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Watch Manhattan Bridge transform into a dreamscape of light and shadow

You’re watching a video of “As Above, So Below,” an impressive projection mapping installation featured at this year’s DUMBO Arts Festival in Brooklyn. The arresting visual smorgasbord was orchestrated by artists Simon Anaya, Farkas Fulop, Richard Jochum, Johnny Moreno, John Ensor Parker and Ryan Uzilevsky as part of the Immersive Surfaces projection installation. The artists…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Have we discovered fuel on Pluto?

One lure of space travel is the possibility that we might find a source of energy on another world. Now, a study published this month in The Astronomical Journal suggests that remote, frozen planetoid Pluto may harbor complex hydrocarbons like ethane and butane that are used as fuel here on Earth. These hydrocarbons, if confirmed,…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The simplest proof mathematicians needed two tries at

There is a famous mathematical proof called The Jordan Curve Theorem. It’s wrong. Camille Jordan came up with it at the end of the 19th century, and it bears his name, despite being inaccurate, because there is no justice in the world. There are plenty of proofs out there that are wrong, but this one…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Why I am obsessed with old school Doctor Who

Nine years ago, I watched Doctor Who for the first time. I was instantly hooked. To this day, if I watch a classic Doctor Who story, I will love it unconditionally. I just wish I had the slightest idea why. My first brush with Doctor Who actually came in 1996, when Fox gave me as…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

In the future, you’ll start your car with your keister

Cars have been outfitted with biometric readers like fingerprint scanners and voice recognition for years, but chances are you’ve never seen an anti-theft system quite like this: we now have car seat that can actually identify you by the subtle curves of your hindparts. The unusual security device was designed by a team of Japanese…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Read an excerpt from Rob Ziegler’s new biotech apocalypse novel Seed

In this excerpt from Rob Ziegler’s new postapocalyptic novel Seed (Night Shade Books), the action is starting to get intense. You’re coming into the story at chapter 7, so here’s a quick plot summary to get you up to speed: It’s the dawn of the 22nd century, and the world has fallen apart. Decades of…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

UFOlogists declare 2011 “the year of the Orb”

Over at UFO Disclosure Countdown Clock, the UFO experts have put together an end-of-year feature about why 2011 was the year of the Orb. Above, you can see one of several videos they’ve posted to illustrate their point. This particular video was filmed by an “Orb caller,” whose commentary track must be heard to get…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Pixar’s Next Project: An Alternate Universe… with Dinosaurs!

Buried in a news story about The Avengers going 3-D was a totally separate, incredibly fascinating piece of news: Disney announced that its previously untitled Pixar movie, coming in November 2013, is called Frozen. And it’s about an Earth where an asteroid didn’t hit and wipe out the dinosaurs, and thus the dinosaurs kept evolving.…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Frame-by-Frame Breakdown of the Prometheus Trailer: Who Is That Man?

We broke down Ridley Scott’s brand new trailer for Prometheus shot-by-shot and uncovered some very interesting clues as to what this Alien prequel is really all about. More specifically, who the hell is that guy (aliens?) messing around on the Space Jockey’s ship? https://gizmodo.com/watch-the-first-trailer-for-ridley-scotts-prometheus-no-5870445 First and foremost, if you haven’t seen the original trailer for…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Breathtaking trailer for a movie about the only man who doesn’t want to go live on Mars

We were very excited when, earlier this year, director Martin Villeneuve (younger brother of the much respected Dennis Villeneuve), provided us with an update on his project Mars et Avril. Adapted by Villeneuve from a series of graphic novels and featuring visuals by renowned artist Francois Schuiten, not to mention script doctored by his brother,…

Trailers Marina Antunes - Quiet Earth

Marvel announces The Avengers will look like total garbage in 3-D

Marvel has announced that its crowning superhero film, The Avengers, will be available in 3-D as well as 2-D next May. But the exciting part is that they’ve invented time travel, so they can go back in time and give Joss Whedon 3-D cameras to shoot the whole thing in. Oh, wait. No. Actually, they’re…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Pick the best Falling Skies photo caption — and send the winner to visit the set!

Here it is — the final contest of wits and heart. Hundreds of you submitted your captions for our exclusive photo of Falling Skies season two. And now we’ve picked the ten best entries. https://gizmodo.com/caption-this-exclusive-falling-skies-picture-and-win-a-5868207 Now it’s your turn to pick a winner — choose from among these ten selections, and the winning entry gets…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

An Uplifting Dolphin Story. Literally.

Science writer Paul F. Norris recently wrote this moving essay for AnimalWise about the surprisingly playful relationships forged between bottlenose dolphins and humpback whales. The piece offers up some great insights on the subtle nature of interspecies communication, and serves as a compelling reminder to all creatures to share in life’s simple pleasures I’ve always…

io9 Paul F. Norris -- AnimalWise

Absolutely Stunning Photos of Saturn’s Moon Titan

The Cassini mission to Saturn has been bountiful with the gorgeous pictures in the past — including one gorgeous shot that wound up in the last Star Trek movie. But these newly released images of Titan might be the most arresting Cassini pictures yet. As Cassini’s Carolyn Porco writes in an announcement of these images,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Listen to The Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend’s angry Venture Bros. Christmas song

The annual Venture Bros. X-Mas track is here, courtesy of the mellifluous voices of Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer. Listen to supervillainy’s premier couple argue their way through a rendition of the creepy holiday staple “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” The henchmen learned to play jazz! You can download the MP3 with but a right-click here.…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

These tiny, charred planets dove inside their dying star…and survived

Just days after the first Earth-sized exoplanets were discovered, we find two more planets that are even smaller – but they weren’t always like that. These pint-sized worlds are remnants of gas giants, the lone survivors of a dead star. https://gizmodo.com/here-are-the-first-two-earth-sized-exoplanets-ever-disc-5869842 The star KIC 05807616 was once much like our own Sun. Not big enough…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Science retracts controversial Chronic Fatigue Syndrome study without the consent of its authors

A scientific controversy of operatic proportions has reached a significant turning point today. The drama kicked off in 2009, with a publication in Science that reported a startling link between chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and a virus called XMRV. But today, following a partial retraction issued back in September, Science has decided to withdraw the…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

10 Particle Detectors That Let Us See the Fabric of the Universe

All atoms are made up of subatomic particles. But not every particle spends its time locked into an atom. Some particles, like neutrinos, whiz around and through our oblivious bodies every day, while others are created when humans smash matter together at high speeds. To see these ultra-tiny particles, however, we have to use enormous…

io9 Sophie Bushwick

The Loony Math of the Look-And-Say Sequence

This weird, simple, math sequence is also known as the Audioactive Sequence, presumably to make it sound less goofy than ‘speak-n’-spell.’ It is that simple, and it is that funny. When a million mathematicians take a million pieces of chalk to a million blackboards, we’ve already seen some the results. They’re much crazier than Shakespeare’s…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Vote for the most excellent beefcake of 2011

This was the year of beefcake. Sorry, Sucker Punch — the biggest genre spectacles of the year were all about half-naked men, with bodies so sculpted that they look like the muscles on Tim Burton’s Batsuit. But which science fiction and fantasy properties had the best half-naked men? There’s only one way to decide… with…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Watch Manhattan Bridge transform into a dreamscape of light and shadow

Have we discovered fuel on Pluto?

The simplest proof mathematicians needed two tries at

Why I am obsessed with old school Doctor Who

In the future, you’ll start your car with your keister

Read an excerpt from Rob Ziegler’s new biotech apocalypse novel Seed

UFOlogists declare 2011 “the year of the Orb”

Pixar’s Next Project: An Alternate Universe… with Dinosaurs!

Frame-by-Frame Breakdown of the Prometheus Trailer: Who Is That Man?

Breathtaking trailer for a movie about the only man who doesn’t want to go live on Mars

Marvel announces The Avengers will look like total garbage in 3-D

Pick the best Falling Skies photo caption — and send the winner to visit the set!

An Uplifting Dolphin Story. Literally.

Absolutely Stunning Photos of Saturn’s Moon Titan

Listen to The Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend’s angry Venture Bros. Christmas song

These tiny, charred planets dove inside their dying star…and survived

Science retracts controversial Chronic Fatigue Syndrome study without the consent of its authors

10 Particle Detectors That Let Us See the Fabric of the Universe

The Loony Math of the Look-And-Say Sequence

Vote for the most excellent beefcake of 2011

Sun’s Latest Outburst Complicates Planned Launch of Artemis 2

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

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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