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Swarming vampire bats attack 500 people in Peru, killing 4

Peru’s health ministry has dispatched emergency medical teams to the Amazon rainforest to stanch an outbreak of rabid vampire bats. So far 500+ people have been attacked by the bats, and four have been killed. The creatures’ habitat has recently been reduced by deforestation. From the BBC: Four children in the Awajun indigenous tribe died…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 14

In mythical Brooklyn, the Karma Police are very real

In Darwin Carmichael is Going to Hell, hipsters rub elbows with minor deities, angels spend their downtime getting stoned, and followers of Richard Dawkins are seen as irrational loonies. It’s also a world where bad karma has very real consequences. Darwin Carmichael is a typical Brooklynite. He lives in a dingy walk-up. He rides a…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis Aug 14

Alors! Bizarre French circus and sideshow posters from 1885-1925

This is but a small sampling of the mostly Gallic (and totally bonkers) theatrical posters from Double M2’s Cirque Flickr set. My personal favorite is the fellow whose stage moniker is “Nostradamus Jr.” [Spotted on Morbid Anatomy]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 14

Eureka gives robots emotions and all hell breaks loose

Yesterday’s Eureka explored the perils of giving in to your emotions, as humans and AI alike acknowledged and acted on their feelings, even if they left a path of destruction – some more literal than others – in their wake. This episode, one of two sandwiched between the Warehouse 13 crossover and the upcoming return…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Aug 14

GenCon in photos: Gamers, cosplayers, miniatures, dice and more dice

GenCon brought thousands of gamers to Indianapolis last weekend, and with them some serious geeky fun and costumery. Here’s our photo gallery of the most amazing sights. Special thanks to Shirak Agresta, Ellie Winter and Gary Sandelin for additional photography, and to Kelly Faircloth and Mary Ratliff for formatting the gallery. Cheer up! says the…

io9 Terry Hope Romero Aug 13

Why is Yoshihiro Nishimura obsessed with machine women and girls who cut themselves?

Cult director Yoshihiro Nishimura has been making eyeballs bleed for almost two decades, creating disgustingly funny effects for movies like Machine Girl, and directing cult classic Tokyo Gore Police. We talked to him about his latest projects and ongoing obsessions. I met up with Nishimura in a back stairway of the San Diego Convention Center…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 13

Science fiction fans rejoice! McG is directing a romantic comedy

Terminator Salvation director McG was in the running to direct the zombie cop film R.I.P.D., an adaptation of the Dark Horse graphic novel. But the L.A. Times reports he’s going to be too busy directing his romantic comedy project, This Means War, which means R.I.P.D. could fall to director Robert Schwentke (who’s directed Flightplan and…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 13

The io9 guide to selling your collectibles online in a bad economy

Chances are, your rare toys, comics and other collectibles aren’t just awesome — they’re worth serious cash. But how can you get what they’re worth in such a lousy economy? Don’t panic: We’ve collected surefire shwag-selling tips from top sellers. It’s not the best time to be selling your stuff online, says Ray Heikes, who…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Aug 13

Your tips: Steampunk gets a little bit musical, robots help with self-esteem, and toy cars explode

Every week, we round up the best tips that you post in io9’s tips forum. This week, we’ve got a mash-up of Steampunk: the Musical!, toy car explosions, stem cells, Star Wars, fat-battling robots, and much more! If you want to post a tip, just click on the #tips link on our navigation bar, or…

io9 Krista Fulton Aug 13

Humankind Reaches New Low With Auto Channel Changer

Granting us a view of our dystopian future, tinkerer Randy Sarafan combined engineering ingenuity and what looks like extreme depression to make “The Most Useful Machine,” an automated channel surfing aid. One step closer to being completely immobile! The humorous device pairs an extra large universal remote with a timer-rigged clicking finger that will flip…

Television Sam Biddle Aug 13

White dwarf nova explosion emits “shocking” burst of gamma rays

Novas are explosions on the surface of white dwarf stars. They’re the little siblings of supernovas, lasting mere days and emitting far less energy — but apparently still enough energy to emit gamma rays, in a development that’s baffled astrophysicists. White dwarfs are the degenerate remains of a star that was too small to explode…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Aug 13

Aaron Eckhart assembles his dream team of alien-killing actors

When aliens actually do attack Los Angeles and the extra-terrestrial shit hits the fan, Aaron Eckhart knows exactly what actors he’d round up to fight them off. He told us his alien-killing dream-squad…and why Battle: L.A.’s better than The Core. We sat down with Aaron Eckhart in an exclusive interview while he was promoting his…

Movies Meredith Woerner Aug 13

When I dream of you, slimy monsters are always involved

This print by San Francisco artist Paul Madonna is the perfect expression of snarky nerd love. Madonna writes weekly comics which blends his weird musings with gorgeous pen-and-watercolor images of cities, dreams, and lost objects. He’s published books of his work, and is also a regular contributor to excellent lit magazine, The Rumpus. Check out…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Aug 13

Watch the world premiere of Chris Braak’s play “Empress of the Moon” livestream tonight!

Tonight at 8 PM EST, we’ll be hosting the livestream of io9 contributor Chris Braak’s new play The Empress of the Moon. It’s an alternate history about the life of writer and spy Aphra Behn, featuring lots of swordfights. You can read more about the play here. We’ll be starting up the livestream for technical…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 13

Nanotech tea bag creates safe drinking water instantly, for less than a penny

A new “tea bag” uses nano-fibers to suck contaminants and bacteria out of water, providing a desperately-needed, cheap solution for the billions of people without clean drinking water. Researchers at South Africa’s Stellenbosch University made the device from the same material used for the bags of the country’s popular rooibos tea. Inside the sachets are…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Aug 13

Extremely Thin, 3G-Capable Sony Readers Coming Soon?

Rumor is that there’s a new batch of Sony Readers coming soon: The PRS-350 and the PRS-650. They are described as being under 10mm thick and all-around better than previous models. The PRS-650 should be Wi-Fi-enabled and possibly 3G-capable and the slightly larger of the two models with a six-inch screen. There’s no official word…

Books & Comics Rosa Golijan Aug 13

A toothpaste-like gel that can heal wounds six times faster than normal

A gene therapy in the form of a thick gel is about to revolutionize wound treatment. The gel is called Nexagon, and when you apply it to a wound, it reprograms the cells to heal more quickly and efficiently. Unlike an antibiotic cream, which promotes healing by preventing infection, Nexagon is actually speeding up your…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 13

The next Terminator movie will be a 3-D animated sequel to the original Terminator. Will Arnie be back?

One thing everybody knows about Terminators: They always keep coming, no matter what you do. But the next installment of Skynet’s plan to destroy humanity will come in a surprising form: a PG-13 animated sequel to the original Terminator. As we’ve mentioned a bunch lately, the movie rights to Terminator have been tied up in…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Aug 13

Disney debuts its Star Tours 2 video of death

Star Wars Celebration V is underway and already news is pouring out. Disney has released the brand new Star Tours video, that wants you to visit the beautiful death-trap Alderaan. Check out what the upgraded Disney ride holds for you. Disney will relaunch the Star Wars ride Star Tours [now with 3D] in 2011. But…

Movies Meredith Woerner Aug 13

Brick director Rian Johnson will start filming his time-travel movie in January

Great news! Production Weekly tweeted that Looper, the time travel thriller from Brick director Rian Johnson, starts filming in January. This movie takes place in a dark near future, when time travel hasn’t been invented yet but soon will be. And criminals send people back in time from 20 or 30 years in the future,…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Aug 13

Swarming vampire bats attack 500 people in Peru, killing 4

In mythical Brooklyn, the Karma Police are very real

Alors! Bizarre French circus and sideshow posters from 1885-1925

Eureka gives robots emotions and all hell breaks loose

GenCon in photos: Gamers, cosplayers, miniatures, dice and more dice

Why is Yoshihiro Nishimura obsessed with machine women and girls who cut themselves?

Science fiction fans rejoice! McG is directing a romantic comedy

The io9 guide to selling your collectibles online in a bad economy

Your tips: Steampunk gets a little bit musical, robots help with self-esteem, and toy cars explode

Humankind Reaches New Low With Auto Channel Changer

White dwarf nova explosion emits “shocking” burst of gamma rays

Aaron Eckhart assembles his dream team of alien-killing actors

When I dream of you, slimy monsters are always involved

Watch the world premiere of Chris Braak’s play “Empress of the Moon” livestream tonight!

Nanotech tea bag creates safe drinking water instantly, for less than a penny

Extremely Thin, 3G-Capable Sony Readers Coming Soon?

A toothpaste-like gel that can heal wounds six times faster than normal

The next Terminator movie will be a 3-D animated sequel to the original Terminator. Will Arnie be back?

Disney debuts its Star Tours 2 video of death

Brick director Rian Johnson will start filming his time-travel movie in January

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