The 2010 Perseid meteor shower over the VLT. Image: ESO/Flickr Geoengineering is one of those things that sounds like maybe a good idea on paper but could also go horribly, apocalyptically wrong. But if the prospect of plunging Earth’s weather…
Westworld wasn’t the first TV show or movie to blend both Western and scifi elements—but it did it better than most. Still, while the genre has yielded some high-profile stinkers (Wild Wild West, Cowboys and Aliens), there are still plenty…
Making rope is hard. Making rope the way the Vikings did it over a thousand years ago is even harder. First, you have to find the right tree. Then, you have to strip the bark of the tree when the…
Shutterstock If you have ever wondered what it would be like to have a threesome then boy, are you in luck today. And even if you haven’t ever wondered, or if you have actually already participated in one, then this…
Humans don’t hibernate, but you might be tempted to when you see these four gorgeous modern cabins. Generally, coziness isn’t a quality that we associate with modern architecture, but these four buildings manage to defy that expectation, presenting a refuge…
Furlenco’s new “Pod” might just be the most outrageous product hitting the market this holiday season. The Bangalore, India based furniture rental startup has always had a penchant for targeting the millennial subset, but this is something else entirely — because…
As if the timelines for these X-Men-related movies wasn’t confusing enough, The Wrap’s claiming that Ryan Reynolds has shot a scene as Deadpool for the upcoming Logan. Read more… Source: io9
One day scientists could use technology like gene drive to engineer away pests like mosquitoes. IMAGE: Getty Images Of all the potentially apocalyptic technologies scientists have come up with in recent years, the gene drive is easily one of the…
Segment of the larger image of snow in the Sahara NASA It snowed on December 19 in the Sahara Desert, and NASA’s Landsat 7 satellite was there (or rather, hundreds of miles overhead) to see it. The photo comes from…
All across the video game galaxy, players are gathering to memorialize Carrie Fisher, who died yesterday following a massive heart attack. Read more… Source: io9