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This tiny dinosaur had the craziest set of teeth ever

The plant-eating dinosaur Fruitadens wouldn’t strike much fear into a poodle, let alone your average dinosaur. Less than a meter long and weighing under a kilogram, Fruitadens seems wholly unremarkable apart from its tininess. But just look inside its mouth. Fruitadens is an example of a very special type of dinosaur called heterodontosaurids. These rare…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

A map of where lightning strikes most across the globe

In this map, created using NASA satellite data, you can see in lurid detail where lightning struck Earth the most between 1995-2002. This historical information can give scientists clues about where it’s likely to strike again. And with tornado, monsoon, and hurricane seasons getting underway, you too might want to know where these ultra-hot bolts…

io9 Annalee Newitz

This is the most spectacular solar flare we’ve seen in ages

Earlier this afternoon, magnetic fields on the Sun’s northeastern limb exploded in an arcing jet of roiling plasma, producing what is hands down one of the most spectacular solar explosions we’ve seen in years. Featured here are two videos of the blast, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory when the explosion occurred around 17:45 UT…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Relationship Secrets from Science Fiction and Fantasy

Love is the greatest adventure of all. And it’s one that no holographic mentor or alien sidekick can prepare you for. So it’s lucky that science fiction and fantasy are chock full of stories of people who’ve played the game of love… and won. (Or, in some cases, just not died.) We combed through science…

Movies MaryKate Jasper and Charlie Jane Anders

Chimpanzee “nests” reveal when hominids first left the trees

When a chimpanzee goes to sleep, it first has to build a “nest”, which allows it to sleep safely up in the trees. Strangely, chimpanzees also build nests when sleeping on the ground, which might reveal a secret about human evolution. These nests are essentially woven frames of broken branches made into sleeping platforms. That’s…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

How SEO software is changing the way we read and write

Flustered pundits claim that blogging has changed writing forever, but they’re wrong. You know what has really changed writing? Google search. Thousands of internet puppies are writing “content” that is perfectly optimized to rise to the top of search rankings. Search engine optimization (SEO) has become its own art, a genre designed to make writing…

io9 Annalee Newitz

An exclusive sneak peek at this week’s Ninja Turtles comic

Courtesy of IDW Publishing, here’s a first look at this week’s issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Micro Series, which showcases Leonardo. This issue hits stands this Wednesday, April 18. Here’s a synopsis: TMNT: Micro Series #4: Leonardo Brian Lynch (w) • Ross Campbell (a) • Campbell, David Petersen (c) The final Turtle Micro-series is…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Breathtaking new photos of Space Shuttle Discovery preparing for its final flight

For the last several days, Space Shuttle Discovery has been preparing for one final flight. Tomorrow, weather permitting, Discovery will make the trip from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA from atop a repurposed Boeing 747 jet airliner — an airliner aptly…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

How will Chinese co-production change Iron Man 3?

It’s a sign of things to come — Iron Man 3 is getting funding (and input) from Chinese sources. A Chinese marketing and entertainment group, DMG, is putting money into the Tony Stark threequel, and in return they’re getting to make it more China-centric. (DMG, for what it’s worth, also funded a near-hagiographic film about…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Edgar Allan Poe goes Saw in 4 bloody clips from The Raven

Watch John Cusack get super pissed as a sexy crime solving version of famed dark poet Edgar Allan Poe in his new old timey horror film, The Raven. Watch the The Pit and the Pendulum get turned into some sort of wacky Saw contraption, as one poor soul begs for his life. Because in this…

Movies Meredith Woerner

How to create an Owl Ninja with the skills to defeat Batman

When writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo took over DC Comics’ Batman last autumn, they quickly went to work crafting one of the most phenomenally creepy Bat-tales in recent memory. And starting next week, the duo kicks off Night of the Owls, a story that spans across the Batman books. In this arc, Gotham…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Everything You Missed From Cabin In the Woods

Now that many of us have seen the meta horror wonder that is Cabin In the Woods, we wanted to break down all the little Easter eggs and monstrous glimpses you might have missed. What should you be on the look out for, on a second viewing? Also what does Cabin’s violence say about society’s…

Movies Meredith Woerner

On Game of Thrones, everyone’s a king, and children are pawns

Westeros is infested with wannabe kings. And on last night’s Game of Thrones, we explored more of just what makes men powerful: the ability to make children, or control the children they already have. Whether it’s marrying your kids off, or just throwing them away, everybody is treating their children like pawns. To a large…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Fast-food salt content varies by country. Guess who gets the most?

Fast food is loaded with salt. This should come at no surprise. What is surprising, however, is that the same menu items often have different salt levels depending on where they’re served. According to Scientific American: U.S. dishes from six chains (Burger King, Domino’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonald’s, Pizza Hut and Subway) generally contained more…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Incredible video shows how 100 years of shipping changed the world from 1750-1850

The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are sometimes called the “age of transition” because the world was moving toward a global economy. This was in large part due to the widespread availability of intercontinental travel and warfare using massive sea vessels. It was the era when European powers took to the seas to consolidate (and often…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Bird eggs evolved a different color in just 40 years

Cuckoo finches are bad news to other birds. They are brood parasites, meaning they lay eggs in other species’s nests to trick their victims into raising the finches’ children as their own. This kicked off a supercharged evolutionary arms race. A frequent target of the cuckoo finch is the tawny-flanked prinia. To defend against these…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

South Korea unveils robotic prison guards, promises futuristic cavity searches

To round out their drug-sniffing clone dog army, South Korean authorities are now experimenting with robotic prison guards. Lest you think these cyber-wardens will be equipped with gatling guns in the style of Robocop’s ED-209, know that this alarm-equipped bot has more in common with the Death Star’s delivery droids. https://gizmodo.com/south-korean-airport-fights-drug-smugglers-with-cloned-5846518 Of course, the robots’…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

This Week’s TV: A Firefly Reunion! Plus the Documentary They Didn’t Want You to See!

On this week’s TV, Nathan Fillion reunites with his Firefly costar Adam Baldwin — and we have six clips from the episode! Eureka is back, and everything’s changed once again! You can watch the science documentary that was nearly almost deemed too controversial for Americans. John “Q” de Lancie continues his mission to do hilariously…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

The new trailer for the TRON: Uprising cartoon is already better than Tron: Legacy

Before Flynn’s son snuck onto the grid to rescue his electric guru father, there was a DayGlo uprising. Disney’s latest Tron animated series — which features the voice talents of Elijah Wood, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mandy Moore, Lance Henriksen, and Paul Reubens — shows what happened leading up to the reign of Clu (a.k.a. Flynn’s program…

Trailers Meredith Woerner

Uncanny Valley masks transform you into a beautiful nightmare

Designer Meike Harde has printed out a series of two-dimensional masks of attractive human features that — when skewed by the contours of the actual face — become positively repellent. The flawless (albeit substitute) eyes and lips meld with the exposed skin, and these perfect traits become imperfect and downright macabre. Explains Harde of this…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

This tiny dinosaur had the craziest set of teeth ever

A map of where lightning strikes most across the globe

This is the most spectacular solar flare we’ve seen in ages

Relationship Secrets from Science Fiction and Fantasy

Chimpanzee “nests” reveal when hominids first left the trees

How SEO software is changing the way we read and write

An exclusive sneak peek at this week’s Ninja Turtles comic

Breathtaking new photos of Space Shuttle Discovery preparing for its final flight

How will Chinese co-production change Iron Man 3?

Edgar Allan Poe goes Saw in 4 bloody clips from The Raven

How to create an Owl Ninja with the skills to defeat Batman

Everything You Missed From Cabin In the Woods

On Game of Thrones, everyone’s a king, and children are pawns

Fast-food salt content varies by country. Guess who gets the most?

Incredible video shows how 100 years of shipping changed the world from 1750-1850

Bird eggs evolved a different color in just 40 years

South Korea unveils robotic prison guards, promises futuristic cavity searches

This Week’s TV: A Firefly Reunion! Plus the Documentary They Didn’t Want You to See!

The new trailer for the TRON: Uprising cartoon is already better than Tron: Legacy

Uncanny Valley masks transform you into a beautiful nightmare

Instagram Tests Letting You Lurk to Your Heart’s Content—for a Price

Popular Sweetener Found in Protein Bars Tied to Stroke, Blood Clot Risk

HBO’s Boss Has Yet to Be Approached About Partnering on ‘Doctor Who’

AI Agent Runs the ‘I’m Being Censored’ Playbook After Getting Banned from Wikipedia

‘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

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

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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