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How Real Scientists Shaped the Story of Europa Report

We’ve praised the astounding beauty and raw realism in the space thriller Europa Report for some time now. In a world where hard science fiction is traded for alien carnage and chase scenes, Europa is a rare creature, but how did it get that way? We spoke with screenwriter Philip Gelatt about the arduous research…

io9 Meredith Woerner

What is happening in this bizarre Japanese retro-futuristic art?

Over at Dark Roasted Blend, there’s an amazing collection of retro-futuristic art from Japan, circa 1930-1960. Some of the images show robots under construction, or robotic spacecraft, while others… there appears to be a creepy robotic nanny and a magic saxophone. Check out some of our favorites from among Dark Roasted Blend’s massive collection below.…

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PayPal teams up with SETI to launch PayPal Galactic (a Space Bank)

You guys. You guys, it’s happening. PayPal and members of the SETI Institute (like Jill Tarter) have teamed up to bring the world/solar neighborhood PayPal Galactic. Which is basically just like PayPal, only it’s for space-payments. https://gizmodo.com/it-looks-like-paypal-is-making-a-move-to-be-the-first-b-514001258 https://gizmodo.com/jill-tarter-inspiration-for-the-movie-contact-tells-u-5932368 PayPal president David Marcus had this to say, in a statement: As space tourism programs are opening…

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Byzantium explores what vampirism would actually be like

Forget superpowers and sparkly weddings and crazy dirt sex. The vampires in Neil Jordan’s quiet, subversively funny new movie Byzantium are dealing with real problems. Like how to kill, but maintain your moral code. And how to live apart from your mother after 200 years. This is the smartest and most rewarding vampire movie of…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Honeybee friendships may shed light on human social life

When it comes to greeting their fellow insects, honeybees preferentially use their right antennae. In fact, without their right antennae, the insects may not even be able to tell friend from foe, according to a new study. Neuroscientist Giorgio Vallortigara and his colleagues suggest there may be a link between social life and this kind…

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The first robot-on-human fatality was in 1979

Robots killing humans is an old science fiction concept, but it’s always associated with the future — something that awaits humanity sometime in the next few centuries. But it’s something that has already happened, specifically in a factory in 1979. This robot, unlike drones or Terminators, wasn’t designed to be a weapon. It was a…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Captain Planet the movie is a thing that is happening

Sony is prepping a Captain Planet MOVIE! Which means we’re getting a movie about a blue man with a green mullet who appears when five kids smoosh their magic planet rings together. Go Planet! The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Sony and producers Mark Gordon, Don Murphy and Susan Montford are close to purchasing the…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Weta explains how they made Man of Steel‘s awesome Kryptonian VFX

Regardless of how you feel about Man of Steel, you have to admit that Krypton’s tech — especially the scene where Jor-El shows Clark the history of his home planet — was both unique and awesome. Wired got the Weta guys to explain how they came up these striking and unique visual effects.

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New Insights Emerge About Voyager 1’s Epic Journey to the Edge

The Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered into a turbulent and dynamic region of space that’s once again resetting our notions of what’s out there at the edge of the solar system. Late last year the Voyager 1 spacecraft entered into the so-called magnetic highway, and now we’re learning a bit more about this surprisingly dynamic…

io9 George Dvorsky

A quick way to make people feel bad about their whole lives

Want to find a way to psychologically crush your enemies? There’s an easy way to do it. All it takes is a quick question to make them think of the worst aspect of their life, and then asking them, directly, what they think of their life. Considering all the aspects of one’s life is a…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

U.S. feds make their first-ever Bitcoin seizure

It may be the currency of the future, but it now appears that Bitcoin is not immune to the U.S. government’s prying eyes and hands — especially when it’s being used to fuel black market activities. A few days ago, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency announced that it had seized 11.02 bitcons (~USD$814.22) from South…

io9 George Dvorsky

You know what’re awesome? Mushrooms. Mushrooms are awesome.

From timelapse wizard Louie Schwartzberg comes a mesmerizing feature documentary about fungi that will forever change the way you look at mushrooms. This excerpt from the film features mycologist (a.k.a. fungus-scientist) Paul Stamets about the ecological role of mushrooms and the role they play “in the survival and health of the earth and human species.”

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The Terminator Saga is Officially Being Rebooted!

Check out the first clip from Pacific Rim. Learn one possible reason why Mary Jane was cut from Amazing Spider-Man 2. A live-action Captain Planet is coming! Paul W.S. Anderson says Resident Evil 6 films this fall. Julianne Moore could join Hunger Games. Plus hints about Under the Dome and Person of Interest. Spoilers! The…

Television Amanda Yesilbas

A Field Guide to Cryptids From Europe and Africa

Some legendary cryptids are absolutely real. But here are some of the greatest mythical animals and monsters from the world of fantasy. https://gizmodo.com/legendary-cryptids-that-turned-out-to-be-absolutely-rea-5814976 The Wolpertinger in the Bavarian forests in Germany This freaky animal has a body composed of various animal parts, but in most cases it’s only a horned squirrel or a rabbit. https://gizmodo.com/rabbits-with-horns-meet-the-human-papillomavirus-5795996…

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Joseph Campbell and The Hero’s Journey, as explained by puppets

Don’t let the puppets or the mention of Adam Sandler movies at the beginning throw you off — this is the best, most entertaining explanation of Joseph Campbell’s “Monomyth” theory that you’re going to get outside of actually reading his books. Thanks to Fafa and Mario of Glove and Boots, you’ll learn about the Hero,…

io9 Rob Bricken

There will soon be TWO competing Game of Thrones porn spoofs

You might have supposed that a single Game of Thrones porn movie would be sufficient. Or you might have thought the HBO show is already fulfilling your porno needs. In any case, there will soon be two duelling Thrones pornos. Lee Roy Myers, who’s done porno parodies of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Big…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Planets can form and survive in insanely dense star clusters

Could you imagine a view of the night sky that looks like this? It’s a star cluster — a region of space in which as many as 10,000 stars are jam-packed to within a few light years of each other. Now, evidence shows that even these areas can give rise to planets, implying that someone…

io9 George Dvorsky

Is Superman the Antichrist?

It’s hard not to feel a bit of schadenfreude here. Warner Bros. hired a Christian marketing company to pitch The Man of Steel to churches, on the grounds that this was really a movie about Jesus. And apparently, this strategy has backfired, somewhat. As in, people are calling Superman “the Antichrist.” https://gizmodo.com/is-man-of-steel-all-about-jesus-warner-bros-hopes-chri-513484485 Sometimes pandering to…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Proposed ‘deflector shield’ could protect astronauts from radiation

As if Star Trek didn’t already provide enough futuristic inspiration, scientists from the UK are working on an actual deflector shield that could protect astronauts from dangerous levels of radiation. And it would work in a way that’s very similar to how we’re protected right here on Earth. https://gizmodo.com/how-nasa-might-build-its-very-first-warp-drive-5963263 https://gizmodo.com/nasa-shows-off-a-prototype-of-its-new-xenon-ion-engine-510277963 It’s well known that a…

io9 George Dvorsky

The greatest penis rescue story ever told

Sometimes a medical technique is so awesome that researchers are tempted to tell its story more than once. This seems to be the case with the dramatic rescue of a man’s penis in India. The doctors involved just got in trouble for using it as a case study in multiple scientific journals. Over at Retraction…

io9 Annalee Newitz

How Real Scientists Shaped the Story of Europa Report

What is happening in this bizarre Japanese retro-futuristic art?

PayPal teams up with SETI to launch PayPal Galactic (a Space Bank)

Byzantium explores what vampirism would actually be like

Honeybee friendships may shed light on human social life

The first robot-on-human fatality was in 1979

Captain Planet the movie is a thing that is happening

Weta explains how they made Man of Steel‘s awesome Kryptonian VFX

New Insights Emerge About Voyager 1’s Epic Journey to the Edge

A quick way to make people feel bad about their whole lives

U.S. feds make their first-ever Bitcoin seizure

You know what’re awesome? Mushrooms. Mushrooms are awesome.

The Terminator Saga is Officially Being Rebooted!

A Field Guide to Cryptids From Europe and Africa

Joseph Campbell and The Hero’s Journey, as explained by puppets

There will soon be TWO competing Game of Thrones porn spoofs

Planets can form and survive in insanely dense star clusters

Is Superman the Antichrist?

Proposed ‘deflector shield’ could protect astronauts from radiation

The greatest penis rescue story ever told

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