Holy crap, the first clip from 47 Ronin is pretty amazing

Curious about the amount of fantasy and magic Carl Rinsch is adding to his version of 47 Ronin? Check out this first clip, featuring the evil witch with two different colored eyes. Watch as she turns a man’s hatred into a living creature. It certainly is beautiful.

This is what it’s like to get bullied by an elk

On a recent visit to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a nature photographer got more than he bargained for while snapping pics of an elk. Afraid of startling the young bull, the man sat with remarkable patience as it poked, prodded, and headbutted him for what must have felt like an eternity. As you’ll see…

​The Only Book You Need About the History of Doctor Who

Doctor Who is just over a week away from celebrating its 50th anniversary, so this is the perfect time to celebrate the mysterious alien time traveler’s history. A brand new book, Doctor Who: the Vault, will get you up to speed. Below are some exclusive art pages, plus 10 strange facts you never knew about…

This library’s copy of Fifty Shades of Grey has herpes

In related news: Did you know books can get herpes? They can, as two Belgian professors found out when they decided to examine the Antwerp library’s top 10 most checked-out books. From Time: Each book underwent bacteriology and toxicology tests, and the findings reveal that library books are even more germ-covered than you expected. While…

Get ready for a baby boom in China

Today, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that the government would ease back on its “one child” policy, and also begin closing labor reeducation camps. This could transform Chinese society, and lead to some major population growth. Writes Chris Buckley in the New York Times: For decades, most urban couples have been restricted to having one…

Quantum Computing Takes a Gigantic Leap Forward

An international team of scientists have just held a qubit’s memory state for 39 minutes. That might not sound like much, but it’s 100 times longer than the previous record. It’s a groundbreaking achievement that could pave the way to freakishly fast computers. Above: A quantum computer chip. Credit: Erick Lucero. Unlike conventional computers and…

How many people born in the 1800s are still alive?

Supercentenarian Grace Jones has passed away at the age of 113. She will go down in history as the last Briton born in the 19th century to die. Which got us thinking: How many people born in the 1800s are still kicking around? The answer is shockingly few. There’s just five left, people. Five. As…

Punk Odyssey: A former Gaelic punk singer and biologist won a prestigious literary “first book” prizefor his novel about two musicians who hitch a ride on a rocket to a space station full of anarchists, then steal a “disco-equipped spaceship.”

What would Earth be like if humans had never existed? New Scientist wanted to find out. This video is their speculative tour of an Earth that never included Homo sapiens. Would the world really be all that different?

Our Biggest Unanswered Questions about Jamie Foxx’s Baffling Short Film

Jamie Foxx has made a short film called “…And She Was My Eve.” Which he has called, “Frankenstein on acid.” We have some pressing questions. First, please watch for yourself: Here are our questions: What kind of college offers a Masters in Creativity? Are the ingredients to his robot Candy, Apple and Brown? What sort…

Guess who’s wearing a fez in the first Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Clip

Can’t wait until Nov. 23 to see worlds collide in Doctor Who’s anniversary special, “The Day of the Doctor”? Here’s a sneak peek, featuring a lot of fez action, a mystery involving famous paintings that have a Monty Python-esque problem… and a special guest star. This clip just appeared in the UK as part of…

Americans – why do you keep refrigerating your eggs?

The U.S. is one of the only countries on Earth that keeps chicken eggs in cold storage. But why? Top photo by Flávio via Flickr One of the most common health risks, when it comes to eggs, is posed by Salmonella bacteria. There are really only two ways Salmonella can get at an egg: the…

Too Many Doppelgangers, on The Vampire Diaries

There are a lot of over-the-top supernatural soap operas on television nowadays — which may be why Vampire Diaries is working so hard to raise its levels of crazy lately. Last night featured three Nina Dobrevs — on screen together! — and two Paul Wesleys. Just watch this clip to see Nina working her butts…

This weekend, learn to extinguish a candle with your voice

Got some free time and some candles? Try to extinguish a flame with your voice! We know it can be done, we’re just not sure how it can be done. Maybe you’ll have a breakthrough. Or maybe you’ll just have a housefire. I was disappointed when I found out that a human voice can’t shatter…

The Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Not the year’s most dazzling shower, and it’ll be competing with the light of a full Moon, but you’ll want to keep your eyes peeled if you find yourself outside in the early morning hours. If you’re feeling optimistic, SPACE.com has some good viewing tips. Pictured above: The…

8 Incredible Facts You May Not Know About Human Evolution

Homo sapiens evolved about 200-150,000 years ago in Africa, but our story as a species stretches back much further than that with early human ancestors. And the evolution of Homo sapiens is itself a tangled tale, full of unanswered questions and gothic family melodrama. Here are a few facts you may not know about the…

The robot-gone-rogue movie is perfected in The Machine

We’ve seen it a hundred times— a human creates a sentient robot, sentient robot realizes humans are crap — but we’ve never seen it quite like this: The Machine is positively dripping with atmosphere, tension, and gorgeously unsettling design choices. Check out the trailer if you don’t believe me. Here’s the small clip too, if…

Planning on Getting Your DNA Sequenced? Ask Your Questions Here!

Misha Angrist is an assistant professor at Duke who specializes in personal genomics. He deals with questions such as what having all our personal genetic information just a mailbox away means, and just who owns your genetic information. He’s here today to answer all your questions about personal genetics. Angrist is the author of the…

Jeepers Creepers 3 is coming — cue Justin Long’s creepy Corpse Prop

The absolute best part of the original Jeepers Creepers was that it starred Justin Long as some sort of fratty, navel tatted hero, who [SPOILER ALERT] ends up as a creepy human skinsuit in the monster’s lair. And now they are making a Jeepers Creepers 3, fingers crossed they get some use out of the…

Seek forgotten songs in the hauntingly poetic story game Spell Saga

In the strange, melancholy, post-apocalyptic world of Spell Saga, you play the Last Minstrel, a seeker of lost songs and collector of myths. What will you find on the Final Shore, where the Black God waits? Spell Saga is a solitaire card game – the creators call it a “tabletop novel.” As the Last Minstrel,…