New research shows that all present-day non-Africans can trace their origins to a single wave of migrants who left Africa 72,000 years ago, and that indigenous Australians and Papuans are descended directly from the first people to inhabit the conti…
Lees meerAs enormous wildfires in Canada and the United States make headlines on the daily, Siberia has been burning ferociously all summer, and nobody seems to be noticing.Read more...
Lees meerIn 2006, then-New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg issued an executive order establishing the Office of Special Enforcement, a citywide agency responsible for enforcing “quality of life” regulations—a nebulous, ideologically charged concept that re…
Lees meerIt’s easy to become desensitized to the never-ending procession of data hacks in news headlines, but once someone starts stealing your identity or taking control of your social media accounts, you’ll probably give it your full attention. If you ev…
Lees meerIt’s not unusual to see deals on one or two unlocked smartphones on any given day, but Amazon’s breaking the mold right now with a 48 hour sales event on nearly a dozen different phones.Read more...
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Lees meerDuring Wednesday night’s broadcast of the Mr. Robot season finale, viewers got their first peek at the upcoming live-action Ghost in the Shell movie with five new teaser trailers.Read more...
Lees meerLast weekend, Oliver Stone’s hump-filled reenactment of the life of NSA leaker Edward Snowden opened in theaters across the country. You might not know it, though, as audiences overwhelmingly opted to watch Tom Hanks plow through some geese instea…
Lees meerBack in December, Donald Trump suggested fighting terrorism online by “closing the internet in some way ,” openly mocking potential First Amendment concerns. Since then, the alleged computer user seems to have changed his mind, joining Ted Cruz’s…
Lees meerWe’re all familiar with holograms, the projected 3D images created by manipulating light. But can you create a hologram with sound? Read more...
Lees meerAre you a cosplayer going to this year’s New York Comic-Con? Then do I have good news for you. io9 and Kotaku are throwing our first ever Cosplay Ball on Saturday night, October 6, presented by Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. There’ll be drinks, dancing, a…
Lees meerThe Air Force’s latest high-tech bomber is officially called the B-21 Raider , but there were lots of options. The name was chosen from over 4,600 names submitted to the US Air Force earlier this year, and we now have the complete list of entries, …
Lees meerEarlier today, The Financial Times reported that Apple was interested in buying supercar maker McLaren . Since then, McLaren has denied those rumors—though the Financial Times stands by its reporting—but that doesn’t mean the idea is without merit.R…
Lees meerBack in April, Mark Zuckerberg announced to the world that he is, in fact, God, and said he wanted to “[help] to cure all diseases by the end of this century.” Today, accompanied by Priscilla Chan, his wife and co-pilot on the God plane, Mark anno…
Lees meerJ. Kenji Lopez-Alt, even within the realm of professional chefs, is an absolute madman. Even his midnight snacks are more involved than most people’s date-night dinners. Behold his latest creation: Ribby McRibface. Read more...
Lees meerIt’s been ten years since the dystopian comedy Idiocracy came out. And to celebrate, there will be screenings at Alamo Drafthouse theaters all around the country. Director Mike Judge and actress Maya Rudolph will even be hosting a special screeni…
Lees meerFantastic Fest is my favorite film festival in the world. Sure, other fests are bigger, or have more famous work, but if you love unique movies and having a good time, this intimate, awesome Austin-based film festival is not to be missed. It starts …
Lees meerWhen an outbreak of food poisoning hits, we trace our culinary steps backwards in an attempt to untangle the cause, hopefully before it can hit again. But a new sensor could radically change all that.Read more...
Lees meerEarlier this morning, the Financial Times reported that Apple was in talks to buy McLaren, citing three different unnamed sources. But we just spoke with officials at McLaren, and they claim none of it is true. At all.Read more...
Lees meerMalaria is a horrifying disease. It explodes your cells and wears their skins as camouflage so it can more effectively burst more cells. The disease kills over a million people every year—but as Kurzgesagt explains, our best bet to eradicate malaria…
Lees meerI have a bag problem. It’s rivaled only by my shoes and my jacket problems. I collect the things. I throw away too much money every year on the quest for the perfect bag for travel, or every day, or evening, or conventions. I have four different bag…
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