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Have You Ever Wondered What A Four-Acre Spiderweb Looks Like?

No? Really? Oh. Well, since you’re here, it looks like this. Question: What’s creepier than a four-acre spiderweb? Answer: Whatever the hell weaves a four-acre spiderweb. In this particular instance, the answer is “a Metric Sh*tTon,” and/or “an Imperial Sh*tLoad” of spiders. Those aren’t my units, by the way; I borrowed them from entomologist and…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Will Legend Of Korra‘s Superweapon Change The World Of Avatar Forever?

Technology has radically changed the world of Legend of Korra, giving its people the wonders of trains, cars, and radios. But with Kuvira moving on the Earth Empire’s final holdout, we see how technology also has the potential to make warfare in the Avatar world more devastating. How can the Avatar match the advancements in…

io9 Lauren Davis

Stephen King’s Toy Soldiers Story Is A Beautifully Weird Soviet Cartoon

In Stephen King’s 1972 story “Battleground,” a hitman ends up in a deadly battle against against a troop of toy soldiers, and in 1986, a Soviet animation studio turned it into a strangely lovely piece of science fiction noir. Animator Mikhail Titov made this adaptation of “Battleground” at the Kiev-based studio Kievnauchfilm. The mix of…

io9 Lauren Davis

China Is One Step Closer To Its Lunar Sample Return Mission

China’s Chang’e 5 test vehicle has successfully completed the most recent stage of its lunar return technology demonstration. Hit the jump for details from Mika McKinnon. https://gizmodo.com/china-gets-a-step-closer-to-their-lunar-sample-return-m-1653544933

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Stephen Colbert Uses Star Trek, George Takei, To Fix Midterm Elections

People are more indifferent than ever about midterm elections. Midterm elections are expensive. Stephen Colbert thinks he’s found a money-saving solution, and he found it in “A Taste of Armageddon,” the twenty-third episode from the first season of Star Trek: The Original Series. Fortunately, George Takei was disinteported in to stick up for the democratic…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

One of the most iconic Amazing Spider-Man cover arts is going to auction

Todd McFarlane’s cover to The Amazing Spider-Man #300 is one of the most recognisable comic book covers in History – and now the original artwork is going to auction, and expected to fetch a pretty penny. Amazing Spider-Man #300 was special for a lot of reasons – not only for being the 300th issue of…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

This Self-Penned Obituary Is One Of The Best We’ve Ever Read

Walter George Bruhl Jr., pictured here, died on March 9th of this year. Every line of his death notice, which he wrote himself, is outstanding. It begins: Walter George Bruhl Jr. of Newark and Dewey Beach is a dead person; he is no more; he is bereft of life; he is deceased; he has rung…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Five Science ‘Facts’ You Learned At School That Are Plain Wrong

Let’s start with a quiz… How many senses do you have? Which of the following are magnetic: a tomato, you, paperclips? What are the primary colours of pigments and paints? What region of the tongue is responsible for sensing bitter tastes? What are the states of matter? If you answered five; paperclips; red, yellow and…

io9 Mark Lorch – The Conversation

F.C.C. Will Consider ‘Hybrid’ Approach to Net Neutrality

The Federal Communications Commission will soon consider a proposal that would grant the agency regulatory authority over the flow of Internet traffic between content providers and Internet service providers, the New York Times reports. https://gizmodo.com/the-third-world-war-will-be-fought-over-information-5330104 https://gizmodo.com/the-weirdest-angriest-and-most-heartfelt-comments-on-1628389996 The so-called “hybrid” solution would establish a distinction between “wholesale” and “retail” transactions, and is the latest to gain…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Everything You Need To Know About The Virgin Galactic Crash

It’s going to take a while before we make sense of this tragedy. But here’s everything we know right now. https://gizmodo.com/virgin-galactics-suffers-in-flight-anomaly-possible-ca-1653377749

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Writer Of 28 Days Later Tackles Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation

We celebrated Jeff VanderMeer’s novel Annihilation as a weird science novel that’s actually weird enough, and an antidote to J.J. Abrams-style mysteries. Now, the movie version has gotten a writer/director who can handle some weirdness: Alex Garland. https://gizmodo.com/finally-a-novel-about-weird-science-thats-genuinely-w-1528348041 Garland is probably best known as a collaborator of director Danny Boyle, having written Boyle’s films 28…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Why Can’t Vampire Diaries Ever Just Let Bonnie Be Awesome?

I’m serious. Last night’s Vampire Diaries was brilliant — except that the show once again set Bonnie up as a total awesome shitkicker, and then took it away again. WTF Vampire Diaries? Spoilers ahead… I’m referring, of course, to the fact that Bonnie Bennett has the episode’s main “fuck yeah” moment when she stands up…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

A Drug that Turns Radioactive Elements into Harmless Chemicals

After the nuclear power plant accident at Fukushima, scientists around the world went into high gear, trying to figure out how we could respond next time. And for chemists at Berkeley Lab, that means trying to develop a pill that people could take to neutralize radioactive elements in the environment. As chemist Rebecca Abergel explains…

io9 Annalee Newitz

While Children Sleep, Their Stuffed Animals Battle Animated Nightmares

The stunningly animated Mean Teddies reveals what stuffed toys get up to while children sleep. When nightmares threaten to run rampant, these plush creatures come to life to fight on behalf of their children. Tyler Novo’s animated short has a vaguely similar concept to the horror segment Teddy Scares, which we saw earlier this week.…

io9 Lauren Davis

This Call Of Duty Teaser Is The Power Suit Rampage Every Friday Needs

Taylor Kitsch — John Carter of Mars himself — is the greatest sidekick/mentor ever, in this teaser for the new game Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. This is basically two minutes of power-suit mayhem, with Kitsch saying the weirdest quips ever. This teaser is directed by Peter Berg, who also directed Kitsch in Battleship and…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

A Good Reason To Think Twice Before Stepping Into That Time Machine

There’s a theory that fans of time travel stories like to toss around: Time travel not only hasn’t been invented yet, it won’t be in the future either. Otherwise, we’d see time-travelers popping up in history. Here’s an alternate — and pretty unsettling — theory. After reading about the likelihood that any travelers who go…

io9 Ria Misra

A Fascinating Documentary on Crows, One of the World’s Smartest Animals

There’s no better way to celebrate Halloween than by snuggling up with this mesmerizing PBS documentary, A Murder of Crows, first aired in 2010 and now available free online. We actually get to see some of the experiments that offered solid evidence that crows are breathtakingly smart tool users. Spend an hour getting to know…

io9 Annalee Newitz

In A Scary New Mockingjay Clip, Peeta Has A Message For Katniss

Uh-oh, here’s the first look at Peeta’s pleas from the Capitol. If you’ve read the book, you’re already aware of what’s going on here. But even without deeper knowledge, one thing is certain, Josh Hutcherson is a puppy pretending to be a human and we will do anything in our power to protect him.

io9 Meredith Woerner

The Reviews Are In For “Delicious Women’s PhD Darling Sexy Costume”

And they sum up all our feelings. You’ve seen the best halloween costumes on the Internet. Now meet the worst: “Delicious Women’s PhD Darling Sexy” is the ridiculous word-salad made real by Rubie’s Costumes in New York, a company whose idea meetings may or may not involve pulling random words out of a hat. For…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Watch The First Episode Of Cartoon Network’s Over The Garden Wall

We’ve been looking forward to Cartoon Network’s miniseries Over the Garden Wall. Everything we’ve seen from this tale of two brothers lost in a strange forest has looked utterly whimsical. But this first chapter, which has been released online, is also a tad creepy. Over the Garden Wall, created by Patrick McHale, will air two…

io9 Lauren Davis

Have You Ever Wondered What A Four-Acre Spiderweb Looks Like?

Will Legend Of Korra‘s Superweapon Change The World Of Avatar Forever?

Stephen King’s Toy Soldiers Story Is A Beautifully Weird Soviet Cartoon

China Is One Step Closer To Its Lunar Sample Return Mission

Stephen Colbert Uses Star Trek, George Takei, To Fix Midterm Elections

One of the most iconic Amazing Spider-Man cover arts is going to auction

This Self-Penned Obituary Is One Of The Best We’ve Ever Read

Five Science ‘Facts’ You Learned At School That Are Plain Wrong

F.C.C. Will Consider ‘Hybrid’ Approach to Net Neutrality

Everything You Need To Know About The Virgin Galactic Crash

The Writer Of 28 Days Later Tackles Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation

Why Can’t Vampire Diaries Ever Just Let Bonnie Be Awesome?

A Drug that Turns Radioactive Elements into Harmless Chemicals

While Children Sleep, Their Stuffed Animals Battle Animated Nightmares

This Call Of Duty Teaser Is The Power Suit Rampage Every Friday Needs

A Good Reason To Think Twice Before Stepping Into That Time Machine

A Fascinating Documentary on Crows, One of the World’s Smartest Animals

In A Scary New Mockingjay Clip, Peeta Has A Message For Katniss

The Reviews Are In For “Delicious Women’s PhD Darling Sexy Costume”

Watch The First Episode Of Cartoon Network’s Over The Garden Wall

‘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

‘Supergirl’ Will Feature David Corenswet’s Superman in a Sort of Big Brother Role

Report: FDA Set to Unban RFK Jr.’s Favorite Peptides

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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