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First image from Aardman Animation’s Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

The studio that brought you Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run is adapting the popular Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists into a movie due March 30, 2012. And here’s your first look! Hugh Grant headlines an impressive voice cast, which includes Martin Freeman, Jeremy Piven, Salma Hayek, Imelda Staunton and David Tennant. Also coming…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

The horrifying history of people who used the internet for murder

This week a man from Minnesota was convicted of aiding in the suicides of two people he met online while posing as a female nurse. He gave them advice on the most painless ways to die, and entered suicide pacts with them. And it wasn’t the first time he’d done this. William Melchert-Dinkel, once a…

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New casting call shows how Spielberg’s Terra Nova will ramp up the non-dinosaur drama

Steven Spielberg’s time-traveling dinosaur drama Terra Nova has just cranked back into production, making the first episode after the pilot. We found a casting call for episode two, which introduces a new character who’ll cause lots of trouble. One of the biggest question marks over Terra Nova has been how the show will sustain its…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

So, is the Star Trek: TNG porn movie actually any good?

Star Trek: The Next Generation-A XXX Parody is the third of writer/director Sam Hain’s “dark parodies” (the first two were the excellent Sex Files movies) that operate as a porn version of fan fiction, imaging a logical opening in the storyline of the original show and replacing it with a vaginal one. Read the rest…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

A capella group’s Battlestar Galactica’s “All Along the Watchtower” is all the Glee we need

Now this is choral anthem we can get behind. Spare me your endless Lady Gaga covers — the Sacramento State Jazz Singers just nailed Bear McCreary’s BSG version of “All Along the Watchtower.” Hey Glee, take notes. If you don’t get chills listening to this, you’re dead inside. [via Topless Robot]

io9 Meredith Woerner

Space Battle Wallpapers to Cover Your Desktop in Glory

It’s almost the weekend! So what better time to celebrate the great space battles: The Battle of Yavin. The Sacrifice of Angels. That time Adama said “Launch the alert Vipers.” We’ve gathered some stunning space battle desktop wallpapers for you. Because your computer screen should be celebrating the interstellar heroism and courage of our fighting…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders and Katharine Trendacosta

A virus could rewire your brain to help you lose weight

Want to trick your brain into making you feel less hungry? Now a new study shows how scientists could use a virus to alter your brain so you don’t get as hungry. Researchers at Johns Hopkins gave a group of rats a virus which inhibited the neuropeptide Y (NPY) protein in the dorsomedial hypothalamus of…

io9 Tim Barribeau

A tiny antenna could revolutionize solar panels

One of the big problems with current solar cells is that they aren’t able to absorb infrared light — which accounts for around a third of the solar energy that hits the planet. A new type of nanomaterial, a tiny antenna, could solve that problem and make our solar panels far more efficient. Solar panels…

io9 Tim Barribeau

4 Pirates of the Caribbean clips prove that Ian McShane was born to play Blackbeard

We’ve got a new crop of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides clips that finally show off Ian McShane doing what he does best: acting like a pirate. This is the role McShane was born to play.

io9 Meredith Woerner

10 Great Zingers From Scientists

Just because scientists don’t generally major in English doesn’t mean they can’t turn a phrase. Especially when that phrase is mean-spirited. Take a look at ten verbal burns that scientists have issued over the years. 1. Feynman gets snide with biology students Richard Feynman was a brilliant man with an admirable curiosity and sense of…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

First trailer for the rebooted Voltron Force unleashes the Kitty-bot

The new Voltron Force series has finally released some footage that doesn’t have someone rapping about “Let’s Voltron” all over it. Does this new trailer for the Voltron reboot get you pumped for cat robot action? Voltron Force premieres June 16th on Nick Toons.

Television Meredith Woerner

The making of a chimpanzee dictionary

Researchers recently discovered that chimps have over twice the number of sign language-like gestures than previously thought. Through painstaking effort, the researchers learned to decode which gestures meant, “I like your face,” versus “I’m going to claw your face off.” The first step to compiling a comprehensive database of ape language is full immersion –…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

The Biggest Mouths in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Who has the biggest mouth in science fiction and fantasy? No, it’s not Deadpool. We’re talking giant mouths that can do things like eat the world. We’ve got a chart of the mightiest maws. Plus, there’s a burning debate about two of the biggest mouths. You’re cordially invited to come argue about it. Basically we…

io9 Robert T. Gonzalez and Annalee Newitz

First Look at 3D Book Covers for Call of Cthulhu and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

We told you a while ago that Vintage Books would be putting out special editions of science fiction classics with 3D covers — and now here’s your first look at some of the cover designs. BoingBoing has a great interview with the designer of the series, Suzanne Dean, in which she talks about the process…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Why so many people drown in the Dead Sea

The popular wisdom is that no one can drown in the Dead Sea because they’ll float on the super-salty waters. That’s wrong, but it’s true that drownings in the Dead Sea are different from drowning deaths in ordinary waters. The Dead Sea straddles the border of Israel and Jordan. Although the name ‘Dead Sea’ doesn’t…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Would you buy a science fiction novel published by Amazon.com?

Amazon.com has been redefining the way you buy books for ages now — and next up, they may be publishing the books you read, as well. Amazon Publishing just launched its fourth and biggest imprint, Montlake Romance. And the company has already said it plans to move beyond romance into other genres, including science fiction.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Wolverine could be back for the next X-Men: First Class movie. Plus the cast and crew of Fringe discuss the world-shattering finale!

Kenneth Branagh talks about both of Thor’s superheroes, while The Hunger Games finds its Head Gamemaker. The Highlander reboot is still happening, and Matt Smith discusses the future (and past) of River Song on Doctor Who. Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Thor. X-Men: First Class Bryan Singer says there’s room for a…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Cities that hover in the clouds of gas giants

Ever since I read Iain M. Banks’ The Algebraist, about creatures who live on gas giant planets, I have dreamt of gas giant cities. Luckily, the amazing site ConceptArt.org issued a challenge a couple of years ago to design one. Here’s a gallery of some of the incredible work the concept artists came up with.…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Cillian Murphy has the worst romantic getaway ever, in the first trailer for the plague drama Retreat

Cillian Murphy’s been an old pro when it comes to being one of the last survivors of a deadly outbreak — but in Retreat, he’s not even sure what’s going on. Murphy’s character goes on a retreat with his wife, played by Thandie Newton, to help fix their struggling marriage. They’re alone on a deserted…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Depressed people make better decisions than happy ones

Clinical depression is one of the most common mental illnesses, a disabling condition that keeps people trapped in feelings of hopelessness and despair. So why do depressed people actually make better decisions than their healthy counterparts? This is the first study that’s ever shown a positive benefit of major depressive disorder. Previous research into how…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

First image from Aardman Animation’s Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

The horrifying history of people who used the internet for murder

New casting call shows how Spielberg’s Terra Nova will ramp up the non-dinosaur drama

So, is the Star Trek: TNG porn movie actually any good?

A capella group’s Battlestar Galactica’s “All Along the Watchtower” is all the Glee we need

Space Battle Wallpapers to Cover Your Desktop in Glory

A virus could rewire your brain to help you lose weight

A tiny antenna could revolutionize solar panels

4 Pirates of the Caribbean clips prove that Ian McShane was born to play Blackbeard

10 Great Zingers From Scientists

First trailer for the rebooted Voltron Force unleashes the Kitty-bot

The making of a chimpanzee dictionary

The Biggest Mouths in Science Fiction and Fantasy

First Look at 3D Book Covers for Call of Cthulhu and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Why so many people drown in the Dead Sea

Would you buy a science fiction novel published by Amazon.com?

Wolverine could be back for the next X-Men: First Class movie. Plus the cast and crew of Fringe discuss the world-shattering finale!

Cities that hover in the clouds of gas giants

Cillian Murphy has the worst romantic getaway ever, in the first trailer for the plague drama Retreat

Depressed people make better decisions than happy ones

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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