quinta-feira, 6 de janeiro de 2022


Moonfall's New Trailer Features Global Destruction, Utter Nonsense, and Free Bagels

Posted: 06 Jan 2022 10:45 AM PST

We know for a fact that Roland Emmerich's latest sci-fi disaster movie will be loud and dumb, as per the director's oeuvre. But will it be fun? This newest Moonfall trailer suggests that maybe—just maybe—it might be, and if so, it's all going to be because of John Bradley.

Read more...

Dogs Can Tell If You're Speaking to Them in a Foreign Language, Study Finds

Posted: 06 Jan 2022 10:10 AM PST

When a dog hears a language different from its owners' native tongue, its brain activity is noticeably different compared to when it hears a familiar language. Those are the findings of a new study that scanned canine noggins using MRI, and they're yet another indication that dogs are adept at recognizing the nuances…

Read more...

Spider-Man's Tom Holland Tried, and Failed, to Be Young James Bond

Posted: 06 Jan 2022 10:00 AM PST

Tom Holland is already playing one of the most famous characters in all of pop culture, but at one point he tried, and failed, to play another. In an new interview, Holland admitted that he once pitched the people who control the rights to James Bond on an origin story with him in the lead.

Read more...

Defusing the Global Climate Emergency Depends on Defusing the Democracy Emergency

Posted: 06 Jan 2022 09:50 AM PST

A year ago today, Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy were fleeing for their lives as a violent mob swarmed the halls of the U.S. Capitol. With their personal safety at risk, the two most powerful Republicans on Capitol Hill at last stood up to Donald Trump. In a heated phone call, McCarthy, the House minority leader,…

Read more...

New Video Shows Webb Space Telescope's Goodbye to Earth

Posted: 06 Jan 2022 09:46 AM PST

The European Space Agency has released a video of the Webb Space Telescope separating from the rocket that launched it from Earth. The video may be the last view we'll have of the $10 billion telescope, which is currently heading for a destination 1 million miles away.

Read more...

This Watchdog Group Aims to 'Defund the Insurrectionists,' One Ad at a Time

Posted: 06 Jan 2022 09:40 AM PST

In the year since the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, plenty of people have done what they could to try to prevent a disaster like this from happening again. Fences were erected, security personnel braced for more violence, tech companies made... more algorithms meant to predict where mass riots could happen.…

Read more...

80% of Americans Suffered Through Extreme Heat Last Year

Posted: 06 Jan 2022 08:45 AM PST

For most people living in the U.S., last summer felt unbearably hot in a new way—and new statistics on last year's heat waves back that up. According to federal data analyzed by the Washington Post this week, 80% of Americans live in a county that had at least one day of "abnormally high" temperatures in 2021.

Read more...

Warner and ViacomCBS Could Sell Off The CW, Pushing DC TV's Future Further Towards Streaming

Posted: 06 Jan 2022 08:30 AM PST

Later this year, it'll have been a decade since Arrow hit The CW, establishing the first elements of a whole DC universe on the small screen that would change the face of superheroic TV as we know it. Now its transformation might reach an altogether different end, as the broadcast network that played home to Arrow,

Read more...

Scientists Figured Out Which Animals Were in a Zoo Just by Taking DNA From the Air

Posted: 06 Jan 2022 08:00 AM PST

Researchers were able to identify 74 species of animals by looking for DNA in air samples collected at two zoos. The experiment shows that free-floating DNA could be used to track wild animals, including endangered or invasive species, without needing to observe them directly.

Read more...

LIGHTSPEED Presents: 'In the Beginning of Me, I Was a Bird' by Maria Dong

Posted: 06 Jan 2022 07:30 AM PST

io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we feature a story from LIGHTSPEED's current issue. This month's selection is "In the Beginning of Me, I Was a Bird" by Maria Dong. You can read the story below or listen to the podcast on our website. Enjoy!

Read more...

Updates From The Batman, Ironheart, and More

Posted: 06 Jan 2022 06:20 AM PST

The Chucky cast discusses their hopes for season two of the Syfy show. More Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness promo art shows off its four key heroes. Plus Star Trek: Prodigy's kid crew heads to the holodeck, and more. To me, my spoilers!

Read more...

Palm-Sized NES Clone Plays Games Perfectly Using the Same Chips Inside the Original Console

Posted: 06 Jan 2022 06:10 AM PST

First revealed way back in 2018 when the world was only slightly less out of control, the TinyNES was a miniaturized clone of the original Nintendo Entertainment System that, like the original, could play authentic NES carts, while taking up much less space in your entertainment center. Three years later, you can

Read more...

Boaty McBoatface Prepares to Dive Under Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier

Posted: 06 Jan 2022 06:00 AM PST

The world's cutest submersible is about the visit the world's most dangerous glacier. An international team of researchers set off from Chile on a 65-day voyage to Antarctica. There, they'll deploy Boaty McBoatface and a host of other instruments to explore what's going on underneath Thwaites Glacier, one of the…

Read more...

French Car Ads Will Soon Be Required by Law to Tell You Not to Drive a Car

Posted: 06 Jan 2022 05:50 AM PST

France has taken a unique step to remind people cars suck. In December, the country passed a law requiring the creators of car commercials to encourage viewers to try not driving a car—at least, whenever it's possible.

Read more...

Walmart Cuts in Half Paid Leave for Workers Who Get Covid-19

Posted: 06 Jan 2022 03:00 AM PST

Walmart, the largest private employer in the U.S., is cutting paid sick leave for workers who get covid-19 from two weeks of leave to one week, according to a new report from Reuters that cites an internal memo sent out on Tuesday. The change was inspired by the CDC's updated guidelines that suggest Americans isolate…

Read more...

Nenhum comentário:

Postar um comentário