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Can You Identify 20 Of The Most Common Birds in North America?

Add this picture quiz on common backyard birds to the list of things you never thought you’d care about but then actually became weirdly and unreasonably invested in once you tried them. What? Just me? I’ve never been one for Internet quizzes. I’ve also never been one for birdwatching, so I did terribly (8/20, bad…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

The First Schizophrenia Medication Was Developed As An Antihistamine

Thorazine, or chlorpromazine, was the first antipsychotic. It freed many people with severe schizophrenia from mental asylums, but that’s not why it was developed. It was first tested because it’s an antihistamine. Yes, like the allergy medications. The incessantly itchy eyes and noses that some people get in the spring is the result of their…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

First Look At Syfy’s “Space Bounty Hunter” Show Killjoys!

Syfy has been dipping its toe back into space adventure lately — but here’s a great leap back into the stars, with a pleasing amount of grit and dark humor. Killjoys is a show about bounty hunters in space, from Michelle Lovretta, the original creator of Lost Girl. Lovretta only worked on the first season…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Finally, Someone Is Bringing Back DC’s Retro Figure Playsets

The revival of retro toys based on the action figures of yesteryear is perhaps at its height right now — but one area where most lines are slipping up is in the distinct lack of retro playsets. Figures Toy Company is changing that with their line of retro DC action figures though, and it’s off…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

You Can Reproduce The Awesome ‘Dancing Droplets’ Phenomenon At Home

Have you watched this video yet? It showcases some beautiful experiments performed by researchers studying the interaction of two-component fluids. The footage has been online for a few weeks now – but did you know you can reproduce this mesmerizing phenomenon in your own home? Stanford researchers Nate Cira, Adrien Benusiglio, and Manu Prakash –…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Did You Forget How Insane The Devil’s Advocate Was?

I am here to testify that if you’ve only witnessed The Devil’s Advocate on TNT, your soul is unclean. Until you have witnessed the holy incestuous orgies and drunk of the sacred monologue spittle of Al Pacino, you will not be saved from the mundaneness of modern-day cinema. Come with me and I will make…

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George R.R. Martin Is Developing A New HBO Show Called Captain Cosmos!

George R.R. Martin isn’t writing for seasons five or six of Game of Thrones — but that doesn’t mean we won’t see more stuff from him on HBO. In a new interview, Martin reveals he’s developing a new show called Captain Cosmos. But he also revealed that a major twist could be coming in the…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Director Turns A Perry Bible Fellowship Comic In A Demented Short Film

Nicholas Gurewitch’s webcomic Perry Bible Fellowship is always good for a perverse laugh, but what would one of those gag comics look like as a short film? Director Matt Lenski took a crack at adapting the Perry Bible Fellowship comic “No One is Thirsty.” Naturally, it starts out sweet and gets pretty twisted. [via Vimeo…

io9 Lauren Davis

These Slow-Motion Videos of Fluids Vibrating on Speakers Are Wonderful

These videos aren’t just colorful and fascinating — they’re also educational. They’re made using just some speakers and a non-Newtonian fluid, and they can teach us important principles in physics. There are many examples of Faraday waves, the rippling patterns formed when a fluid interface becomes unstable under vibration.These videos feature several examples of Faraday…

io9 Vincze Miklós

Toy Story: The Haunting, And Other Posters For Movies We Wish Existed

What if Toy Story was a Stephen King-written horror film? These fake movie posters show us exactly what that might look like. Plus, the only place another The Fast & The Furious movies could really take us. And best of all, the highly underrated imaginary horror classic: Children Of The Corndog. You all mocked up…

io9 Ria Misra

Your Pet Rabbit Hates You

Do you ever come home to your adorable pet bunny, pick it up, lay it down on its back, and pet it? Does it just lie there, blissfully, for minutes or even hours, letting you cuddle it? Yeah. Your rabbit hates you. Certain animals are prone go into a trance. They lie on their back,…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Stop What You’re Doing And Watch This 11-Hour Video Of Puppies Sleeping

Exactly what it says on the tin, folks: 11 hours and 1 minute of puppies sleeping. That’s 39,660 perfect seconds of snoozing pups, complete with twitching, yawning, stretching, and paralyzingly adorable cooing noises. Isn’t it time you indulged in some longform puppy footage? Haven’t you earned it? That one little dude is a real ham:…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Archer Ends Its Rebound Season On Top Form And Hints At A New Status Quo

After season five’s detour into Archer: Vice, the gang returned to good old spycraft in season six … which wrapped up last night with the conclusion of the two-parter “Drastic Voyage.” Including the heavy suggestion that season seven, slated for 2016, will take yet another new direction. Spoilers ahead! When last we saw them, the…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Netflix’s Nostalgia Trips Are Squelching TV’s Creativity

Netflix is apparently super close to inking a deal to rebootFull House, everyone’s favorite family-oriented sitcom about a grieving widower, his children, and his fuckup adult permanent houseguests leeching off his benevolence and remarkable real estate in San Francisco. And you know what? Uncles Jesse and Joey aren’t the only leeches in this situation. Netflix…

Movies Kate Knibbs

Very Dark Short Film About A Couple Who Find A Duplicator In Their Yard

Out of the blue, Sally and Jack discover a strange phenomenon in their back yard — a burned patch of grass capable of duplicating any organic matter. Then one of them makes a very rash decision — one that will challenge the nature of their identity and change their lives forever. Burnt Grass was directed…

io9 Lauren Davis

Here’s A Map That Shows All The Future Megacities From Science Fiction

The cities of the future are massive, sprawling, beautiful monsters, covering entire coastlines — and in some cases, entire continents. Whether it’s Judge Dredd’s Mega-Cities or William Gibson’s “Sprawl,” future cities always devour land. Here’s a map of future megalopolises. So why are these cities so overwhelmingly large? And where do they come from? Here’s…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Why Are Chemists Willing To Risk Their Lives To Make “Satan’s Kimchi”?

A few days ago I wrote aboutsodium azide, a nasty chemical that has been put to a nice use. As usual, io9 commenters one-upped me by bringing up dioxygen difluoride — also known as Satan’s Kimchi, or FOOF. Learn all about the chemical that requires you risk life and limb just to synthesize it. Dioxygen…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Newly Developed Liquid Perfume Starts To Smell Good When You Sweat

Antiperspirants reduce perspiration and deodorants conceal its associated smells, but a new perfume developed by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast uses sweat to its advantage, releasing pleasant aromas when it comes into contact with moisture and trapping molecules responsible for BO. Photo Credit:Justin Brown | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The researchers call their creation a “pro-fragrance…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

What To Expect In The Future Of Walking Dead, According To The Comics

The Walking Dead’s fifth season has come to a close! Finding the Alexandria Safe Zone is a huge turning point for the show — and it was equally so in the comics, transforming the series. Here’s a brief catch up on what’s happened in the comics, and how likely it is those changes will come…

io9 James Whitbrook

How Katherine Kurtz Changed Fantasy Books Forever

She doesn’t get the same level of props as Michael Moorcock. But Katherine Kurtz, author of the Deryni novels, had a huge impact on fantasy, arguesa new essay over at Strange Horizons. Starting in 1970, her books were the first of a new kind of fantasy — closer to historical fiction than epic quest narratives.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Can You Identify 20 Of The Most Common Birds in North America?

The First Schizophrenia Medication Was Developed As An Antihistamine

First Look At Syfy’s “Space Bounty Hunter” Show Killjoys!

Finally, Someone Is Bringing Back DC’s Retro Figure Playsets

You Can Reproduce The Awesome ‘Dancing Droplets’ Phenomenon At Home

Did You Forget How Insane The Devil’s Advocate Was?

George R.R. Martin Is Developing A New HBO Show Called Captain Cosmos!

Director Turns A Perry Bible Fellowship Comic In A Demented Short Film

These Slow-Motion Videos of Fluids Vibrating on Speakers Are Wonderful

Toy Story: The Haunting, And Other Posters For Movies We Wish Existed

Your Pet Rabbit Hates You

Stop What You’re Doing And Watch This 11-Hour Video Of Puppies Sleeping

Archer Ends Its Rebound Season On Top Form And Hints At A New Status Quo

Netflix’s Nostalgia Trips Are Squelching TV’s Creativity

Very Dark Short Film About A Couple Who Find A Duplicator In Their Yard

Here’s A Map That Shows All The Future Megacities From Science Fiction

Why Are Chemists Willing To Risk Their Lives To Make “Satan’s Kimchi”?

Newly Developed Liquid Perfume Starts To Smell Good When You Sweat

What To Expect In The Future Of Walking Dead, According To The Comics

How Katherine Kurtz Changed Fantasy Books Forever

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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