io9 | Page 4716 of 5931 | We Come From the Future

Virgin birth discovered in boa constrictors

Or, to put it in non-sensational terms: A boa in a pet store in Tennessee has reproduced asexually. And its offspring have a bizarre genetic makeup that scientists have never seen before. A female boa in a pet store in Tennessee has just given birth to her second litter of offspring in as many years.…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Walking Dead cover remade in the “living” flesh

Over Halloween weekend, a very special variant Walking Dead cover was released, and here it is. Looks like a recreation of one of the earlier covers from Robert Kirkman’s comic. Fingers crossed they remake Issue #19, with Michonne! [MTV]

Television Meredith Woerner

In 1911, Coca Cola went on trial for being a killer brain tonic

In March 1911, a federal lawsuit against Coca Cola (The United States Government vs. Forty Barrels, Twenty Kegs Coca-Cola,) began in Chattanooga. How come? The US government alleged that Coke’s added caffeine was a deadly poison. Nowadays Coca Cola is demonized for causing obesity and dissolving your incisors, but in the early 1900s the US…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

A soldier’s brain implant sends him on a holy quest

Ali once fought on the side of the Free Shi’ah Anti-Crediteers in a war over global credit. But now he just wants to save his dying wife, and figure out the messages he’s getting from his glitchy brain implant. Photo by David Shariatmadari This is the setup for Nebula-nominated author Saladin Ahmed’s short story “The…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The New Tron: Legacy Poster Looks Awfully Familiar…

This new Tron: Legacy poster makes me want to see the movie more than ever, if that’s even possible. But why am I so sure I’ve seen it somewhere before? Oh, right. I remember now. If we have any luck at all, the movie will update its predecessor in the same way the poster does:…

Movies Brian Barrett

Watch a clip from the alien-rampage movie that launched MST3K!

When it comes to cheesy science-fiction films, The Green Slime may be the greatest of all. It’s so iconic, it featured in the never-aired Mystery Science Theatre 3000 pilot, and now it’s coming to DVD. Here’s an exclusive monster-rampage clip. An American production with American stars, The Green Slime was nevertheless made in Japan by…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Get Ready For Movie Theaters That Watch You

Movie theaters are already watching you; in an effort to curb piracy, many theaters have systems that pinpoint camcorder-wielding patrons. But the next generation of those systems will be watching for something else entirely: how much you’re enjoying the movie. Aralia Systems, producer of one of the popular anti-piracy solutions, has received a grant for…

Movies Kyle VanHemert

DC Comics tells us about Bruce Wayne’s secret identity bombshell

Grant Morrison’s final issue of Batman and Robin came out today. In the comic’s final panels, Bruce Wayne revealed a huge secret to the press. io9 spoke with DC Comics editor-in-chief Bob Harras about Batman’s new status quo. Spoilers! In Batman and Robin 16, Bruce Wayne returns from his time-traveling shenanigans and announces that A.)…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Charles Yu travels through time in Episode 24 of The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy

Charles Yu, author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, joins us this week on io9’s Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast to discuss time travel and parallel universes. Plus, what’s the best time travel story ever? The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy is hosted by John Joseph Adams and David Barr…

Books & Comics Johnjosephadams

Funniest video we’ve seen in ages: The original Star Wars trilogy re-imagined in Lego!

Lego Star Wars goes to the next level, with a skewed retelling of the original trilogy. Yes, it stars Jar-Jar, but it’s seriously the most uproarious, brilliant Star Wars spoof in forever, packed with crazy Easter eggs. [via Kotaku] https://kotaku.com/re-writing-the-star-wars-saga-with-lego-5680123

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Revolutionary eye implants have restored sight to the blind

By tucking high-tech implants inside people’s eyes, researchers in Germany have given three blind people the ability to see. The implants only work for those suffering from a hereditary condition called retinal dystrophy, which causes the eye’s light receptors to degenerate. The implant is placed inside the rear wall of the eye, and completely replaces…

io9 Tim Barribeau

A hoarder’s airplane graveyard in Ohio, reclaimed by nature

In northeastern Ohio, there’s a bucolic airplane graveyard filled with the decaying remains of old jets, like this Vought F7U Cutlass. Here’s an eerie video of these rotting old birds. Photographer Michael Wendell told Telstar Logistics about his encounter with the graveyard’s owner, who seemed to be hoarding the planes rather than repairing or scrapping…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Millennium Falcon rear window sticker upgrades any car in less than 12 parsecs

Now you can get lucky in the backseat of the Millennium Falcon, with this decal. Just think of the annoying quotation potential! We’ll get you started: “She may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts.” [Buzzfeed]

Movies Meredith Woerner

5 new Skyline clips will eat your brain

Don’t stare directly into these five new clips from the alien-invasion movie Skyline — it’s what the aliens want! Check out the alien madness in theaters November 12th.

Movies Meredith Woerner

What’s standing between us and time travel?

In this week’s “Ask a Physicist” we’re going to give some design specs to the practical time traveler. Astute readers of the “Ask a Physicist” column may have noticed that I’ve had a time obsession over the last few weeks, leading up to a big time travel extravaganza. A number of you took the bait…

io9 Dr. Dave Goldberg

Watch the birth of “super Monarch butterflies” that live 10 times longer than their parents

Every four generations, Monarch butterflies create a “super generation” that lives long enough to migrate to Mexico. In this video from National Geographic, we see how the butterflies engineer their children for such astonishing longevity. This is part of a special called Great Migrations that National Geographic is airing this Sunday, Nov. 7. (Thanks, Marilyn…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Reality mirrors art: real-life superhero Civil War goes down in Stamford, CT

In Marvel Comics’ 2006 miniseries Civil War, unruly superheroes brawl in Stamford, Connecticut, and Captain America and Spider-Man consequently fight each other. This Halloween, an unruly Captain America and Spider-Man were arrested for brawling in Stamford. It’s all coming true! In Civil War, a disastrous superhero battle in Stamford leads to the passing of the…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Every aspect of the landscape was a result of biological engineering

Autotrophic mountains of cellulose respired beneath the genetic engineers’ podship. Their motto was “no cell shall remain unchanged.” They took a planet full of ragged trees and mismatched flowers and made it a monument to perfect biological efficiency. This is the work of Dan McPharlin, an artist whose future retro aesthetic is like Zardoz crossed…

io9 Annalee Newitz

First look at Space: 1999 Blu-Ray shows an eye-popping improvement

People sometimes put down Space: 1999 for looking cheap and nasty — but after you see how much cooler it looks in a restored HD version, you’ll want to watch it all over again. More comparisons below. The new Blu-Ray set of Space: 1999 is out in the U.K. now and should be out in…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

The Pornographers Have Turned On the Pirates

Axel Braun, pornographic auteur, has filed a federal copyright suit against nearly 7,100 individuals. The offense? Sharing his Batman XXX: A Porn Parody via torrents. It’s basically a NSFW version of the summer’s Hurt Locker case. https://gizmodo.com/hurt-locker-producers-take-up-arms-against-pirates-5537281 The script is expected to play out the same in this case as it did then: lawyers will…

Movies Brian Barrett

Virgin birth discovered in boa constrictors

Walking Dead cover remade in the “living” flesh

In 1911, Coca Cola went on trial for being a killer brain tonic

A soldier’s brain implant sends him on a holy quest

The New Tron: Legacy Poster Looks Awfully Familiar…

Watch a clip from the alien-rampage movie that launched MST3K!

Get Ready For Movie Theaters That Watch You

DC Comics tells us about Bruce Wayne’s secret identity bombshell

Charles Yu travels through time in Episode 24 of The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy

Funniest video we’ve seen in ages: The original Star Wars trilogy re-imagined in Lego!

Revolutionary eye implants have restored sight to the blind

A hoarder’s airplane graveyard in Ohio, reclaimed by nature

Millennium Falcon rear window sticker upgrades any car in less than 12 parsecs

5 new Skyline clips will eat your brain

What’s standing between us and time travel?

Watch the birth of “super Monarch butterflies” that live 10 times longer than their parents

Reality mirrors art: real-life superhero Civil War goes down in Stamford, CT

Every aspect of the landscape was a result of biological engineering

First look at Space: 1999 Blu-Ray shows an eye-popping improvement

The Pornographers Have Turned On the Pirates

KitchenAid 4.5-Quart Stand Mixer Is Back at Its Lowest Price, a Last-Minute Spring Sale Deal Outside Amazon Prime Day

‘Pizza Movie’ Has a Hilariously Grisly New Way to Say ‘This Is Your Brain on Drugs’ (Exclusive)

Amazon Makes a Last Push for Govee LED Strip Light at a Black Friday Low as the Spring Sale Winds Down, Works with Alexa and Google Assistant

Forget Shokz, Anker Pushes Soundcore AeroClip Open-Ear Earbuds to an All-Time Low in the Final Hours of Amazon’s Spring Sale

Google Pixel 10 Pro Gets Cleared Out at a Record Low, Now Even Cheaper Than AirPods Pro With Trade-In

Meta’s Two New Smart Glasses Are Slimmer and More Like Regular Glasses

JBL Boombox 3 Speaker at 40% Off Is Now Even Cheaper Than Renewed Units on Amazon

Elizabeth Olsen Promises She Knows Nothing About Her Marvel Future

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

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

Let us help find what you are looking for...