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The Mutant Fungus That Could Stop Malaria

A mutant fungus could prevent the spread of malaria, according to researchers at London’s Westminster University. Angray Kang and other researchers have been working for years to tweak a fungus’ genes to kill the malaria parasite in mosquitoes. Kang and colleagues found that mosquitoes exposed to this strain of the fungus showed a sharp drop…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

How physics simulations and GNU emacs found their way into Tron Legacy

Software developer JT Nimoy has an amazing collection of images from Tron Legacy on his site, where he explains all the math, physics, and old-school computer geekery that he put into making Flynn’s digital world. First, he discusses how complicated it was to make computer-generated fireworks that had what seems like a kind of 8-bit…

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Bacteria that turns flies into sex-crazed super-breeders

The whitefly is a major agricultural pest, and over the last six years Southwest of America has seen the near total infection of the species by a symbiotic bacteria, which makes them super-breeders. The bacterium Rickettsia bellii was originally spotted in just a few specimens in 2000, but by 2006 was in 97% of the…

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Zebras are now walking bar codes

Scientists have come up with a system that can scan zebras in photographs the way cashiers scan cans of peas at the grocery store. It’s thought that zebras developed stripes to elude their predators. Solid-colored animals in herds are hard enough to track when they’re stampeding or milling in circles – but a multitude of…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

25-minute Game of Thrones documentary explains everything you need about Westeros

What does it mean if a character’s last name is Snow? What’s a Kingslayer? What’s beyond the great wall? The cast crew and author George R.R. Martin explain everything you need to know about HBO’s Game of Thrones. Beware spoilers…

Television Meredith Woerner

The villains of Star Trek 2, Doctor Who season 6 and the Superman reboot could surprise you

Chris Hemsworth explains that Thor will be taking some advanced hammer wielding courses between now and The Avengers. Roberto Orci drops the most cryptic Star Trek hint ever. Plus the latest insane Superman rumor reveals a surprising possible female villain! Spoilers from here on out! The Avengers Thor star Chris Hemsworth says the movie starts…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

New Thor clip features blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Hawkeye cameo

Marvel just uploaded a new clip from Thor, in which a certain bow-and-arrow-toting Avenger can be seen dangling from a crane (at about 24 seconds.) Not to mention, Thor getting down and dirty in the mud!

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Urban decay causes ethnic prejudice

In a study that screams to be wildly misinterpreted, people subjected to chaotic and disordered environments were shown to be more likely to discriminate against and stereotype others. The study took place in the Netherlands, and looked at the way people interact with other ethnicities when in situations with high amounts of litter or signs…

io9 Tim Barribeau

How the Japan Tsunami’s Massive Debris Plume Will Hit California and Hawaii

If you live in Hawaii, California, British Columbia, Alaska or Baja California, here are some bad news: According to computer models made by scientists at the International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, all the debris washed out by the Japan tsunami is coming your way. This is how the trash will spread…

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Your Highness’ evil wizard explains the dangers of magical erectile dysfunction

It’s not always easy being an evil wizard — just ask Justin Theroux, who plays the villain of Your Highness. His character needs to have sex with Zooey Deschanel to create a giant dragon, only to run into performance anxiety. We talked to Theroux about the pressures a wicked magic user has to deal with…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Teenage Girls Who Can Kill You Whenever They Feel Like It

Some teenage girls face bigger questions than whether to sit in the front or back seat — like whether to end you with their incredible superpowers. Hanna, opening tomorrow, is about a young girl who takes human life the way the rest of us go through potato chips. But there are lots of other lethal…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Mars Odyssey celebrates 10 years orbiting the Red Planet

Check out this gorgeous Martian vista. This view of the Western Candor Chasma on Mars was created with data from the Mars Odyssey spacecraft. On this day in 2001, the Mars Odyssey spacecraft launched, and now, 3,333 days later, the robotic spacecraft is still going strong. In orbit around the Red Planet, Mars Odyssey has…

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Britain’s first recession was 2,500 years ago

In its simplest terms, European prehistory can be divided into three parts: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. But there’s a mysterious 300 year gap in prehistoric Britain, created by one of humanity’s first economic bubbles. Between 800 and 500 BCE, the archaeological evidence tells a strange story. Ancient Britons weren’t…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Why futuristic assassin movie Hanna is the anti-Sucker Punch, according to director Joe Wright

In person, Saoirse Ronan is slight and delicate-looking, even more than on screen. When we interviewed her about her new film, Hanna (opening tomorrow), we were wondering how she becomes one of the world’s deadliest superhumans. Ronan explained to us how she became a killing machine, and what it’s like to play a character who…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

All telescopic eyes turn to a mysterious explosion in a distant galaxy

Right now, three major telescopes are focused on a huge, sustained burst of energy coming from the center of a galaxy 3.8 billion light years away. Astronomers are speculating on what it could be. On March 28th, Nasa’s Swift Telescope recorded a massive burst of X-ray and Gamma Ray enerty coming from the constellation Draco.…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

First clip from the horrifying Mortal Kombat live action web series

Remember that Mortal Kombat short film that brought the hideous Reptile to life (via a disorder that caused him to grow scales and inside-out eyes)? That film spawn a nine-part webseries, starring Jeri Ryan. Watch the first clip now. We have to admit, we’re kind of looking forward to this ridiculously gruesome creation. And even…

Television Meredith Woerner

Tying light into knots

Scientists can tie light into knots. And those knots can stabilize nuclear fusion. Because every day, physics gets crazier. Over the last few thousand years, light has moved from a mystical expression of divine power, to a comprehensible phenomenon, to another piece of lab equipment. ‘Optical tweezers’ or ‘optical traps’ are often used in laboratories…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

First look at vampire Colin Farrell in the Fright Night reboot

The Fright Night reboot has been getting a lot of love lately. We quite enjoyed David Tennant’s Criss Angel look revealed last year, but here’s your first look at the new Evil Ed (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) and vampire Colin Farrell. https://gizmodo.com/first-look-at-david-tennants-version-of-fright-night-5628197 From what we’ve heard, not a lot has changed in this reboot, except instead of…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Why George R.R. Martin is wrong about the ending of Lost

George R.R. Martin is taking his time finishing his A Song Of Ice and Fire book series, because he doesn’t want the ending to be as unsatisfying as the end of Lost — an assertion that has ruffled some feathers. Spoilers ahead if you haven’t seen Lost’s finale episode… Martin’s critiques of the island-castaway show,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

A pulp-style bug attack movie with science heroes!

I love the teasers for this pulpy flick about dimension-hopping bugs who attack 1940s America. Luckily, Professor Jack will come to the rescue – using science! And fighter planes! Now you can help fund the completion of this swashbuckling tale. The filmmakers are asking people on Kickstarter to help them finish the sound design for…

Movies Annalee Newitz

The Mutant Fungus That Could Stop Malaria

How physics simulations and GNU emacs found their way into Tron Legacy

Bacteria that turns flies into sex-crazed super-breeders

Zebras are now walking bar codes

25-minute Game of Thrones documentary explains everything you need about Westeros

The villains of Star Trek 2, Doctor Who season 6 and the Superman reboot could surprise you

New Thor clip features blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Hawkeye cameo

Urban decay causes ethnic prejudice

How the Japan Tsunami’s Massive Debris Plume Will Hit California and Hawaii

Your Highness’ evil wizard explains the dangers of magical erectile dysfunction

Teenage Girls Who Can Kill You Whenever They Feel Like It

Mars Odyssey celebrates 10 years orbiting the Red Planet

Britain’s first recession was 2,500 years ago

Why futuristic assassin movie Hanna is the anti-Sucker Punch, according to director Joe Wright

All telescopic eyes turn to a mysterious explosion in a distant galaxy

First clip from the horrifying Mortal Kombat live action web series

Tying light into knots

First look at vampire Colin Farrell in the Fright Night reboot

Why George R.R. Martin is wrong about the ending of Lost

A pulp-style bug attack movie with science heroes!

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

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

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

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