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Amazon’s $23,698,655.93 book about flies

A few weeks ago a postdoc in my lab logged on to Amazon to buy the lab an extra copy of Peter Lawrence’s The Making of a Fly – a classic work in developmental biology that we – and most other Drosophila developmental biologists – consult regularly. The book, published in 1992, is out of…

Books & Comics Michael B. Eisen

The grassroots Star Trek campaign that saved the series

Before the age of Facebook campaigns and Twitter tags fans used to have to show up in person, and fight for their right to watch more Star Trek. Check out the original “save our show” protest, from 1968. The Los Angeles Times has released an old picture from their vault of a “Trekkie” protest on…

Television Meredith Woerner

Poisonous formaldehyde may have saved all life on Earth billions of years ago

About 4.4 billion years ago, a Mars-sized planet crashed into Earth. This cataclysmic event actually made Earth melt, and the fallout from the collision became the Moon. So how did Earth’s earliest organic molecules hang on during these apocalyptic times? Although this collision happened long before life emerged on our planet, the basic building blocks…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

The most gruesome fates in fantasy

Consequences are what give actions depth, and when magic and high intrigue are in the mix, the consequences can be huge. Have a look at the most terrible fates that fantasy characters have ever met. Unhappy Afterlife Sometimes consequences don’t even have to be for losers to be awful. Harry Potter has some pretty heavy…

Movies Esther Inglis-Arkell

World Of Warcraft Is The Future Of Online Dating

Dating sites are always looking for a method of matching people up with dates they’ll actually like in real life. But World of Warcraft may already have found it. Read the full story on Jezebel. https://kotaku.com/world-of-warcraft-is-the-future-of-online-dating-5795371

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Check out a 7-page preview of IDW’s Doctor Who comic: it’s the 11th Doctor vs. Jack the Ripper!

Here’s an exclusive sneak peek at IDW Publishing’s latest issue of Tony Lee’s Doctor Who. In the final installment of “Ripper’s Curse,” the Eleventh Doctor’s time-meddling may have put Amy Pond in the Ripper’s path. The issue hits stores Wednesday, April 27. Here’s the solicitation information from IDW: Doctor Who #4 Tony Lee (w) •…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

The Sharp Boundary Between Desert and Forest

The line between barren desert and lush forest isn’t a gentle transition at all — when viewed from space, it looks like a stark division. This image of the American Southwest is just one of the Earth photos going on display this month at the Library of Congress as part of the “Earth as Art…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

What’s happened to Sith Girl? An update on everybody’s favorite Jedi Academy drop-out

By now you’ve all seen the infamous video of little Sariah Gallego publicly pledging her allegiance to Darth Vader in Disneyland. Turns out she’s totally legit. Check out this video update on the Sith Girl who won our hearts. https://gizmodo.com/little-girl-joins-the-dark-side-is-promptly-kicked-out-5791115 In this video interview with Jennifer Landa, Sariah reveals her Sith inspiration is Darth Talon,…

Movies Meredith Woerner

10 of the most badass dragons ever

There are friendly dragons who help small children, but they’re not badass. Then there are tame dragons who fight for humans, but very few of them are badass either. Luckily, we’ve got some truly hardcore dragons here to eat your face off. 10. Sapphiron (World of Warcraft) She’s an ultra-powerful blue dragon, who could channel…

io9 Annalee Newitz

How do you define badass fantasy?

It’s Badass Fantasy Day at io9! But before we kick the festivities off, what makes a fantasy tale demonstrably badass? To get a professional opinion on this matter, we recently talked with comic artist Darick Robertson, illustrator and co-creator of Transmetropolitan and The Boys. Robertson’s most famous works may be in science fiction and superheroes,…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Meet the monster who lives in the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula

This nebula is located about 2,400 light-years from Earth. It gets its nickname from its elongated, trunk-like shape, but this close-up on the main body of the nebula reveals something else…is that a monster staring back at us? Of course, any weird faces you might see in the nebula are merely a case of cosmic…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Wyld Stallyns will ride again! Bill & Ted 3’s script is finished!

We haven’t heard from Bill S. Preston, Esquire and Theodore “Ted” Logan since 1991. But actors Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter have promised their fans a third installment of Bill and Ted — and now the script is finally done! According to Alex Winter’s Twitter: @antmaurizio: Bill & Ted 3, less than 6 weeks away…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Can Fringe’s Walter Bishop keep the entire world from coming apart at the seams?

What are Doctor Who’s creeptastic new monsters planning? Who is Fringe’s mysterious bowling-alley guru? What does young Bran remember on Game of Thrones? What does Eve want with Supernatural’s Sam and Dean? And which horrifying epidemic could bankrupt America? This week’s television is full of strange discoveries and shocking revelations. Prepare yourself, by reading our…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Watch Aelita: Queen of Mars, one of the earliest science fiction films

The selling point of Yakov Protazanov’s 1924 silent film Aelita: Queen of Mars isn’t its plot, but its elaborate Constructivist sets and costuming that were highly experimental for the 1920s and predated the futurist aesthetic of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. As for the plot of Aelita (which was based on a book by Alexei Tolstoy), it’s…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Scientist learns the secret of royal jelly by creating mutant super flies

Queen bees are much larger than worker bees, and live years longer, for one reason. They gorge on a sugary protein called “royal jelly.” Now a scientist has made ultra-large flies using royal jelly too. Are humans next? Sadly, it doesn’t look like tomorrow we’ll be creating giant women who live for hundreds of years…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Botswana’s metal fans are perfecting the Thunderdome chic

Metal fans in Botswana have cultivated a fashion sense that wouldn’t be entirely out of place in your favorite 1980s Mad Max knock-off. Kalahari metalheads combine a cowboy aesthetic with lots of leather for an idiosyncratic, end-times-warrior look. Photographer Frank Marshall has been shooting Botswana’s metal scene for his upcoming Visions of Renegades show in…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Are humans more like chimps or bonobos? The correct answer is changing.

Humans may not be as chimp-like as you think. There could be a much more peaceable ape relative who is closer to us. I speak, of course, of the matriarchal, bisexual, polyamorous bonobo. Conventional evolutionary wisdom has human beings branching off from a common ancestor shared between humans, chimpanzees and bonobos about 6.5 million years…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Glee’s Kurt teaches us that witches need acceptance too

Not only was Glee’s Chris Colfer just named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people, but he also just landed a second script deal. He’s written the pilot for Disney’s new series The Little Leftover Witch. Based on the book by Florence Laughlin, The Little Leftover Witch plays right into Colfer’s wheelhouse — it’s…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Awesome casting rumors for The Hunger Games, Luke Cage, and the Oz prequel. Plus who’s writing Iron Man 3?

See Kevin Bacon in action in the new X-Men: First Class trailer. Steven Moffat drops some more seriously tantalizing Doctor Who hints. Plus a Stargate favorite explains why Rise of the Planet of the Apes isn’t just another movie. Spoilers from here on out! The Avengers Turns out Natalie Portman is not in this movie…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

James Cameron Just Added 50 RED EPIC-M Cameras to His Shopping Trolley

How’s this for high-profile clientele, eh? RED has sold 50 of their EPIC-M pro-cams to James Cameron—at $58,000 each, that’s a cool $2.9 million he just forked out. Now, I’ve heard of shopping-based envy before, but Cameron’s taking his to a new level after no-doubt hearing Peter Jackson ordered 30 for The Hobbit, and Jon…

Movies Kat Hannaford

Amazon’s $23,698,655.93 book about flies

The grassroots Star Trek campaign that saved the series

Poisonous formaldehyde may have saved all life on Earth billions of years ago

The most gruesome fates in fantasy

World Of Warcraft Is The Future Of Online Dating

Check out a 7-page preview of IDW’s Doctor Who comic: it’s the 11th Doctor vs. Jack the Ripper!

The Sharp Boundary Between Desert and Forest

What’s happened to Sith Girl? An update on everybody’s favorite Jedi Academy drop-out

10 of the most badass dragons ever

How do you define badass fantasy?

Meet the monster who lives in the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula

Wyld Stallyns will ride again! Bill & Ted 3’s script is finished!

Can Fringe’s Walter Bishop keep the entire world from coming apart at the seams?

Watch Aelita: Queen of Mars, one of the earliest science fiction films

Scientist learns the secret of royal jelly by creating mutant super flies

Botswana’s metal fans are perfecting the Thunderdome chic

Are humans more like chimps or bonobos? The correct answer is changing.

Glee’s Kurt teaches us that witches need acceptance too

Awesome casting rumors for The Hunger Games, Luke Cage, and the Oz prequel. Plus who’s writing Iron Man 3?

James Cameron Just Added 50 RED EPIC-M Cameras to His Shopping Trolley

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National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

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Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

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MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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