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Warehouse 13 Keeps Its Doors Open For Another Year

Fans of Syfy’s Warehouse 13 can rest assured that it’s just become slightly less likely that new character James McPherson will manage to take down Arnie, Myka and Pete any time soon: The show’s been renewed for a second season. With five episodes left in the show’s debut season, Syfy announced that the new series…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Global Warming Will Make You Feel The Earth Move Under Your Feet

Climate change will do more to the planet than cause temperatures to rise, warn scientists. Warming oceans may also change the Earth’s axis to shift – and possibly make the planet spin faster, as well. New research suggests that rising ocean levels will result in the northern pole of Earth’s spin axis shifting by around…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Japan’s Abandoned Mines Hint at the Ruins We’ll Leave Behind

The mines in Osarizawa and Matsuo closed decades ago, leaving behind the ruins of industry and miners’ homes. The shattered landscape offers a foretaste of a not-too-distant apocalypse. Michael Johngrist explores ruins, and during a trip to Japan, he photographed the striking ruins that resulted from the closings of the mines in Osarizawa and Matsuo.…

io9 Lauren Davis

Cheadle on Iron Man 2: “It’s More CGI Than Me”

Don Cheadle has been talking about the experience of stepping into James Rhodes’ armored shoes in next year’s Iron Man 2, revealing the questions that drove him, and explaining why there’s more to him than… well, him, in the movie. When asked what the most surprising aspect of making Iron Man 2 was, Cheadle gave…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Smoking Pics From Iron Man 2, Pandorum, Jennifer’s Body, Wolfman, Dollhouse And Stargate!

Friday is for spoilers: Superman’s possible next director says what his storyline his movie wouldn’t include. Photos and posters illuminate Iron Man 2, Pandorum, Jennifer’s Body, Wolfman, Dollhouse and Stargate Universe. Plus Inception, Thor, Surrogates, Fringe, Heroes and Superman/Batman spoilers. Superman: James McTeigue, one of the directors rumored to be in the running to direct…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Panasonic on Global Avatar Promotional Rampage With Army of Huge 3D Plasmas

James Cameron is clearly laying a lot on the line with ever-more-bizarrely-appealing Avatar. Next up is Panasonic, which is staking its budding 3D brand on the film. Spoiler: The plan involves 103″ 3D HDTVs, on wheels. https://gizmodo.com/the-first-avatar-trailer-is-big-blue-hyperreal-bliss-5341719 That Avatar’s going to be shown in 3D has been one of its selling points since the beginning.…

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3D TV: Blu-ray Looks Great, But What’s Next?

3D TV hardware still has a ways to go, but Panasonic’s vision is starting to congeal: It will require glasses, and—at least for some content—it will be awesome. But wait, quick question! What will we watch? I spent a few minutes planted in front of Panasonic’s latest 3D TV hardware, with a similar demo reel…

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Sexy Space Pirates Hold A Wet T-Shirt Contest Using An Alien Virus. What Could Go Wrong?

This sequence from last year’s Plaguers has everything — including fantastic acting. The all-female space pirates seduce a starship crew, then stage a takeover. Unfortunately, one of them gets spattered with an alien virus that turns her into a monster. “I just got so excited, I couldn’t help myself!” says one of the space pirate…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Scientists Discover Why a Broken Heart Really Hurts

Social and romantic rejection can cause very real and unpleasant pain. But it’s not because we’ve internalized centuries of poetry and sappy movies; a new study finds there is an actual neurological mechanism at work. A team of psychologists at the University of California, Los Angeles, conducted a study to determine the relationship between a…

io9 Lauren Davis

Dirt-Cheap Aliens Who Still Look Awesome

Just because science fiction has a low budget, doesn’t mean its alien creatures need to look silly or ho-hum. Here are 10 low-budget alien spectaculars that blew our minds. Some people interpreted last week’s top 10 list of silly alien prosthetics as hating on low-budget science fiction, or dissing the hard work of makeup artists…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Two Physics Breakthroughs That Will One Day Lead to Superarmor

The strange field of metamaterials offers some weird optical effects, like cloaking and superlenses. Recently, two breakthroughs in the field, involving programmable materials and gold nano-corkscrews, just made this exotic nano-stuff a little more practical, and maybe even stranger. Metamaterials are materials engineered to do things nature didn’t intend them to do. (We’ve covered them…

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“It Causes Me Pain To Classify My Post-Apocalyptic YA Romance As Science Fiction”

How easy is it to nail down the genre of a novel you’re working on? Agent Nathan Bransford polled the readers of his blog about the genres they’re writing, and it turned into a free-for-all about the terror of genres. Bransford, an agent with Curtis Brown, posted a poll allowing people to identify their works…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Full Moon Is Made Of Delicious Cheese, In New Wolfman Trailer

Benicio Del Toro bares his fangs in a moonlight- and blood-drenched trailer for the long-delayed Wolfman movie. The transformation effects (what we glimpse of them) are lovely, the ominous stories are bone-chilling, and Anthony Hopkins is playing Malcolm McDowell. Brilliant! The Wolfman comes out Feb. 12, just in time for your bloody Valentine’s Day.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

30 Real Animals with Science Fiction Names

It’s no secret that many scientists are great fans of science fiction, and sometimes tributes to characters and authors end up in their work. We list 30 species, alive and extinct, that bear scifi-themed names. Otocinclus batmani (Batman) In 2007, ichthyologist Pablo Lehmann named a newly discovered species of catfish after the caped crusader. Why?…

io9 Lauren Davis

Spider-Woman Shows Off All Motion Comics’ Faults

Marvel’s much-hyped first motion comic, Spider-Woman has finally been released – But is it a bold leap forward for the format, or as disappointing as Warners’ Watchmen adaptation? How about “both”? Marvel apparently has high hopes for Spider-Woman, calling it both “mind-blowing” and “groundbreaking”, but it doesn’t quite live up to that hype. It’s certainly…

io9 Graeme McMillan

The Secret Connection Between Dopamine And Fear

Dopamine is infamous as a pleasure-inducing brain chemical: It’s the neurotransmitter released when you smoke a cigarette or snort cocaine. But a new study published today shows that dopamine is also key to keeping people terrified for long periods. Specifically, dopamine is responsible for making you remember frightening experiences in the long term, rather than…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Take A Closer Look At The Na’Vi, And Pandora At War

Don’t quite understand what’s going on in the action-packed Avatar trailer? We break down the sensory overload shot-by-shot, to give you a better sense of what will happen on the lush alien world of Pandora. Spoilers below. https://gizmodo.com/watch-the-real-trailer-for-camerons-avatar-5341649 Much of the footage from the first Avatar trailer comes from the same footage James Cameron showed…

io9 Lauren Davis

3 New Anthologies Bring Werewolves, ADD-Afflicted Drinking Birds, And Awesomeness

This may be the best era for original anthologies since the days of Dangerous Visions. Jonathan Strahan announced the final list of contributors for Eclipse 3, and it’s made of want. Other anthologies promise down-and-dirty werewolves, and stellar flash fiction. We were blown away by the second volume of Strahan’s Eclipse series, not least because…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Concept Art Behind Nine’s Ragdoll #5, Plus Two New Clips

We’ve got some exclusive concept art showing the evolution of the one-eyed number 5, from Shane Acker and Tim Burton’s 9. Plus two new clips have been released — and they’re pretty spoilery. Above is the first look at the creation of 5, drawn by Shane Acker and voiced John C. Reilly. The official description…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Geoff Johns Will Have You Shouting “Shazam!”

After John August announced the death of the Captain Marvel movie, things were looking bleak for our hero. But the Shazam! movie has resurrected, with a new screenwriter and some help from DC’s Geoff Johns. August, who had been tapped as the screenwriter on Shazam!, announced in January that the film was dead and buried,…

Movies Lauren Davis

Warehouse 13 Keeps Its Doors Open For Another Year

Global Warming Will Make You Feel The Earth Move Under Your Feet

Japan’s Abandoned Mines Hint at the Ruins We’ll Leave Behind

Cheadle on Iron Man 2: “It’s More CGI Than Me”

Smoking Pics From Iron Man 2, Pandorum, Jennifer’s Body, Wolfman, Dollhouse And Stargate!

Panasonic on Global Avatar Promotional Rampage With Army of Huge 3D Plasmas

3D TV: Blu-ray Looks Great, But What’s Next?

Sexy Space Pirates Hold A Wet T-Shirt Contest Using An Alien Virus. What Could Go Wrong?

Scientists Discover Why a Broken Heart Really Hurts

Dirt-Cheap Aliens Who Still Look Awesome

Two Physics Breakthroughs That Will One Day Lead to Superarmor

“It Causes Me Pain To Classify My Post-Apocalyptic YA Romance As Science Fiction”

The Full Moon Is Made Of Delicious Cheese, In New Wolfman Trailer

30 Real Animals with Science Fiction Names

Spider-Woman Shows Off All Motion Comics’ Faults

The Secret Connection Between Dopamine And Fear

Take A Closer Look At The Na’Vi, And Pandora At War

3 New Anthologies Bring Werewolves, ADD-Afflicted Drinking Birds, And Awesomeness

The Concept Art Behind Nine’s Ragdoll #5, Plus Two New Clips

Geoff Johns Will Have You Shouting “Shazam!”

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

‘Supergirl’ Will Feature David Corenswet’s Superman in a Sort of Big Brother Role

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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