- ScienceSpace
Scientists Harvest Hydrogen from Water in Microgravity, a Nifty Trick for Deep-Space Travel
A team of scientists announced they have harvested hydrogen from water in microgravity—a proof-of-principle test that may one day lead to a way to acquire fuel or other resources during a long-distance, crewed space mission. Long-term space travel involves many difficult problems that short trips to the moon or the International Space Station do not. … Continued
- EartherEnvironmental Justice
Plastic Straw Bans Leave Out People With Disabilities
On Monday, Starbucks announced it would be joining the bevy of fast food eateries that have pledged to be more environmentally friendly. The global coffee giant is phasing out single-use plastics straws from more than 28,000 of its stores worldwide come 2020, a move Starbucks says will eliminate over a billion plastic straws a year. Proponents … Continued
- Tech News
The Internet Is a Big, Nasty Potato Salad We Can’t Get Enough Of
On a picnic table before you sits an enormous bowl of potato salad. You have a bite, which tastes okay, and almost immediately start feeling ill. You, however, love potato salad. So you have another bite, which makes you feel even worse, and then another, and then another. Somewhere, deep down, you know this is … Continued
By Hudson Hongo - io9Comics
The Mind-Bending Comic Mind MGMT Is Coming Back In a Very Weird (and Cool) Way
Matt Kindt’s beloved Dark Horse series about a young crime writer thrust into a world of superspies and superpowers came to an end three years ago—but now it’s coming back. Except, it’s not in the way you might expect, because it’s doing so with a new Kickstarter project io9 can exclusively reveal today. Matt Kindt … Continued
- Tech NewsFacebook
Facebook Runs Full-Page Ads in Indian Newspapers to Fight Fake News
Facebook has been under fire in India following a string of lynchings that appeared to have been prompted by false news spread on WhatsApp. It’s become such an epidemic that the Indian government has demanded something be done. For now, Facebook’s solution involves running ads in local newspapers explaining how to spot fake news. According … Continued
By Rhett Jones - io9Movies
The Avengers: Infinity War Blu-ray Is Going to Be Packed With Over 2 Hours of Cool Extras
In a few weeks’ time, the internet is going to suddenly be full of a whole lot more gifs of some of those epic fights from Avengers: Infinity War because you’ll finally be able to watch it on Blu-ray or digital in the comfort of your own home. As always, it’s gonna be packed with … Continued
- EartherClimate Change
An Iceberg the Size of Lower Manhattan Just Broke off Greenland
Iceberg calving events are among the more epic spectacles on the planet. But rarely have humans been lucky enough to see them happen in real time, much less capture one on camera. A team of New York University (NYU) researchers has now done just that, capturing video footage of a four-mile long iceberg snapping off east … Continued
By Maddie Stone - Tech News
I Want to See This Javelin-Launching Slingshot Cannon Shatter Records At the Olympics
The Olympics are supposed to be a series of competitions that test the physical capabilities of the competing athletes. But increasingly, it seems like it’s become a competition over which athlete brings the best gear: be it highly-engineered running shoes, swimsuits, or sleds. So why shouldn’t track and field athletes be allowed to use a … Continued
- Tech News
Is Elon Musk Serious?
A kid-sized submarine arrived in northern Thailand, just a few hours before the final four members of a youth soccer team and their coach were rescued from the flooded Tham Luang cave complex. Elon Musk, whose minions had built the sub out of SpaceX rocket materials for the sole purpose of moving the trapped boys … Continued
- io9Trailer Frenzy
A Creepy New Castle Rock Trailer Teases More About This Totally-Not-Pennywise Guy
Welcome to Castle Rock, a town embroiled in mystery, balloons and long stares. The latest trailer for Hulu’s Stephen King saga adds to the mystery and hypes Bill Skarsgård’s character, but continues to leave the plot on the cutting room floor. What exactly is going on here? In our latest look at the psychological-horror series, … Continued
- Tech News
This Is the Most Cinematic Nuclear Bomb Footage I’ve Ever Seen
Over the past two years, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has been digitizing old, never-before-seen films of nuclear tests and uploading them to YouTube. The LLNL just uploaded a new batch of films last week, and I couldn’t help but notice that one in particular is incredibly cinematic. This particular test was part of … Continued
By Matt Novak - Tech NewsApple
Apple’s New iOS Cop-Blocking Feature Has a Pesky ‘Workaround,’ Security Firm Says
Apple’s latest version of iOS, released yesterday, includes USB Restricted Mode, a security measure that seems designed to prevent unwanted decryption of iPhones by both bad actors and law enforcement using passcode cracking tools. But a team of researchers claim they have found a loophole. While that may be good news for law enforcement, it’s … Continued
- io9Trailer Frenzy
Pooh Reminds Us That We All Could Use a Little Playtime in the Latest Christopher Robin Trailer
Christopher Robin might reflect the sad reality that adults suck and have to work all the time, but Pooh Bear is here to tell us that everything is going to be okay, with three little words: “I love play!” Disney has released the latest trailer for Christopher Robin, which stars Ewan McGregor as an older … Continued
- Tech NewsArtificial Intelligence
Nvidia Taught an AI to Flawlessly Erase Watermarks From Photos
Photographers already face an uphill battle in trying to preventing people from using their digital photos without permission. But Nvidia could make protecting photos online much harder with a new advancement in artificial intelligence that can automatically remove artifacts from a photograph, including text and watermarks, no matter how obtrusive they may be. In previous … Continued
- Tech NewsNews
All 12 Boys and Coach Rescued From Thai Cave
An 18-day ordeal in which the Wild Boars soccer team was trapped inside a flooded cave complex in northern Thailand has finally come to an end, with the twelfth team member and the coach exiting the cave earlier today. Four boys were rescued from the caves on Sunday, four yesterday, and now the remaining five … Continued
- ReviewsLaptopsGaming Laptops
The New 15-inch Razer Blade Is a Gaming Workhorse in a Practical Package
The new redesigned Razer Blade laptop (now called the Razer Blade 15) is no longer a thin little outlier in the chunky landscape of portable gaming machines. When it was a 14-inch laptop, it was a powerhouse for its size—an incredible feat of engineering that managed to be an accomplished gaming machine and a laptop … Continued
By Alex Cranz - EartherExtreme Weather
Hurricane Harvey Is Officially the Largest Rain Event in US History
As Hurricane Harvey approached the Texas coast last August, it was clear the storm would be one for the ages. The forecast, unfortunately, did not disappoint with the storm stalling and then spinning a lazy circle around the Houston metro area for days. The result was catastrophic flooding in the city and surrounding area that … Continued
By Brian Kahn - io9TelevisionMorning Spoilers
More Intriguing Additions to the Cast of Spider-Man: Far From Home
The first Game of Thrones spinoff is set to start filming sooner than you’d think. New set pictures offer an early look at Chris Hemsworth in action for Men in Black. Casting calls reveal a very lengthy list of potential kombatants in the Mortal Kombat movie. Plus, new pictures from Cloak and Dagger, and what’s … Continued
- Tech NewsNews
Elon Musk’s Mini-Sub ‘Not Practical’ for Thai Cave, According to Rescue Chief
The attempted rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a Thai cave has captivated the world. So when billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk announced that he was going to help, some in the tech community beamed with pride. But Musk’s Thai adventure is looking more and more silly with each passing day. Rescue … Continued
By Matt Novak - Tech NewsNews
Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Is a Disaster for Net Neutrality, Great for the NSA
On Monday night, President Donald Trump announced his second Supreme Court nominee of his term: the DC Court of Appeals’ Judge Brett Kavanaugh. On a range of issues—but particularly net neutrality, the principle that service providers should be required to treat all data on their networks equally—he is likely to be a total disaster if … Continued
By Tom McKay