I Still Like Michael Bay’s First Transformers, And I Am NOT Ashamed

When Transformers came out in 2007, it was a cute movie about big robots that turn into cars, with a somewhat lovable hero and a cute boy-and-his-first-car storyline. Purist fans of the 1980s cartoons weren’t thrilled, but the rest of us enjoyed it. But now that it’s had three awful sequels, people want me to…

Valiant Comics Is Creating A Dark, Ugly Future For Its Superheroes

Both DC and Marvel’s company-wide crossovers, Secret Wars and Convergence, look to mine the respective pasts of their superhero universes. But Valiant is getting in on the event business with a scenario that looks into the future of its characters — a future that seems to have plenty of death in store. Book of Death,…

Science Is Still Identifying The Paintings Of The Most Famous Art Forger

Han van Meegeren achieved such fame as a forger that, after he died, people attempted to forge more of his forgeries. And science is still uncovering some of his work. Han van Meegeren was a Dutch man who loved Dutch art. Unfortunately he loved it a few centuries too late. Van Meegeren was a devotee…

Is Han Solo’s Coat Blue Or Brown? It’s That Damn Dress All Over Again

Hey, remember that dress that the internet went completely insane over? The one that some people swore was white and gold, but other were defiantly certain was blue and black? Well, it turns out the Star Wars universe has its own version of the dress — specifically, Han Solo’s coat from Empire Strikes Back. Look…

Incredible News: Brad Bird Currently Writing Incredibles 2 Script!

The best superhero movie ever made, The Incredibles, is getting a long-awaited sequel. And count your blessings — it’s getting made by the original Incredibles director, Brad Bird. In an interview with NPR Bird confirmed that he was currently in the script writing process for the sequel. He added: “I’m just staring to write it,…

These Spiders Love Each Other But I Still Hate Them

That is a face only a mother could love — and it seems like its mother does actually care for it. This is an amblypygid, one of the few arachnids that demonstrates social behavior. Learn how these predator-faced monsters show their social nature. Amblypygids are known, to those who don’t want to be driven mad…

Will Scientists Ever Finally Discover A Theory Of Everything?

Katie Silver has penned an article for BBC Earth in which she explores the idea of finding a single theory that describes the entire Universe. But as her article aptly points out, it’s a challenge that appears to be getting increasingly difficult. It’s kind of a paradox, really: The more we learn about the Universe,…

Comic-Con Is Getting Its Own Year-Round Video-On-Demand Service

San Diego Comic-Con is one of the biggest pop culture events of the year, but it’s only a few crazy days long. That might be changing thanks to a new partnership between Comic-Con and Lionsgate, which wants to build a video-based subscription service to turn the event into a “year-wide celebration.” The deal, announced this…

It’s The Matrix Vs. The Apocalypse In This Arcadia #1 Comic Preview

In a world nearly devastated by plague, four billion humans narrowly escaped death by uploading digital version of themselves into computers. But this willing Matrix needs people on the outside to keep it running — but what happens when these survivors have had enough? Welcome to Arcadia. Written by Alex Paknadel with art by Eric…

The number of postdocs is growing, but academic positions are scarce. What’s a recent graduate/PhD candidate/prospective grad student to do? Kendall Powell surveys the status of the postdoctoral landscape, in a feature for Nature that should be required reading for anyone in – or considering entering – academia. Image Credit: National Academies. Contact the author…

Angel’s Back With A New But Familiar Look For X-Men: Apocalypse 

Bryan Singer has been teasing the return of Angel to the X-Men world for sometime, but today it’s official. Angel’s back, and he’s got a brand-new look — but it’s one that should be very familiar to comics fans. Last time we saw this character, he was being played by Ben Foster in X-Men: The…

This Space Cloud Smells Like Rum And Tastes Like Raspberries

So there’s a giant cloud hanging out in the Milky Way galaxy that smells a little bit like rum and tastes a little bit like raspberries. Here’s why Sagittarius B2 may be the most delicious cloud in space. Let’s work our way up the ladder on this one. We’ll start at the bottom step, where…

This Is Why Wasabi Sets Your Mouth On Fire

A single taste is enough to make you unforgettably familiar with the effects of wasabi, but why does it happen? The reason is this protein right here — and it has some major implications for how we treat pain. David Julius and Yifan Cheng of The University of California San Francisco created this 3D model…

First True Detective Season 2 Trailer Reveals The Entirely New Cast 

True Detective is back with a new cast, a new crime, and a whole new location. Creator Nic Pizzolatto has been slowly leaking out clues as to what we can expect, but this is the first actual footage. Anyone else think Vince Vaughn looks wildly out of place? But perhaps Vaughn looking so pretty is…

Our Moon’s Composition Suggests The Earth Used To Have A Twin

A major mystery surrounding the Moon’s origin and early composition may have finally been solved by a team of Israeli astrophysicists. Illustration: Hagai Perets. According to the giant impact hypothesis, the Moon formed when a Mars-sized protoplanet, dubbed Theia, slammed into Earth some 4.5 billion years ago. It wasn’t a direct hit, otherwise both objects…

10 Doctor Who Villains That Really Deserve To Make A Comeback

Doctor Who has a history of overusing its most popular villains, going back to the age of Dalekmania. But meanwhile, some villains haven’t gotten nearly enough screentime, or haven’t achieved their full potential. Here are 10 Doctor Who villains who ought to have another go at conquering the universe. 1) The Dream Lord (from “Amy’s…

Holy Crap, We’re Getting An Agents Of SHIELD TV Spin-Off

While we wait patiently to learn the fate about a second season of Agent Carter (oh please oh please oh please), Marvel has more TV news to drop — namely that a new Agents of SHIELD spin-off series is in the works, and that the show will be preparing for it over the rest of…

How Does A Guinea Worm Reproduce? HORRIBLY and INSIDE YOU.

“Gross Science” is a new science show from PBS Digital Studios that’s all about what show host Anna Rothschild calls science’s “slimy, smelly, creepy underbelly.” In this episode, Rothschild describes the utterly repulsive (but fascinating – really!) life cycle of the Guinea worm. The first three episodes of “Gross Science” dropped yesterday. Check all three…

Daredevil’s Red Costume Is Here And It’s Pretty Damn Awesome

We’ve known that Netflix and Marvel’s Daredevil show would build up Matt Murdock’s outfit into the iconic red suit from the comics, but now they’ve revealed what it’ll look like in all its crimson glory. Check it out, as well as a new featurette where Charlie Cox discusses Matt Murdock’s origins! Once you’ve got done…

Call Of Cthulhu Was The First Role-Playing Game To Drive People Insane

No swords. No wizards. Just regular humans, in way over their heads as they work to uncover the mind-shattering horrors of the Lovecraftian mythos. That’s the promise of the Call of Cthulhu RPG, and over 30 years later we’re still coming back for more. You can’t really overstate how influential Call of Cthulhu is in…