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Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary special returns to where it all began!

Plus, crucial new details are revealed for the upcoming season finale. Two more stars for Guardians of the Galaxy are confirmed. Christopher Nolan chooses a Best Actress nominee to be the third star of Interstellar. Plus new videos for Star Trek Into Darkness and Man of Steel! Spoilers… right now! Top image from Iron Man…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Watch a Mom Explain What The Matrix Was About

Moms are so busy taking care of their sloppy kids and making sure everyone and everything is okay that they don’t have time for silly movies! Especially mind tripping, sci fi movies like The Matrix. Joe Nicolosi, a filmmaker, showed his Mom the movie and then asked her what it was about right after. Moshimo!…

Movies Casey Chan

The surprising outcomes of a study about sex differences in learning

A new long-term study of 1.5 million teenagers in 75 countries has revealed some pretty fascinating things about the differences between male and female achievement in reading and math. The study, published in PLoS One, used an enormous data set to look at sex differences in math and reading achievement. The researchers wanted to see…

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Incredible Pictures of Early Science Labs

If you love mad science, you are about to be ecstatic. In these amazing historic images of laboratories — many over a century old — you can see the crazy, brilliant scientific instruments of another age. French scientist Jollivet Castelot in his laboratory, 1880 Pictured above. (via Henry Guttmann/Getty Images) The Alchemist by David Teniers…

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The Man of Steel rumor that would change Superman for the worse

There’s been an unsettling rumor floating around about Man of Steel. If true, it would mark a pretty major change to the Superman mythos, and one that we can’t at all agree with. Consider this your spoiler warning for something that might be. Last chance before spoilers! Okay then… Krypton lives. Supposedly in Man of…

Movies Rob Bricken

Win an amazing trip to San Francisco’s Science Hack Day!

The deadline to apply for a free trip to San Francisco’s incredible Science Hack Day has been extended to May 6. Winners spend two days at the California Academy of Sciences geeking out, building things, and changing the world. Learn more on the Science Hack Day site!

io9 Annalee Newitz

Orphan Black renewed for a second season!

Great news lovers of sexy clone conspiracy theories and murder — the BBC America drama Orphan Black has been renewed with a 10-episode order! Celebrate by stealing your clone’s identity!

Television Meredith Woerner

Minister Faust explains the meaning of George Clinton’s Mothership

George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic made an indelible mark on both music and science fiction, with their afro-futurist space voyages. But what the funk does it all mean? The Alchemists of Kush author Minister Faust explains, in a new excerpt from the Adventure Rocketship anthology. The Adventure Rocketship anthology is the first volume of a new…

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Janelle Monáe’s brand new music video just made our week

Universe, you are officially not fired. At long last, there’s a brand new Janelle Monáe single — “Q.U.E.E.N.” featuring Erykah Badu — and a kick-ass music video, featuring musical rebels in a dystopian future. Hell yes. Here’s the first taste of Monáe’s long-awaited album The Electric Lady, apart from a couple of songs she’s performed…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Bryan Fuller pitches the storyline for his Pushing Daisies movie

It’s got zombies! The only other big budget Hollywood backed Kickstarter movie we can get behind would be a Pushing Daisies movie. Because this wildly enchanting series was axed way too soon. But what would the movie be about? Pies? Singing? Secret crushes? NO — zombies, of course. Den of Geek spoke to creator Bryan…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The so-called ‘health foods’ that are probably killing you

There are so many products on the market these days that are supposed to be good for us — much of it based on zero evidence. Here are 11 commonly touted “health foods” that are actually quite harmful. 1. Fruit Juices The fruit juices you find at the supermarket aren’t always what they seem. They…

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This dog has four prosthetic legs and oh my god my heart just imploded

Naki’o lost all four of his feet to frostbite when he was abandoned as a puppy in a foreclosed home. Now Naki’o is a prosthetically enhanced super-animal with awesome superpowers like TURNING YOUR COLD, STONY HEART INTO A MUSHY PILE OF RAW EMOTION. According to Reuters, Naki’o lives a happy life in Colorado Springs, Colorado.…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

A Model of Thor’s Hammer That Spits Out 80,000 Volts

This model of Thor’s hammer Mjolnir can’t quite summon the lightning — but it can do the next best thing, pumping out massive voltage. Over at Hackaday, Caleb Kraft explains how he built the Thunder God’s hammer. Kraft writes: I had this idea that I could stuff a tiny tesla coil into a mjolnir and…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Manborg is the greatest bad movie of its generation

I don’t think people appreciate how much artistry goes into deliberately making a movie that is so bad it’s good. Sure, you can make a shitty movie that is accidentally awesome. But Canadian indie Manborg, out now on VOD, is the rare scifi satire that intentionally morphs cheesiness into greatness. Styled like a cross between…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Jurassic Park 4 will return to Isla Nublar!

Still trying to wrap your head around potential plot points for Jurassic Park 4 (the whole world knows dinosaurs exist by now… right?) Well add this bit of news to your plotting, Jp 4 will return to the original dino isle, Isla Nublar! Director Colin Trevorrow tweeted out this interesting image which both confirms that…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Why would aliens come all this way just to invade Earth?

In movies, when aliens invade our planet, they usually have a ludicrous motivation. Like, they’re after our water. Or our gold. (Hint: Asteroids have gold.) Space travel is incredibly difficult and expensive — so why would aliens actually bother to come and invade us? We asked some experts for reasons that actually make sense. What…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Creepy fascist figurines from the 1930s are creepy

Someone was probably really proud of this collection just as the Second World War was about to start — but now it’s just all sorts of wrong. Top: The front row features a way-too-thin Herman Göring, Adolf Hitler, and an appropriately smug looking Benito Mussolini. All images via Hermann Historica via Retronaut. Nazi minister of…

io9 George Dvorsky

Reese Withersoon may join Keanu Reeves in a cryogenic space nightmare

Another big star is in talks to join Passengers, the depressing cryo-sleep drama from Jon Spaihts (Prometheus). Which asks: If you were doomed to a lifetime of solitude, would you doom another to your fate just so you wouldn’t be lonely? Heat Vision is reporting that Game of Thrones director Brian Kirk may have landed…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Don’t Get Paranoid, But There Are Now Insect-Sized Flying Robots

Everyone, say hello to RoboBee. RoboBee is inspired by the biology of a fly – otherwise, it’s exactly what it sounds like. And it is amazing. RoboBee is the world’s first controllable, flying, insect-scale robot. At just 80 milligrams, it weighs about as much as a large grain of sand. Needless to say, you can’t…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

The Empire’s “May the Fourth Be With You” attack ad

In case you’re thinking of celebrating Star Wars this Saturday as part of “May the Fourth,” the Galactic Empire would like to remind you that any celebration in support of the Rebellion, Jedi, or any similar traitors is a crime. In fact, it’s punishable by death via a Stormtrooper firing squad, which is especially harsh.…

io9 Rob Bricken

Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary special returns to where it all began!

Watch a Mom Explain What The Matrix Was About

The surprising outcomes of a study about sex differences in learning

Incredible Pictures of Early Science Labs

The Man of Steel rumor that would change Superman for the worse

Win an amazing trip to San Francisco’s Science Hack Day!

Orphan Black renewed for a second season!

Minister Faust explains the meaning of George Clinton’s Mothership

Janelle Monáe’s brand new music video just made our week

Bryan Fuller pitches the storyline for his Pushing Daisies movie

The so-called ‘health foods’ that are probably killing you

This dog has four prosthetic legs and oh my god my heart just imploded

A Model of Thor’s Hammer That Spits Out 80,000 Volts

Manborg is the greatest bad movie of its generation

Jurassic Park 4 will return to Isla Nublar!

Why would aliens come all this way just to invade Earth?

Creepy fascist figurines from the 1930s are creepy

Reese Withersoon may join Keanu Reeves in a cryogenic space nightmare

Don’t Get Paranoid, But There Are Now Insect-Sized Flying Robots

The Empire’s “May the Fourth Be With You” attack ad

Do ‘Disclosure Day’ Prep With a Spielberg Sci-Fi Marathon

How to Watch the F1 Japanese GP 2026 on a Free Channel

Ranking 2016’s Superhero Debuts, 10 Years Later

Fourth Most Populous Country in the World Bans Most Social Media for Kids

How to watch UFC Fight Night Adesanya vs Pyfer live this Saturday

‘Steel Ball Run’ Will Return This Year…Eventually

‘The Mummy 4’ Is Getting the Family Back Together

JD Vance Says UFOs Are Actually Demons

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

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

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