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Beautiful and Terrifying Creatures From The Edge Of Light

Deep in the ocean, beyond where light reaches, thousands of new species are being documented by the Census Of Marine Life. From the tiny and adorable to the nightmarish, all of these creatures from the Cthulian depths are entrancing. The photic zone is an area of the ocean that extends beyond the reach of sunlight,…

io9 Tim Barribeau

Two Of Our Favorite Monster Badasses – Unveiled!

We’ve got a better look at two badass antiheroes whose burned faces will be the centerpieces of upcoming horror adventues: Jackie Earle Haley‘s Freddy Krueger and Josh Brolin‘s Old West supernatural tough guy Jonah Hex. Here’s the first-ever reveal for Jonah Hex. It’s not a lot but you can tell Jonah Hex’s face is looking…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Twilight’s Bella Is “The Sexual Aggressor”

Over at Strange Horizons, author Karen Healey has an amazing essay about body transformations in young adult fiction. She looks at adolescent physical changes in several novels, including the Twilight series. Vamp-loving hero Bella, she argues, is hardly passive. Healey writes: Bella is often accused of passivity, but although there are certainly faults to be…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Dallas’ Eco-Community Could Be the Future of Urban Housing

In 2011, construction will begin on Forwarding Dallas, a hilltop-inspired community that combines renewable energy and rooftop greenery with practical and cost-effective design. Could we be looking at the model for sustainable urban architecture? Portuguese architectural firms Atelier Data and Moov designed Forwarding Dallas for the Re:Vision Dallas competition, which solicited sustainable designs to construct…

io9 Lauren Davis

For Thanksgiving, Heroes Embraces Mutant Family Dysfunction

Monday’s episode of Heroes, “Thanksgiving,” represented one of those rare moments when everything wrong with this show suddenly became right. It was a soapy tale of three intertwined, dysfunctional mutant family dinners – and it was old-fashioned freaky fun. For some reason, everything related to Claire is great this season. Her lesbotic leanings brought in…

io9 Annalee Newitz

New Evidence Points to Fossilized Life on Mars

Thirteen years ago, a team of researchers studying the Allan Hills meteorite found evidence that the rock might contain fossils of Martian bacteria. Now, fresh evidence makes a stronger case that Mars once contained life very similar to Earth bacteria. Spaceflight Now is reporting that, within the next few days, NASA plans to publicly discuss…

io9 Lauren Davis

Is This The Beginnings Of The First Megacity?

The idea of an arcology, a single hyper-structure that houses an entire town or city, has haunted science-fiction stories like H.G. Wells’ The Sleeper Awakes, Judge Dredd comics and Larry Niven novels. But now they’re building one in the desert. Paolo Soleri, who coined the term “arcology” to describe a super-dense hyperstructure that houses tons…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

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io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Matrix’s Bullet-Dodging Scene, Faithfully Recreated in Lego

Neo and Agent Smith dodge bullets inside the Matrix. But this version doesn’t star Keanu Reeves and Hugo Weaving; it stars superpowered Lego men in this frame-for-frame, stop-motion recreation of one of The Matrix’s most famous scenes. In honor of the 10th anniversary of The Matrix, a group of fans recreated nearly 900 frames of…

io9 Lauren Davis

Do Some Naked Yoga And Let The Lizard Queen Soothe Your Worries

Let all your worries slip away, as Morena Baccarin‘s Anna gives a naked inspirational speech about living fluidly, in a fairly dead-on parody of motivational tapes. What do you think: Should the makers of last night’s V be without regret? Watching “It’s Just The Beginning” a second time, I definitely had a sense that this…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

In Case of Monster Attack, Know Your Enemies’ Weaknesses

If you ever find yourself trapped inside a movie or a video game, you may wish you had studied Olly Moss’ strategy guide poster, which offers a quick reference on the easiest ways to dispatch enemies from AT-ATs to zombies. Moss, who also created a clever series of black and red movie posters, and recently…

io9 Lauren Davis

“The Road” Leads to a Sentimental Post-Apocalypse

The vast, dying landscapes in The Road are edged with flame, telling a story of the world unmade in stark images. While the design in this film is eloquent, its characters aren’t. What lurks beneath their silence? The Road, which opens today, is based on a bleak novel by Cormac McCarthy where a man and…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Cram Your Hard Drive With Sexorcists, Sextremists And Interstellar Sexplorers

The original source for science-fictional sleaze, Something Weird Video, just launched a new video download service, letting you grab entire weird exploitation movies that your parents felt guilty sneaking out to watch. And they’re as cheap as their original budgets. For just $6 a pop, you can own any one of hundreds of classic pieces…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

TiVo Is Slowly Dying

It’s always strange when a company that’s become synonymous with its market—like Kleenex to tissues, or Xerox to copiers—starts fading. And that’s exactly what’s happening to TiVo, whose subscriber level has dropped to where it was in 2004. This from TiVo’s SEC filing for last quarter, which shows the company losing 314,000 subscribers in the…

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The Clearest View Yet Of A 1,000 Year Old Explosion

In 1054, humans recorded sightings of the mega-star explosion that created the Crab Nebula. It was so bright it was visible to the naked eye. Now three space telescopes have together created a more complete picture of the debris. According to National Geographic: This new picture of the Crab Nebula combines data from the Chandra…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!

In what might be the most frighteningly graphic commercial we’ve ever seen, it’s raining polar bears. The giant bloody bodies are destroying this town, sending the message: Go green, or be smashed by flying bear corpses. Really horrible. [Geekologie]

io9 Meredith Woerner

Spectacular Stop Motion Book Ad Make eBooks Seem Downright Soulless

This stop-motion ad by the New Zealand Book Council makes me glad I don’t own a Kindle or a Nook, and it makes me want to go grab a book immediately. Preferably a gritty New Zealand western. [Arbora via TDW]

Books & Comics Adam Frucci

Doctor Who And The Concept Art Of Mars

The Mars base in Doctor Who‘s latest adventure looked almost too neat and tidy — but it originally looked a lot junkier, as this newly released concept art reveals. And click through to see guns, pencil drives and gadget gloves. [BBC Doctor Who Site] The “gadget glove” concept art Mars base visual #2 Adelaide’s gun…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

13 Video Featurettes Lay Out The Characters And Designs Of Avatar

Zoe Saldana’s blue-skinned Avatar creature? All is answered in these short videos that gives each character and actor some additional screen time to reveal more footage, behind-the-scenes secrets… and a crop of spoilers.

io9 Meredith Woerner

See Iron Man’s Unearthly Glow, Doctor Who’s Latest Clue, Chuck’s New Intersect In Action, And 2 Lovely Bones Cips

Fans may have guessed which role Kat Dennings plays in Thor, and Cameron talks Avatar. Meanwhile there’s an iconic new Iron Man image. Plus, clips from The Lovely Bones and Chuck, an image from Tennant’s last hurrah, and Zombieland news. Thor Although initial speculation had Kat Dennings playing the Enchantress, some folks think it’s more…

io9 Lauren Davis

Beautiful and Terrifying Creatures From The Edge Of Light

Two Of Our Favorite Monster Badasses – Unveiled!

Twilight’s Bella Is “The Sexual Aggressor”

Dallas’ Eco-Community Could Be the Future of Urban Housing

For Thanksgiving, Heroes Embraces Mutant Family Dysfunction

New Evidence Points to Fossilized Life on Mars

Is This The Beginnings Of The First Megacity?

ArcoSanti

The Matrix’s Bullet-Dodging Scene, Faithfully Recreated in Lego

Do Some Naked Yoga And Let The Lizard Queen Soothe Your Worries

In Case of Monster Attack, Know Your Enemies’ Weaknesses

“The Road” Leads to a Sentimental Post-Apocalypse

Cram Your Hard Drive With Sexorcists, Sextremists And Interstellar Sexplorers

TiVo Is Slowly Dying

The Clearest View Yet Of A 1,000 Year Old Explosion

The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!

Spectacular Stop Motion Book Ad Make eBooks Seem Downright Soulless

Doctor Who And The Concept Art Of Mars

13 Video Featurettes Lay Out The Characters And Designs Of Avatar

See Iron Man’s Unearthly Glow, Doctor Who’s Latest Clue, Chuck’s New Intersect In Action, And 2 Lovely Bones Cips

U.S. Considers Ban on Chinese Air Bags Blamed for Deaths of 10 People in Survivable Crashes

Samsung’s New Frame TVs Look Even More Like Actual Paintings

You Can Now Watch Rocky From ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sleep With the Perfect Accompaniment

5 Things You May Have Missed During NASA’s Historic Launch of Artemis 2

Artemis 2 Day 2: Follow the Mission With Our Live Updates 🔴

30 Unpublished Poems From Iconic Greek Philosopher Discovered in Cairo

Lucid Recalls 4,000 Gravity SUVs for Faulty Seat Belts That May Not Actually Work During a Collision

Ninja Blast Max Hits Its Lowest Price and Now One of the Cheapest Portable Blenders Worth Buying

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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