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Girl Guides in Australia drop reference to ‘God’ from oath

Effective today, Australia’s Girl Guides will no longer have to uphold their duty to God or promise to serve the Queen, instead pledging to “be true to myself” and “serve my community and Australia.” The changes are part of the long-standing organization’s attempt to modernize itself and remain relevant — and to attract more members…

io9 George Dvorsky

Tweets of the words “beer” and “church” by U.S. county

It’s Friday. For many people the weekend will bring two things: Sunday services and late-night booze-fests. Which does your corner of the country hold most dear? How does one even begin to answer a broad sociological question such as this? Methods vary, but one of the most interesting strategies relies on geocoded data — user-generated,…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Yodaville, the fake city the Air Force built to bomb

Yodaville is a fake city in the Arizona desert used for bombing runs by the U.S. Air Force. Writing for Air & Space Magazine back in 2009, Ed Darack wrote that, while tagging along on a training mission, he noticed “a small town in the distance-which, as we got closer, proved to have some pretty…

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Nanotech breakthrough could fight skin cancer via moisturizer

Despite the relative ease that things seem to pierce it, our skin actually does a pretty good job of keeping foreign materials out, especially on the molecular level. In fact, sometimes it does this job too well, making it particularly difficult for scientists to target skinborne ailments. A breakthrough technique from Northwestern University could make…

io9 Tim Barribeau

Behold the Boötes void, the spookiest place in the cosmos

When looking up at the sky at night, it’s easy to get the impression that the stars go on forever in fairly uniform fashion. We know, of course, that this isn’t the case. Stars coalesce into galaxies, and galaxies join together to form clusters. And as for the vast, empty regions of intergalactic space, they…

io9 George Dvorsky

Well, this fish has genitals coming out of its throat

Those specimens to the right are two-centimeter-long male Phallostethus cuulong, or a species of “priapiumfish” that swims Vietnam’s Mekong River. These fish are renowned in the animal kingdom for having their genitals — and their anuses — squarely under their throats. If only we could all be so evolutionarily blessed. Biologists haven’t observed P. cuulong…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

How genetically modified crops are helping poor farmers in India

The debate about widespread use of genetically modified crops is still contentious. On one hand, you have the strong-arm tactics from the likes of the Monsanto corporation. On the other, there are stories like this. By using a special form of genetically modified cotton, smallhold farmers in India have been able to substantially increase their…

io9 Tim Barribeau

Michael Caine reveals what makes The Dark Knight Rises different from all other blockbusters!

The Dark Knight Rises unleashes new footage, new posters, and a closer look at Bane’s and Catwoman’s costumes. The Hobbit completes its unexpected journey… or, at least, its principal photography. Once Upon a Time casts its newest Disney princesses. Marc Webb discusses Gwen Stacy’s long-term future. Plus a comprehensive previews of Alphas season two! It’s…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

NASA calls this newly released photo of Mars “the next best thing to being there”

Once in a great while, NASA’s Opportunity rover will catch a glimpse of itself in a photograph of the Martian surface, but the photo featured up top — just released by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory — offers an even rarer view of the Martian landscape, one that the Agency calls “the next best thing to…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Watch Spider-Man’s epic clash with Batman on a Toronto subway train

Among the highlights of this battle between Spider-Man and Batman on a subway in Toronto the other day: 1) Batman attempting to do the Christian Bale growl while Spider-Man claims he could stop the train with his bare hands. 2) Spidey taunting Batman about his dead parents, and Bats retorting that Spidey’s parents weren’t international…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Amazing curving “Spiral Garden Museum” could have been Taipei’s mothership

This Spiral Garden Museum concept was entered in a competition for Taipei’s new art museum. The design, by French firm Influx Studio, didn’t make it into the final competition, but it’s still astonishingly beautiful. It looks like a corkscrew that’s drilling down into Taipei. The sloping walkways lead up and around, ending up with an…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Why did all the planet-forming dust around this star disappear in only three years?

Back in 1983, astronomers discovered a star 450 light-years away that was surrounded by a cloud of dust — a textbook example of a solar system in the making. Now, nearly thirty years later, the cloud has suddenly and mysteriously disappeared. This discovery could mean that everything we thought we knew about the birth of…

io9 George Dvorsky

A sneak peek of a gorgeous 3D graphic novel, The Joyners in 3D

With Comic-Con right around the corner, many new graphic novels will be vying for eyes. And one book we’re especially anticipating is The Joyners in 3D, a retrofuturism-tinged science fiction book from author R.J. Ryan and Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man illustrator David Marquez, who previously collaborated on the 2010 graphic novel Syndrome. Here’s our conversation with…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Build a Doppler radar out of coffee cans like a post-apocalyptic badass

Got some breadboardable electronics and a couple extra coffee cans lying around? Why not use them to build your very own Doppler radar? MIT’s OPENCOURSEWARE, the school’s open education initiative, offers a free online course and resource materials that will guide you through the entire process, while educating you on the finer points of radar…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Macabre Ship Models Made From Human Bones by POWs

Left alone for years at the beginning of the 19th Century, French soldiers taken captive during the Napoleonic Wars found an unusually hobby — fashioning ornate replicas of British ships, out of beef and human bone. The soldiers made use of any bone they came across, to create these fascinating models. These rare “bone ship”…

io9 Keith Veronese

At long last, MRSA seems to be on the decline

We’ve been hearing terrifying stories about MRSA for years. Ask anybody in the health care industry, and they’ll tell you MRSA is a source of great trepidation. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is incredibly hard to kill, and thanks to its toughness against antibiotics, it tends to spread like wildfire in hospitals and nursing homes. For years,…

io9 Tim Barribeau

A man carries on a snarky conversation with himself from 20 years ago, via VHS tape

This is the greatest thing. Jeremiah made a video tape of himself, at age 12, speaking to himself in The Future. And now, 20 years later, the grown-up Jeremiah has made a video of himself carrying on a conversation with Young Jeremiah. If you’ve ever fantasized about going back in time and meeting yourself, this…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Giving an old bee a youngster’s job causes brain rejuvenation

Researchers at Arizona State University have successfully reversed brain aging in honeybees, by giving them responsibilities that are typically handled by much younger members of the hive. The change in occupation appeared to trigger a series of youth-restoring chemical processes in the bees’ brain —processes that the researchers predict could lead to similar interventions in…

io9 George Dvorsky

XKCD takes a serious jab at NASA

Harsh words from Randall Munroe’s XKCD regarding the achievements of America’s space program. To be fair, he was good to follow up his diss by noting that “[NASA’s Mars rovers] Spirit and Opportunity are pretty awesome. And Kepler. And New Horizons, Cassini, Curiosity, TiME, and Project M.” “But c’mon,” he concludes, “if the Earth were…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Reality Check: There are only about half a dozen A-list superheroes

Spider-Man is back on the big screen, with more attitude and a better hairstyle. But this time around, the friendly neighborhood web-slinger is facing J. Jonah Jameson levels of hate… and not just because people remember the jazz hands from Spider-Man 3. A lot of people seem primed to dislike Amazing Spider-Man, just because it’s…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Girl Guides in Australia drop reference to ‘God’ from oath

Tweets of the words “beer” and “church” by U.S. county

Yodaville, the fake city the Air Force built to bomb

Nanotech breakthrough could fight skin cancer via moisturizer

Behold the Boötes void, the spookiest place in the cosmos

Well, this fish has genitals coming out of its throat

How genetically modified crops are helping poor farmers in India

Michael Caine reveals what makes The Dark Knight Rises different from all other blockbusters!

NASA calls this newly released photo of Mars “the next best thing to being there”

Watch Spider-Man’s epic clash with Batman on a Toronto subway train

Amazing curving “Spiral Garden Museum” could have been Taipei’s mothership

Why did all the planet-forming dust around this star disappear in only three years?

A sneak peek of a gorgeous 3D graphic novel, The Joyners in 3D

Build a Doppler radar out of coffee cans like a post-apocalyptic badass

Macabre Ship Models Made From Human Bones by POWs

At long last, MRSA seems to be on the decline

A man carries on a snarky conversation with himself from 20 years ago, via VHS tape

Giving an old bee a youngster’s job causes brain rejuvenation

XKCD takes a serious jab at NASA

Reality Check: There are only about half a dozen A-list superheroes

How to Watch Artemis 2, NASA’s First Crewed Mission to the Moon in 54 Years

KitchenAid 4.5-Quart Stand Mixer Is Back at Its Lowest Price, a Last-Minute Spring Sale Deal Outside Amazon Prime Day

‘Pizza Movie’ Has a Hilariously Grisly New Way to Say ‘This Is Your Brain on Drugs’ (Exclusive)

Amazon Makes a Last Push for Govee LED Strip Light at a Black Friday Low as the Spring Sale Winds Down, Works with Alexa and Google Assistant

Forget Shokz, Anker Pushes Soundcore AeroClip Open-Ear Earbuds to an All-Time Low in the Final Hours of Amazon’s Spring Sale

Google Pixel 10 Pro Gets Cleared Out at a Record Low, Now Even Cheaper Than AirPods Pro With Trade-In

Meta’s Two New Smart Glasses Are Slimmer and More Like Regular Glasses

JBL Boombox 3 Speaker at 40% Off Is Now Even Cheaper Than Renewed Units on Amazon

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

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

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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

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