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Amazing Spider-Man 2 will have 5,000 villains

The Amazing Spider-Man sequel is apparently going to have more villains than extras. There’s Jamie Foxx as Electro and Paul Giamatti as the Rhino — but that’s not all. Spoilers ahead… Dane De Haan (Chronicle) is playing Harry Osborn in the film, and he’s been rumored for a while to become the Green Goblin towards…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Is it realistic to think that the future will be like Star Trek?

In the Star Trek universe, humans no longer make war on each other and don’t use money. Poverty has been eradicated and so have sexism, racism, and various other -isms. Science fiction often predicts the future accurately, but do you think humanity could ever really achieve that level of enlightenment? Starfleet’s most impressive ship, the…

io9 Annalee Newitz

DC’s head executive puts Sandman at the “top” of their movie list

Diane Nelson is the President of DC Comics, so outside of Warner Bros., she is the most influential person on the planet in terms of getting DC characters onto a movie screen. And her first choice? Neil Gaiman’s Sandman. Of course, this is not an announcement of a Sandman movie. The Hollywood Reporter (page 2)…

Movies Rob Bricken

What if Ned Stark and Tony Stark were brothers?

One is the warden of the North, the Lord of Winterfell, and the incorruptible Hand of the King. The other is a genius playboy inventor, armored superhero and leader of the Avengers. But what if the beloved heroes from Game of Thrones and Iron Man were brothers? It might look kind of like this. (Note:…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Is Under the Dome doomed to make a series of stunt episodes?

The plot of this Monday’s episode of Under the Dome was exactly what I was worried would happen. Instead of developing our characters, or getting down to the fascinating mystery at hand, we got a stunt story that could be summed up as “a thing happened — UNDER A DOME!” Spoilers ahead. One of the…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Official Ender’s Game Recruitment Video: Give Us Your Children

Ender’s Game is unrolling its big Comic-Con marketing campaign with an International Fleet Battle School Recruitment Ad. Watch as Harrison Ford asks for you to enlist in his space war against an army of bugs. And check out a smattering of new footage from the film. All you gotta do to enlist (and find out…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Citizen science project identifies species by their calls

A new automated system is helping to monitor the world’s biodiversity by recording the sounds of nature and uploading them to the web in real time. Anyone can listen to the tracks, and approved users can help train the software to automatically identify species in the recordings. Researchers hope to eventually transform the project into…

io9 Joseph Bennington-Castro

Advocacy Group to Name Captive Chimp as Plaintiff in Historic Case

The Nonhuman Rights Project plans to file a case on behalf of its first animal client, an unnamed captive chimpanzee. Sometime in the next few months, it will file a writ of habeas corpus asking a state court judge to grant the chimp its liberty. It could go down as the first true step towards…

io9 George Dvorsky

What would NYC look like in the Grand Canyon, or Death Valley?

We’ve seen how New York City might appear were it suddenly transported to another planet, but what would, say, Manhattan look like if it were transplanted somewhere else right here on Earth – Death Valley, for instance, or the Grand Canyon? Well… it would look something like this. You’re looking at a photo from Merge,…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Deluxe D&D Reprint Against the Slavelords Gains a Bonus Adventure

It is a brutal test of your D&D skills, a gauntlet of sudden-death traps and bizarre monsters strewn across countless dungeon levels. The DM will show no mercy. The dice will grant no quarter. It’s just you Against the Slavelords. In the early days of D&D, TSR held huge tournaments at gaming conventions to see…

io9 Ed Grabianowski

Turbo could be the sweetest surprise of the summer

Every once in a while, there’s an animated film that has a totally bizarre premise, which should not work at all. And yet, the result is actually kind of great. Gnomeo and Juliet was one such movie, and so is Turbo, the story of a snail that wants to be a race car. Turbo could…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

The 15 Most Ludicrous Superhero Vehicles

What superheroes have in high morals and immense powers, they often lack in common sense, at least as regards to vehicles. That’s the only way to explain the plethora of weird, garish or outright idiotic superhero cars, jets and other nonsense clogging our nation’s highways and airspace. Here are 15 vehicles that were wrecks long…

Movies Rob Bricken

272,297 dominos toppling is the most satisfying thing you’ll see today

See that gigantic spiral? Yeah. That’s just the first 55,000. At the beginning of this video, 277,272 dominos stand at precarious attention. By the end, fewer than 5,000 remain. It is one of the most incredible domino cascades ever recorded, and the new world-record-holder for most dominos toppled in a spiral. It is, in a…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

What You Need to Know About Getting Magnetic Finger Implants

Not content with the mere five senses that nature gave them, an increasing number of biohackers have turned to magnetic finger implants. But the practice of sensory augmentation need not be confined to these pioneers. Here’s why you should consider getting magnetic implants — and how to do it. Image courtesy of BMEzine.com LLC. To…

io9 George Dvorsky

A gorgeous HD video of Niagara Falls, shot from a Quad-Copter

Here now is a spellbinding five-minute vacation for your brain: a high definition video of Niagara Falls, shot using a DJI Phantom quad-copter and a GoPro Hero 3. The video was created by YouTube user questpact for consideration in the DJI Phantom Video Contest. The winners of the competition wont be announced until next month,…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Listen to the insanity of Darth Winnie, the Dark Pooh of the Sith

Jim Cummings, voice of Disney’s Winnie the Pooh, was at Connecticon last weekend, where he performed the scene of Darth Vader boarding Princess Leia’s ship from the beginning of Star Wars… in the voice of a certain tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff. The results were, predictably, glorious. [Via Blastr]

io9 Rob Bricken

Why you should start watching Orphan Black right now

The first season of Orphan Black, BBC America’s cloning conspiracy thriller, comes out on DVD this week, and everyone who hasn’t watched it yet needs to pick up the discs and start binging now. Over just 10 episodes, Orphan Black has become our newest scifi obsession, and here’s why. Orphan Black stars Tatiana Maslany as,…

Television Lauren Davis

How chicken feed lead to the discovery of vitamins

Ever wonder why old-timey health treatments involved eating incredibly weird foods? It’s because few people knew exactly what parts of food were nutritious. Until one cook inadvertently cured her chickens of a disease, and started a chain of research that lead to the discovery of vitamins. If you’ve read some of adventure novels set in…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

‘Vampire Grave’ Discovered at Polish Construction Site

Archaeologists in Poland believe they have found a vampire grave near the town of Gilwice in southern Poland. The skeletons were found with their heads removed and placed between their legs — a ritualistic practice designed to keep the dead from rising up. In addition, the remains were found with no jewelry, belt buckles, or…

io9 George Dvorsky

Hubble Snaps Breathtaking New Picture of ISON, “Comet of the Century”

When Comet ISON’s trajectory brings it scorchingly close to the Sun later this year, astronomers believe it could emerge from its close encounter as one of the brightest comets ever seen from Earth. Now, Hubble has captured a stunning image of the approaching ice-ball in flight, against a backdrop bursting with nearby stars and distant…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Amazing Spider-Man 2 will have 5,000 villains

Is it realistic to think that the future will be like Star Trek?

DC’s head executive puts Sandman at the “top” of their movie list

What if Ned Stark and Tony Stark were brothers?

Is Under the Dome doomed to make a series of stunt episodes?

Official Ender’s Game Recruitment Video: Give Us Your Children

Citizen science project identifies species by their calls

Advocacy Group to Name Captive Chimp as Plaintiff in Historic Case

What would NYC look like in the Grand Canyon, or Death Valley?

Deluxe D&D Reprint Against the Slavelords Gains a Bonus Adventure

Turbo could be the sweetest surprise of the summer

The 15 Most Ludicrous Superhero Vehicles

272,297 dominos toppling is the most satisfying thing you’ll see today

What You Need to Know About Getting Magnetic Finger Implants

A gorgeous HD video of Niagara Falls, shot from a Quad-Copter

Listen to the insanity of Darth Winnie, the Dark Pooh of the Sith

Why you should start watching Orphan Black right now

How chicken feed lead to the discovery of vitamins

‘Vampire Grave’ Discovered at Polish Construction Site

Hubble Snaps Breathtaking New Picture of ISON, “Comet of the Century”

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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

The Best New Toys of March 2026

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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