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The first accurate map of how green the Earth really is

This is the first map ever produced that shows the global output of plant fluorescence. That means you’re seeing the most realistic representation of healthy plant life across the entire face of the Earth. This map is also a reminder of just how green our planet still is. As part of their natural life cycle,…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Vintage advertisements for HAL 9000 and the Orion III space plane

Remember Justin Van Genderen’s throwback travel posters for locales in comic books and the Star Wars universe? He’s now given 2001: A Space Odyssey a similar retro rehash. HAL comes preprogrammed with “Daisy Bell,” I’m assuming. https://gizmodo.com/retro-travel-posters-from-the-great-comic-book-cities-5711751 https://gizmodo.com/retro-style-travel-posters-for-planets-in-the-star-wars-5466453 You can find prints of Justin’s other works here and here. [Justin Van Genderen via Super Punch]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Soon, the frogs will control how our blood flows

Two different types of frog have the key to channeling and stopping blood flow to different areas of the body. It may change medicine as we know it. Tumors are seen as an invading enemy in the body; spreading and destroying. Like any other enemy invasion, tumors need practical support to keep going. Once a…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Compare the first-ever Harry Potter screen test with The Deathly Hallows‘ dark heroes

This brand-new featurette for the final film in the Harry Potter franchise starts off with a tearjerker. It’s the first ever screen test for Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Watch and weep, then check out some new footage!

Movies Meredith Woerner

Will Robert Downey Jr. really be the star of The Avengers? Plus new videos for Green Lantern, Super 8, Planet of the Apes, and more!

Could Terminator 5 still forge ahead, even without Arnold Schwarzenegger? Sam Worthington declares war on outer space, while Big Man Japan comes to America. Plus a Dark Knight Rises set photo, more on a Green Lantern cameo, and more! Spoilers ahead! Top image from Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The Avengers An article on the…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Movie Theater Turns Customer’s Angry Voicemail Into Anti-Texting PSA

There’s nothing worse than being interrupted by an annoying cell phone user while trying to enjoy a movie. That’s why the Alamo Drafthouse, an eat-and-drink theater in Austin, Texas, recently booted a young woman for texting during a movie (and despite several warnings to knock it off). Following the ejection, she left the theater an…

Movies Matt Cherette

io9 Roundup: June 7, 2011

MECHA VS. CATS | When Nine Lives Meet None, concept art by Reza IIyasa, via Concept Robots. https://gizmodo.com/first-footage-of-david-tennant-in-the-new-fright-night-5809160 First footage of David Tennant in the new Fright Night movie will knock your wig off We’ve heard he’s the best part of the new Fright Night reboot, but we still haven’t seen a second of David…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

What is the ultimate impossible experiment?

There’s an old psychological theory that it takes 10000 hours of practice to become an expert in a field…and some argue that it’s only practice, not natural talent, that makes you an expert. But that theory is completely untestable. That’s the conclusion of Union College psychology professor Christopher Chabris, who was asked by Scientific American…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

First footage of David Tennant in the new Fright Night movie will knock your wig off

We’ve heard he’s the best part of the new Fright Night reboot, but we still haven’t seen a second of David Tennant’s douchey Vegas magician footage, until now. Here he is! Both in and out of performance wig! Aaand we’re officially excited about this reboot. Fingers crossed it can deliver. And let’s not forget, rumors…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Madness of Mercy, on Game of Thrones

Last night’s Game of Thrones was something special. It was written by George R.R. Martin himself, author of the original books, and it contained some key turning points in the saga. But most of all, it asked an important question. Is there any room for mercy in the cruel world of Westeros and the lands…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Is a hole in the universe opening up…in Wyoming?

You’d be forgiven for having that reaction to this photo of the Ames Monument, a pyramid in Wyoming built to commemorate the transcontinental railroad. But that strange, unearthly light is just the beginning of the weirdness on display here. For the record, that strange light isn’t a wormhole opening up over Wyoming – it’s just…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Witness an astronaut’s-eye-view of planet Earth

In this astounding video narrated by Dr. Justin Wilkinson of NASA, we see familiar geographical landmarks from across the globe as filmed by astronauts. Even the commonplace looks divine when you’re cruising in the orbital firmament. [Space Rip via Laughing Squid]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

MTV’s Teen Wolf swaps basketball for pouty puppy stares

Get ready for the TV series you never wanted! MTV has rebooted the Teen Wolf legacy sans basketball or awesome white-haired pappa werewolf. But will this supernatural soap live up to the original? Only if you like lacrosse. First, the whole point of creating yet another supernatural series (I assume) is to reflect some of…

Television Meredith Woerner

The weirdest stories from the Star Wars Expanded Universe

We recently remember that wacky Lucas-approved comic story in which Han Solo met Indiana Jones. As strange as that was, it’s just the tip of an iceberg that’s inhabited solely by Wampas loaded on death sticks. https://gizmodo.com/the-lost-indiana-jones-star-wars-crossover-was-really-d-5805510 Truth is, plenty of writers have added befuddling embellishments to the Star Wars Universe. Not all of these…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Want to be the first to meet aliens when they arrive? Here’s the travel guide for you.

This guide is brought to you by Atlas Obscura, and is dedicated to this question: If aliens ever do make contact with the earth… Where will they park? Part One: Contact Allen Telescope Array, United States Hey E.T. we’re listening, and we have a lot of ears. SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) refers to the…

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Science Fiction Porn Parodies We’d Like To See

For most people, summer means action-packed sci-fi/fantasy blockbusters, but for us skin mongers, summer brings a lot of sci-fi/fantasy porn parodies. Since “X-Men: First Class” just hit theaters and “This Ain’t Ghostbusters XXX” recently showed up in our mailbox, we… [Fleshbot]

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What sort of hat would an evil Doctor wear? Matt Smith explains!

Matt Smith has brought out many different sides of Doctor Who’s mysterious time traveler — but how would he bring an evil version to life? We were dying to know, and he told us! We were lucky enough to ask one question each of Smith, plus Karen Gillan and the Doctor Who producers, with the…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

This real life beer can Transformer would definitely be a Decepticon

Ron Tajima’s stealthy beer can robot would have guest-starred in that lost Transformers PSA in which one of Spike’s maladjusted friends gives teenage drinking a whirl and ends up getting blotto on laser beams. [Via Get Robo]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

J.J. Abrams: Super 8‘s monster is no cuddly E.T.

We chatted with J.J. Abrams about Super 8, his monster action homage to Steven Spielberg’s friendly alien films like E.T. and Close Encounters. He talked about recreating 1979, the challenges of making a movie about kids, and why his alien is kind of a bastard. We spoke to Abrams during a conference call yesterday afternoon.…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Tomorrow’s jet engines could be powered by chicken fat

Why use corn for your biofuel when you could use chicken fat? That’s what NASA wanted to know, so they tested out chicken and beef fat-based fuels on a DC-8. Turns out that they actually released far fewer pollutants in exhaust than other fuels. According to NASA: In late March and early April 2011, a…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The first accurate map of how green the Earth really is

Vintage advertisements for HAL 9000 and the Orion III space plane

Soon, the frogs will control how our blood flows

Compare the first-ever Harry Potter screen test with The Deathly Hallows‘ dark heroes

Will Robert Downey Jr. really be the star of The Avengers? Plus new videos for Green Lantern, Super 8, Planet of the Apes, and more!

Movie Theater Turns Customer’s Angry Voicemail Into Anti-Texting PSA

io9 Roundup: June 7, 2011

What is the ultimate impossible experiment?

First footage of David Tennant in the new Fright Night movie will knock your wig off

The Madness of Mercy, on Game of Thrones

Is a hole in the universe opening up…in Wyoming?

Witness an astronaut’s-eye-view of planet Earth

MTV’s Teen Wolf swaps basketball for pouty puppy stares

The weirdest stories from the Star Wars Expanded Universe

Want to be the first to meet aliens when they arrive? Here’s the travel guide for you.

Science Fiction Porn Parodies We’d Like To See

What sort of hat would an evil Doctor wear? Matt Smith explains!

This real life beer can Transformer would definitely be a Decepticon

J.J. Abrams: Super 8‘s monster is no cuddly E.T.

Tomorrow’s jet engines could be powered by chicken fat

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

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