Netflix Is Resurrecting Inspector Gadget

Du nuh nuh nuh nuh, Inspector Gadget is coming to Netflix. The absolutely amazing 80s gadget adventure show is being resurrected in CGI form along with the amazing 80s spy show Danger Mouse and three other kids’ shows. The best part? This is happening very soon. Inspector Gadget premieres on March 27. Obviously, we’re all…

Over at our sister site Sploid, check out the first images of Microsoft’s co-founder Paul Allen’s latest project: the world’s largest plane, designed to carry and launch a space rocket.

When A Children’s Author Makes Her Book Darker, The Characters Rebel

Miranda is a children’s book writer who just can’t seem to sell her book, Danny and the Wild Bunch, even though she has regular conversations with its main character. But when she tries the editors’ suggestions to make her story “darker” and grittier, Miranda’s life becomes darker as well. Robert Rugan wrote and directed Danny…

Eye-Opening Photos Of Folks Who Illegally Hop Trains Across America

Photographer Mike Brodie, also known as The Polaroid Kidd, began photographing his travels in 2004, taking thousands of photos of people illegally riding freight trains during his five-year project. The photos are extremely intimate, showing the hidden world that exists along the rails. Brodie began shooting his photos for the series, titled A Period of…

Rats remember acts of kindness, and then reciprocate. A study published this week inBiology Letters showed rats remember who is nice to them and return the favor later.National Geographiccalls it “the first evidence of direct reciprocation in nonhumans.” We’re not so sure about that last part, but it’s an impressive finding, nonetheless.

Aerogel Sure Makes A Funny Sound, For A Supermaterial

If you’re familiar with aerogel, you know that it’s one of the lowest–density materials on Earth. But even if you’re versed in this supermaterial’s physical properties, you’ve probably never thought about what aerogel sounds like. This video answers that question. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-a-picture-of-the-lightest-substance-on-earth-461681135 I don’t know what I was expecting, but… it certainly wasn’t that. Even watching…

Mix Your Coke With Milk For A Delicious Clear Drink

Want to drink milk, but worried about all the proteins in it disrupting your digestion? Want to drink Coke, but worried about all the acid in it ruining your teeth? Here’s a drink that’s perfect. You just need to repress your gag reflex. Here’s an experiment that will have you thinking about what’s in your…

Mary Poppins Drops The Bulls**t Nanny Act, Goes Death Metal

Given how perfectly Julie Andrews encapsulated the title role, Disney never really needs to remake Mary Poppins. Ever. That said, if they do, I believe Andy Rehfeldt has found a take that works… namely by turning Ms. Poppins and ol’ Bert the Chimney Sweep into the world’s greatest death metal duet. [Via The AV Club]

Sex Criminals Comic To Bring Orgasm-Based Bank Heists To TV

Most TV shows about sex crimes are kind of dark. But that’s because none of them are based on Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky’s comic Sex Criminals, where two lovers discover they have the ability to stop time when they orgasm, and immediately use their powers to rob banks. Now that’s going to change! Fraction…

A Chart Comparing Publication Dates To When A Story Takes Place

Randall Munroe has really outdone himself with today’s xkcd. The infographic shows when a certain story was published and then compares that date to the length of time — either in the future or past — to when the story actually took or will take place. To understand this chart, called “Stories of the Past…

Rumor: Naked Arnie Will Look “Like A Ken Doll” In Terminator Genisys

The new Terminator movie will give us another look at the iconic scene from the original film, where a naked killer robot arrives in the past to hunt down Sarah Connor. But now it appears as though we’ll be seeing a lot more of Naked Arnold Schwarzenegger than we had in the past… but he…

How To: Build A World-Class Insect-Photography Rig For Under $6,000

Six thousand bucks is a lot of money, but it’s small change compared to the price of many professional camera kits. That’s why this instructional post from Alex Wild caught my eye. Wild is talented photographer, and his subjects are mostly insects (we’ve featured his work on io9 on multiple occasions), which makes sense; he’s…

These Glowing Flowers Reveal How Flowers Shed Their Organs

They’re not glowing on their own. They’re tagged with a fluorescent protein that shows the flower doing a very strange thing — a thing that humans take for granted. Here’s how flowers get rid of their own organs. What if, at a certain point in your life, you could just shed an ungainly limb, a…

Philip K. Dick On Fine-Tuning Your B.S.-Meter To Spot “Pseudo-Realities”

How can you tell what’s real, in a world where huge industries, governments and religions are all trying to force-feed you manufactured realities? Philip K. Dick sums up the challenges of detecting reality in a world that resembles Disneyland, in this great 1978 quote. It was always my hope, in writing novels and stories which…

What Men Really Need To Know About  Testosterone Replacement Therapy

One of the fastest growing areas in pharmacology today is testosterone supplementation in men. But while low-T is a genuine problem for some men, it’s not as prevalent as you may think – and the treatment is not without its risks. Here’s what men need to know about testosterone replacement therapy, and why it should…

Channing Tatum’s Jupiter Ascending Character On A Three Wolf Moon Shirt

This was probably inevitable, but it’s still pretty perfect. Caine Wise, Channing Tatum’s part-canine character from Jupiter Ascending, acts out his own version of the famous Three Wolf Moon t-shirt. And you can buy it to wear or hang on your wall. Artist Stefanie Masciandaro came up with this wonderfully silly tribute to the Wachowskis’…

Lady Gaga Cast In American Horror Story. Yep, That Makes Sense.

This was only a matter of time, right? Lady Gaga took to Twitter to announce that she will be joining American Horror Story: Hotel. Which we can only hope is like those Cosmopolitan commercials, but with more masturbating ghosts. Gaga released this video with her wearing a creepy mask while making the announcement. People are…

Superman May Make An Appearance In The Supergirl TV Series After All

Yeah, don’t get too excited. Because this isn’t connecting DC’s TV universe to its cinematic universe, Henry Cavill will definitely not be showing up on TV in his Superman costume, and because the new Supergirl show has figured out a way to minimize the Man of Steel as much as possible. Here’s the newest casting…

After 30 Years, A Patient Was Able To “Taste” Again.  Here’s How.

In 1975, a man sustained a terrible injury to his brain that left him, among other things, unable to distinguish tastes. He couldn’t tell sugar water from salt water. In 2005, one experiment caused him to strongly prefer sugar to salt. Here’s the tweak that changed things. Patient B has spent much of the last…

9 Historical Murder Mysteries Solved More Than A Century Later

While many historical whodunnits were solved not long after the supposed crime was committed, sometimes it’s up to modern science and history to determine how and why a person died. Here are cases where murders were revealed or refuted decades or even centuries after the fact. Top image shows the death of Giuliano de’ Medici.…