What The Heck Is This?

What is this material? It looks like a very tacky version of astroturf, or an arrangement of flower petals. But can you guess what it actually is? This frankly unappealing arrangement of colored tags awkwardly stuck in rows is, when you zoom out, one of the most famously beautiful creatures in the world. It’s an…

The Major Art Inspirations Behind The Hit Comic Descender

We’ve already talked about how writer Jeff Lemire and artist Dustin Nguyen’s Descender is already one of the great scifi comics of 2015. Issue #2 of the hit Image comic arrives in stores tomorrow, so we talked to Nguyen about his five biggest artistic inspirations for the universe he helped create. TIM-21, a companion robot…

Check Out Marvel’s “Remastered” Original Star Wars Comic Adaptation

Marvel have taken the reins on Star Wars comics this year, but it wasn’t the first time they’ve handled a galaxy far, far away; they also released the first comic adaptation of the movie back in 1977. Now the company is honoring their Star Wars past with an updated, recolored release of the original series.…

Brontosaurus Should Be Reinstated As A Distinct Dinosaur, Say Scientists

It’s the most famous dinosaur that never was — or at least that’s what paleontologists have believed for 112 years. After an exhaustive comparative analysis of over 500 physical characteristics, researchers have concluded that Brontosaurus is sufficiently distinct from Apatosaurus to warrant its own genus. Bronto, it appears, is back. Top illustration: Charles P. Knight…

Get ready wallets: All six Star Wars movies are being released on digital HD this Friday, April 10th. Along with the ability to carry the movies with you everywhere, these digital editions will have new special features. You can see a list of them here.

Meet The First Man To Put Beer Under A Microscope

The man in the picture is considered the “Father of Microbiology.” He helped to discover and sketch microorganisms. When he turned his microscope on beer, he saw some of the most useful microorganisms in the world — but he failed to recognize them. This man above is Anton van Leeuwenhoek, and he’s wearing an absolutely…

The Fictional Worlds That You Would Never Really Want To Live In

Authors spend lots of time building up worlds that, at least on the first few visits, can seem pretty magical. But there’s a flipside to that coin. Sure, Narnia has magic doorways and talking deer, but the best candy available there is apparently Turkish Delight. Wonka’s factory, on the other hand has plenty of variety,…

The Marvel Cinematic Universe Will Get Its First Animated Installment

Hey, did you hear Robert Downey Jr. was supposed to make a “huge announcement” about the Avengers today on Good Morning America? No? Well, then consider yourself lucky because the “announcement” was a huge bust. At least we learned an animated MCU something-or-other is happening. This actual news comes to us from Marvel’s VP of…

Deadpool Set Pictures Reveal A Very Familiar Action Sequence

Tatiana Maslany spills the beans on Orphan Black’s return. Agent Coulson will find himself with an unlikely ally on Agents of SHIELD. Plus, rumors for the next Force Awakens trailer, Wondercon teases for The Flash, iZombie and Powers, and surprising return on Person of Interest. Behold, Spoilers! Top image: Orphan Black. Star Wars: The Force…

Have a Seat In Oregon’s Mysterious Octopus Tree

No one’s quite sure how the Octopus Tree came by it’s unusual shape, but that means it’s perfectly safe, right? Right? Image credit: Octopus Tree by Alicia Mueller/flickr/CC BY 2.0

In This Short, A Cosmonaut’s Dream to Travel to Mars Is Fulfilled

In Valentina’s Dream, Rebecca Front (The Thick of It) plays first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, who expressed a wish to travel to Mars. In this short, the artwork by Moose Allain illustrates that dream. Valentina’s Dream was written by David Quantick and directed by John Panton. Contact the author at [email protected].

There’s Already A Plan For The Next 5 Years Of Doctor Who

The Doctor isn’t going anywhere for quite some time, show runner Steven Moffat has a plan that will (at the very least) take them through five more years. That’s Five more years of timey wimey goodness. The Radio Times interviewed Moffat, who looked back on the ten years the new-iteration of the series and he…

Nina Dobrev and Michael Trevino Are Leaving The Vampire Diaries

After six years, Nina Dobrev and Elena will be leaving The Vampire Diaries. Also leaving? Michael Trevino and his character Tyler. Dobrev made her announcement on Instagram, writing: Dearest TVD Family, I’ve just spent the most beautiful weekend on Lake Lanier in Georgia with my own TVD Family, the cast and crew of The Vampire…

Here’s Why Roku Has A Chance To Win The Streaming Wars

The single best reason to buy a Roku? You’re looking at it. Roku is the only streaming media box that does all the comparison shopping for you. Why pay $3 to rent a movie when you can stream it with your existing Netflix plan, or on Crackle for free? And soon, Roku’s comparison shopping will…

Game Of Thrones Built “World’s Largest Fire-Breathing Crane” For Drogon

This year on Game of Thrones, the dragons are bigger and nastier — so the VFX crew bringing them to life had to come up with two new methods for portraying Drogon, the biggest of the bunch. Including “the world’s largest fire-breathing crane.” TV Insider has a great feature about the VFX behind Drogon in…

The Large Hadron Collider Is Back, Baby

It’s been closed for renovations and upgrades since 2013, but on Sunday, the Large Hadron Collider powered on with no sign of complications, and successfully carried two proton beams, fired in opposite directions, around its 27km circumference. Above: The New and Improved LHC, with numerical callouts designating the particle accelerator’s upgrades – click to enlarge.…

Yellowstone Coyote Demonstrates Flawless Downward Dog Technique

A stretching coyote emulates just the right yoga pose in this shot taken near Yellowstone Lake on March 27, 2015. Though the coyote population in Yellowstone declined after the reintroduction of wolves in the mid-1990s, recent data has shown their numbers are on the rise. Photo by Diane Renkin, via the Yellowstone National Park Flickr…

Trailer For Joe Dante’s Burying The Ex Digs Up Unrequited Zombie Love

Joe Dante brings the undead love in his new horror-comedy Burying the Ex, which features Anton Yelchin and Ashley Greene as a pair of lovers separated by death and hatred. The premise is simple: Boy loves girl. Girl is a stereotypical Hollywood-type shrew creature. Boy wants to break up with girl. Girl dies in horrific…

This Video Shows The Craziest Thing You’ve Ever Seen Water Do

This video is just water splashing on a hydrophobic surface in slow motion. That doesn’t sound like much, until you see the first fifteen seconds, in which a water droplet smashes to pieces and comes together again like the liquid-metal Terminator. GE put out this video of ultra-slow motion water droplets hitting a hydrophobic surface.…

This Narrative Hole Explains Why The Joker Won’t Ever Have His Own Movie

Batman’s characters have been pretty well represented on-screen over the years, and yet Batman’s most long-standing adversary, the Joker, has never had his own solo flick. But there’s one very good reason it hasn’t happened yet — and it’s the same reason we hope it never does. After reading this post on movies that successfully-pulled…