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The first Spider-Man in comics wasn’t Peter Parker, but a pervert supervillain

For the past fifty years, nerdy Peter Parker has maintained the mantle of the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man. And even though this web-slinger’s escapades are frequently befuddling and uncomfortable, he’s recognized in the public sphere as the Spider-Man (the lyrical content of “Lullaby” by The Cure notwithstanding). https://gizmodo.com/10-memorable-occasions-spider-man-acted-like-a-nutjob-5921736 The thing is, another Spider-Man hit the…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Disappointed with Prometheus, Tyler Perry is making his own scifi movie

Tyler Perry is making his own science fiction movie. Can’t say we’re surprised, we’ve known Perry was a scifi fan since his cameo in Star Trek. We are however surprised about his reaction to Ridley Scott’s Prometheus. In an interview with Blackfilm, Perry revealed that he wasn’t thrilled with the Alien prequel: TYLER PERRY: I…

Movies Meredith Woerner

What happens if you die on a cruise ship?

Cruise ships are floating cities. They carry thousands of people from port to port, while life passes on the shore. And with that many people on board, it’s inevitable that sometimes, someone dies. But what happens to your body, if you die on board a cruise ship, days away from port? What kind of problems…

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Incredible medical breakthrough allows doctors to inject oxygen into the bloodstreams of people who can’t breathe

In a monumental breakthrough with far ranging implications, cardiologists at the Children’s Hospital Boston in Massachusetts have kept suffocating rabbits alive for 15 minutes with injections of oxygen-filled microparticles. The groundbreaking procedure could conceivably prevent millions of deaths each year caused by such things as heart attacks and choking. Developed by John Kheir and his…

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Vitamin D could cure your depression — but also make you miserable

Vitamin D could be a miracle worker, when it comes to treating some of the most common ailments that afflict Americans, such as depression and diabetes. But it could also cause some serious problems, if you get too much of it. A huge number of papers about Vitamin D are being presented at this year’s…

io9 Tim Barribeau

Will the end of Iron Man 3 actually introduce one of Marvel’s most eagerly anticipated superheroes?

Rhys Ifans reveals just what makes the Lizard tick in The Amazing Spider-Man. One of Britain’s greatest acting veterans is coming to Doctor Who. Chloe Moretz starts filming the Carrie remake. Plus where is Games of Thrones headed next season? Nothing but spoilers past this point! Top image from The Amazing Spider-Man. The Amazing Spider-Man…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

New Total Recall trailer includes the all-important three-breasted sex worker

There’s been one question fans have had about the new Total Recall movie since it was greenlit. Not, “Will this film make me question the nature of reality and whether people are the sum of their memories?” But rather, “Will there still be a sex worker with three breasts?” (As we’ve covered in the past,…

Trailers Charlie Jane Anders

Picture of the Day: June 27, 2012

FAR BEYOND THE HORIZON | Amazing spaceship concept art by Tuomas Korpi, via Concept Ships. Want to read today’s io9 stories a different way? Check out our blog view. Or visit Observation Deck, our general discussion forum.

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Classic Doctor Who‘s Great Unsung Director

When it comes to Doctor Who in the 1960s, people don’t usually think of it as having especially artsy direction. There were some cool scares, and a few really iconic scenes here and there — but for the most part, directors were working with cameras the size of woolly mammoths, on sets the size of…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

First English Trailer and Clips from Roland Emmerich’s Post-Apocalyptic Hell

Roland Emmerich may have stopped directing apocalyptic films after 2012 and The Day After Tomorrow, but he’s still interested in the apocalypse. At least, Emmerich has produced a new film, Hell. We brought you a German-language trailer back in August, but here are two clips, plus an actual English-language trailer. https://gizmodo.com/trailer-for-roland-emmerichs-hell-in-which-the-sun-swa-5834069 Here’s another clip, and…

Trailers Charlie Jane Anders

Would you play tug-of-war with a 450-pound tiger?

We can’t decide how we feel about the “Tiger Tug” exhibit at Tampa Bay’s Busch Gardens. Regardless of how you feel about zoos or animal captivity, playing tug-of-war with a 450-pound Bengal tiger certainly sounds exciting — and watching video of a tugging match even gives one the impression that the tigers enjoy the stimulation.…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

How to Kill a Parasitic Worm Living Inside of You

Parasitic worms are the stuff of nightmares — worms as big as twelve feet long can rummage through your intestines, and then leave in the middle of the night. Urban legends tell tales of tapeworms carried by diet pills. Some of the weird schemes for removing these parasites include a combination of duct tape, candy…

io9 Keith Veronese

This 838-pound diving suit is the world’s greatest BioShock cosplay

Even if you possess only a passing familiarity with the acclaimed alternate history video game BioShock, chances are you recognize the “Bouncer” variety of the Big Daddies, or cybernetic organisms that live in portholed armor. But did you know that a real-life diving suit from 1882 was an aesthetic antecedent to the Big Daddies? Check…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Why are dolphins smarter than most other mammals?

Everyone knows that dolphins are smarter than most other creatures -– but now we have the genetic evidence to prove it. A recent analysis of the bottlenose dolphin’s genome has shown that, like humans, a good portion of its genetic makeup is devoted to the development of its nervous system. The discovery shows that intelligence…

io9 George Dvorsky

Is SETI at risk of downloading a malicious virus from outer space?

We take it for granted that the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) is a safe endeavor. Seriously, what could possibly go wrong with passively searching for interstellar radio signals? Unfortunately, the answer is quite a lot –- especially if the incoming signal contains something malicious, like a computer virus or Trojan horse. And according to…

io9 George Dvorsky

One of the Coolest Pieces of Short Fiction We’ve Read in the Past Year

Aliette de Bodard’s story “Immersion” is so clever and multi-layered, it feels like it belongs in Dangerous Visions. The use of language is pretty amazing, too. I don’t want to sumamrize it too much, but it takes place in the future, on a planet where people use a gadget called the Immerser to create “avatars”…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

A first look at the newest issue of China Miéville’s comic book, Dial H

We’ve been digging Dial H, weird fiction maestro China Miéville’s terrifically dark revival of the screwball 1970s “superhero grab bag” concept Dial H For Hero. http://io9.com/5893904/china-mieville-gives-us-a-sneak-peek-of-dc-comics-weirdest-new-superhero-series In Miéville’s update, a perennial loser named Nelson comes into contact with a telephone dial that lets him transform into some creepy do-gooders. Unfortunately, Nelson also attracts the attention…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

What’s the point of a less violent Starship Troopers?

We feel that it’s pretty safe to say, if you have to make a Starship Troopers movie without crazy violence, then you have no business making a Starship Troopers movie in the first place. And yet, Toby Jaffe, producer of the latest Starship Troopers reboot, disagrees, because money. In an interview with Empire, the producer…

Movies Meredith Woerner

10 Memorable Occasions Spider-Man Acted Like A Nutjob

Spider-Man’s probably the most anxiety-prone superhero out there, so it’s no surprise he’s embarked on some endeavors that left readers questioning his emotional well-being. Here are ten times the hero’s adventures (and mental health) flew off the rails in wonderfully weird ways. 10. Spider-Man records an album of Elton Johnesque pop music If you thought…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

NASA has solved the mystery of Saturn’s jet streams

Saturn’s atmosphere is constantly swimming with turbulent jet streams — but where do they get their energy to form in the first place? This has been one of the biggest mysteries about Saturn for decades. Now, using data acquired from the Agency’s Cassini spacecraft, NASA scientists think they have the answer: the energy for the…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

The first Spider-Man in comics wasn’t Peter Parker, but a pervert supervillain

Disappointed with Prometheus, Tyler Perry is making his own scifi movie

What happens if you die on a cruise ship?

Incredible medical breakthrough allows doctors to inject oxygen into the bloodstreams of people who can’t breathe

Vitamin D could cure your depression — but also make you miserable

Will the end of Iron Man 3 actually introduce one of Marvel’s most eagerly anticipated superheroes?

New Total Recall trailer includes the all-important three-breasted sex worker

Picture of the Day: June 27, 2012

Classic Doctor Who‘s Great Unsung Director

First English Trailer and Clips from Roland Emmerich’s Post-Apocalyptic Hell

Would you play tug-of-war with a 450-pound tiger?

How to Kill a Parasitic Worm Living Inside of You

This 838-pound diving suit is the world’s greatest BioShock cosplay

Why are dolphins smarter than most other mammals?

Is SETI at risk of downloading a malicious virus from outer space?

One of the Coolest Pieces of Short Fiction We’ve Read in the Past Year

A first look at the newest issue of China Miéville’s comic book, Dial H

What’s the point of a less violent Starship Troopers?

10 Memorable Occasions Spider-Man Acted Like A Nutjob

NASA has solved the mystery of Saturn’s jet streams

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