb. This comes from the book Inside HBO’s Game of Thrones, and we’ve also got an exclusive look at the Wildling’s…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 30 '14

One Super Common Bacteria Is Wasting Labs Millions in Research Money

Unless you’re a biologist, the bacterium Mycoplasma probably will not strike fear in your heart. Our mouths are teeming with this tiny and usually harmless microbe. But when Mycoplasma finds its way into a petri dish of cells, it becomes a big and expensive headache. A new study finds that 11% of samples in gene-expression…

Tech News Sarah Zhang Jul 30 '14

How an Atomic Clock Was Used to Record a House-Sized Instrument

Nestled on a Malibu hillside, three miles up a corkscrew-like road from the Pacific Coast Highway, sits a very peculiar house. Protruding through a missing window in the basement are 18 brass strings, tethered to a mountain 30 yards away. And at any time of day, you might hear their haunting vibrations echoing on the…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jul 30 '14

Gorgeous New Interstellar Trailer Shows Chris Nolan’s Alien Worlds

This brand new Interstellar takes us all a little bit further into the vast universe that director Christopher Nolan is ready to explore. Watch as Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey blast off into beautiful space. Watch an HD version at Interstellar’s website, just enter the access code 7201969 (which is the date Apollo 11 landed…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 30 '14

The Radical Plan To Phase Out Earth’s Predatory Species

Should animals be permitted to hunt and kill other animals? Some futurists believe that humans should intervene, and solve the “problem” of predator vs. prey once and for all. We talked to the man who wants to use radical ecoengineering to put an end to the carnage. A world without predators certainly sounds extreme, and…

io9 George Dvorsky Jul 30 '14

What It’s Like to Attend Apple Genius Finishing School

Apple employees call Cupertino headquarters the “Mothership.” It’s hard not to be curious about the place. You don’t have to be a fan to appreciate the biggest company in the world, just like you don’t have to be Catholic to appreciate the Sistine Chapel. Sometimes a place is interesting because you want to know why…

Tech News J.K. Appleseed - McSweeney's Jul 30 '14

How To Cook With Lava: A Video Tutorial

A third challenger has appeared in the perennial throwdown between gas and charcoal grilling: Freaking LAVA. Photo Credit: Bompas & Parr Sculptor Bob Wysocki and geologist Jeff Karson, both with Syracuse University’s Lava Project (previously), teamed up with London-based alt-culinary duo Bompas & Parr to stage a cookout with the molten liquid of an artificial…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jul 30 '14

What Happens To Sunlight As It Filters Through The Ocean?

The Iliad’s Best Murders And Murderers, In One Amazing Infographic

Bad News: Scientists Have Measured 16-Foot Waves In The Arctic Ocean

V2 Pro Vaporizer Review: A Marvelous Magnetic Vape Pen

The Men of Orphan Black Celebrate Season 2’s Best Death with a Duet

Rotating Rooms Let You Redesign This House Whenever You Feel Like It

I wish I could live long enough to see these future cities in real life

A Brief History of Sending Animals to Space

How A 1980s Walkman Changed Guardians of the Galaxy Completely

Food of the Future: Just Freeze-Dry It All!

This Ice Cream Changes Color When You Lick It

Behold, “The Space Robot Equivalent Of An Owl Pellet”

The Business Behind Fake Hollywood Money

What Secrets Are Hidden In The Wildlings’ Costumes On Game Of Thrones?

One Super Common Bacteria Is Wasting Labs Millions in Research Money

How an Atomic Clock Was Used to Record a House-Sized Instrument

Gorgeous New Interstellar Trailer Shows Chris Nolan’s Alien Worlds

The Radical Plan To Phase Out Earth’s Predatory Species

What It’s Like to Attend Apple Genius Finishing School

How To Cook With Lava: A Video Tutorial

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