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A Brief History of DC Comics’ Black Supermen

As long as the original Superman has had counterparts like Steel and, more recently, Final Crisis’ Calvin Ellis of Earth-23, there have been comics fans who struggled to comprehend—and often pushed back against—the idea of a Black Superman. This small-minded and particularly pervasive quirk of the larger Superman fandom isn’t unique to Superman or DC…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

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MIT Researchers Want to Talk to Spiders

If you think working from home is hard, consider the spider, who lives at work in a house it built. Arachnids use their intricate webs to trap meals, navigating across the structure using the vibrations it senses through the hairs on its legs. Today, a team of researchers at MIT report that they’ve translated those…

Biology Isaac Schultz

There’s No Reason to Freak Out About the Latest Pfizer Vaccine Study

Over the weekend, a new study involving the Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine set off a wave of alarming—and at times misleading—headlines. The study, based on real-world data from Israel, found that the vaccine wasn’t as effective against B.1351, the variant first found in South Africa, as it was against other strains. However, as the study authors…

Health Ed Cara

Tesla Owners, Say ‘Open Butthole’ and Get a Little Surprise

Tesla’s cars already feature a wide range of Easter eggs, like the ability to turn on “fart mode,” support for volume settings that go to 11, and more. But recently, Tesla owners have discovered a new trick that might be the most childish one yet. Recently spotted by @tesla_master on Twitter, it seems Tesla added…

Tech News Sam Rutherford

Texas Wind Energy Set a Record—But Republicans Are Still Trying to Squash It

Despite recent baseless attacks on wind power as unreliable and unneeded from Texas politicians, wind was the number one source of electricity on the state’s grid last month. Awkward! Wind energy generated 39% of power on the Texas grid in March, federal data shows, beating out other sources like coal (15%), natural gas (30%), and…

Energy Molly Taft

The Long History of Star Trek Uniform Fashions

The debate over whether or not Starfleet is a military organization, a scientific one, or a messy, often contradictory combination of both has been a part of Star Trek since it began. One thing that we can always be certain of though? It loves a wardrobe shakeup. With Discovery’s upcoming season adding yet another uniform,…

io9 James Whitbrook

Uber for Weed Just Uber

The future of doing drugs is starting to look a lot like the future of everything else: suspiciously cheap and easy. Amid a new wave of cannabis legalization around the U.S., Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told CNBC on Monday that his company may eventually roll its way into the weed business. “When the road is…

Tech News Andrew Couts

MiniLED Supply Issues Could Delay New iPad Pro Launches

Apple’s next-generation iPad Pro could reportedly ship later than initially anticipated thanks to a supply chain issue. Citing sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported Sunday that the rumored 12.9-inch iPad Pro models that are expected to release with miniLED technology could launch in short supply due to manufacturing issues with its overseas suppliers. The…

Tech News Catie Keck

The Live-Action Gundam Movie Taps Jordan Vogt-Roberts to Direct and Heads to Netflix

It would seem the director behind the long-in-limbo Metal Gear Solid movie saw one Japanese parallel for nuclear war and decided “no, there must be more.” Netflix has announced that Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts will direct Legendary’s adaptation of the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise. Oh and also, it’s a Netflix production now. Vogt-Roberts—who…

Movies James Whitbrook

Lucy Liu Joins Shazam: Fury of the Gods as Helen Mirren’s Co-Villain

We still haven’t gotten over the fact that Dame Helen Mirren has joined DC’s Shazam movie as Hespera, the divine foe that will face down Billy Batson (Asher Angel) in both his normal and superhero forms. Now Hecuba will be lent a hand by her sister Kalypso, as played by Kill Bill and Elementary star…

io9 Rob Bricken

An Alaskan Glacier Has Started Moving Really, Really Fast

If you’re visiting Alaska this year, you may get to experience a once-in-a-lifetime geologic event. A glacier in Denali National Park has started moving between 50 to 100 times faster than normal. Last month, a pilot flying over Denali—a park home to the tallest mountain in the U.S.—spotted unusual topography around Muldrow Glacier and took…

Climate Change Molly Taft

Star Wars’ High Republic Enters Its Second Saga

When Star Wars’ High Republic saga began, it was a breath of fresh air. Happier, less uptight Jedi; new, interesting villains; and nary a Skywalker to be seen. But while the first “chapter” of the overall saga is coming to a close in a few months, the High Republic itself isn’t going anywhere—Lucasfilm has announced a…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

Samsung Reportedly Mulling Slick Tech and a Big-Name Camera Partnership for Future Galaxy Phones

A lot of smartphone brands have recently turned to legacy camera makers to help improve the image quality of their phones. Vivo partnered with Zeiss, OnePlus teamed up with Hasselblad, and now, according to multiple reports, it appears Samsung may be looking to team up with Olympus to upgrade the cameras on future Galaxy phones.…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford

Apple, Combining a TV Box and Smart Speakers Isn’t Going to Fix Your Smart Home Woes

Listen, Apple’s great at a lot of things, but building smart home gadgets ain’t one of them. In fact, its dismal offerings in that space are a glaring weakness—especially when you look at the strides Google and Amazon have made in recent years. Apple is well aware of that, and it looks like it might…

Tech News Victoria Song

Steven Universe‘s Final Anti-Racism PSA Is for the Allies

io9's got a first look at at the latest short, which has an equally important message for anti-racism allies.

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Image: David “Darko” Lafuente/Image Comics

Radiant Black Teases a Big New Reveal For Its Most Mysterious Foe

Radiant Black has been one of the most interesting superhero comics of 2021 so far, giving us an exciting spin on the masked superhero tropes writer Kyle Higgins previously examined in his work on the official Power Rangers comic. But big heroes need big stakes—and we’ve got a look at some big mystery comic to…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

The Case for Virtual Picket Lines

Coverage of the recent union election by Amazon warehouse workers has often referred to “national attention” around the “high-profile” event, for which “the world” and “we” have breathlessly awaited the outcome. The implied “we” are mostly news media, politicians, celebrities, and a pro-labor contingent of avid tweeters. It’s my job to relay Amazon workers’ reports…

Tech News Whitney Kimball

How AI Could Upgrade Brain Stimulation Therapies

The human brain, just like whatever you’re reading this on, uses electricity to function. Neurons are constantly sending and receiving electrical signals. Everyone’s brain works a bit differently, and scientists are now getting closer to establishing how electrical activity is functioning in individual patients’ brains and how to stimulate it to treat neurological and psychiatric…

Artificial Intelligence Thor Benson

Updates From Andor, Snake Eyes, and More

The fourth Hotel Transylvania has a title and a release date, and so does Snake Eyes. Legends of Tomorrow’s new season teases a hell of a time for Constantine. The race to save Kara brings Supergirl to 2009. Plus, what’s coming on Fear the Walking Dead. Spoilers, go! Hotel Transylvania: Transformania According to Deadline, the…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

How to Use Super Resolution in Photoshop and Lightroom—Plus Some Free Alternatives

If you’re trying to enlarge a digital image, or zoom in on a particular part of it, the picture can get pretty pixelated pretty fast. Image editors can’t magically insert data that wasn’t captured in the first place…or can they? The latest in artificial intelligence algorithms promise to smartly fill in details to avoid jagged…

Gadgets David Nield

A Brief History of DC Comics’ Black Supermen

MIT Researchers Want to Talk to Spiders

There’s No Reason to Freak Out About the Latest Pfizer Vaccine Study

Tesla Owners, Say ‘Open Butthole’ and Get a Little Surprise

Texas Wind Energy Set a Record—But Republicans Are Still Trying to Squash It

The Long History of Star Trek Uniform Fashions

Uber for Weed Just Uber

MiniLED Supply Issues Could Delay New iPad Pro Launches

The Live-Action Gundam Movie Taps Jordan Vogt-Roberts to Direct and Heads to Netflix

Lucy Liu Joins Shazam: Fury of the Gods as Helen Mirren’s Co-Villain

An Alaskan Glacier Has Started Moving Really, Really Fast

Star Wars’ High Republic Enters Its Second Saga

Samsung Reportedly Mulling Slick Tech and a Big-Name Camera Partnership for Future Galaxy Phones

Apple, Combining a TV Box and Smart Speakers Isn’t Going to Fix Your Smart Home Woes

Steven Universe‘s Final Anti-Racism PSA Is for the Allies

Radiant Black Teases a Big New Reveal For Its Most Mysterious Foe

The Case for Virtual Picket Lines

How AI Could Upgrade Brain Stimulation Therapies

Updates From Andor, Snake Eyes, and More

How to Use Super Resolution in Photoshop and Lightroom—Plus Some Free Alternatives

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