Imagine what Jurassic Park might be like if it had bred Freddy Krueger

A few hours ago, Gotham Academy writer Becky Cloonan pondered a thought I’m sure everyone’s had – what if instead of breeding Dinosaurs, Jurassic Park hatched Freddy Krueger? Artists rushed to visualise her idea, resulting in some hilarious sketches. Header image by the absolutely incredible Cameron Stewart Here’s Becky’s original tweet: And here’s some of…

Fund Strange Horizons, And Read Ann Leckie’s Brand New Ancillary Story!

Strange Horizons magazine is having its annual fund drive. And as usual, this is an incredibly worthy cause, supporting a magazine that has published breathtaking fiction since 2000. But this year, there’s an added incentive: if they reach their goal, they’ll publish a brand new Ann Leckie set in the Ancillary Justice universe. The new…

10 Science Fiction Tropes We Will Never Get Tired Of

We’ve called out various movie and TV tropes that we never want to see again in the past. But today we’re calling attention to the silly, stupid, brilliant and hilarious scifi tropes that we absolutely, positively love—and hope we never live in a world without them. Gigantic Clear Tubes Gargantuan clear tubes are the future.…

Watch Researchers Set Fire to Methane-Filled Ice Bubbles

Lake Abraham, in Canada, is filled with beautiful bubbles that, if they pop, will ruin your day on the ice at least two different ways. First, they’ll displace oxygen. Second, if they pop anywhere near sparks or fire, they’ll explode. Most of us believe that, once we’ve weighted down a body and chucked it in…

When Satan’s Voice Is Recorded On Vinyl, Music Kills On Constantine

Constantine is settling a bit more into its mystical problem-of-the-week format, and it’s a bit more brutal than what we saw in last week’s somewhat ho-hum episode. When a record is discovered with the Devil’s voice on it, everyone wants it—including one of John Constantine’s familiar foes. John apparently tried to ditch Zed again, but…

​DARPA Wants To Build Flying Aircraft Carriers

Providing yet further evidence that we are living in the Avengers universe, the U.S. military’s futuristic tech agency has announced that it is soliciting ideas for converting existing large aircraft into flying platforms for launching drones. The idea is similar to another DARPA initiative, the controversial Hydra Project, which aims to develop a network of…

Here’s What Your Brain Is Doing When You Really, Really Hate Someone

Scientists have spotted the parts of the brain that light up when we actively hate someone. There’s probably a reason why hate evolved in the first place — and it’s similar to love. The Hate Study In 2008, two scientists decided to launch a study to investigate whether the emotion of hatred was rooted in…

A landmark 20-year study indicates that 7 pesticides, some widely used, may be causing clinical depression in farmers. The precise reason remains unknown, but researchers suspect it’s related to the fact that the chemicals—designed to disrupt the nervous systems of insects—are also affecting human neurologic functions.

Why Your Farts Smell Okay And Everybody Else’s Farts Stink

Finally, AsapScience gets to the scientific questions I want to know! Namely, why people find the odor of their own farts more tolerable than other people’s. As it turns out, we should be focusing on why we find other people’s farts so noxious, not why ours smell okay. Man, the AsapScience artist really when to…

Natalie Dormer Introduces Her Propaganda Team In Latest Mockingjay Clip

We’ve been waiting to see how Game of Thrones actress Natalie Dormer and her asymmetrical haircut would play out in the third Hunger Games movie. In this clip, Dormer’s character Cressida introduces her pro-rebellion propaganda film crew. Nice to see Pollux is still an Avox in this clip (even if it’s not so good for…

How Many Tasks Can Our Brains Process At The Same Time?

The human brain has been described as a massively parallel computing machine. But just how powerful is it? A recent brain scan analysis is offering some unexpected results. Image: DiffusionMRI glyphs (a process similar to fMRI). Each of the brain’s voxel values is represented by an ellipsoid. (CC) Neuroscientist Harris Georgiou from the National Kapodistrian…

Stunning New Image Shows Saturn And Titan Shrouded In Darkness

In stark contrast to the brilliant colors of Saturn’s rings and the sunlit hydrocarbon seas of Titan, this image taken by the Cassini spacecraft makes them appear as menacing alien worlds. To us, they seem devoid of detail. But to the trained eyes of scientists, such images reveal crucial insights. High-phase observations — generally taken…

This Week’s TV: An All-Girls School Performs Supernatural: The Musical

That’s right, Supernatural is celebrating its 200th episode with a musical, and teenage girls are playing the roles of Sam and Dean. Atlantis returns for another season of mashed-up Greek mythology; Gravity Falls heads to time jail; and Z Nation has to deal with glowing, radioactive zombies. Get all the details below! Tonight Gotham (8…

Has Suicide Squad Cast Two of Batman’s Most Famous Villains Already?

A photo from the Arrow set reveals a change coming for a major character. Set video from Chicago shows Lois Lane with Superman. James Gunn talks Guardians of the Galaxy 2. We’ve got more details for the Minority Report TV series and a mysterious new Flash character. Spoilers now! Top image: Batman v. Superman Suicide…

Ask All Your Questions About Computer Crime And Digital Warfare

Kim Zetter is here to answer all of your questions about computer crimes and security, Stuxnet and digital warfare, online surveillance and privacy, and how living online is changing the world. Zetter is the author of the new book Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World’s First Digital Weapon, which tells…

William Gibson On the Apocalypse, America, and The Peripheral’s Ending

William Gibson is laconic. Which isn’t too surprising, given that the author of Neuromancer is famous for his spare, incisive prose style. We sat down with him in late October to discuss his latest novel, The Peripheral, and wound up talking about a lot of things I never expected. I met Gibson in San Francisco’s…

Scientists Discover a Virus That Makes Humans Less Intelligent

U.S. scientists studying throat microbes have inadvertently stumbled upon an algae virus that appears to have a slight but measurable detrimental affect on cognitive functioning in humans, including visual processing and spatial orientation. Disturbingly, millions of us could already be infected. Called Chlorovirus ATCV-1, it’s a large DNA virus known to infect certain green algae.…

​The Terrible Secret Of Eugene’s Mullet Revealed On The Walking Dead

It’s practically impossible to discuss anything about this week’s episode without it being a spoiler, but suffice to say we got the most major revelation since we learned Terminus is A Bad Place. And we also got a crappier, less interesting revelation: Abraham is a crazy asshole. “Self-Help” is the title of tonight’s episode, which…

A time-lapse infographic published by Die Zeit Online depicts the protests across East Germany that preceded the downfall of the Berlin Wall. Watch as what begins as tiny dots of discontent in August 1989 explodes into mass demonstrations by November.

What One Thing Can We Do To Make Science Education Better?

Is it the text books that need revamping? Does the curriculum need a refresh? Should we broaden the slate of experiments? Whatever you think the problem is, tell us what you think we could do to fix science education — and why it would work — in the comments now. Image: Racorn / SHUTTERSTOCK.