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Humans might be able to fly on Titan—if they use large enough wings

Wingsuits let humans glide through the air on Earth, but could they let us fly like birds on another world? A paper suggests that humans could achieve takeoff and flight on Saturn’s moon Titan, but only if they get a good running start first and strap on some large wings. The paper, titled “You can…

io9 Lauren Davis

Climbers, please stop throwing your trash all over Mount Everest

Mount Everest is among the most remote and beautiful places in the world. It is also rapidly filling up with massive piles of trash that have earned it the charming nickname “world’s highest garbage dump.” Now Nepal says it’s going to start weighing the trash that climbers come back with, and those who come up…

io9 Ria Misra

The brain injury that finally makes us as smart as rats

There’s a simple cognitive test that humans tend to fail— at least, they fail when their performance is compared to the performance of rats. Why? Because our brains screw us up. But a specific brain injury can bring us up to rat-level. First let’s imagine a simple game, with potentially great rewards. You will see…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

We would love a cartoon featuring these theatrical Batman redesigns

Perry Maple has redesigned the denizens of Gotham in playful ways that evoke retro cartoons and classic theater posters. We would love to see an animated version of these character designs—perhaps in a silent DC Nation-style short? Batman Simple [Perry Maple on deviantART via The Argyle Gargoyle]

io9 Lauren Davis

The Problem with being a Dead Frog Prince

Mike Heller’s “Time Trabble” webcomic shows why it’s probably a bad idea to run around desecrating dead lab animals. You never know what you’re going to find. I love Time Trabble. More at the website.

Books & Comics Meredith Woerner

Watch all those new Star Trek Into Darkness deleted scenes here

Those Star Trek Into Darkness deleted scenes that were removed from the DVD/Blu-ray release in order to make you buy a second better (or decent) Collector’s Edition release later are now available for your perusal. They fill more than a few of STiD’s plotholes, including why Carol Marcus is suddenly British. Kirk and Pike’s discussion:…

io9 Rob Bricken

Toy instrument “Let it Go” remix is better than the Oscars performance

Personally, I kind of like Idina Menzel and Jimmy Fallon’s all toy remix version of Frozen’s “Let it Go” better than her Oscar performance. Right around the 1.31 mark it all comes together and things start to sound like how I feel when I’m wine drunk. Which is wonderful. “Let It Go” all day, every…

io9 Meredith Woerner

How to avoid (or embrace) arctic hysteria during this eternal winter

So it looks like if you live anywhere east of Nevada or north of Texas you will never see the sun again. Since you are now essentially living in the Arctic, you will need to get a new set of skills, especially if you want to avoid what’s known as “arctic hysteria.” Arctic Hysteria It…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Which TV series from today will stand the test of time?

We’re living through a pretty great age for television right now, but of all that really great TV, probably only a few series will ever be watched by future generations. Today, we want to know which ones those will be. Shows like Star Trek: TOS and The Twilight Zone still draw in viewers about 50…

io9 Ria Misra

The heroes of Bitten are also its most horrible villains

Okay. Either Bitten is a very subtle look at how fascists justify their oppression of others, or the show just has no clue that having its secondary protagonist castrating a man to death for choosing love over the law is supremely, supremely fucked. Quick recap: Jeremy is poisoned, Elena searches for Zachary Cain’s human galpal,…

io9 Rob Bricken

The first photo of the Orion Nebula compared to one taken by an iPhone

Back in 1880, astronomer Henry Draper required an entire 50 minutes to capture the first telescopic image of the Orion Nebula. Now, over 130 years later, Andrew Symes has accomplished the exact same thing using his iPhone — and he only needed a single second. Canadian astrophotographer Andrew Symes does most of his photography through…

io9 George Dvorsky

Satan cackles triumphantly as Hello Kitty teams up with Playboy

Yes, beloved Japanese icon of kid-friendly cute Hello Kitty and legendary magazine of class, culture and nekkid ladies Playboy have teamed up to spawn an unholy merchandise mash-up. Assuming the complete cognitive dissonance hasn’t caused you to pass out, here are a few of the items now available. The Hello Kitty x Playboy line is…

io9 Rob Bricken

Popcorn Time Lets You Stream Torrent Movies

Too impatient to wait for a torrent to download? Then maybe you should check out Popcorn Time—an app that lets you stream torrents to your computer. Currently in beta, the app is available for OS X, Windows and Linux, and lets you search the web’s torrents to watch ’em immediately. It chooses the best version,…

Movies Jamie Condliffe

How will Zack Snyder “explode” Batman and Superman’s universes?

Check out our first look at the Suicide Squad on Arrow! Norman Reedus hints at the eventual reunion of the Walking Dead characters. And Agents of SHIELD’s going to incorporate every Marvel character that it can. Plus The Flash and Under the Dome season 2 begin filming. Spoilers now! Too image: Arrow Transformers 4: Age…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

Take a wild trip to our nearest stellar neighbor in Proxima

Set centuries from now on a planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, Stephen Baxter’s Proxima is an epic hard scifi story with no shortage of futuristic and cosmic wonders. Often considered as the closest successor of Arthur C. Clarke, Baxter is a master of unabashedly hard science fiction, focused on epic visions of scientific wonders in a…

io9 Giulio Prisco — Skefia

First trailer for Harmontown shows the making of Dan Harmon’s podcast

After Dan Harmon was fired off of the show that he created, Community, he created the podcast Harmontown. And soon enough, this wacky bunch of excessively honest podcasters went on the road. Thank goodness someone was smart enough to film it. Here’s what happened on the road with Dan Harmon, back when he had little…

Trailers Meredith Woerner

The Star Trek Into Darkness Deleted Scenes You Didn’t See on the DVD

You might recall that the Star Trek Into Darkness DVD/Blu-ray release was somewhat… umm, feature-light. Among other things, it didn’t include any deleted scenes — but now those scenes have turned up, and you can read descriptions of them. According to Trekcore, If you purchased copies of Star Trek Into Darkness through the xBox video…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Dish Is Nuking Its Hopper DVR’s Magical Ad-Skipping Feature for Disney

Dish’s HopperDVR is awesome precisely because it makes it so easy to skip ads. The WSJ reports that the company will be scaling back the awesome auto-skipping feature on some Disney programming. It seems that consumer choice Dish has been claiming to protect for years goes out the window, presumably when it gets a cut…

Television Mario Aguilar

Scientists just revived a 30,000 year-old frozen virus in Siberia

In what’s either the beginning of a Michael Crichton movie or a scientific breakthrough, researchers have successfully revived a 30,000-year-old virus buried deep in the permafrosts of Siberia, the largest virus ever discovered. The virus, known as Pithovirus sibericum, was revived from samples from ancient permafrost, which the researchers used to infect amoebas in their…

io9 Ria Misra

Changes in global diet could make famines more likely

Over the past half-century, a few staple foods like rice and soybeans have come to dominate people’s diets all over the world. And this could spell disaster. A new research paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences explores how local staple crops like cereals and roots have been superseded by “energy-dense foods”…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Humans might be able to fly on Titan—if they use large enough wings

Climbers, please stop throwing your trash all over Mount Everest

The brain injury that finally makes us as smart as rats

We would love a cartoon featuring these theatrical Batman redesigns

The Problem with being a Dead Frog Prince

Watch all those new Star Trek Into Darkness deleted scenes here

Toy instrument “Let it Go” remix is better than the Oscars performance

How to avoid (or embrace) arctic hysteria during this eternal winter

Which TV series from today will stand the test of time?

The heroes of Bitten are also its most horrible villains

The first photo of the Orion Nebula compared to one taken by an iPhone

Satan cackles triumphantly as Hello Kitty teams up with Playboy

Popcorn Time Lets You Stream Torrent Movies

How will Zack Snyder “explode” Batman and Superman’s universes?

Take a wild trip to our nearest stellar neighbor in Proxima

First trailer for Harmontown shows the making of Dan Harmon’s podcast

The Star Trek Into Darkness Deleted Scenes You Didn’t See on the DVD

Dish Is Nuking Its Hopper DVR’s Magical Ad-Skipping Feature for Disney

Scientists just revived a 30,000 year-old frozen virus in Siberia

Changes in global diet could make famines more likely

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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Humans might be able to fly on Titan—if they use large enough wings

Climbers, please stop throwing your trash all over Mount Everest

The brain injury that finally makes us as smart as rats

We would love a cartoon featuring these theatrical Batman redesigns

The Problem with being a Dead Frog Prince

Watch all those new Star Trek Into Darkness deleted scenes here

Toy instrument “Let it Go” remix is better than the Oscars performance

How to avoid (or embrace) arctic hysteria during this eternal winter

Which TV series from today will stand the test of time?

​The heroes of Bitten are also its most horrible villains

The first photo of the Orion Nebula compared to one taken by an iPhone

Satan cackles triumphantly as Hello Kitty teams up with Playboy

Popcorn Time Lets You Stream Torrent Movies

How will Zack Snyder “explode” Batman and Superman’s universes?

Take a wild trip to our nearest stellar neighbor in Proxima

First trailer for Harmontown shows the making of Dan Harmon’s podcast

The Star Trek Into Darkness Deleted Scenes You Didn’t See on the DVD

Dish Is Nuking Its Hopper DVR’s Magical Ad-Skipping Feature for Disney

Scientists just revived a 30,000 year-old frozen virus in Siberia

Changes in global diet could make famines more likely

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Let us help find what you are looking for...

The heroes of Bitten are also its most horrible villains