CBS films optioned Omega Point, a spec script by newcomer Cameron Alexander about a man who finds a crash site in the woods and befriends a “god-like artificial intelligence agent” who’s desperate to escape from Earth.

The Truth About Why Microbes Make You Sick

Between fevers, congestion and diarrhea, there are numerous ways that microbes can make us feel sick. But just how do microorganisms cause these symptoms? At any given time, the microbes inside of our bodies outnumber our own cells by at least 10 to 1. In general, these tiny organisms are harmless — and often beneficial…

26 glorious images from Star Trek: Into Darkness show how the crew has changed

Behold a collection of new shots of the crew of the Enterprise. Check out the slightly aged Chekov, Kirk’s new haircut, and so many new kinds of regulation turtle necks. Star Trek: Into Darkness comes out on May 17th. [Collider vis Business Insider]

We may possibly have our Black Panther (possibly)

Yesterday, actor Morris Chestnut — best known for his roles in Boyz in the Hood, the V reboot and American Horror Story — tweeted and Facebooked a picture of a Black Panther comic with the words, “It’s time to get familiar with the Black Panther character!” Is Marvel finally making a Black Panther movie? Have…

10 Amazing Milestones of Early Computer Animation

This past weekend, you relived the wonder of Jurassic Park and remembered the first time you saw convincing CG effects on screen. But Jurassic Park built on a long legacy of computer innovation, more than a decade and a half of on-screen computer effects. Here are 10 landmarks of early CG, many of which still…

Is Lost Girl going to start a race war?

Lost Girl gives us the big windup before the season finale, as Hale’s inauguration turns into the inciting incident for a full-scale race war. This season of Lost Girl has been desultory. It’s lacked focus and never found the fun Scooby Gang dynamic that made it such a cheap thrill for the first two seasons.…

First clip for This Is the End only strengthens our desire to see Hollywood sink into hilarious hell

The more we see of Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen’s post apocalyptic comedy This Is the End, the more excited we get. Any movie that makes fun of James Franco is aces in our book. Check out the cast list for this insane comedy, which includes: Emma Watson, Michael Cera, David Krumholtz, Mindy Kaling, Paul…

Listen to the first 760,000 years of the universe

By pulling the latest data from the ESA’s Planck Mission project, a physics professor from the University of Washington has created an auditory representation of the Big Bang. Physicist John Cramer produced the audio by mapping sound frequencies to the changes detected over time in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation. The project is similar…

NASA to Expand its Search for Earth-like Planets

The search for Earth 2.0 just got more serious. NASA has teamed up with MIT scientists to expand the search for planets beyond our solar system. The mission’s primary goal: identify terrestrial planets in the habitable zone of their parent stars – the region surrounding a star where it is possible for a planet to…

Is it just me, or does this new Defiance trailer remind you of Firefly too?

I’m sure its mostly the accompanying music and the scifi setting, but darned if this new trailer for SyFy’s Defiance series — airing next week — doesn’t seem to be extremely… Firefly-ish, to coin an adjective. I imagine that’s not unintentional. Besides, something tells me SyFy wouldn’t mind at all if viewers got confused and…

Batman and Robin‘s cast and crew sit down to eviscerate the world’s most hated Batman movie

Stop what you are doing and watch the most amazing Hollywood pile-on we’ve ever seen. Joel Schumacher, Chris O’Donnell and the rest of the cast and crew from Batman and Robin sit down to autopsy the worst Batman movie created, and they are brutally honest — emphasis on the “brutal.” Words like overhyped, rushed, and…

The Next Fast & Furious Film Should Totally Be Filmed With RC Cars

Say what you will about the Fast & Furious films, the franchise has to be doing something right to warrant sequel after sequel. But as the filmmakers keep upping the ante and including more grandiose stunts, maybe they should think on a smaller scale for the next flick. Because this trailer for Fast & Furious…

Latest science shows that size really does matter to women

A new study by Australian researchers shows that well-endowed guys are more attractive to women — but only to a point. Like other physical characteristics, male genitalia are subject to sexual selection. And in fact, penises have been known to evolve quickly, owing to strong selectional preferences at play. And indeed, human males are not…

The powerful, unstable explosive found in children’s toys

The cap guns that kids use and poppers that they throw at the ground aren’t just annoying. They contain one of the most unstable diy compounds that anyone could lose a hand to. The worrying concoction, called Armstrong’s mixture, is one of the easiest, and most flammable, explosives that anyone would care to make. There…

Deep Sea Fauna with Googly Eyes

Today’s science website of note: Deep Sea Fauna… With Googly Eyes – a single-subject tumblr that takes weird-looking critters from the ocean deep and grants them +2 Charisma by equipping them with a pair (or more) of plastic eyeballs. It’s… surprisingly effective. Above, Lepidonotopodium piscesae stares at you with mouth agape. Below, Bathynomus kensleyi looks…

Dr. Seuss’s Evil Dead is the children’s book that needs to happen

DeviantArtist DrFaustusAU has done many a Dr. Seuss-style covers for such non-Seussical works as H.P. Lovecraft, Silent Hll and more (as we’ve shown you). But, while awesome, none of them approach the glory of this cover for Dr. Seuss’ The Evil Dead Are in my Shed! Now all I want to do for the rest…

How meteorites powered Earth’s primordial soup

Scientists aren’t exactly sure how life arose on primordial Earth, leading some to suggest that meteorites may have been responsible for delivering the key components required to spark and sustain life, like crucial minerals or dormant microbial life. Now, chemists from the U.K. are saying that meteorites may very well have played a role in…

George R.R. Martin confirms a fan favorite character won’t appear on Game of Thrones!

Check out a new teaser and official description for Man of Steel. Another returning character is confirmed for Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary special. Plus tons of spoilers for what’s ahead on Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, The Vampire Diaries, and more! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Game of Thrones. Man of…

The planetary defense mecha were on high alert

When the huge, dusty metal balls sprouted legs and started crabwalking around, we knew something was wrong. But then they unfolded their lasers like long tongues, as if they were nyah-nyahing the sky itself, and the vastness of space beyond. That’s when it was time to take cover. Neil Blevins in a concept artist in…

Read what happens when Astronauts poop their pants in space

When you poop in space, everyone screams. Way back in 1969 during NASA’S Apollo 10 Moon Mission the crew (made up of Thomas Stafford, John W. Young and Eugene A. Cernan) had quite a few documented encounters with alien turds in their atmosphere. And now, thanks to NASA’s mission transcriptsthese moments and be relived and…