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An ancient force that created the spiral ice chasms of Mars

The north pole of Mars is topped with a bizarrely-shaped icecap, riven by deep chasms larger than the Grand Canyon that create a whirling spiral shape. At last scientists have discovered what ancient force created this strange geological feature. For the past 40 years, ever since the shape of the cap was revealed by satellites,…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Four Splice clips show the dangers of splicing human beauty with animal instincts

Check out these four never-before-seen Splice clips, and a featurette with producer Guillermo Del Toro featuring Vincenzo Natali and his mutant baby, Dren. How long would it take before you exterminated your deadly little half-human science project? Tell That To The Fetus: It’s Alive! Chirpy Spliced Baby: Part Of Me: Splice Featurette With Producer Guillermo…

io9 Meredith Woerner

How are supermassive black holes deforming our galaxy?

One of the biggest mysteries about galaxies is how the supermassive black holes at their centers affect the structure of the galaxy itself. Now scientists think they have an answer. A team of German and American astronomers have discovered that there’s a direct relationship between the size of the supermassive black hole and the number…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

12 awesome science fiction lunch boxes

Now that you’re old enough to pack your own lunch, don’t you know that brown-bagging is déclassé? Save a tree and tote your vittles around in these vintage food cubes. When Lee Majors adorns your thermos, nothing can stop you. [The Jailbreak via Nerdcore]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Where’s my goddamn Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot movie?

Frank Miller and Geof Darrow’s hyper-action comic — about a pair of metallic avengers who take on giant monsters with wit, panache, and heart — would make for a terrific animated flick. Get on it, Hollywood. Clearly inspired by both Astro Boy and classic kaiju tales of urban destruction, The Big Guy and Rusty the…

io9 Marc Bernardin

Sigourney Weaver will be your anti-psychic friend

We’re beyond intrigued about Sigourney Weaver’s next movie, Red Lights. Especially since she’s playing the resident skeptic, on a mission to disprove a famous psychic. Let’s hope it’s John Edwards himself! Bloody Disgusting has a big scoop on Weaver’s next role in Rodrigo Cortés’ film, Red Lights, who became super popular after his film Buried…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Christina Hendricks: Sultry music-video future-droid

The Mad Men star — and recently anointed most beautiful woman on the face of everywhere — is the robotic muse of a forthcoming video from Broken Bells. (Still, she’ll always be our Mrs. Reynolds.) “The Ghost Inside” is the first, as-yet-unreleased video from the self-titled album by Broken Bells, the musical collaboration between Danger…

io9 Marc Bernardin

Is Eli Roth’s The Last Exorcist scarier than the original Exorcist?

Spooky exorcisms are a staple among horror movies. But the latest trailer for the new Eli Roth-produced exorcism film has us wondering: Can this shaky cam “real life” film be half as frightening as the original Exorcist? Some of the scenes in this trailer look horrifying, while others look very shaky-cam and shticky. But it…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Movie soundtracks are designed to freak us out on an evolutionary level

According to evolutionary biologists, movie music contains “unexpected” sounds that trigger primal reactions from audiences. In other words, our brains are hardwired to respond with fear to the Jaws soundtrack. In a study led by evolutionary ecologist Daniel Blumstein of UCLA and published in the journal Biology Letters, researchers analyzed popular horror, drama, war, and…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Spiffy, spangly new retro-Iron Man covers

Remember that time when I wished upon a star for Ronnie del Carmen to do more comics? Thank you, Marvel Comics, for sort of making that come true. https://gizmodo.com/where-are-my-goddamn-ronnie-del-carmen-comics-5520057 Ronnie del Carmen and Bill Pressing — two artists who’ve done storyboard work for Pixar as well as comics projects of their own — have done…

io9 Marc Bernardin

Take a closer look at the worlds of Splice and Inception, plus new hints about Neuromancer

There are clips and interviews aplenty for Splice. A new trailer takes us further inside the world of Inception. Plus Neuromancer, John Carter of Mars, Doctor Who, Stargate Universe, The Sorceror’s Apprentice, and – for old time’s sake – Lost. Splice: We’ve got a ton of videos this morning. Let’s start with this video interview…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

48 Hour Magazine: The Six Minute Movie

48 Hour Magazine was an incredible project: thousands of contributors using online tools to create, print, and ship a magazine in two days. First: read Joel’s interview with the creators. Then: watch how it all happened. [Vimeo via Laughing Squid] https://gizmodo.com/48-hours-1-000s-of-contributors-1-magazine-5530008

Movies Brian Barrett

Hillcrest Labs’ Updated Kylo “TV Browser” Brings Hulu Into the Loop

The new version of Kylo, the fun-to-say web browser tailor made for TV sets, comes with some polish and Hulu accessibility. To help you control it all, Hillcrest Labs is slashing the price of their funky Loop remote in half. https://gizmodo.com/the-loop-controls-your-tv-like-the-wii-for-100-5290975 First thing’s first: the Loop, basically a souped-up Wiimote for your TV, will go…

Television Kyle VanHemert

Watch the skies for the Air Force’s secret space plane…with your iPhone!

The Boeing X-37, the Air Force’s robotic space plane and forerunner of the next space shuttle, launched back in April for its first orbital test. Now it’s been spotted – and there’s even an iPhone app to track it anywhere. Although it was launched on April 22, it wasn’t until a few days ago that…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Bathe in the unearthly light of alien abductions, with UFO lamps

When the aliens finally come to sweep you up into their tentacled embrace, their dazzling lights may disorient you so much, you’ll be helpless to stop them. So it’s best to prepare by getting one of Jason Dietz’s UFO lamps. We’ve already shown you lamps that celebrate the wonder of cow abductions, but Dietz’s handiwork…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Photos of Mars…on Earth…in Tunisia

Chott El Jerid is a salt-encrusted seasonal lake in southwestern Tunisia. The Europlanet project, a consortium of universities devoted to finding earthly environment similar to other planets and moons, has designated the area an earthbound Mars. Chott El Jerid’s otherworldly credentials are unsurprising, as George Lucas used the area as a stand-in for Tatooine in…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Lost’s Mr. Eko joins the cast of The Thing prequel

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (a.k.a. Mr. Eko from Lost and Heavy Duty from G.I. Joe) will co-star in Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.’s prequel to John Carpenter’s body-snatching classic The Thing. Akinnuoye-Agbaje plays Derek Jameson, a pilot who battles the Antarctic alien. Spoilers! Back in January, we noted that the casting call to The Thing prequel was making…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

First Pictures from Harry Potter’s Deathly Hallows epilogue

Potter fanatics all know the big surprise epilogue in Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows reveals quite a bit about our favorite Hogwarts students. See how the actors changed to capture what happens in the novel. Spoilers ahead. The very end of Deathly Hallows has a flash forward about 19 years into the Potter kids’…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Black holes in our galactic neighborhood are “feeble and unpredictable,” say scientists

Astronomers have discovered that the black hole at the heart of the Andromeda galaxy is so weak that it’s nearly inexplicable. So is the Milky Way’s black hole. But lately the Andromeda black hole, M31, has been exploding with energy. First of all, being a weak black hole just means that these black holes aren’t…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Question of the Day: Were You Satisfied by the Lost Finale?

That Lost finale sure was divisive! Some people loved it, others hated it and then there’s a big chunk of people who want the internet to shut the hell up about it. Can’t help you there, angry non-Losties! https://gizmodo.com/the-best-lost-building-and-my-favorite-scene-5547309 Personally, I’m pretty ambivalent about it. By the time we were nearing the end of this…

Television Adam Frucci

An ancient force that created the spiral ice chasms of Mars

Four Splice clips show the dangers of splicing human beauty with animal instincts

How are supermassive black holes deforming our galaxy?

12 awesome science fiction lunch boxes

Where’s my goddamn Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot movie?

Sigourney Weaver will be your anti-psychic friend

Christina Hendricks: Sultry music-video future-droid

Is Eli Roth’s The Last Exorcist scarier than the original Exorcist?

Movie soundtracks are designed to freak us out on an evolutionary level

Spiffy, spangly new retro-Iron Man covers

Take a closer look at the worlds of Splice and Inception, plus new hints about Neuromancer

48 Hour Magazine: The Six Minute Movie

Hillcrest Labs’ Updated Kylo “TV Browser” Brings Hulu Into the Loop

Watch the skies for the Air Force’s secret space plane…with your iPhone!

Bathe in the unearthly light of alien abductions, with UFO lamps

Photos of Mars…on Earth…in Tunisia

Lost’s Mr. Eko joins the cast of The Thing prequel

First Pictures from Harry Potter’s Deathly Hallows epilogue

Black holes in our galactic neighborhood are “feeble and unpredictable,” say scientists

Question of the Day: Were You Satisfied by the Lost Finale?

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

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

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

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