We’re getting a TV pilot out of comic iZombie

iZombie was a wonderful and canceled-too-soon comic from Vertigo, about a secret zombie named Gwen who has to eat brains to keep from becoming a mindless monster, but gets their memories, and ends up having to solve their murders. And The CW has just ordered a pilot. If you’ll recall, the show is being championed…

Han Solo completely redeems podracing in new Star Wars Lego commercial

Lego is releasing a new line of Star Wars sets called Microfighters, where characters get awesome mini-versions of ships like the Millennium Falcon and Star Destroyers to jet around in. The reason you care besides the fact that Star Wars Legos are great, is because this new commercial for them rules. Seriously, Disney. When you…

Clues About Avengers and Batman, Plus a Look at Arrow‘s Nyssa al Ghul!

Watch an “action-packed” Game of Thrones teaser. X-Men: Days of Future Past’s production designer explains the look of the future Sentinel. Plus, Robert Kirkman previews The Walking Dead’s return, plus there’s a new clip. And a new trailer from Noah! Halle Berry’s husband gets cast in Extant. Spoilers now! Divergent/Allegiant Star Theo James says that…

First Wild Beaver Seen in England for 800 Years

This video is proof that a beaver is alive and well in England, centuries after they were believed to have gone extinct in that country. No one is sure how it got there, but it’s munching on trees in Devon. According to Scientific American’s John Platt, beavers are a success story in the annals of…

Promising indie film Prospect explores a gorgeous space jungle

It’s been so long since we were in a good space jungle that was treated with fear and respect, and devoid of all Smith family members. Check out the trailer for Prospect, the indie film that’s picking up a lot of buzz for its beautiful aesthetic. Directed by Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell, here’s the…

The people who float above you

Once anti-grav got cheap, it got really cheap. That’s when some social reformer types came up with what they called the Elevate Plan. They’d stop crime by using anti-grav to fly the slums right out of the city — which sounds great if you don’t have to live in the freezing wind 100 percent of…

Every Academy Award-Winner for Visual Effects in one glorious montage

Take a trip down special effects-laden memory lane with this collection of clips from every single winner of the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, since Star Wars nabbed the first one back in 1977 — and check out who the contenders are for this year’s Oscar.

Which Star Trek has the better vision of the future?

It’s a battle between the original Star Trek and its movie re-boot to decide which vision of the future will triumph! Two Star Treks enter, one leaves. In response to this piece on the decline in optimism in science fiction movies, commenters lightninglouie and Eric took a closer look at the way the imagined-future in…

This famous brain was cut into 2,400 slices and uploaded to the cloud

Henry Molaison had one of the most unique brains known to neuroscience. Now, six years after “H.M.’s” death, his brain has been sliced, digitized, uploaded, and made available to scientists for further study. Back in 1953, surgeons performed an operation on Molaison in an effort to alleviate his terrible seizures. A team led by William…

The Most Spine-Tingling Moment from Last Night’s Originals

For a few months, I was starting to refer to the Vampire Diaries spinoff as The Orthogonals, because it felt purely orthogonal to the parent show, rather than its own lovely entity. But damn if these characters aren’t starting to throw off sparks. Check out this actually startling, intense reveal. Spoilers ahead… Last night’s episode…

A musical history of sampling, in 3 minutes

This 3-minute video from Eclectic Method takes us on a brief musical history, starting from the introduction of the mellotron in the early ’60s (featuring the Beatles), then moving quickly to James Brown, up through the Beastie Boys. As a bonus, as the songs play, the songs their samples gave rise to are mapped out…

Dome Houses to Protect You from the Dark Future

If science fiction is any guide, we’ll all live under domes one day. And some of these houses make that future look pretty damn good. The Palais Bulles (Bubble House) in Tourettes-sur-Loup, France, designed by Antti Lovag, built between 1975 and 1989. Once it was the home of fashion designer Pierre Cardin. (via Alexandra Lloyd…

College kids think other spring breakers are having more sex than them

The study also suggests college students may modify their own sexual behavior on spring break, so as to keep up with their misperceived notion of socio-sexual norms. Researchers led by University of Washington psychologist Debra Kaysen report their findings in the latest issue of Prevention Science: College students (N = 1,540; 53.9 % female) were asked to report…

British science fiction book awards lurch towards gender parity

The past few years, there’s been a running dialogue in the U.K. over the fact that major awards, like the BSFA Awards and the Clarke Awards, tend to feature way more male authors on their shortlists. This year, both awards are trying to address that in different ways. Top image: God’s War by Kameron Hurley,…

A paper published in this month’s issue of the Journal of Wildlife Diseases provides details on how to safely and humanely euthanize beached whales that are beyond rescuing. The process involves painkillers, sedatives, a euthanizing agent and two custom-made needles – one of which measures over three feet long.

How did Neanderthal genes affect humanity? Here are some answers.

If you’re a non-African person, you’ve got a little Neanderthal in your genome. In fact, maybe you have some other hominins in there, too. But just what kind of genetic legacy did some of us inherit from the Neanderthals? Two new scientific papers provide some intriguing hints. https://gizmodo.com/confirmed-all-non-african-people-are-part-neanderthal-5822357 https://gizmodo.com/a-long-anthropological-debate-may-be-on-the-cusp-of-res-512864731 Two new papers, one in Nature…

What’s the worst movie with the best trailer?

Movie trailers are an artform all their own. Sometimes the best part of sitting in the theater is watching five or six blow-your-hair-back fantastic trailers in a row. But they can be deceptive, too. What’s the worst movie you’ve ever seen, that had the most brilliant trailer? Please include the trailer in question — or…

Get a super close look at Falcon’s wings from Captain America 2

We’ve only seen bits of concept art, plus a few wingless shots of the Falcon mid-flight in the trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. But thanks to the new shots of his toy we can now inspect this super’s wings up close. Sam Wilson, AKA the Falcon, is played by Anthony Mackie. His powers…

What Kind of Meat is Human Meat?

If beef is red and chicken is white, what kind of meat do we humans carry about on our bones? Of course you want to know. https://io9.gizmodo.com/preview/serving-man-how-to-eat-like-a-cannibal-this-thanksgivi-5699171 Top Image via Body Worlds If you were to base your answer on taste alone, you might be tempted to conclude that human flesh most closely resembles that…

The official Walking Dead obstacle course may be shambling to your town

If you weren’t at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con, then you weren’t able to test your zombie-fleeing skills in The Walking Dead Escape, an obstacle course where “survivors” try to flee from zombies But it was so popular, the event is going on a cross-country tour this summer! After successful events in New York…