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Why the son of an Australian forklift driver may be the rightful heir to the British throne

Either someone’s been reading too much Game of Thrones — or Prince Harry could really have a serious rival for the British crown. Last month, a 71 year-old Australian forklift driver passed away. Now, while that might not seem like news, he was considered by some to be the rightful heir to the British throne.…

io9 George Dvorsky

Meet a real-life master of disguise

Gordon Stettinius is a man of many faces. He’s a photographer and adjunct professor by trade — but he’s also been known to moonlight as a country singer, a wholesome-looking governor, and a weirdo in a guayabera with a killer ‘stache and a scraggly combover. Why does he do this? Contrary to what you might…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Have we broken Olympic records for the last time?

With the 2012 London Games fast approaching, sports fans and pundits alike are wondering how many records athletes will break this year. And it’s hard to blame them — after all, world records were broken in 33 separate events four years ago in Beijing. So why are the experts predicting far fewer records this time…

io9 George Dvorsky

Would finding life on Mars create a power struggle on Earth?

There’s an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal about what might happen if NASA’s Curiosity detects signs of actual, living microbial life on Mars. While it might sound incredibly unlikely, a recent study by Alexander Pavlov of NASA has calculated that simple organic molecules, such as formaldehyde, could survive as little as two inches…

io9 George Dvorsky

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Batman

You think you know Batman? The Caped Crusader’s mysteries are much deeper than you’ve ever fathomed. Over 60-odd years, in an assortment of media, Batman has gone in some incredibly weird directions. Here are 10 Bat-facts you didn’t know. 1) Batman only met Hitler once. At least during World War II. While other superheroes were…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Why did these ‘ghost galaxies’ suddenly stop making stars?

According to predictive models, there should be thousands of ancient and tiny ‘dwarf galaxies’ in our neighborhood — but to date, astronomers have found but a few. And those discovered contain puzzlingly few stars, giving rise to the name ‘ghost galaxies.’ This problem has led to the theory that dwarf galaxies must have abruptly stopped…

io9 George Dvorsky

This Week’s TV: The best new British show in years, Misfits, is finally on American TV!

This week, we bid a sad farewell to Eureka — but the good news is, one of the greatest British shows in forever is finally on our screens. And if you haven’t become obsessed with Misfits yet, you should get ready to clear your Thursday evenings. There’s also a detailed look at the history of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

A Nobel Laureate answers questions on the streets of New York City

The world could use more scientists like Leon Lederman, and not just because his Nobel Prize winning research led to the discovery of the muon neutrino. The world could use more scientists like Lederman because he’s the kind of person who sets aside time to set up shop on a New York City street corner…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

The First Person to Sacrifice His Life for the Dream of Space Travel

A stubby-winged plane launches itself from an airport runway on the outskirts of Berlin. When it reaches an altitude of several miles, it fires its rocket engines, lifting itself high into the stratosphere. And then it coasts across the Atlantic Ocean. Its passengers, strapped into their cushioned, contoured chairs, are hopefully enjoying their first experience…

io9 Ron Miller

Why Your HDTV Is Already A Retina Display

The term “retina display” is tossed around with increased frequency and decreased meaning. Is there really a strict definition anymore? Screen mega-expert Ray Soneira of DisplayMate points out that the biggest monitor in your house has been retina all along. There is a widespread misunderstanding of exactly what constitutes an Apple “Retina Display” – or…

Television Raymond Soneira

Our favorite Star Trek cosplay of the weekend

We love this female version of Geordi La Forge, modeled here by Jay Justice. She told us that her friends, female Data and female Captain Picard, couldn’t get tickets to Comic-Con so she had to go it alone. Let’s hope we see all three next year, along with a male Counselor Troi.

io9 Annalee Newitz

Special Effects Science: Make Smoke Rise From Your Fingers!

Want to convince people you’re a great spiritual leader, or you’ve just come through a time portal? You can make smoke rise dramatically off your skin — without being burned. Or even lighting anything on fire. All you need is a faucet with cold water, a matchbook, a lighter… and a willingness to smear residue…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Neill Blomkamp’s Next Movie: A Robot Comedy?

You don’t think of District 9 director Neill Blomkamp as a comedy mastermind — unless you have a really unusual sense of humor. But he was telling people at Comic Con that after the dystopian film Elysium, his next project is probably a science fiction comedy called Chappie, which he cowrote with his District 9…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Wait, did David Letterman really spoil the end of The Dark Knight Rises?

Just what is the new Star Trek movie going to be called? The Wolverine adds a new villain. Get a fresh look at Iron Man’s latest suit of armor. A new Dark Knight Rises clip spotlights new costars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anne Hathaway. Plus Hellboy 3 might just happen after all! Spoilers from here on…

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True Blood’s Comic-Con trailer shows off Russell Edgington’s triumphant return

We’ve seen five episodes True Blood — with only about 30 seconds of Russell Edgington (most of which he spent looking like aborted Voldemort from the final Harry Potter). Well NO MORE, KIDDOS. This brand new trailer, which debuted at San Diego Comic-Con, has turned True Blood into the Russell and Friends show. Thank the…

io9 Caitlin Petrakovitz and Meredith Woerner

Galactus is Nigh: Counter-Protestors Warn of the Comic-Con Apocalypse

While it’s nothing on the scale of 2010’s grand, nerdy San Diego Comic-Con counter-protest of the Westboro Baptist Church, the Galactus is Nighs team is keeping that spirit alive with their own faux-religious placards. They’ve been collect photos of their sign with various cosplayers on their Facebook page, occasionally standing near some more earnest religious…

io9 Lauren Davis

Doctor Who shows us something we’ve never seen before

If you thought Doctor Who was out of surprises, today’s panel at San Diego Comic Con would change your mind. We saw two clips from the upcoming seventh season of the British time-travel classic — and one of them contained something we’ve never, ever, seen before. Let’s just say it’s Doctor Who’s answer to Snakes…

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Watch the Fringe Season 5 trailer, fresh from Comic-Con!

The Comic-Con panel wrapped mere hours ago — here’s our spanking-new coverage — now get psyched for the final season of Fringe with this trailer. This makes up for 2012’s marked dearth of Pacey Con. https://gizmodo.com/weve-seen-into-fringes-future-5926158 http://gawker.com/5595949/welcome-to-pacey+con-2010

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

The greatest breakthroughs in scarecrow technology of the 1930s

Since time immemorial, humankind has tirelessly attempted to perfect that ominous barnyard manikin, the scarecrow. And if these news reports from the 1930s are any indicator, that decade was a particularly febrile time for anti-corvid homunculi. The following anecdotes come to us from British Pathe (above) and old issues Popular Science (via Modern Mechanix here…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

What will Purgatory bring to Supernatural?

With two of Supernatural’s characters trapped in Purgatory at the end of this past season, could we see some familiar faces returning? And how will the separation of Sam and Dean affect the rest of the show? The Supernatural cast and crew were on hand at San Diego Comic-Con to tease the possibilities for the…

io9 Lauren Davis

Why the son of an Australian forklift driver may be the rightful heir to the British throne

Meet a real-life master of disguise

Have we broken Olympic records for the last time?

Would finding life on Mars create a power struggle on Earth?

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Batman

Why did these ‘ghost galaxies’ suddenly stop making stars?

This Week’s TV: The best new British show in years, Misfits, is finally on American TV!

A Nobel Laureate answers questions on the streets of New York City

The First Person to Sacrifice His Life for the Dream of Space Travel

Why Your HDTV Is Already A Retina Display

Our favorite Star Trek cosplay of the weekend

Special Effects Science: Make Smoke Rise From Your Fingers!

Neill Blomkamp’s Next Movie: A Robot Comedy?

Wait, did David Letterman really spoil the end of The Dark Knight Rises?

True Blood’s Comic-Con trailer shows off Russell Edgington’s triumphant return

Galactus is Nigh: Counter-Protestors Warn of the Comic-Con Apocalypse

Doctor Who shows us something we’ve never seen before

Watch the Fringe Season 5 trailer, fresh from Comic-Con!

The greatest breakthroughs in scarecrow technology of the 1930s

What will Purgatory bring to Supernatural?

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

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‘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

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