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Heroes to Return in a 13-Episode Run

Heroes is back. The show will return to NBC in 2015 as Heroes Reborn, with original series creator Tim Kring back at the helm as showrunner. The 13-episode event miniseries will star a new cast of characters and follow a story line independent from the show’s original 4-season run (though NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke…

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A Farscape movie is in the works

A Farscape movie is in development, a decade after Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars provided closure to fans left hanging by the original series’ final episode. Screenwriter Justin Monjo has reportedly written a script for the spinoff, to be directed by Brian Henson (son of Jim Henson), Executive Producer of the show’s original four-season run and…

Movies Robbie Gonzalez

The best WTF moment in last night’s Helix episode

The post-human, corporate nightmare soap opera just won’t stop on Helix. Even though we got lots of juicy reveals last night, and a bad guy turned slightly less bad, our favorite moment had nothing to do with the goo zombie conspiracy. Spoilers ahead! But before we get to the best moment, can I just say…

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A Second Look at the First Geological Map of Ganymede

Last week, researchers released the first-ever geological map of Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon. Here’s the map again, flattened into a 2D, rectangular map. https://gizmodo.com/behold-the-first-geological-map-of-ganymede-jupiters-1522360379 I sometimes prefer these planar versions of maps to their three-dimensional counterparts. Their geologic nature (and planetary provenance) are less obvious this way. And sometimes that’s the point – to enjoy…

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Google Launches Tool to Monitor Deforestation in Near-Realtime

Google has partnered with more than 40 other organizations to create a sobering deforestation-monitoring tool. Called Global Forest Watch, the tool enables visitors to witness worldwide deforestation as it happens, in near-realtime. Via the Global Forest Watch website: Global Forest Watch (GFW) is a dynamic online forest monitoring and alert system that empowers people everywhere…

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The Great Lakes Experience Their Deepest Freeze in 20 Years

For the first time since 1994, 88% of the surface of the Great Lakes has frozen solid. The image above, like the image of the lakes we posted earlier this week, is a true-color image, which can make it difficult to discern ice from snow and clouds. In the image below, NASA’s Aqua – an…

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Meet “No. 1,” the giant isopod that went on a five-year hunger strike

Isopods – the segmented, ancient-looking order of crustaceans to which pill bugs belong – are popular in Japan; and so it was with much fanfare that, in 2007, the country’s Toba Aquarium welcomed a giant, foot-long isopod to its ranks. But one day in 2009, the isopod, for reasons unknown, decided to stage one of…

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Witness the Birth of a Snowflake

One of the more technically creative time lapses we’ve seen in a long while, Snowtime is a 2-minute “microscopic time-lapse” by Vyacheslav Ivanov that captures the mesmerizing bloom of budding ice crystals in all their hexagonal glory. The ice crystal(s) in snowflakes owe their six-fold rotational symmetry to the hydrogen bonds in water molecules. As…

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How will we retrieve dead satellites in the future?

Hint: It probably won’t involve astronauts. I’ll admit it: I’m too young to remember 1984. I wish I did, however, because it was a banner year for the Manned Maneuvering Unit. NASA astronaut Dale Gardner, for example, used this jet backpack to retrieve malfunctioning satellites, as you can see above. (FYI, Gardner died Wednesday (Feb.…

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How wrong is your time zone?

In an ideal world, everyone’s clocks would strike 12 noon just as the Sun reached the highest point in its path across the sky. But clock- (aka “standard-“) time and solar time rarely overlap, with one generally leading or lagging behind the other – a fact this map by math blogger and Google engineer Stefano…

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Moschino’s Fall 2014 Collection is SpongeBob-tastic, Hilarious

Jeremy Scott, the new head designer of Italian fashion house Moschino, debuted his Fall 2014 runway collection Thursday night at Milan Fashion week. Critics praised the line as “absorbent, yellow and porous.”* *I don’t think anybody actually said this. What critics did call Scott’s collection was “ingenious,” “garish” and “tongue-in-cheek” – a brash embrace of…

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Donatello debuts a refurbished Robo-Turtle on TMNT

This week in the world of cartoons, we bring you a hard hitting look at the realities of video game addition on Steven Universe, TMNT features the return of an old Ninja Turtles “frenemy”, and we catch a belated, but much awaited, episode of Hulk. If you are a fan of Korra, don’t forget to…

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9 Great GIFs That Turn Your Favorite Movies Into 8-Bit Masterpieces

Digital artist Dusan Cezek has a great collection of 8-bit style GIFs inspired by some of the greatest movies ever made. We’re talking The Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction, Clerks, and more. You should really check out the whole series, but here are our absolute favorites. Can you name them all? All images: Dusan Cezek

Movies Bob Sorokanich

Whole milk may actually be best for you

Two recent studies (here, here) support the paradoxical idea that consumption of full-fat dairy products is correlated with a lower risk of developing central obesity. Photo Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images | A customer shops for milk at a Safeway in Livermore, California | Via NPR Over at New Scientist, Jon White spoke with Walter Willett…

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Can you spot the camouflaged snipers hiding in these photographs?

These may look like typical landscape photographs, but hidden inside each one is a sniper with a gun pointed at the camera lens. The German Army provided photographer Simon Menner with two snipers for his Project Camouflage series, which puts the viewer in the crosshairs of an apparently invisible military professional. Menner has provided clues…

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Japan’s Transformers-themed hotel room transforms fandom into despair

Do you love Transformers but hate yourself? Then why not fly around the world to Japan, and stay in a special Transformers-themed hotel room that you could easily recreate by yourself at a Holiday Inn with $50 and a quick trip to Target? The room is in the Asahikawa Grand Hotel in Hokkaido, and as…

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Which countries do Americans perceive as their greatest enemies?

Over the past few years, Americans have overwhelmingly pinpointed Iran as public enemy number one. But as a recent Gallup Poll illustrates, Americans are now focusing their attention on several new perceived threats — a sure sign of the world’s complex and ever-changing geopolitical balance. According to the poll, half as many Americans now view…

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This is the science vs. theology debate we wanted

You can watch it live here! io9 pal, physicist Sean Carroll, is debating cosmology with Christian philosopher William Lane Craig. Scroll to about 55 minutes in, past the ads, and you’ll catch the debate.

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‘Nature is Ruthless’: Kurt Vonnegut’s Advice to the People of 2088

In 1988, as part of a print advertising campaign, Volkswagen asked many thinkers, including author Kurt Vonnegut, to write letters to the people of 2088. Vonnegut’s words of advice: Nature is out to kill us all and instead of being overly optimistic, we should submit to its terms of surrender. Vonnegut begins his missive by…

io9 Lauren Davis

The secret history of the book behind True Detective

Over the past week, we’ve been looking at references from True Detective to the book The King in Yellow published in 1895. But, the world The King in Yellow was building actually began years before that, with another book published in 1893. TRUE DETECTIVE SPOILERS (and literary analysis) ahead, people. After True Detective’s references to…

io9 Ria Misra

Heroes to Return in a 13-Episode Run

A Farscape movie is in the works

The best WTF moment in last night’s Helix episode

A Second Look at the First Geological Map of Ganymede

Google Launches Tool to Monitor Deforestation in Near-Realtime

The Great Lakes Experience Their Deepest Freeze in 20 Years

Meet “No. 1,” the giant isopod that went on a five-year hunger strike

Witness the Birth of a Snowflake

How will we retrieve dead satellites in the future?

How wrong is your time zone?

Moschino’s Fall 2014 Collection is SpongeBob-tastic, Hilarious

Donatello debuts a refurbished Robo-Turtle on TMNT

9 Great GIFs That Turn Your Favorite Movies Into 8-Bit Masterpieces

Whole milk may actually be best for you

Can you spot the camouflaged snipers hiding in these photographs?

Japan’s Transformers-themed hotel room transforms fandom into despair

Which countries do Americans perceive as their greatest enemies?

This is the science vs. theology debate we wanted

‘Nature is Ruthless’: Kurt Vonnegut’s Advice to the People of 2088

The secret history of the book behind True Detective

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

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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