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The Overwhelming Weirdness Of 1800s Ghost Mother Photography

Even in the late 1800s, getting a confused baby to sit still for a photograph forced otherwise normal parents to behave like lunatics. Sometimes it required the mother to hide herself under a carpet so it looked like their child was sitting upright of his or her own volition. Other tactics involved the parent creeping…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Lightspeed Presents… “The Cristóbal Effect” by Simon McCaffery

io9 is proud to present fiction from Lightspeed Magazine. Once a month, we’ll be featuring a story from Lightspeed’s current issue. This month’s selection is “The Cristóbal Effect” by Simon McCaffery. Enjoy! Top image: Detail of Lightspeed #25 Cover. The Cristóbal Effect by Simon McCaffery All existence is a theft paid for by other existences;…

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What’s it like playing the iconic cybernetic characters in Prometheus and the Robocop reboot?

Michael Fassbender and Joel Kinnaman have the answers to that question. A new Looper photo reveals a key costar. Alfie Allen discusses Theon’s Game of Thrones future. Plus Noah, R.I.P.D., and more! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Prometheus. Prometheus Here’s the latest TV spot. There’s a pretty epic interview out with Michael…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Growing Minds Need to Have Their Brain Think, Proclaims Confused Teenager

“The more you read, the more words you learn. And, uhhmmmm… Uh… Books…” To be fair, this does seem to have been some sort of on-the-spot public speaking exercise, so she very well may not have had any time to prepare in advance. But for fuck’s sake. Girlfriend needs to take some of her own…

Books & Comics Molly Oswaks

A first look at the next issue of 30 Days of Night

Courtesy of IDW Publishing, here’s an exclusive sneak peek at this week’s issue of the ongoing vampire series 30 Days of Night. This issue hits stores Wednesday, June 6 — here’s the synopsis: 30 DAYS OF NIGHT #8 Steve Niles (w) Christopher Mitten (a) Davide Furnó (c) Something wicked is coming Alice Blood’s way, and…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Everything you need to know to catch Tuesday’s rare transit of Venus

On Tuesday, the planet Venus will pass between Earth and the Sun, appearing to cross the face of our star in a rare event known as a “transit.” The next transit of Venus to be visible from Earth won’t happen until December 2117. In other words: you don’t want to miss this. Here’s everything you…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

This is quite possibly the most impressive LEGO fortress you’ve ever seen

This here is “The Voice of Evil,” a massive LEGO diorama built by sculptor Duco Brugman. After he planned this imposing castle for over three years, this 20-kilogram monolith took approximately eight months, countless LEGO bricks, and fifteen meters of light wire embedded under the lava to complete. Keep your eyes peeled for the burning…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Astronomers discover massive black hole careening away from its home galaxy

As if black holes weren’t already scary enough, it now appears that they can move — and they can move fast. New observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have revealed a massive black hole that is careening away from its host galaxy at a speed of several million miles per hour. Astronomers speculate that the…

io9 George Dvorsky

A tortoise romances a shoe. David Attenborough narrates. You’re welcome.

There are no words to describe the sight of an oversexed tortoise attempting to make vigorous, insistent, and surprisingly vocal love to a Crocs clog. Unless you’re David Attenborough, who manages the task with impressive ease. [Spotted on Laughing Squid]

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Man dresses up as a zombie and harasses neighbors as a prank, is almost shot

It’s officially time to stop messing around with this whole horrific new “zombie apocalypse” news trend. Thanks to Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, the meme has officially been pushed too far. Zdorovetskiy dressed up as a zombie and went around scaring folks in a Miami parking lot. Remember, this is just days after the horrific news about the…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The paper puppet Prometheus trailer is slightly more disturbing than the real thing

Here’s a hoot and a half. Travis Betz has meticulously recreated the trailer to Prometheus using bobbing and swaying paper cutouts. The overall effect is unnerving, as it looks like a middle school project gone horrifically awry. Two-dimensional Noomi Rapace shuddering and Idris Elba staring off into space are downright chilling. [The Receptionist via The…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Jerusalem Syndrome: How to Psychoanalyze a Messiah

What do you do when someone suddenly decides that they’re the next messiah? Jerusalem Syndrome is a fairly well-known phenomenon. It happens when otherwise normal people suddenly become sure they’re the chosen one — often while they’re visiting Jerusalem. And there are actual specialists in this particular medical area. Find out how they treat the…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

What if Star Wars was shot like a Spanish Telenovela?

Everyone is cooling his or her fiery loins on the ice planet of Hoth, in this amazing Star Wars recut video. Watch as Han Solo transforms into an even bigger jerk in the newly renamed, Galaxy of Passion. You’ll never see Empire Strikes Back in the same way again.

Movies Meredith Woerner

io9 Seeks Summer/Fall 2012 Interns

Join the io9 hivemind! We’re looking for interns who are obsessed with science, science fiction, and futurism. This internship is for summer/fall, and lasts from July through December. For more details, read on! An intern works 10 hours per week, during working hours PST, learning about research, fact-checking, and contacting sources in the science and…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Is the Pentagon ready for an alien invasion?

Foreign Policy has published an extremely cool overview of highly advanced military technologies currently under development — technologies that will soon be at the disposal of the U.S. military. It’s written with tongue firmly in cheek, but there’s still a hint of seriousness to the article as the FP reviewers reveal just how bleeding-edge U.S.…

io9 George Dvorsky

An Exclusive First Look at Dean Koontz’s New Odd Thomas Novella

If you’ve been craving more of Dean Koontz’s spirit-talking, supernatural trouble-finder Odd Thomas, then you’re in for a treat. First, Koontz a three-part novella coming out in e-book form starting next week, Odd Interlude. And then a whole new novel, Odd Apocalypse, comes out in July. But why wait to start the fun? We’ve got…

Books & Comics Dean Koontz

The Dark Knight Rises is two hours and 45 minutes long!

The official time of Chris Nolan’s final Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises, has finally been revealed. And it’s clocking in at a whopping two hours and 45 minutes long. Thus making it the longest movie in Nolan’s trilogy. Yipes. This makes us a little nervous, given that The Dark Knight already felt a wee…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Could we build a weather machine to stop climate change?

It’s starting to get pretty warm outside. And it’s also starting to get increasingly obvious that human-made global warming is not going away anytime soon. As our environment continues to degrade and collapse, we may be headed into some fairly desperate times — and with them, the inevitable call for desperate measures. Such out-of-the-box speculation…

io9 George Dvorsky

Do you believe in ghosts?

For centuries, humans have told stories about spirits returning from the dead to haunt the living. But in more recent times, scientists (and pseudoscientists) have offered alternate explanations for why people shiver in certain rooms and see apparitions. What do you think about the existence of ghosts? Take our poll! Do you believe in ghosts?

io9 Annalee Newitz

A Russian spacecraft may be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of endangered antelopes

In Kazakhstan, a critically endangered species of antelope is marching towards extinction with uncanny regularity — and some people think a spacecraft may be involved. The first die-off occurred in May 2010, when at least 12,000 of the region’s rare saiga antelopes (Saiga tatarica) succumbed to what the Kazach government determined was a lung infection…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

The Overwhelming Weirdness Of 1800s Ghost Mother Photography

Lightspeed Presents… “The Cristóbal Effect” by Simon McCaffery

What’s it like playing the iconic cybernetic characters in Prometheus and the Robocop reboot?

Growing Minds Need to Have Their Brain Think, Proclaims Confused Teenager

A first look at the next issue of 30 Days of Night

Everything you need to know to catch Tuesday’s rare transit of Venus

This is quite possibly the most impressive LEGO fortress you’ve ever seen

Astronomers discover massive black hole careening away from its home galaxy

A tortoise romances a shoe. David Attenborough narrates. You’re welcome.

Man dresses up as a zombie and harasses neighbors as a prank, is almost shot

The paper puppet Prometheus trailer is slightly more disturbing than the real thing

Jerusalem Syndrome: How to Psychoanalyze a Messiah

What if Star Wars was shot like a Spanish Telenovela?

io9 Seeks Summer/Fall 2012 Interns

Is the Pentagon ready for an alien invasion?

An Exclusive First Look at Dean Koontz’s New Odd Thomas Novella

The Dark Knight Rises is two hours and 45 minutes long!

Could we build a weather machine to stop climate change?

Do you believe in ghosts?

A Russian spacecraft may be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of endangered antelopes

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

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

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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