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It’s hallucination time on Helix!

Finally the good guys are figuring stuff out on Helix, and in last night’s episode we got a pulse-pounding dose of real action. Also, a Futurama reference. Spoilers ahead! Alan Is On the Case! At last Alan has stopped mooning over Peter for long enough to actually figure some crap out. Like, you know, how…

Television Annalee Newitz

An unbelievably gruesome epidemic is ravaging starfish populations

A mysterious illness has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of starfish on North America’s west coast, and its symptoms are horrifying. Dubbed “sea star wasting syndrome,” the arms of an infected individual will twist into knots, develop lesions, and finally crawl away in opposite directions until they tear away from its body, allowing…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Columbia’s Demise 11 Years Ago Sparked Regular Shuttle Inspections

The Space Shutter Columbia’s fiery end came as the STS-107 astronauts’ families were waiting runway-side for everyone to come home. NASA’s oldest space shuttle broke up around 9 a.m. Eastern (2 p.m. UTC) on Feb. 1, 2003, scattering debris along east Texas and nearby areas. Its demise was captured on several amateur video cameras, many…

io9 Elizabeth Howell – Universe Today

Polar bear cub sees snow for the first time

We’ve seen this little guy take his first steps and have his first bath – now watch as he encounters snow for the very first time. THEY GROW UP SO FAST! http://gawker.com/heres-a-baby-polar-bear-taking-his-first-steps-1498885797 https://gizmodo.com/watch-this-polar-bear-cub-take-his-first-bath-1508886022 [Toronto Zoo]

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

What can we actually learn from the UK’s first marijuana ‘overdose’?

Gemma Moss recently became the first woman in Britain “ruled to have been poisoned to death by smoking cannabis,” her sudden death referred to by tabloids as “the tragic proof that cannabis can kill.” But Moss’s story, while undeniably sad, has told us next to nothing about the dangers of pot. At the same time,…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

25% of Russian Men are Dead by Age 55

A full quarter of Russian men die before their 55th birthday. Compare that to America’s 1% and the UK’s 7%. Why the disparity? There’s a good chance it has something to do with the country’s vodka consumption. Top photo by christian.senger via flickr Via USA Today: Researchers tracked about 151,000 adult men in the Russian…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

An awesome interview with Jeremy Shada, voice of Adventure Time‘s Finn

Bleeding Cool’s Brendon Connelly got a chance to sit down with Jeremy Shada, who voices Finn on Adventure Time, for this extensive 20-minute Q&A. There’s some really great stuff in here – insights on everything from the inner workings of creator Pendleton Ward’s mind, to the basis of Finn and Jake’s relationship, to genuinely interesting…

Television Robbie Gonzalez

Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen sure do know how to football

As someone whose attitudes towards NFL matchups could best be described as something between indifferent and aggressively indifferent, I can say with all authority that this is the greatest Super Bowl themed photo ever taken. (Seriously, though – it’s got to be up there, right?) [Via PatStew]

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Casey Jones looks AMAZING on the new TMNT

The Teenage Mutants Ninja Turtles, hot on the heels of some sneaked pics of their next live-action incarnation, return from their winter hiatus this week, and they bring a friend – Casey Jones. https://gizmodo.com/an-even-better-look-at-all-four-of-michael-bays-new-ni-1513154633 https://gizmodo.com/michael-bays-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-dont-look-t-1511487017 As always – minor spoilers ahead! Adventure Time – “Rattleballs” Finn pulls the old “abandoning father” trick, disappearing on a…

io9 Keith Veronese

This is what a lightsaber fight looks like in total darkness

Filmmaker Corey Vidal made this short film about a Jedi fighting Darktroopers (a.k.a Stormtroopers whose armor is blank, not white) where the only light comes from the lasers fired and the Jedi’s lightsaber, and it’s awesome. Hey, Abrams, if you want to send this kid a check and use this in Episode VII, it’s fine…

io9 Rob Bricken

Newly discovered titanosaur was one of the largest land animals ever

Introducing Yongjinglong datangi, a titanosaur that lumbered across the fields of China during the Early Cretaceous period some 100 million years ago. The specimen discovered, a juvenile not yet fully grown, measured nearly 60 feet in length, making it one of the largest species to ever walk the Earth. The image above illustrates an Alamosaurus,…

io9 George Dvorsky

They’re finally making a sequel to the weird cyberpunk porn epic I.K.U.

I.K.U. is notorious as being one of the weirdest and most mind-fuck-filled science fiction porn movies of all time. And now at long last, director Shu Lea Chang is working on a sequel. https://gizmodo.com/the-greatest-science-fiction-porn-movies-of-all-time-1-5971646 There’s a hilarious look at a casting call for the new film, called FLUID, over at Vocativ. Including the Taiwanese director…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

The world’s oldest known flamingo has died

The bird – who went by “Greater,” on account of it being the last Greater Flamingo to reside in Australia – passed away Friday at Australia’s Adelaide Zoo. The bird was eighty-three years old. EIGHTY-THREE. Photo Credit: Nicole Miller / Adelaide Zoo via EPA Greater, who – no joke – managed to live his/her entire…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Frank Miller’s Role in the Secret Origins of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles were created in 1984 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. But it turns out that the roots of the story about the four mutated-turtles, who assume the name of Renaissance-era artists and don masks to fight crime, could go much further back than that. After getting a look at the…

io9 Ria Misra

The Biggest WTF Moments from Three Years of American Horror Story

This week, the third season of the most fucked up show on cable TV ended. And while there’s still plenty more American Horror Story to come, we couldn’t help but take stock of all the horrors this series has wrought. And then rank them. Here is our collection of the most WTF moments from three…

Television Meredith Woerner

Doctor Mew returns, with War Cat and Capaldi Cat

Artist Jenny Parks has graced us all with an updated version of Doctor Mew, initiating John Hurt and Peter Capaldi into her kitty take on Doctor Who. It’s glorious. You can see all the cats in this previous post, and view her work at Jenny Parks website. BRAVO! https://gizmodo.com/doctor-mew-reimagines-the-eleven-doctors-as-canny-and-5878097

Television Meredith Woerner

The Most Dangerous Modern Ruins for Thrillseekers and Urban Explorers

You see the hauntingly beautiful pictures of the fallen grandeur of abandoned buildings, and you think, “I want to see those for myself.” But watch out. Some of the world’s most fascinating modern ruins are also the most hazardous. Here are some abandoned sites that you could risk life and limb to visit. The near-ghost…

io9 Vincze Miklós

The heels of this shoe are made out of Unicorns and Cats!

Must get these on our feet immediately! The supremely colorful and fantastically sharp designers at Irregular Choice have unleashed a brand new video showcasing a little bit of their Spring and Summer 2014 line. In it are shoes with cats and UNICORNS for heels. It’s amazing. Getting these as soon as it is humanly possible.…

io9 Meredith Woerner

What great novel sounds really dumb if you try to sum it up quickly?

A lot of the greatest science fiction movies and TV shows have concepts you can sum up in a sentence, and it will make total sense. But books? Many of the greatest novels just sound ridiculous if you try to explain them in a single breath. What’s your favorite science fiction or fantasy novel that…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Bioengineered monkeys with human genetic diseases have almost arrived

Looking to create more accurate experimental models for human diseases, biologists have created transgenic monkeys with “customized” mutations. It’s considered a breakthrough in the effort to produce more human-like monkeys — but the ethics of all this are dubious at best. Yup, scientists know that mice models suck. Though they’re used in nearly 60% of…

io9 George Dvorsky

It’s hallucination time on Helix!

An unbelievably gruesome epidemic is ravaging starfish populations

Columbia’s Demise 11 Years Ago Sparked Regular Shuttle Inspections

Polar bear cub sees snow for the first time

What can we actually learn from the UK’s first marijuana ‘overdose’?

25% of Russian Men are Dead by Age 55

An awesome interview with Jeremy Shada, voice of Adventure Time‘s Finn

Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen sure do know how to football

Casey Jones looks AMAZING on the new TMNT

This is what a lightsaber fight looks like in total darkness

Newly discovered titanosaur was one of the largest land animals ever

They’re finally making a sequel to the weird cyberpunk porn epic I.K.U.

The world’s oldest known flamingo has died

Frank Miller’s Role in the Secret Origins of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Biggest WTF Moments from Three Years of American Horror Story

Doctor Mew returns, with War Cat and Capaldi Cat

The Most Dangerous Modern Ruins for Thrillseekers and Urban Explorers

The heels of this shoe are made out of Unicorns and Cats!

What great novel sounds really dumb if you try to sum it up quickly?

Bioengineered monkeys with human genetic diseases have almost arrived

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

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

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