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Would you eat a Men in Black-themed ice cream Lunar Cheesecake?

Every year, there’s at least one summer movie that has a bizarre fast-food tie in — usually a weirdly themed Slurpee-style frozen drink. This year, my vote goes to Baskin Robbins, which just rolled out an assortment of Men in Black III-themed frozen treats, including the above “lunar cheesecake.” Something about the extreme greenness of…

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Get off your email! You might live longer.

Want to lower your stress level and stay focused at work? Maybe you should give email a rest. In an “urban office setting”, UC Irvine and U.S. Army researchers monitored worker heart rates and how often workers switched windows. Workers that checked their emails hit a state of “high alert” more often — and stayed…

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New movie proves that French fairies are just weirder than everyone else’s

Magical realism and slapstick seem like natural allies, so it’s sort of surprising that hardly anybody has tried to combine them before. If you want to see what that marriage would look like, check out the French movie Fairy (La Fée), opening in some U.S. theaters today. Equal parts ravishing and obnoxious, Fairy manages to…

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The Physics of the Hulk’s Jumps

When most people see a movie like The Avengers, they willingly check their disbelief at the box office. Dot Physics’ Rhett Allain is not most people. In this thoroughly entertaining and informative analysis, Wired Science’s resident physics expert breaks down the forces at work in the Hulk’s unbelievable jumping abilities — including just how much…

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Which Underdog Movie Could Be This Summer’s Sleeper Hit?

Every summer, there’s at least one smaller movie that breaks out of the pack. A film that’s not based on a huge comic book or toy franchise, with a budget under $100 million. Even though summer is supposed to belong to the big superhero and toy movies, there’s always at least one upstart that surprises…

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Mice that eat yogurt have bigger balls, exhibit “mouse swagger”

Researchers have shown that male mice that eat yogurt lug around bigger testicles, inseminate partners faster, and produce more offspring than those who don’t. And yogurt-eating females give birth to larger and healthier litters. The bigger balls also gave the mice what the researchers describe as “mouse swagger,” which is probably the single greatest mental…

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When We Lost an Unexploded Nuclear Bomb Off the Coast of Georgia

The United States did not have a good year in 1958, especially when it came to transporting nuclear weapons. There was the incident where a nuclear bomb was dropped on a little girl’s playhouse. There was the plane carrying a nuclear warhead that caught fire and burned for seven hours, in Morocco. https://gizmodo.com/in-1958-america-accidentally-dropped-a-nuclear-weapon-5904633 And then…

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The most badass physicist you’ve probably never heard of

He fought Spanish soldiers before puberty, convinced a friend not to assassinate Napoleon as a teen, provoked an archbishop to violence, brokered a peace with some bandits, took on a mob, and once broke out of prison. His name is François Arago, and he just might be the most interesting physicist in the world. UNC…

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Statistics proves once and for all that authors are a product of their times

You only have to pick up an old novel to realize that people write very differently than they did 100 years ago, or even a couple generations ago. But is it possible to quantify those differences? Could pick apart centuries’ worth of literature, and track their age based only on the words on the page?…

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Chemists create multiple Death Stars, Dark Side rejoices

A Spanish research team has created not just one Death Star — but an army of them. Unfortunately for the Dark Side, these Death Stars are nano-sized. With a diameter of less than 500 nm, there was no way to equip each chemical Death Star with a precise, planet-destroying laser. Instead, researchers packed the core…

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Prepare for the Supermoon, the biggest, brightest full Moon of the year

THE SUPERMOON IS UPON US! The biggest full Moon of the year will be lighting up the night sky Saturday night. Find out what makes this Moon different, and what, if anything, you need to look out for. (Werewolves? Tidal waves?? YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO CAREFUL, PEOPLE.) So what makes Saturday night’s Moon a…

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Why Facehuggers Make Great Science Teachers

Xenomorphs are horrifying opponents — but they’re also a great teaching tool. Back when Alien: Resurrection was in theaters, science teacher Lali, aka @LalSox, realized the Alien life cycle was a great way to teach high school students about the plant life cycle. Until she brought up facehuggers and chestbursters, students tended to be confused…

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Geek girls paint geek icons, and the results will make you smile

Are you ready for a supercute, thrilling new look at Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Daenerys Targaryen and other famous women from science fiction and fantasy? A new exhibition, opening in Seattle this weekend, features a crew of amazing female artists, tackling some of your favorite characters. Hey Geek Girl, curated by Bonnie Burton, is “a tribute…

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Have we learned how to use taxes to keep people from getting drunk?

The British Government is about to push through a law that requires a minimum price of 40p per unit of alcohol to try and stop binge drinking — but one expert argues that taxing sin has done little to curb it in the past. Top image: Ewan M. on Flickr. Cambridge University’s Dr Philip Withington…

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io9 Show: The Science of The Avengers!

This week on the io9 show We Come From The Future, it’s all about The Avengers! We discuss the hotly anticipated team-up movie, check in with a genetic biologist, and see if we already have the science to create a real life-team of superheroes. Plus, we share our picks for superheroes that should get their…

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10 Scientists Who Spent Time Behind Bars

Science is a dangerous business, full of risky propositions and strange experiments. And sometimes, scientists wind up going to jail for their pains. Some of them for the integrity of science, and some for far more sordid reasons. Here are 10 scientists who spent some time in the slammer. Caged specific heat! Top image: Sin…

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Silk scaffolding could help rebuild your bones

We’ve already learned recently that spider silk could help your computers stay cool — but now it looks like it could help you heal from broken bones as well. Newly published research explores the idea of using silk proteins as a nanoscaffold, to help bones knit and repair. They created a biodegradable silk scaffold that…

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Several Reasons Why Avengers Kicks Ass (That You Haven’t Already Heard)

You’ve already seen the rave reviews of The Avengers. If you live outside the U.S., you might already have seen it. But you still might not have heard the best things about it. Here are a bunch of reasons why The Avengers is more than just a well-made comic book movie. They’re as spoiler-free as…

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Play the Prometheus Mini-Game and Unlock Exclusive Content

You know Prometheus? Yeah, that one. Well, Verizon has teamed with Twentieth Century Fox to bring you an online Prometheus mini-game in which you navigate through various levels (powering the ship, unlocking surveillance cameras, etc.) using the extremely cool Verizon Home Monitoring and Control features. Home Monitoring and Control brings the future to life. You…

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Tantalum is the most important element you’ve never heard of

You have likely never paid much attention to tantalum when you’ve gazed at the periodic table. It sits there, in the middle of a sea of transition metals, kind of out of the way and in the corner. And yet, tantalum is increasingly important in the 21st Century, because it plays a large role in…

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Would you eat a Men in Black-themed ice cream Lunar Cheesecake?

Get off your email! You might live longer.

New movie proves that French fairies are just weirder than everyone else’s

The Physics of the Hulk’s Jumps

Which Underdog Movie Could Be This Summer’s Sleeper Hit?

Mice that eat yogurt have bigger balls, exhibit “mouse swagger”

When We Lost an Unexploded Nuclear Bomb Off the Coast of Georgia

The most badass physicist you’ve probably never heard of

Statistics proves once and for all that authors are a product of their times

Chemists create multiple Death Stars, Dark Side rejoices

Prepare for the Supermoon, the biggest, brightest full Moon of the year

Why Facehuggers Make Great Science Teachers

Geek girls paint geek icons, and the results will make you smile

Have we learned how to use taxes to keep people from getting drunk?

io9 Show: The Science of The Avengers!

10 Scientists Who Spent Time Behind Bars

Silk scaffolding could help rebuild your bones

Several Reasons Why Avengers Kicks Ass (That You Haven’t Already Heard)

Play the Prometheus Mini-Game and Unlock Exclusive Content

Tantalum is the most important element you’ve never heard of

‘Scream 7’ Comes Home With Deleted Scenes We Hope Will Improve the Movie

A QR Code Too Small to See Hints at a New, Non-Annoying Use for the Format

Andy Weir Apologizes After ‘Star Trek’ Comment Backlash

Scientists Discover Hidden Behavior in Water That Helps Explain Why Ice Floats

The ‘Paradise’ Season 2 Finale Paved the Way for a Wildly Sci-Fi Season 3

A $1 Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Lands at Mint Mobile With Unlimited Data at 50% Off in a Clearance Push

Your Wimpy Workouts Aren’t Cutting It, Scientists Say

Anker Prime Power Bank Drops to an All-Time Low (200W, 20,100mAh, 3-Port) as Amazon Clears Out Remaining Spring Sale Stock

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

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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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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