Heres some extra motivation for anyone looking to quit smoking as part of their New Years resolutions. Research published this week finds that each cigarette you smoke will shorten your life by nearly a half hour. The findings emphasize the importance of quitting smoking as early as possible, the researchers say. A cigarette butt discarded on a street in Paris, France.© Colors Hunter - Chasseur de Couleurs via Getty Plenty of studies and tragic anecdotes have confirmed thedeadliness of cigarette smoking....

A new Federal report has revealedAmerica sucks at it. Its not working well. The GAO conceded theres some validity to cloud seeding, but that its almost impossible to measure its effectiveness. A technician fits canisters containing Silver Iodide, Sodium Chloride and Potassium Chloride onto a BQ-100 Beechcraft aircraft for the cloud seeding experiment project ‘Varshadhari’ at Jakkur Airport in the Indian city of Bangalore on August 21, 2017.© Photo credit should read MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images...

The idea is to give everyone in the courtroom the defendants perspective. If it does go to trial, court proceedings are expected to resume in February. News from the future, delivered to your present. Screenshot: Local10

Brilliant streaks of light are set to illuminate the sky, heralding the years first celestial spectacle. The meteor shower should be enjoyed from a poorly lit area, preferably away from city lights. TheQuadrantids are an annual showerthat was first spotted in 1825. A Quadrantid meteor shower as seen in the night sky over the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China on January 4, 2022.Xue Bing/Costfoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images It is active from late December until mid-January....

Dinosaur trackways are tremendously useful to paleontologists even though the fossil remnants dont involve bones. According to the Birmingham release, the footprint highway is not the first to be discovered in Oxfordshire. However, a lot has changed technologically in nearly 30 years. One of the large dinosaur prints found at the quarry.Credit: OUMNH Paleontologists can catalogue much more information about the trackways than before. News from the future, delivered to your present....

Mark Zuckerberg is continuinghis campaign to curry favorwith the incoming Trump administration. Ive learned so much working with you and our whole team is better for having this opportunity. Youve also built a strong team to carry this work forward. Mark Zuckerberg is replacing Meta’s head of global policy with the company’s most prominent Republican.Chesnot/Getty Trump had no experience in politics when he last took office, and was later distracted by the pandemic....

Her death is horrible but still gothically glamorous; his death is horrible and just…horrible. I shared with Robert versions of bodies in varying states of decay and wither. The final result is a blend of practical and VFX, White explained. © Focus Features VFX then enhanced the painful withering moment between the two looks to complete the scene. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present.

The latest episode ofStar Wars: Skeleton Crewis noteworthy for many reasons. The characters escaped the planet Lanupa. We saw afrank, heartfelt discussion about disability. Meet Tet’niss, the monster trash crab, of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.Image: Lucasfilm It was directed by risingStar Warssuperstar Bryce Dallas Howard. And, of course, there was a giant trash monster ready to eat our heroes. That last part is not just super freaking cool, its super freaking real....

However, as the season two finale amply demonstrated, hes not secretly a good guy. Hes still a cold-blooded murderer, and hes still sticking by his sinister priorities. Theres an answer to that question. Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game season two. Photo: No Ju-han/Netflix Gi-huns failures along the way lead up to the devastating loss ofhis best buddy, Player 390. I wanted to see where that would carry Gi-hun further on....

Teslas might be blowing up, but sales arent. You want 0% financing? Three months of free access to Full Self-Driving and Supercharging? Tesla electric vehicles fill the car lot at the Tesla retail location© John Paraskevas/Newsday RM via Getty Images And yet, sales fell shortand now thestock is dropping, too. But Musk has already laid the groundwork for exponential growth. Globally, the market is about to get much more complicated for Tesla to compete in, as well....

New year, new smartphone rumors. This rumor isnt so new after all. The next iPhone SE will be called the iPhone 16E. © Florence Ion / Gizmodo The leaker who published the news has posted renders toTwitter/X/whateverof a case that supposedly fits the phone. The iPhone 16E will feature a similar design to theiPhone 14. Apple also plans to drop the Home button. The last iPhone to offer the tactile home button is2022s iPhone SE....

Germain Lussier is a senior reporter covering entertainment for the io9 section of Gizmodo. He lives in Los Angeles, specializes in film coverage, and is also our lead film critic. Sequels, reboots, superheroes, etc. Behind the scenes of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.Image: Netflix Every year horror films are hugely successful and people act like its a surprise. Well, 2025 is the year it wont be a surprise. Among the biggest films coming are Leigh WhannellsWolf Man, Guillermo del TorosFrankenstein, and Maggie GyllenhaalsThe Bride....

Check out our breakdown of some of the biggest sets dropping in January 2025 below! Theres at least one Superman set this month too! ), and even anAcross the Spider-Verseriff with Miles and the Spot. © Lego LegoStar WarsSets Begun again, the Clone Wars have! ($5 per box, availablehere) Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. © Lego © Lego © Lego © Lego © Lego...