| |
- American Southwest Is Experiencing Its Worst Megadrought Since 800 AD
- The ‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault Is Taking in New Samples
- New Leak Suggests Most Users Funding Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' Reside in U.S.
- Possible Globs of Melted Nuclear Fuel Photographed Inside Damaged Fukushima Reactor
- You Can Now Visit Websites Using Only Emojis ��
- 12 Biggest Mysteries in the Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Trailer
- The Academy Awards Revives the Best Popular Film Award, But Worse
- A Staggering Amount of Amazon Rainforest Disappeared Last Month
- Astronomers Find 'Weird' Stars Covered in Burned-Up Helium
- Send Love Between Shared Universes With io9's Nerdy Valentines
- U.S. Invests $5 Billion into EV Charging Stations
- Texas Lawsuit Claims Facebook's Facial Recognition Violated User Privacy and Broke the Law
- GM's Dr. Evil Super Bowl Commercial Is a Little Too Literal
- Han and Leia Went to Disney World for Their Honeymoon
- Hideaki Anno's Hero Movies Are Crossing Over for... Something
- U.S. Suddenly Suspends Mexican Avocado Imports Following Threatening Call to Health Official
- Apple Filings Show Three New Macs Are on the Horizon
- RIP Ivan Reitman, the Architect Behind Ghostbusters
- Plot Twist: A Different Rogue Rocket Is Going to Hit the Moon
- Charlie Cox Continues to Tease His Daredevil Future
- Super Bowl Crypto Ads Feature Larry David, LeBron James, and QR Code for Free Bitcoin
| American Southwest Is Experiencing Its Worst Megadrought Since 800 AD Posted: 14 Feb 2022 02:00 PM PST  The brutal American Southwest megadrought responsible for conjuring up these horrific images of dried-up lakes and reservoirs is officially one of the worst prolonged droughts in recorded human history, one built largely on the backs of human-induced climate change. |
| The ‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault Is Taking in New Samples Posted: 14 Feb 2022 01:50 PM PST  A remote seed vault on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen is receiving new deposits this week from gene banks in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania. Nicknamed the 'Doomsday Vault,' the depository is opened only a few times a year for seed withdrawals and deposits; it will be sealed again on February 18. |
| New Leak Suggests Most Users Funding Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' Reside in U.S. Posted: 14 Feb 2022 01:20 PM PST  A data set leaked by an unknown hacker appears to show that Americans comprise a vast majority of the users donating to Canada's "Freedom Convoy" protest via the website GiveSendGo, a Christian-oriented platform that's raised more than $8.3 million to support the movement in opposition to public health measures… |
| Possible Globs of Melted Nuclear Fuel Photographed Inside Damaged Fukushima Reactor Posted: 14 Feb 2022 01:12 PM PST  Images captured by a remotely operated probe appear to show mounds of melted nuclear fuel at the bottom of a Fukushima reactor core that experienced a meltdown 11 years ago. |
| You Can Now Visit Websites Using Only Emojis �� Posted: 14 Feb 2022 01:03 PM PST |
| 12 Biggest Mysteries in the Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Trailer Posted: 14 Feb 2022 12:50 PM PST The word "Madness" is right there in the title. And yet, we almost weren't prepared for just how mad things get in the latest trailer for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. After debuting its first trailer at the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home, this second trailer debuted during the Super Bowl and raised the… |
| The Academy Awards Revives the Best Popular Film Award, But Worse Posted: 14 Feb 2022 12:00 PM PST  Back in 2018, the Academy Awards announced a new Oscar, to be given to the Best Popular Film of the year. The idea was to recognize the blockbusters that typically dominate the box office but never manage to make it to the Best Picture category. It didn't go over well, and now, it's getting worse. |
| A Staggering Amount of Amazon Rainforest Disappeared Last Month Posted: 14 Feb 2022 11:46 AM PST  The number of trees cut down in the Brazilian section of the Amazon rainforest in January was five times greater than the same period last year, according to satellite imagery data from Brazil's space research agency, INPE. |
| Astronomers Find 'Weird' Stars Covered in Burned-Up Helium Posted: 14 Feb 2022 11:30 AM PST  Over 10,000 light-years from Earth, two mega-hot stars are changing what astronomers know about stellar evolution and how the gassy balls can be constructed. The stars are unique for their exotic surface composition: They are cocooned in carbon and oxygen, the ashen remains of helium burning. |
| Send Love Between Shared Universes With io9's Nerdy Valentines Posted: 14 Feb 2022 11:14 AM PST  Happy Valentine's Day, my fellow nerds! The day of love is once again upon us, which means that not only is it time to celebrate the relationships in your life, but also remind those better halves how much of a pop culture aficionado you are with some suitably themed Valentines. io9's annual tradition takes us across… |
| U.S. Invests $5 Billion into EV Charging Stations Posted: 14 Feb 2022 11:06 AM PST |
| Texas Lawsuit Claims Facebook's Facial Recognition Violated User Privacy and Broke the Law Posted: 14 Feb 2022 10:45 AM PST  Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has taken yet another swing at Big Tech, this time suing Meta for allegedly capturing and using facial recognition data on millions of users without their consent. In the suit, Paxton claims Meta's unauthorized use of the tech—which the company claims it has now largely… |
| GM's Dr. Evil Super Bowl Commercial Is a Little Too Literal Posted: 14 Feb 2022 10:20 AM PST  GM went all-in for this year's Super Bowl, recruiting Mike Meyers, Seth Green, and other actors from the Austin Powers series for a spot that uses the iconic Dr. Evil character to talk about, of all things, electric vehicles and climate change. But GM's long history of climate denial makes this ad painfully… |
| Han and Leia Went to Disney World for Their Honeymoon Posted: 14 Feb 2022 10:15 AM PST  An estimated 1,200 couples a year plan to have their weddings at a Disney theme park or spend their honeymoons there. Thanks to the upcoming Star Wars novel The Princess and the Scoundrel, we now know that Han Solo and General Leia Organa were among them. |
| Hideaki Anno's Hero Movies Are Crossing Over for... Something Posted: 14 Feb 2022 09:00 AM PST  When he's not been busy trying to wrangle a definitive new ending for Neon Genesis Evangelion this past decade, legendary director Hideaki Anno has been off living his nerd dreams, helping bring to life cinematic takes on Godzilla, Ultraman, and now even Kamen Rider next year. So he's naturally taking the next step:… |
| U.S. Suddenly Suspends Mexican Avocado Imports Following Threatening Call to Health Official Posted: 14 Feb 2022 08:40 AM PST  If you were one of the many deep-bellied Americans gorging on chips and Guacamole while taking in strange Super Bowl crypto ads over the weekend, you may soon have to dish out some more cash before going in for seconds. On Saturday, just one day prior to the Super Bowl, the Mexican government confirmed the U.S. had… |
| Apple Filings Show Three New Macs Are on the Horizon Posted: 14 Feb 2022 08:25 AM PST  Apple will likely release refreshed iPhone and iPad models at its rumored event next month, and now newly unearthed paperwork suggests they could be joined by Macs. |
| RIP Ivan Reitman, the Architect Behind Ghostbusters Posted: 14 Feb 2022 08:00 AM PST  Ivan Reitman, director of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, and producer of the 2016 Ghostbusters and last year's Ghostbusters: Afterlife films, passed away this past Saturday. He was 75. |
| Plot Twist: A Different Rogue Rocket Is Going to Hit the Moon Posted: 14 Feb 2022 07:59 AM PST  A fresh look at the available evidence suggests a Chinese booster will smash into the Moon in early March—and not a SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage as was previously believed. Experts say it's an "honest mistake" and a sign that better processes are needed to track our junk in space. |
| Charlie Cox Continues to Tease His Daredevil Future Posted: 14 Feb 2022 06:30 AM PST  Ken Watanabe has joined Gareth Edward's next sci-fi adventure. Walking Dead anthology series Tales of the Walking Dead adds a former Cowboy Bebop star. Plus, Rob Zombie just keeps on teasing The Munsters, and AMC gives us a tiny taste of its Interview with a Vampire. Spoilers, away! |
| Super Bowl Crypto Ads Feature Larry David, LeBron James, and QR Code for Free Bitcoin Posted: 14 Feb 2022 03:00 AM PST  If Sunday's Super Bowl ads are any indication, crypto has truly arrived in mainstream culture. And if you didn't catch the game, you can watch the ads here, featuring Larry David, LeBron James, and a QR code that crashed Coinbase's website within minutes. |
| You are subscribed to email updates from Gizmodo. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States | |
Nenhum comentário:
Postar um comentário