Showdown: Will Captain America 3 go up against Batman Vs. Superman?

Meet a major character in Doctor Who season 8. See what’s happening in the first four episodes of Orphan Black season 2. Manu Bennett talks about Slade’s family on Arrow. There’s some important Flash costume news. Plus, two feautrettes from Captain America 2. Spoilers now! Captain America Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Marvel’s already…

The third season of Game of Thrones summarized in one epic recap

Get ready for new episodes of Game of Thrones with this official, 25-minute summary of everything you need to know before the season four premiere on April 6th. Or just remember the bad times and the good! That one, single good time! I think it was in the fourth episode..?

Geologists now suspect that an entire ocean’s worth of water exists deep inside the Earth’s crust. The discovery of a diamond-like grain made of ringwoodite — a water-rich mineral previously seen only in meteorites — suggests that vast volumes of water are trapped 250–400 miles beneath the surface of the planet. Image: Richard Siemens, University…

Read this intense, pre-apocalyptic hacker story by Tobias Buckell

We’ve got an incredible short story for you to read, called “System Reset,” written by Arctic Rising author Tobias Buckell. It’s taken from the pre-apocalypse anthology The End is Nigh, edited by John Joseph Adams and Hugh Howey. It’s a smart thriller about hacker bounty hunters on a world-ending job. The End is Nigh is…

Robonaut 2 is finally getting its legs delivered, IN SPAAAAACE

After a long wait, Robonaut 2, the humanoid robot who is currently making its home attached to a post on the International Space Station, is finally getting its legs! Robonaut’s legs have already undergone extensive testing here on Earth, and now NASA says that they’re ready to make their way up into space on a…

Why is Bucky’s movie contract so much bigger than Captain America’s?

Actor Chris Evans recently announced that his contract with Marvel is for six movies, and that he might take a break from playing Captain America after it’s done. We didn’t think anything of it… until today, when Sebastian Stan, who played Bucky in the first film, suddenly announced his contract is for nine films. Um……

Concept Art Writing Prompt: The Mechanical Giant’s Body Became a Town

Once, this mighty titan stomped across the countryside, but that was before it came to its final resting place. These days, the hollow spaces of its body serve as the structure of a small village. What’s your story about this unusual town? “Mechanical Town” was created by artist YoBarte as concept art for the game…

At 10 years old, Eternal Sunshine is still fresh and timeless

So many movies from 10 years ago look dated or kind of irrelevant nowadays — but as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind reaches its 10th birthday, people are noticing that it feels as though no time has passed. Almost as if the intervening decade had been erased from our minds. Writing in Examiner, Brian…

One of this year’s loveliest new webcomics has a touch of Ghibli magic

Kadi Fedoruk’s webcomic Blindsprings is a lushly illustrated princess tale with a twist. A young mage decides to rescue a princess from the curse that keeps her bound to a mystical forest. But there’s a hitch: this princess doesn’t want to be rescued. At first glance, Tamaura seems like a princess straight out of a…

This migrane preventing space tiara was just approved by the FDA

Fantastic news for people who suffer regularly from migraine headaches. The FDA has just approved a wearable electrical stimulation device for sales in the United States — a headband that prevents the onset of migraines when worn for just 20 minutes each day. A device like this is definitely long overdue. Some 10% of people…

Totally Revolting Birthday Cake Shaped Like “Split-Face” from The Thing

We’ve seen birthday cakes shaped like all sorts of science fiction icons, including star destroyers. But it takes a special kind of geek to want a birthday cake fashioned after the “Split-Face” from John Carpenter’s The Thing. San Francisco artistVicky Knoop created this cake for her boyfriend’s birthday, and it’s almost too creepy to eat.…

A Movie About a Man Who Wishes His Penis Away…and it Becomes a Person

In the movie Bad Johnson, Cam Gigandet is at the utter mercy of his dick — imagine his surprise when he manages to wish it away. And then his penis turns into a separate person. There are so many things wrong with this, we can’t even. Bad Johnson is ridiculous on so many levels, like…

These Vintage Postcards Were Invaded By Aliens

Illustrator Franco Brambilla takes beautiful vintage postcards and makes them even cooler, by adding science fiction icons. Like flying saucers, AT-ATs, aliens and even the TARDIS! Check out a collection of postcards from tourists whose trips were enhanced by aliens. We’ve featured Brambilla’s work before, but he’s produced a lot more amazing postcards since then.…

California just had its warmest winter on record

California just had its warmest winter since record keeping began 119 years ago, according to newly published NOAA data. Meanwhile, the midwest is recovering from one of its top-ten coldest seasons ever. The jury’s still out on the role of climate change in both regions’ wintertide weirdness. Tim McDonnel has details on the debate at…

Most animals can see the flashing and glowing of power lines

In what’s turning out to be a rather shocking revelation, researchers have learned that the majority of animals can see pulses of UV light produced by power lines. Because these flashes are often frightening, they may be having a detrimental affect on wildlife around the globe. Ultraviolet sensitivity is common among animals such as insects…

Which real-life sport is the best choice for scifi/fantasy fans?

Quiddich is great, but I’ve always wanted to follow at least one sport that exists in real life. I’m sure I’m not the only one. Which sports are most likely to work for a person who loves science fiction and fantasy? Where is a nice geek supposed to start? Please tell us which sport you’d…

The Bravest Warriors adorable pet Catbug will rule Starbucks

Bravest Warriors, the Youtube show originally created by Adventure Time’s Pendleton Ward, has had 17 million views online since it launched. But also, the Bravest Warriors’ dimension-jumping pet Catbug has launched a series of short ebooks — and next month, Letters from Catbugwill be free at Starbucks. According to Crains New York, Catbug will be…

Syfy promises a return to space opera at last, with Ascension

Syfy has long been promising the return of TV shows with actual freaking spaceships in them, ever since they distanced themselves from their science fiction roots back in 2009.But all that’s about to change — Syfy is ready to go back to space. Syfy president Dave Howe and newly crowned VP original content, Bill McGoldrick,…

Why does the “mor” in Voldemort, Mordor, and Morlock sound so sinister?

Voldemort. Professor Moriarty. Doctor Moreau. Mordred. The Morlocks. Aside from being nefarious figures, these characters have something in common: the syllable “mor.” Is there something that makes that particular sound come off as evil to English-fluent ears? Over at The Week, linguist James Harbeck examines the syllable “mor” and why it turns up so frequently…

The physics of curling are actually really fascinating

They’re also surprisingly counterintuitive. For instance: who here thinks that the sweepers’ job is to increase or decrease the friction of the ice in front of the stone to make it curl? I definitely did. Turns out that’s totally wrong. And it’s still not even the weirdest thing about the physics of this sport. In…