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NASA: Martian Meteorite Could Have Contained Ancient Water And Life

Could this meteorite show evidence of ancient water and life on Mars? That’s one possibility raised in a new paper led by NASA and including members of a team who made a contentious claim about Martian microfossils in another meteorite 18 years ago. “This is no smoking gun,” stated lead author Lauren White, who is…

io9 Elizabeth Howell – Universe Today

Over 200 Miles of Yosemite Backpacking in One Incredible Time-lapse

It took over two years for filmmakers Colin Delehanty and Sheldon Neill to create Yosemite HD II, the the breathtaking followup to their 2011 tribute to Yosemite National Park. It was worth the wait. Full screen, HD, headphones if you’ve got ’em. You know the drill. It’s hard to oversell the beauty of Yosemite. Harder,…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

An Insanely Detailed Infographic of Every Character in True Detective

If you—like me—have already obsessed over every single word written about True Detective, then you will want to obsess over this ridiculous graphic tribute. It’s absurd, it’s overblown, and it’s exactly what the obsessive fan inside me wants to pore over. “We keep the other bad men from the door” is the work of Chicago-based…

Television Sarah Zhang

An epic look at early humans

We love this stately museum poster. These early humans look like they could be our ancestors Homo erectus, or maybe Homo habilis. It’s a reminder that our species is always changing, but one thing stays the same: We always look awesome when posed with wild elephants. Paleoartist Mauricio Antón writes that the images are intended…

io9 Annalee Newitz

This aerial video of reindeer-herding is surprisingly soothing

In addition to being one of the more unlikely string of words you’ve heard this week, this aerial video of reindeer-herding shot by a hexacopter camera drone is surprisingly serene and relaxing. Watching it feels a little like tending a rock garden with your brain. The video was recently shot by Jan Helmer Olsen in…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

The awesome Harry Potter ending J.K. Rowling didn’t even know she had

Someone had an idea about how the Harry Potter books should have ended and it’s fantastic. And when I say fantastic I mean this is truly, objectively what Harry Potter’s final fate should have been in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and J.K. Rowling screwed it up. Call your editor, J,K. You have some…

io9 Rob Bricken

The incredibly sweet adventures of two superheroines in love

A superhero’s life is filled with danger and excitement, but Kat Leyh’s Supercakes comics tend to focus on the quieter moments in the lives of two superpowered ladies whose relationship is starting to become more serious. A year and a half ago, Leyh posted her short story Pancakes, a simple slice-of-life comic about Molly and…

io9 Lauren Davis

Cut Copy’s gorgeous new music video takes 3D printing to new territory

Australian electronic music band Cut Copy has put out a new video featuring some 200 3D-printed figurines. And as an added bonus, you can download the video as an open source BitTorrent bundle to make your own version. The post-apocalyptic-themed video is for Cut Copy’s track, “We Are Explorers.” The characters, which are animated via…

io9 George Dvorsky

The terrible beauty of California’s impending rainstorm

After months of drought, California is about to get hit with a storm that is likely to be the biggest (and windiest) the state has seen in at least 3 years. In this satellite photo taken today by NOAA, you can see the storm approaching. Some cities in southern California are being ordered to evacuate…

io9 Annalee Newitz

This lecture is the one primer you need on NSA surveillance technology

We know that the NSA has been monitoring millions of calls made in the United States. But what are they doing with that data? And how do they analyze it? Find out everything you need to know in this incredible lecture from Princeton computer science professor and government technology adviser Ed Felten. Note: Lecture starts…

io9 Annalee Newitz

There are images of upside-down buildings hidden in city skylines

Artist Peter Wegner photographs the negative space between buildings in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, then turns them upside-down, revealing an invisible city made out of sky. Wegner’s Buildings Made of Sky series looks at the unintentional spaces between the intended ones, and creates something fantastical in the process. You can see more from…

io9 Lauren Davis

Could the Minecraft movie really be the next Lego Movie?

It’s probably not a coincidence that Warner Bros. is rushing ahead with a movie based on the mega-popular online game Minecraft, right after Lego Movie became one of the year’s biggest films. But will a Minecraft film capture what’s so great about the game? As Deadline points out the Lego/Minecraft comparisons sort of suggest themselves:…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

What Vampire Diaries and Originals teach us about the meaning of life

When our civilization crumbles to dust and nothing remains of our great works of art and literature, we’ll probably still have The Vampire Diaries and The Originals to teach us the secrets of a good and happy life. Centuries from now, these texts will continue to guide and enlighten. So what did we learn from…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

What’s wrong with Gotham city anyway?

Gotham city is an odd place: nightfall seems to operate independently of the circadian clock and criminal alter-egos are so common that the guy dressed up like a bat to fight crime barely even registers as unusual. But why is Gotham the way that it is? Today we took a look at 20 of the…

io9 Ria Misra

We Want to Move into These Buildings Made Out of Old Train Cars

Let’s face it: Very few forms of public transit are as awesome as trains. That’s why we want to live in a house made of trains, just like the ones in this gallery. A Soo Line caboose, built in 1909, turned into a vacation home in 1976, somewhere in North Pennsylvania (via Tiny House Blog)…

io9 Vincze Miklós

The world’s largest aircraft has been unveiled — and it’s a mammoth

Who says our visions of a blimp-filled future are passé? Behold the Airlander, a hybrid air vehicle that’s part blimp, part airplane, and part helicopter. Experts are calling it a ‘game changer’ — and it could revolutionize the transport industry. Developed by Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd., the Airlander was recently unveiled in Britain’s largest aircraft…

io9 George Dvorsky

GRRM releases a new paragraph from Winds of Winter — wait, what?

George R.R. Martin released a paragraph from his sixth insanely anticipated book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series? Not a chapter? Or even a page? Just… a paragraph? Why even bother — oh, it’s from a Tyrion chapter? BRING IT ON. From Entertainment Weekly: Somewhere off in the far distance, a dying…

io9 Rob Bricken

Decoding the Mind of True Detective‘s Rust Cohle

With just two episodes of True Detective left to air, and with dreams of Yellow Kings dancing through our fevered locked room monkey brains, what clues can we derive from Rust Cohle’s nihilistic existential rantings? Spoilers for True Detective to follow. Rust Cohle’s monologues may seem like drunken atheistic dorm room philosophy, and maybe that’s…

io9 Jason Shankel

Internet, please help finish this 39-Minute, Fan-Made X-Men Masterpiece

Someone has created an entirely silent 38 minute fan storyboard for an X-Men movie. To put it simply, this is art. And now we want you guys to help bring it across the finish line. Created by Sam Wan, this X-Men 3D storyboard is a rough cut for a much bigger fan film. Officially titled…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Astronomers say Super-Earths may be completely sterile

The Milky Way appears to be peppered with so-called Super-Earths — distant exoplanets that are between two to 10 Earth masses. Many of them have even been detected within habitable zones. But a new study shows it doesn’t matter. They’re all just dead worlds. Super-Earths — many of which are Mini-Neptunes — can be terrestrial…

io9 George Dvorsky

NASA: Martian Meteorite Could Have Contained Ancient Water And Life

Over 200 Miles of Yosemite Backpacking in One Incredible Time-lapse

An Insanely Detailed Infographic of Every Character in True Detective

An epic look at early humans

This aerial video of reindeer-herding is surprisingly soothing

The awesome Harry Potter ending J.K. Rowling didn’t even know she had

The incredibly sweet adventures of two superheroines in love

Cut Copy’s gorgeous new music video takes 3D printing to new territory

The terrible beauty of California’s impending rainstorm

This lecture is the one primer you need on NSA surveillance technology

There are images of upside-down buildings hidden in city skylines

Could the Minecraft movie really be the next Lego Movie?

What Vampire Diaries and Originals teach us about the meaning of life

What’s wrong with Gotham city anyway?

We Want to Move into These Buildings Made Out of Old Train Cars

The world’s largest aircraft has been unveiled — and it’s a mammoth

GRRM releases a new paragraph from Winds of Winter — wait, what?

Decoding the Mind of True Detective‘s Rust Cohle

Internet, please help finish this 39-Minute, Fan-Made X-Men Masterpiece

Astronomers say Super-Earths may be completely sterile

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

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Amazon Slashes 50% Off Keurig K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker, Now a Budget Alternative to Breville and Nespresso Espresso Machines

Sun’s Latest Outburst Complicates Planned Launch of Artemis 2

Instagram Will Finally Let You Lurk to Your Heart’s Content—for a Price

Popular Sweetener Found in Protein Bars Tied to Stroke, Blood Clot Risk

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

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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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