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In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay were the first people to summit Mt. Everest. Their expedition…
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You've probably noticed a change in the structure of Gizmodo—not just the design of the homepage, although that's…
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Behold this incredibly precise and totally awesome cutaway rendering of a Colt .45 pistol by Ukrainian illustrator…
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Cross section, cutaway, or x-ray illustrations, call it whatever you want, but they're the best way to understand…
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In case you haven't noticed, things look a little different around these parts. Comments, however, remain the same!…
Jun 30 2013
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This post originally ran 3/18/2013. We're re-running it in celebration of DOMA's demise, the overturning of Prop 8,…
Apr 29 2013
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Hello, friends! Don't be startled. This is, in fact, Gizmodo. It just looks a little different now. And works so…
Mar 27 2013
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Optical microscopes are limited by a phenomenon known as the diffraction barrier, wherein the microscope can't…
Mar 14 2013
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Fan-freakin'-tastic. It wasn't enough that drones are already watching our every move and capable of raining down mis…
Mar 6 2013
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During World War I, a 200-foot battleship complete with armaments appeared right in the middle of Union Square. It…
Dec 4 2012
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Just about every time there's a wacky current event, you have a weird CGI video to explain it for you from the…
Dec 4 2012
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Vampires have gotten downright cuddly lately — but in Blood Gospel by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell, they're at…
Oct 23 2012
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Today's Apple event was packed with so many announcements that you're probably left with a few questions. So we're…
Oct 8 2012
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How do you put the complicated ideas and huge plot devices of science fiction on stage, with a live performance?…
Sep 22 2012
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Ti West scared our pants off with House of the Devil and Innkeepers. Now he's one of the cutting-edge directors…
Aug 24 2012
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Good morning! You probably noticed that Kinja—our discussion system—looks a little different today. We did this for…
Aug 23 2012
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Mark Z. Danielewski is famous for experimental, challenging novels like House of Leaves and Only Revolutions. Now…
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Let's say the end of the world as we know it is coming — but someone offers you a priceless spot in their…
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Today we bring you a new system for having discussions on io9. It's called Kinja, and it looks a lot different from…