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The Milky Way Galaxy, As Seen From a 747

On the right of this image is our home galaxy, the Milky Way. On the left, the wing of a Boeing 747. How, pray tell, does one acquire such a photograph? Photograph featured by kind permission of Alex Merga Astrophotographer Alex Merga captured the image June 7th, while aboard a red-eye flight from New York…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Read George R. R. Martin’s 1963 Letter To Stan Lee and Jack Kirby

In 1963, George R. Martin (who, at that age, had yet to earn his second “R”) wrote to Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in feigned praise of Fantastic Four #17, an issue he refers to, dryly, as “greater than great… absolutely stupendous, the ultimate, utmost!” Proving that even as a boy, GRRM was an acerbic,…

Books & Comics Robbie Gonzalez

A Scientific Guide To Surviving Summer

The first day of summer is fast approaching – will you be prepared for suntanning, swimming, and swarms of bugs? Here’s our handy guide to surviving the sultriest of seasons, with SCIENCE. Image by Jim Cooke, sources via Shutterstock Why Do Mosquitos Bite Some People And Not Others? Above: Rockefeller University’s Emily Dennis offers her…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

What Sound Did T. rex Actually Make?

It’s an iconic scene in every dinosaur movie: the huge, conquering carnivorous theropod rears back and lets out a terrifying bellow. But how close to reality are these sounds? Do we have any ways of using science to figure out what dinosaurs and other stem-birds may have sounded like? Do we have evidence that they…

io9 Matthew Martyniuk – DinoGoss

All Of The Antagonists On Orphan Black Are Baby Crazy

Uh-oh, Rachel is laughing maniacally. That can’t be a good sign for Clone Club on this week’s episode. It’s probably not a good sign for her, either. You know what I miss? Seeing the main Clone Club trio together. Having them chat over video just isn’t the same, and I’m worried that Cosima might die…

Television Lauren Davis

In The Flesh‘s Season Finale Breaks Our Hearts Yet Again

I’m increasingly convinced that In the Flesh is a nefarious plot to make me cry about zombies. But when the season finale wasn’t tugging on our tear ducts, it was steering the direction of the show in an intriguing new direction. We open on a pair of agents from Halperin & Weston, the pharmaceutical company…

Television Lauren Davis

Color Visions and Philosophical Zombies

Ever heard of the philosophical zombie? It’s a philosophical concept that rarely translates into physiology – until now. A case of false color-blindness makes us wonder: What’s the difference between seeing something and knowing that you’re seeing something? Philosophical zombies are a matter of debate in the philosophical community. Start with the concept of a…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Cover of Game of Thrones Theme Music Puts The Show’s Version To Shame

In this remarkable ensemble, 23 of New York’s finest low brass musicians join forces to perform a bass-quaking cover of Game Of Thrones’ rousing opening theme music. If you weren’t already excited for tonight’s season finale, this ought to do the trick. Seriously, give it a listen. This will give you chills. The ensemble includes…

Television Robbie Gonzalez

Are These Objects Comets or Asteroids?

When the Dawn spacecraft finally reaches Ceres early next year, it may find a world much stranger than expected. Back in January, the European Space Agency’s Herschel Space Observatory discovered a cloud of water vapor surrounding the little world. This may be venting from Ceres in much the same way that water vapor is erupting…

io9 Ron Miller

A Gorgeous Visualization Of Kepler’s Discoveries

This visualization, created by UC Berkeley astronomer Alex Parker, is one of the most beautiful representation of alien worlds we’ve ever seen. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-prettiest-visualization-of-keplers-planets-1590318125

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

This Baby May Be The First To Be Born With Its Genome Fully Sequenced

A child delivered last week in California could well be the first healthy baby born in the United States “with his entire genetic makeup deciphered in advance,” according to MIT Technology Review. The child’s father is grad student, science writer and erstwhile Discover blogger Razib Khan (pictured here with his son), who Tech Review’s Antonio…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

A Must-Read Account Of Life After Losing An Arm

Science journalist Miles O’Brien was on assignment in the Philippines in February when a case of heavy equipment landed on his left arm. The resulting injury required that his limb be amputated above the elbow. Now, some four months on, O’Brien writes about adjusting to the “mono-mano” lifestyle. Photo Credit: Christopher Anderson/Magnum Photos/New York Magazine…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Rat Queens Is Going To Be A TV Show!

Image Comics’ Rat Queens is being made into an animated series! Weta Workshop animation studio Pukeko Pictures will team up with Heavy Metal to adapt the comics series by Kurtis J. Weibe and Roc Upchurch into a 30-minute television show by the same name. Via Variety, where news of the series broke: The dark comedy,…

Television Robbie Gonzalez

This Monstrosity Was Pulled Out Of Someone’s Salivary Duct

You’ve heard of gallstones and kidney stones, but did you know that similar pebble-like deposits can form and grow in your salivary glands? They’re called sialoliths, and they sound 100% godawful. Photo Credit: María Juan via LWON Over at Last Word On Nothing, Cassandra Willyard tells the harrowing tale of a sialolith-extraction lived through by…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

This Movie About the Grandfather of Debunkery Looks Amazing

“No matter how smart or well-educated you are, you can be deceived,” says James Randi in the trailer for the new film An Honest Liar. If you’re at all familiar with his work, I can bet you’re pretty damn excited to see a new documentary devoted to this man who knows a thing or two…

Movies Matt Novak

Continuum‘s Main Time Travel Law Is The Law Of Unintended Consequences

Last night’s Continuum finally dropped the bombshell we’ve been waiting for, about what all this time travel has done to the dystopian future that Kiera and company came from. And it was just as dark, and demented, as you could have expected. Spoilers ahead… To be honest, I’m still not sure what to make of…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

An Ocean On Pluto’s Moon? Scientists Will Keep An Eye Out For Cracks.

It’s a lot of speculation right now, but the buzz in a new NASA study is Pluto’s largest moon (Charon) could have a cracked surface. Above: Pluto and some of its moons, as viewed from the surface of one of the moons. Pluto is the large disk at center. Charon is the smaller disk to…

io9 Elizabeth Howell – Universe Today

The First American Rocket Pilot

The Bell X-1 in which Chuck Yeager shattered the sound barrier or the fabulous X-15, perhaps the world’s first spaceship, hardly sprang into being from nothing. They were the products of a long evolution of rocket-propelled aircraft that had its roots as far back as the seventeenth century, when legend tells (in tantalizingly explicit detail)…

io9 Ron Miller

Can You Figure Out This Parking Lot’s Numbering System?

Can you explain the numbering system in this parking lot? Like most good riddles, there are several clues hiding in plain sight, and the answer, once you see it, is clear as day. (And, if you’re like me, you’ll wonder why it didn’t dawn on you sooner.) I’ll do my best to moderate discussions below…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

This Iguana Comes Running Like A Dog When Its Owner Calls

This (gigantic) Iguana’s name is Buddy. Buddy has more charisma than 80% of cats I’ve interacted with. [Dave Durham via Laughing Squid]

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

The Milky Way Galaxy, As Seen From a 747

Read George R. R. Martin’s 1963 Letter To Stan Lee and Jack Kirby

A Scientific Guide To Surviving Summer

What Sound Did T. rex Actually Make?

All Of The Antagonists On Orphan Black Are Baby Crazy

In The Flesh‘s Season Finale Breaks Our Hearts Yet Again

Color Visions and Philosophical Zombies

Cover of Game of Thrones Theme Music Puts The Show’s Version To Shame

Are These Objects Comets or Asteroids?

A Gorgeous Visualization Of Kepler’s Discoveries

This Baby May Be The First To Be Born With Its Genome Fully Sequenced

A Must-Read Account Of Life After Losing An Arm

Rat Queens Is Going To Be A TV Show!

This Monstrosity Was Pulled Out Of Someone’s Salivary Duct

This Movie About the Grandfather of Debunkery Looks Amazing

Continuum‘s Main Time Travel Law Is The Law Of Unintended Consequences

An Ocean On Pluto’s Moon? Scientists Will Keep An Eye Out For Cracks.

The First American Rocket Pilot

Can You Figure Out This Parking Lot’s Numbering System?

This Iguana Comes Running Like A Dog When Its Owner Calls

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

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

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Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

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