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GM’s “Futurama” Exhibit: Three Wheeled Rocket Car

We showed you the fancy pants garage of the future in 1964 now take a look at the GM’s 1964 concept art for their rocket-car of the future, the Runabout. This three-wheeled hatchback debuted in the GM’s Futurama segment in the New York World’s Fair. While the women-folk busy themselves with groceries and other gender-appropriate…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Resurrecting the Extinct Tasmanian Tiger from Preserved DNA

The Tasmanian Tiger was wiped out decades ago, but some scientists from Australia have a mad plan to resurrect the wolf-like marsupials and reintroduce them to their original habitat. We may still be decades away from Jurassic Park, but these researchers did successfully implant Tasmanian Tiger DNA into a mouse and got some of the…

io9 Ed Grabianowski

More People Want To See How Galactica Ends

Battlestar Galactica has always prided itself on being a different type of TV show, whether it’s a break from the sterile SF of Star Trek, a political show devoid of West Wing-style earnestness or even just a show that has very, very bad bald wigs for their characters undergoing chemotherapy. But, says the Hollywood Reporter,…

Television Graeme McMillan

Fuel-Hungry Pirates Steal Used Cooking Oil to Run Their Cars

Restaurants across the United States are reporting that thieves are stealing their used cooking oil, turning it into black-market biodiesel made in garage distilleries. In many cities where biodiesel fuel is popular, restaurants can earn up to $1.25 per gallon of the used stuff. Oil pirates, however, are rarely looking to make a buck. They…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Which Green Lantern Is The Greatest Of Them All?

The character may have been around in various incarnations for over sixty years, but it’s taken the advent of the new Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe game to finally bring the Green Lantern rivalry to a head. Fans are freaking out over which GL shines brightest. Does Hal Jordan automatically take the title of greatest…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Stargate: Continuum Imitates Battlestar Galactica

One of your favorite Stargate characters may never be the same after the direct-to-DVD Stargate: Continuum movie — and it’s a pretty dark plot twist that closely mirrors a recent event on Battlestar Galactica. And speaking of BSG, there’s a spoilery new video. Other spoilers this morning include some facts — and our craziest rumors…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Terminator Salvation Starts Filming, Website Launching (Soon!)

Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins has started production in the New Mexico desert, with Christian Bale and Sam Worthington on board to star in the film as John Connor and Marcus Wright, respectively. The movie website is currently a blank page, but there’s a strong possibility it will launch sometime tomorrow. (So keep refreshing, fanboys!)…

Movies Adrian Covert

Crappiest Ending to Any Science Fiction Movie Ever

I think we can all agree that Stanley Kubrick’s mindbending space opera 2001 is a classic, even if we’re a little divided on whether it’s a masterpiece. Not so with 2010, the 1984 sequel (also based on an Arthur C. Clarke novel) featuring Roy Scheider as the man with a plan and Helen Mirren (Helen!)…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Most Popular Drug In The Universe

So you’re writing a science fiction story or script about a hot new drug, that all the kids are licking or sticking or smoking. And you want a name for this drug that screams “awesome” and sounds like something the kids would go apeshit over. But all the cool names, like KillKillKill and Pink Robots,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Classic Alien Love Story In Animal Collective Video

Animal Collective’s “Peacebone” music video from the Strawberry Jam album is a perfect example of musicians embracing their inner scifi-ness. It’s the classic story: monster meets girl, monster and girl fall in love, girl has surprise for monster, and then the two do what every young couple in love does: smash mailboxes with bats.

io9 Meredith Woerner

OMG Space Doggy!

Here’s a detail from “Chip And Batty Explore Space” by artist William Wegman, showing a dog looking out from a space station. The full image shows another dog space-walking in a spacesuit. It’s just one of the pieces of freaktastic art that NASA commissioned over the decades, which are going on display at the Smithsonian…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

You Can Never Have Too Many Cute Monsters

Cinemarcade has a great sheet of tiny, cute kaiju icons. For some reason, they decided to randomly rename all the Godzilla creatures Elvis — so you’ve got MechaElvis and Baby Elvis in among the other giant monster classics. I guess Godzilla is the king. Of course, my personal favorite is Ghidorah, but Megalon and Hedorah…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Zoe Saldana Talks To io9 About Star Trek And Avatar

We caught up with Zoe Saldana, who plays Uhura in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek. While she couldn’t reveal too much about her work in Trek and James Cameron’s Avatar, she did give a little bit of a behind the scenes look into both. Plus she addresses whether the skirts in the new Trek will be…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Jupiter Has Come Down With a Case of Chicken Pox

Jupiter seems to be sprouting lots of Red Spots these days. Of course the original gangsta, the multiple Earth-sized Great Red Spot has been around for just about four centuries. But back in 2006 Red Spot Jr. appeared and as this picture shows, researchers have just observed a third spot west of big daddy. What’s…

io9 Michael Reilly

An Alien Invasion Via Poison Snowflakes And Giant Bugs

Argentina’s most famous alien-fighting superhero is set to star in his own movie, directed by Lucrecia Martel (whose The Woman Without A Head is appearing at Cannes right now). In El Eternauta, an alien invasion begins with a lethal snowfall that blankets Buenos Aires. The snow kills most of the city’s residents, and our hero,…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Look Inside The High-Tech HQ Of Control In Get Smart

A ton of new production stills from July’s Get Smart just came out, and they show the gleaming futuristic interior of Control’s headquarters. What is that weird globe-like thing behind Steve Carrell? For a moment, I hoped it might be the Cone of Silence, but I don’t think so, sadly. Click through for a gallery,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The House Always Knows Who The Final Cylon Is

You might feel dead-on certain that you know who the final Cylon is on Battlestar Galactica — but are you willing to put money on it? Gambling site BetCRIS is taking your bets right now — and they’ve already decided the odds-on favorite to be the last, and maybe most significant, of the secret Cylons.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Boutique Filling Stations for an Age of Luxury Gas

As rising gas and oil prices turn driving into the transportation equivalent of Prada bags, it makes sense that gas stations will start to look like high-end boutiques. Here is a perfect example of a twenty-first century gas station in Los Angeles, built with “green” materials to look like a modern art museum. Business Week…

io9 Annalee Newitz

More Zingers From Big Red In Hellboy II TV Trailer

Last night Universal premiered the new Hellboy II: The Golden Army TV spot during American Idol. Dripping with voiceovery goodness, the new trailer gives you a better look at the creepy royal siblings and a few more bizarre Guillermo del Toro creatures. You can watch it in HD goodness at the Hellboy II website. [Hellboy…

io9 Meredith Woerner

It Sucks! It Flies! It Cleans Your Floors! (circa 1960)

OK, flies is an overstatement—the UFOoid Hoover Constellation vacuum cleaner floats on a cushion of air, as this commercial makes abundantly clear. Don’t miss the row of dazed housewives pretending to be fascinated as the Constellation scoots down the table, all the while secretly wondering where to get their next scrip for Miltown. Mmm, floating…

io9 Lynn Peril

GM’s “Futurama” Exhibit: Three Wheeled Rocket Car

Resurrecting the Extinct Tasmanian Tiger from Preserved DNA

More People Want To See How Galactica Ends

Fuel-Hungry Pirates Steal Used Cooking Oil to Run Their Cars

Which Green Lantern Is The Greatest Of Them All?

Stargate: Continuum Imitates Battlestar Galactica

Terminator Salvation Starts Filming, Website Launching (Soon!)

Crappiest Ending to Any Science Fiction Movie Ever

The Most Popular Drug In The Universe

Classic Alien Love Story In Animal Collective Video

OMG Space Doggy!

You Can Never Have Too Many Cute Monsters

Zoe Saldana Talks To io9 About Star Trek And Avatar

Jupiter Has Come Down With a Case of Chicken Pox

An Alien Invasion Via Poison Snowflakes And Giant Bugs

Look Inside The High-Tech HQ Of Control In Get Smart

The House Always Knows Who The Final Cylon Is

Boutique Filling Stations for an Age of Luxury Gas

More Zingers From Big Red In Hellboy II TV Trailer

It Sucks! It Flies! It Cleans Your Floors! (circa 1960)

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

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

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

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