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How Internal Explosions Make These Crystals Leap Around

One day, a scientist looked at those jumping beans that get sold at novelty stores and thought, “I can do better than that.” That’s how the world got the “photosalient effect,” or “photo-induced leaping” — or, better yet, “making crystals rupture themselves internally and jump around.” The photosalient effect may look like wanton destruction, but…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Kazuo Ishiguro’s New Novel Is A Weird Mess, But It Still Moved Me

Kazuo Ishiguro’s brand new novel, The Buried Giant, is a puzzling departure. It’s not just that the author of The Remains of the Day is writing an epic fantasy about ogres and a dragon. It’s also that it’s written in a weird, pseudo-fancy style, and it’s hard to love. But I did end up kind…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Keep Your Wine Fresh After Opening, Using The Power Of Inert Gas

Opening a new bottle of wine always involves a little bit of mental math: Will you be left with a fraction of a bottle? And, if so, how long will you have, before its flavor turns to vinegar? Fortunately, there’s a solution, and it’s hidden in the periodic table. After reading about the strange phenomenon…

io9 Ria Misra

Every Timeline From Edge Of Tomorrow Mapped

Some kind soul has mapped out every single timeline from modern day science fiction classicEdge of Tomorrow, and it’s pretty glorious. Behold all 27(?) loops that Tom Cruise had to get through, or at least, that were filmed. There were plenty of loops that were merely alluded to in the film. Created by George Hatzis,thank…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Study: Booze Consumption Changes Dramatically Over A Person’s Lifetime

A recently published analysis combined data from nine studies to create the “life course trajectories of alcohol consumption” for folks in the UK. The study marks the first attempt at estimating, from longitudinal data, how our drinking habits change with age. The results of the study, which was led by University College London epidemiologist Annie…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Tim Burton Will Make A Live-Action Dumbo

Tim Burton is making a live-action Dumbo movie. Johnny Depp is in talks to play Dumbo’s Mom. Burton will bring the 1941 Disney animated film to life and, according to THR,Ehren Kruger (Transformers) will write the script. The movie will be a blend of nightmares and CG and live-action. And it will probably have stripe…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Tron 3 Is Filming This Fall

What has director Joseph Kosinski been up to since wrapping up Oblivion? Well, it sounds like he’s been getting Tron 3, the sequel to Tron: Legacy, ready to film. Yes, folks, it looks like we’re getting another trip to the neon-lit Grid. VancityBuzz, a local Vancouver blog, broke the news that filming on Tron 3…

Movies Lauren Davis

These Futuristic Churches Will Fill Even Non-Believers With Awe

Who says churches have to look like monuments to an ancient architectural style? The greatest religious buildings have always reflected the aspirations of the time they were built. And these gorgeously futuristic houses of worship are no exception. Here are some of the most gorgeous futuristic churches in the world. Grundtvig’s Church, a Lutheran church…

io9 Vincze Miklós

Cockroaches Have Personalities, Too

Unlike ants and termites, individual cockroaches exhibit dynamic character traits, such as bravery and sociability. This may explain why cockroaches are such excellent survivors, capable of adapting to inhospitable and often unpredictable environments. This research was led by entomologist Issac Planas who studies the behavior of the American cockroach at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.…

io9 George Dvorsky

First Look At Mark Hamill In The Flash, Along With More New Villains!

When new episodes of The Flash return on March 17th, they’ll be introducing a plethora of villains, including a new Weather Wizard, the Golden Glider, and even the first appearance of the Trickster. But nothing beats finally seeing the debut/return of Mark Hamill as the original Trickster! In case you don’t know, Hamill played the…

Television Rob Bricken

Emily Mandel’s Station Eleven Is A Finalist For The PEN/Faulkner Award!

Emily St. John Mandel’s post-apocalyptic novel Station Eleven was already a finalist for the National Book Award, but now it’s racked up another encomium. It’s one of the finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award. And separately, George R.R. Martin pimped it pretty hard for the Hugo. Here’s what the judges had to say about this year’s…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

An Exclusive Clip From Tonight’s Person Of Interest, Still The Best Show

Here’s your weekly reminder that Person of Interest is the best science fiction show on network TV, and one of the best science fiction shows, period. And there’s a new episode tonight! Here’s an exclusive clip, where Finch and Reese investigate a weird scheme.

Television Charlie Jane Anders

The One Ebook You Have to Read If You Love Digital Books

You have not read a truly digital book until you’ve read The New World. The novella is about a woman trying to reclaim her dead husband’s head from a cult-like cryogenics company. But more than that, it is the most ambitious attempt I’ve seen at exploring a future where books lack physical form and are…

Books & Comics Sarah Zhang

Powers Is A Flawed But Fascinating Look At Messed-Up Superheroes

This week, Sony released the first three episodes of Powers, the live-action adaptation of Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming’s comic about police officers who deal with superpowered crime. And while it’s slow getting going, Powers takes some intriguing looks at a world where superheroes brush up against reality. If you’re familiar with the…

Television Lauren Davis

Is The “Fix-Up” The Best Kind Of Science Fiction Novel There Is?

Everybody knows that short stories are where science fiction writers really get to experiment, and the most perfect pieces of narrative often happen at shorter lengths. But we also love to explore a world at the length of a whole book. So that makes the “fix-up” the best of both worlds, right? Top image: Voyage…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Nine, Rose And Captain Jack Return In Our Doctor Who #1 Comic Preview

Chris Eccleston may never return to Doctor Who, but at least the Ninth Doctor lives on in this new five-part comic miniseries from Titan. Titled Weapons of Past Destruction, it chronicles an all-new adventure with fan favorites Rose Tyler and Captain Jack Harkness — one you can get a peek at right here! Doctor Who:…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

More Americans Get Food Poisoning From Fruits And Veggies Than From Meat

Are you doing the environmentally responsible thing and trying to eat more produce and less meat? Hey, good on you! Pat yourself on the back. Now brace yourself for some bad news. Vox reports: …a new CDC report from the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration looked at data on US outbreaks between 2008 and 2012.…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

There’s Going To Be 20 Star Wars Book Prequels To The Force Awakens

No, that’s not a typo. Lucasfilm and Del Rey have announced that between now and the premiere of Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens, there will be 20 new Star Wars books published, all set in the time between Return of the Jedi and the new, upcoming movie. On the plus side, these aren’t…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

How It Follows Uses Dread And Beauty To Create The Perfect Monster Movie

It Follows is a gorgeous movie. And scary. It’s your new must-see monster movie. We interviewed writer/director David Robert Mitchell, on why dread and anxiety are way worse than just getting startled. Some minor spoilers for It Follows ahead… We’re not going to give away too much about It Follows — because you should just…

Movies Meredith Woerner

“Flavor Scalping” is Why Your Wine-in-a-Box Tastes Bad

When you get your wine from a box, you know you’re not getting the best quality. And that’s not just because of appearances. Certain materials cause a process called “flavor scalping,” which draws certain chemicals right out of the food. Right here on the site, we’ve seen that wine tasting is worthless guesswork, but our…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

How Internal Explosions Make These Crystals Leap Around

Kazuo Ishiguro’s New Novel Is A Weird Mess, But It Still Moved Me

Keep Your Wine Fresh After Opening, Using The Power Of Inert Gas

Every Timeline From Edge Of Tomorrow Mapped

Study: Booze Consumption Changes Dramatically Over A Person’s Lifetime

Tim Burton Will Make A Live-Action Dumbo

Tron 3 Is Filming This Fall

These Futuristic Churches Will Fill Even Non-Believers With Awe

Cockroaches Have Personalities, Too

First Look At Mark Hamill In The Flash, Along With More New Villains!

Emily Mandel’s Station Eleven Is A Finalist For The PEN/Faulkner Award!

An Exclusive Clip From Tonight’s Person Of Interest, Still The Best Show

The One Ebook You Have to Read If You Love Digital Books

Powers Is A Flawed But Fascinating Look At Messed-Up Superheroes

Is The “Fix-Up” The Best Kind Of Science Fiction Novel There Is?

Nine, Rose And Captain Jack Return In Our Doctor Who #1 Comic Preview

More Americans Get Food Poisoning From Fruits And Veggies Than From Meat

There’s Going To Be 20 Star Wars Book Prequels To The Force Awakens

How It Follows Uses Dread And Beauty To Create The Perfect Monster Movie

“Flavor Scalping” is Why Your Wine-in-a-Box Tastes Bad

Artemis 2 by the Numbers: Breaking Down NASA’s Big Return to the Moon

Apple Removes iPhone Vibe Coding App from App Store

China’s Biggest Social Media Celebrity Is… Kris Jenner?

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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