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There’s A Strange Paradox In The Premise Of Jurassic World

For as long as the scientists in Jurassic Park has been brewing up in wingless dragons in its labs, the results of their experiments have all had one thing in common: none of them were real dinosaurs. So what makes their latest monstrosity so different? In response to the newest Jurassic World trailer — which…

io9 Ria Misra

Dawn Is Arriving At Ceres, And The View Is Getting Pretty Sweet

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is settling into its first orbit around dwarf planet Ceres. And as you can see from this newly released animation, the view is getting to be quite spectacular. These images were taken by Dawn on April 14 and 15 from a distance of 14,000 miles (22,000 km). Each pixel represents about 1.3…

io9 George Dvorsky

Silicon Valley’s Sendup of Kickstarter Culture Is Perfect

The line between satire and just accurately portraying The Way We Tech Now is very, very thin on Silicon Valley. “Runway Devaluation” has a plot that manages to be utterly silly and completely plausible. The writers have the slick, rampant techno-corpo-speak down cold, and this episode’s send-up of dumb novelty apps and Kickstarter culture is…

Television Kate Knibbs

The Last Issue Of Hawkeye Has Been Delayed… Again

Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye series was one of Marvel’s biggest surprise hits when it began in 2012, but fans are still waiting for the last issue — and they’ll be waiting a little while longer. Hawkeye #22 has been pushed back again until June 10th. Hawkeye #22 was originally due for release in…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

The Chemistry Of Fraudulent Photographs

In the 1970s, newly-discovered pictures of “Victorian waifs” were a hit with both historians and art collectors. The chemistry seemed right. The context . . . not so much. But people only learned that too late. In 1974, the work of Francis Hetling delighted the academic world. Hetling was a diarist and amateur photographer. He’d…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

The Most Incredible Cosplay From This Weekend’s Star Wars Celebration!

Star Wars Celebration is more than just a convention — it’s a rare chance to live in a world of nothing but Star Wars for a few days. And the love of Star Wars comes across beautifully in some of the photos from the event. Photographer Davann Srey was in Anaheim all weekend, and here’s…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Ebola Survivors Are Being Urged To Abstain From Sex

Until scientists learn more about the virus and how long it stays in the body, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking Ebola survivors to either abstain from sex or use condoms 100% of the time. The CDC revised its guidelines on Ebola transmission on Sunday night. Prior to yesterday’s revision, the…

io9 George Dvorsky

This New Series About Hacking Could Actually Be Amazing

Here’s the teaser for the new hacker television series Mr. Robot that took the South by Southwest Film Festival by storm earlier this year. It’s sort of like a darker version of Hackers, with a tormented geek hero named Elliot who is tempted by Anonymous-like forces of chaos. Audiences who saw it at SXSW say…

Television Annalee Newitz

Check Out The Cover For My New Novel, All The Birds In The Sky

I’m so excited to share this with everyone at io9. Here’s the front cover of All the Birds in the Sky, my novel coming February 2016 from Tor Books. It’s one of the coolest book covers I’ve ever seen, thanks to Tor art director Irene Gallo and cover designer Will Steahle. This is my novel…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

This Week’s TV: Community Revives One Of Its Funniest Plotlines Ever

Subway (the person) returns to Community for a new marketing scheme, but can it possibly be as hysterical as his last appearance? Plus, what’s wrong with Orphan Black’s male clones? What happens when a zombie eats a gamer’s brains? And what are Tyrion and Varys up to on next week’s Game of Thrones? We’ve got…

Television Lauren Davis

First Trailer For Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End TV Miniseries

Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance) sits front and center for the very first trailer for Syfy’s huge adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke’s famous alien invasion book Childhood’s End. This is a big deal, and it absolutely must be done correctly. The story takes place after Earth has been peacefully invaded by an alien presence. The unknown…

Trailers Meredith Woerner

Wonder Woman’s Costume In Batman V. Superman Actually Has Color In It

If you were at all perturbed by the grim darkness of the new grim-dark Batman V. Superman trailer, or even just the drab costumes DC’s three greatest heroes seemed to sport in the movie, good news! A new photo of Wonder Woman’s upcoming costume reveals she’s still wearing red, gold and blue! (Kind of!) It’s…

Movies Rob Bricken

7 TV Episodes That Resolved Age-Old Philosophical Questions

Philosophers, scientists and metaphysicians have spent thousands of years trying to untangle the mysteries of human existence. Questions like “nature vs. nurture,” or “fate vs. free will” have no easy answer — unless you watch television, that is. Here are 7 TV episodes that sorted out questions that the great minds couldn’t resolve. 1) “Mirror,…

Movies Diana Biller

How The Most Daring Plan Of WWI Turned Into A Military Disaster

This coming Sunday marks the centenary of one of WWI’s most infamous campaigns: Gallipoli. It was an audacious attempt by the Entente to break the European deadlock with a master stroke. Instead, it quickly turned into a hellish ordeal and a resounding defeat. Here’s why Gallipoli seemed like a good idea at the time –…

io9 George Dvorsky

The Best Web Series About Stoners Just Got Picked Up By HBO

High Maintenance started out in 2012 as a humane, intimate web series about a Brooklyn weed dealer, created by husband and wife team Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair as a weekend hobby. It’s still a humane, intimate series about a Brooklyn weed dealer, but now it’s the most recent addition to HBO’s lineup. HBO ordered…

Television Kate Knibbs

Wild Chimps Look Out For Traffic Before Crossing Busy Road

This remarkable video was shot as part of a 29-month study of chimps crossing what’s often a dangerously busy road in Uganda’s Kibale National Park. Unlike in studies conducted of quieter roads, here the apes cautiously looked both ways, moved rapidly, and made sure all in the group made it across safely. New Scientist reports:…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Your Air Freshener Is Actually Filling Your Home With Dust

By making your house smell nice you are also making it filthy. Though it may make a house smell clean, secretly, most air fresheners fill the house with tiny particles of dust — all thanks to limonene. Limonene has been featured before on this site — it’s a liquid hydrocarbon that turns an orange peel…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Valiant Wants As Few People As Possible To Read Its New Comic

It’s not every day you see a comic company actively want to ensure that most of their readers don’t get their hands on their latest comic, but that’s the aim with Legends of the Geomancer, a new tie-in for Valiant Comics’ upcoming Book of Death event. Huh. https://gizmodo.com/valiant-comics-is-creating-a-dark-ugly-future-for-its-1696823642 The new series, penned by Fred Van…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

The Webb Telescope Construction Looks Like The World’s Best Erector Set

Once it’s up and running, we expect the new Webb space telescope to send us back some pretty impressive space shots — but the photos of its construction have been unexpectedly delightful as well! Images: NASA/Chris Gunn. When it’s completed, it will be the most world’s most powerful space telescope ever built, but for now…

io9 Ria Misra

Could Post-Apocalyptic Humans Reboot Civilization Without Fossil Fuels?

The scenario: Out of the ashes of some global catastrophe, humanity rises to re-establish civilization. The question: How far could such a society realistically rebuild without the aid of fossil fuels? Photo Credit: thierry ehrmann via flickr | CC BY 2.0. University of Leicester’s Lewis Dartnell, a UK Space Agency research fellow working in astrobiology…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

There’s A Strange Paradox In The Premise Of Jurassic World

Dawn Is Arriving At Ceres, And The View Is Getting Pretty Sweet

Silicon Valley’s Sendup of Kickstarter Culture Is Perfect

The Last Issue Of Hawkeye Has Been Delayed… Again

The Chemistry Of Fraudulent Photographs

The Most Incredible Cosplay From This Weekend’s Star Wars Celebration!

Ebola Survivors Are Being Urged To Abstain From Sex

This New Series About Hacking Could Actually Be Amazing

Check Out The Cover For My New Novel, All The Birds In The Sky

This Week’s TV: Community Revives One Of Its Funniest Plotlines Ever

First Trailer For Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End TV Miniseries

Wonder Woman’s Costume In Batman V. Superman Actually Has Color In It

7 TV Episodes That Resolved Age-Old Philosophical Questions

How The Most Daring Plan Of WWI Turned Into A Military Disaster

The Best Web Series About Stoners Just Got Picked Up By HBO

Wild Chimps Look Out For Traffic Before Crossing Busy Road

Your Air Freshener Is Actually Filling Your Home With Dust

Valiant Wants As Few People As Possible To Read Its New Comic

The Webb Telescope Construction Looks Like The World’s Best Erector Set

Could Post-Apocalyptic Humans Reboot Civilization Without Fossil Fuels?

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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