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Supernatural is on its way to becoming a truly great TV show again

Ever since the angels were introduced as major characters on Supernatural, they’ve been used to talk about questions of free will versus obedience to some divine plan. And last night’s episode, written by the great Ben Edlund, took that theme in a fascinating direction — by showing us what creatures with free will are capable…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

“The Best Alien Folk Duo Scifi Action Romance Comedy Movie Ever Made”

There is absolutely nothing not to love about this trailer for The History of Future Folk, an immensely charming indie movie about and alien named Bill who comes to Earth to destroy it, but instead fall in love with our music. And when another alien named Kevin arrives to assassinate him, they start a band.…

Trailers Rob Bricken

Here’s the Real Reason Why Virtual Reality Doesn’t Work Yet

It’s another blow for immersive virtual reality. University of California researchers have shown that even people with perfect eyesight navigate the world by relying on a lot more than what they see. Here’s why VR won’t really work until we go beyond visual cues and fancy treadmills. Inside our brain’s hippocampus we have what are…

io9 George Dvorsky

New Captain America concept art shows the Winter Soldier in action

A new bit of concept art form Captain America: Winter Soldier shows Steve Rogers’ new nemesis in action. Beware: spoilers ahead… The latest issues of Entertainment Weekly has released this bit of concept art, so you can see how Bucky is going to go bad (if they follow the same plot line as the comics).…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Weird Trope of the Day: Scantily Clad Women in Glass Tubes

Classic science fiction is full of weird imagery and tropes — including the trope of the woman inside the glass tube or case, which The Fifth Element played with a fair bit. And there’s a whole blog devoted to “Sci-Fi Women in Tubes.” Check out some of the weird and titillating tube art below. Why…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

This fan video of Starships is sheer unadulterated joy

This fan video of Nicki Minaj’s “Starships” — packed with clips of your favorite spaceships and their crews — will fill you with love for the great, big universe. The video by bironic premiered at Vividcon last year, and she notes all the sources here: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien/Aliens, Apollo 13, Archer, Battlestar Galactica…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Easily the most staggering infographic you’ll see today

Get your scroll finger ready. We’re going for a really depressing ride. Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay — who, as a cook, is accustomed to seeing animals slaughtered for food — once described shark-fin hunting as “without a doubt the worst act of animal cruelty [he’s] ever seen.” The practice, commonly called “finning,” contributes significantly to…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

The 7 Most Essential Iron Man Comics

Hey, did you know before the incredibly popular movies were made, Iron Man was a comic book character? It’s true! In fact, some of these comics were quite good! If the only Tony Stark you know has Robert Downey Jr.’s face, these are the seven Iron Man stories you need to read. 1) Extremis Warren…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

Arrow teaches us that it’s always worse than we imagine

In “The Undertaking,” each character thinks they know the awful truth, only to find out that the actual awful truth is even worse. Except for Dig. Dig pretty much has it exactly right. This is not the episode to watch when you’re emotionally vulnerable. Even its unhappy secrets have unhappy secrets. It’s lucky that we…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

A 3D printed cybernetic ear that even a transhumanist would love

Generating organs and tissue with 3D printers is nothing new. But this bioengineered ear is unique in that it utilizes embedded electronics that allow it to pick up radio frequencies outside the range of normal human hearing. Integrating electronics with biological materials hasn’t been easy owing to heat and mechanical issues. Standard tissue engineering techniques,…

io9 George Dvorsky

The frozen calm of normalcy bias

When disaster strikes, some people lose their heads, some people become cool and effective, but by far most people act as if they’ve suddenly forgotten the disaster. They behave in surprisingly mundane ways, right up until it’s too late. Around the world, researchers are wondering how to combat normalcy bias. If you spend the beginning…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Are these dwarf lemurs the key to long-distance space travel?

Scientists have discovered that two tiny, clawless, tree-living lemur species hibernate. Underground. For up to six months a year. Given that the furry animals are primates, the findings have exciting implications for possible human hibernation. From chipmunks to bats to even turtles, numerous wild species hibernate. By slowing their metabolism, breath rate and heart rate,…

io9 Joseph Bennington-Castro

This is not a finch

In fact, it’s not even a bird. Strictly speaking, this is a papercraft model of a finch, and an incredibly realistic one at that. Dutch artist Johan Scherft has created a whole series of fantastically lifelike 3D bird (and dinosaur!) models, carefully crafted from paper templates which he designs on the computer and hand-colors in…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

The Great Baltimore Space Program of 1928

The prehistory of spaceflight is filled with mad scientists. Some of their work led directly to the development of space exploration…others had a much weirder destiny. Such was the case with Robert Condit, who built a rocket in 1928 that he planned to fly from Baltimore to Venus. Condit’s spaceship was a 24-foot-long bullet made…

io9 Ron Miller

Animals that dine on rocks to survive

Humans aren’t supposed to dine on pebbles unless stuck in a variation of the folk story Stone Soup. However, several animals – both prehistoric and modern – ingest rocks. Is there any method to this rock-eating madness or are animals across the planet blindly chomping down on anything in their path? When rocks are consumed…

io9 Keith Veronese

What if the Jetsons were the unhappiest family of the future?

This is the question posed by The Joyners in 3D, a scifi comic written by R.J. Ryan and illustrated by David Marquez. Set in 2062, the graphic novel examines how a family tragically tore itself apart. To tell you more would spoil it, but you can watch this awesomely intriguing trailer for the comic, due…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

See a nuclear explosion from 10 feet away

Ever wonder what a nuclear explosion looks like from far, far too close? Remarkably like candy. Writer Richard Miller has sent in an amazing photo taken in an underground test facility. The many tests of nuclear bombs over the past three-quarters of a century have been filmed in many ways. There are photos of the…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Why do humans kiss?

How did smooshing our faces together come to signify love and affection? As we’ve written about previously, one of the most compelling explanations hinges on the practice of mouth-feeding – the passing of pre-chewed or regurgitated food from the mouth of one animal to another. Lots of species, including humans, are known to mouth-feed. But…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Incredible new ISS photo shows the moon ushering in the dawn

Yet another extraordinary image from Chris Hadfield. This gorgeous shot shows a darkened Southeastern United States just before dawn, with the moon bringing the new day with it. In a new video, Hadfield explains how he takes these marvellous photos. From Hadfield’s Twitterfeed: This is how he does it:

io9 George Dvorsky

The human bad guy in Transformers 4 will be… Frasier Crane!?

Zack Snyder explains why Superman and his fellow D.C. characters are special among superheroes. An Avengers 2 rumor is confirmed… maybe. Check out the latest Star Trek Into Darkness videos. Steven Moffat offers new hints about the Doctor Who finale. Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Doctor Who. Star Trek Into Darkness Here…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Supernatural is on its way to becoming a truly great TV show again

“The Best Alien Folk Duo Scifi Action Romance Comedy Movie Ever Made”

Here’s the Real Reason Why Virtual Reality Doesn’t Work Yet

New Captain America concept art shows the Winter Soldier in action

Weird Trope of the Day: Scantily Clad Women in Glass Tubes

This fan video of Starships is sheer unadulterated joy

Easily the most staggering infographic you’ll see today

The 7 Most Essential Iron Man Comics

Arrow teaches us that it’s always worse than we imagine

A 3D printed cybernetic ear that even a transhumanist would love

The frozen calm of normalcy bias

Are these dwarf lemurs the key to long-distance space travel?

This is not a finch

The Great Baltimore Space Program of 1928

Animals that dine on rocks to survive

What if the Jetsons were the unhappiest family of the future?

See a nuclear explosion from 10 feet away

Why do humans kiss?

Incredible new ISS photo shows the moon ushering in the dawn

The human bad guy in Transformers 4 will be… Frasier Crane!?

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

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Ranking 2016’s Superhero Debuts, 10 Years Later

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‘Steel Ball Run’ Will Return This Year…Eventually

‘The Mummy 4’ Is Getting the Family Back Together

JD Vance Says UFOs Are Actually Demons

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