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British Scientists Seek Permission to Genetically Modify Human Embryos

Just five months after scientists in China made history by modifying the germline of human embryos, a research team in the U.K. is requesting permission to do the same, but strictly for research into infertility. Given recent calls for a moratorium on such research, the decision is likely to set a precedent for future requests.…

io9 George Dvorsky

Doctor Who’s New Season Premiere Is Not For Novice Viewers

We’ve seen both halves of the Doctor Who season opener, which starts tomorrow on BBC America at 9 PM. The good news? The time-traveling eccentric Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi, is as electrifying as ever. The bad news? You’ll be kind of lost if you’re not a Who expert. Here’s our spoiler-free review. Head writer…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Something Bizarre Is Happening On the Surface of Rosetta’s Comet

They may not look like it, but each of these photos from Rosetta is of the same site on Comet 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko, within just six short weeks. Something big is happening up there—but what is it? This particular comet site has been steadily monitored by the ESA since August of 2014, and nothing has been…

io9 Ria Misra

We Have a Crazy Theory About How Darth Vader Might Fit Into Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The first trailer for The Force Awakens announced to the world there was a brand new Star Wars villain. We then learned his name: Kylo Ren, owner of the ominous, hilted red lightsaber. A second trailer followed, and immediately we were greeted by the face of Darth Vader. The obvious question was, “Why?” Why, if…

Movies Germain Lussier

io9 Newsstand is Not As Obsessed With Serial Killers As You Are

This week’s featured story is about two kinds of disturbing people. One is a type that we, as a culture, are fascinated by to the point of reverence. And the other, we turn from uncomfortably and don’t talk about. I’m talking about serial killers, and creepy as f—- children. The World in Evening By Jei…

io9 K. Tempest Bradford

The Two Men (And the One Dinner) That Uncovered the Cause of Botulism

Today we bend Clostridium botulinum to our will, forcing it to make our faces smoother and our actors less able to do their jobs. Once, though, people had no idea what caused the “sausage disease.” It took two good men and one bad dinner to let the world know what was going on. The Sausage…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Steven Universe Is Quickly Becoming A Show About Flawed Mothers

In a way, Steven Universe has always been about the struggle of motherhood—a main character born out of an absent mother, raised by surrogates with their own problems. But since its return, the show is seemingly laser-focused on Moms… although “Sadie’s Song” doesn’t quite the same high notes as last week’s episode. https://gizmodo.com/on-steven-universe-the-scariest-thing-in-the-world-is-1730080239 Spoilers ahead,…

io9 James Whitbrook

What The Hell Is This Crazy Monster, Designed by Hellboy‘s Mike Mignola?

Mike Mignola gave us Hellboy, so it’s probably not surprising that he’s designed a totally bizarre new monster, which you can glimpse above. But what the hell is it? That’s an excellent question, since it’s on the cover of a new anthology called What the #@&% Is That? Update: Now with full table of contents!…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

5 Facts That Prove The Theater Is Weirder Than You Realize

For centuries, humans have placed way too much importance on people playing fictional characters on stage. And when you’ve done that for as long as we have, things are bound to get weird occasionally. Here are five of the strangest stories from the history of theater. 1. The secret to an illusionist’s trick was discovered…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

Ancient “Tomb of the Serpent Jaguar Priests” Discovered in Peru

Archaeologists working in northern Peru have discovered an intact 2,700-year-old tomb belonging to the high-altitude Pacopampa people. The tomb contains as number of fascinating artifacts, along with the bodies of two individuals thought to be high priests. The discovery was made by a combined team of Peruvian and Japanese researchers at a site in the…

io9 George Dvorsky

It Took Seventy Years From Its Discovery for this Element to Be Isolated

Dysprosium was discovered in 1886, through such an elaborate process that even a 19th century chemist thought it was over-the-top. And that technique wasn’t enough. It took another seventy years to get dysprosium on its own. Paul Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran clearly learned patience by writing out his own name, and so when it came…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

The New Maze Runner Movie Is Basically Pure Stupid Fun

The second entry in a dystopian series is always a challenge. The first installment usually has a simple hook—we fight in the arena, we deal with being the only person who has complex emotions, etc. And now, in the second outing… there’s more of the same. Or possibly, a whole lot more mythos. Either way,…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

It’s Actually Official Now: Jenna Coleman Has Filmed Her Last Doctor Who Season

Speculation and rumor ran rampant this week as to whether this season of Doctor Who would be Jenna Coleman’s last. And after the BBC had to report that the BBC declined to comment, it’s finally official. Today, Coleman told BBC Radio 1, “I have left the Tardis – it’s happened. I’ve filmed my last scenes.”…

Television Katharine Trendacosta

Look Out, GIFs! This Party Is Coming for You.

Beware, GIFs! From the depths of the internet, something has spotted you—THIS PARTY. What are you up to this week? Now’s your time to share your upcoming plans, tokens of friendship, words of wisdom, and just whatever on-screen moments are on your mind through the internet’s truest native artform: interpretive GIFing.

io9 Ria Misra

Here’s Why It’s Impossible to Have a Model Solar System That Is Completely to Scale

In To Scale: The Solar System, the filmmakers seek to make a model of the solar system that gets the orbits and the size of the planets perfectly to scale. With Earth the size of a marble, they need seven miles of land. Near the end of the video, one of the creators, Wylie Overstreet,…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

In Defence of Sex Machines: Why Trying to Ban Sex Robots is Wrong

A recent campaign argues that a ban should be placed on the development of sex robots. While well-intentioned, it’s a shortsighted idea that fails to recognize the ways in which these technologies will help us explore new ideas of inclusivity, legality, and social change. “Ban sex robots!” scream the tech headlines, as if they’re heralding…

io9 Kate Devlin—The Conversation

Does Justice League Already Have Its Villain?

Guillermo Del Toro denies that Pacific Rim 2 is cancelled. Elizabeth Olsen doesn’t think there should be a Scarlet Witch solo film. Plus Gotham teases a Riddler/Penguin teamup, a familiar face returns to Daredevil, and Skull Island might become the opening salvo in a Kong/Godzilla trilogy. Spoilers Now! Justice League Following this week’s reports that…

Television James Whitbrook

In India, A Baby Elephant Goofs Off Under the Watchful Eyes of Its Massive Bodyguards

A baby wild elephant plays between two adults outside of Gauhati, India—the same city where, less than a month ago, a male elephant wandered the streets after being separated from his herd. Close human encounters with wild animals have increased due to booming development in the area, which may explain why these two big bodyguards…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Scientists Show What Happens When You Wrap Something in An Invisibility Cloak

The latest model of the Invisibility Cloak is here, and it has two major improvements on the last few models. It can actually wrap around the stuff it’s concealing — and you can’t see the cloak itself. Take a look! This sounds less like science fiction than Greek myth. A cloak can be placed over…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Why Pianos Can’t Be Perfectly Tuned

Technically speaking, pianos tuned to coventional 12-tone equal temperament aren’t actually in perfect tune. A new video from MinutePhysics explains the math behind this musical oddity, and why in the case of pianos, close enough is good enough. For more about imperfect piano tuning, check out this helpful reddit thread and this Wikipedia article about…

io9 George Dvorsky

British Scientists Seek Permission to Genetically Modify Human Embryos

Doctor Who’s New Season Premiere Is Not For Novice Viewers

Something Bizarre Is Happening On the Surface of Rosetta’s Comet

We Have a Crazy Theory About How Darth Vader Might Fit Into Star Wars: The Force Awakens

io9 Newsstand is Not As Obsessed With Serial Killers As You Are

The Two Men (And the One Dinner) That Uncovered the Cause of Botulism

Steven Universe Is Quickly Becoming A Show About Flawed Mothers

What The Hell Is This Crazy Monster, Designed by Hellboy‘s Mike Mignola?

5 Facts That Prove The Theater Is Weirder Than You Realize

Ancient “Tomb of the Serpent Jaguar Priests” Discovered in Peru

It Took Seventy Years From Its Discovery for this Element to Be Isolated

The New Maze Runner Movie Is Basically Pure Stupid Fun

It’s Actually Official Now: Jenna Coleman Has Filmed Her Last Doctor Who Season

Look Out, GIFs! This Party Is Coming for You.

Here’s Why It’s Impossible to Have a Model Solar System That Is Completely to Scale

In Defence of Sex Machines: Why Trying to Ban Sex Robots is Wrong

Does Justice League Already Have Its Villain?

In India, A Baby Elephant Goofs Off Under the Watchful Eyes of Its Massive Bodyguards

Scientists Show What Happens When You Wrap Something in An Invisibility Cloak

Why Pianos Can’t Be Perfectly Tuned

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