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Neil deGrasse Tyson Will Return to TV After Sexual Misconduct Investigation

The National Geographic Channel and Fox Broadcasting said they have completed their investigation of astrophysicist and TV celebrity Neil deGrasse Tyson over multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, and will air two of his shows that have been postponed, Entertainment Weekly reported on Friday. The channel said it would be airing StarTalk and Cosmos: Possible Worlds…

Television Tom McKay Mar 16 '19

My Trick for Watching Scary Movies Even Though I’m a Total Coward

I wasn’t particularly interested in Bird Box. And then there were memes. There were so many memes, my god. So I became interested insofar as I wanted a little more context to understand what people were laughing about. But based on the Wikipedia description and the trailer on Netflix, this was a movie that would…

io9 Melanie Ehrenkranz Mar 16 '19

The Pyrex Glass Controversy That Just Won’t Die

Clear glass Pyrex cookware is practically an American icon. With its pleasing heft and remarkable resilience, these famous clear pans have been essential when cooking biscuits, casseroles, and pies since 1915. There’s only one problem. A few years ago, the pans started exploding when they got too hot—which is ironic since Pyrex glass was specifically…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Mar 16 '19

Ezra Miller Is Writing His Own Flash Script With Grant Morrison

Surprise! In the embattled saga of slow-moving DC movies, bet you didn’t see that one coming. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Ezra Miller, in a purported bid to keep on in his role as the Flash, has taken it upon himself to write his own script for the in-production Flash film. Apparently, Miller has had…

Movies Julie Muncy Mar 16 '19

Pigeons With Tiny Backpacks Are Gathering Climate Data Now

Steadfast pigeon defenders have something new to crow about: The oft-maligned birds may be scientists’ latest tool in combating air pollution and tracking climate change. Researchers at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom have developed a tiny set of sensors that can be strapped onto the backs of pigeons. Rick Thomas, the research…

Biology Giuliana Viglione Mar 16 '19

At Bird, the Word Is Not Bird: It’s Layoffs

Folks, it’s been a rough month for electric scooter startups. Following news that Lyft laid off dozens of its employees earlier this month in its scooter and bike division, Bird is the latest scooter outfit to cut staff. The Information reported Friday that the company laid off roughly 5 percent of its employees, amounting to…

Tech News Catie Keck Mar 16 '19

The Great Final Battle Over Your Juul Has Begun

Despite the announcement of Scott Gottlieb’s sudden resignation from the Food and Drug Administration earlier this month, the FDA commissioner said he remains confident that tighter regulation of the e-cigarette and tobacco industries following his departure will continue. And that means Juul isn’t off the hook just yet. In an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box…

Health Catie Keck Mar 15 '19

Nothing Can Stop Captain Marvel‘s Cat-Based Domination, and More Purrfect Toys This Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the best and brightest in wallet-emptying goodness on the internet. This week: Goose’s thrall over us all tightens its furry grip, Netflix’s new Tokusatsu star gets an incredible figure, and we’re up, up and away with TV’s Supergirl. Check it out! ThreeZero 1/6th-Scale Anime Version…

io9 Andrew Liszewski Mar 15 '19

Here’s What New York’s Climate Strike Looked Like

NEW YORK, NEW YORK—Friday is the day the climate strike officially went global, and the day it found a new home in the U.S. There more than 400 events around the country, but the epicenter was New York where the movement found its first roots in the country. After walkouts across the city, students converged…

Environmental Justice Brian Kahn Mar 15 '19

The Latest Captain Marvel Funko Pops Are Motherflerken Petrifying

Whether you love or loathe the homogenized, big-head-and-black-eyed stylization of Funko Pops, there’s something you’re probably going to be united on here: The latest figures they’ve made for Captain Marvel are a goddamn nightmare. Funko has just announced three new Captain Marvel Pop Vinyls coming to shelves soon, and all three are actually pretty spoiler-iffic—so…

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook Mar 15 '19

Opioid Maker Purdue Promises Not to Profit from Its New Overdose Antidote

One of the major instigators to the opioid crisis is looking to sell its own drug to save people from deadly overdoses—but the company swears it won’t be pocketing the profits. This week, the drug company Purdue Pharma announced that its experimental opioid overdose antidote was granted a “Fast Track” designation by the Food and…

Health Ed Cara Mar 15 '19

American Gods Will Get Another Season…and Another New Showrunner

American Gods just kicked off its second season, but Starz has already gone ahead and made it official, announcing that a third season of the Neil Gaiman adaptation has just been greenlit. And there’s more news, too: As was pretty much expected, the show has revealed yet another new showrunner. Variety reports that American Gods’…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Mar 15 '19

Captive State‘s Backstory Was Fueled by More Great Sci-Fi Ideas Than the Film Could Contain

Just because your movie is about the aftermath of an alien invasion doesn’t mean you ignore the alien invasion. In fact, Captive State co-writer and director Rupert Wyatt has a very, very clear idea of how the off-screen alien invasion before the events of his film went down. It mirrors how he believes an invasion…

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 15 '19

Big Tech’s Favorite Excuse for Letting Hate Go Viral Is a Great Argument Against Big Tech

Every horrifying moment amplified by social media follows the same basic script, and Friday’s livestreamed deadly terrorist attack in New Zealand, which left at least 49 people dead and dozens injured, hits all the usual plot points of hate going viral online. The gunman posted a livestream of his massacre on Facebook, ultimately streaming for…

Tech News Patrick Howell O'Neill Mar 15 '19

The Physicality of Black Panther‘s M’Baku Almost Cost Winston Duke His Us Role

Black Panther shot Winston Duke to the stars, thanks to his immense presence— not just his scene-stealing swagger, but the fact that he is literally six-foot-five and 230 pounds. But the physicality that made M’Baku such a commanding presence in Black Panther was almost too much for Jordan Peele to imagine Duke in Us. Speaking…

Movies James Whitbrook Mar 15 '19

If You Pirated a Copy of Photoshop, You’re as Much a ‘Hacker’ as Beto O’Rourke

Beto O’Rourke, former senate candidate and current dad with a skateboard, has lost much of his shine since losing to Ted Cruz in November. When you’re not running against a brazen ghoul who cosplays as the Penguin 24/7, name-checking bands like Minor Threat and Metallica as a middle-aged man does a lot less to cover for…

Tech News Avery Ellis Mar 15 '19

In 1997, NASA’s Pathfinder Mission Unknowingly Landed Near the Shores of a Ancient Martian Sea

Nearly 25 years ago, the Pathfinder spacecraft explored a suspected floodplain on Mars. Unbeknownst to NASA at the time, the waters that long ago carved Pathfinder’s landing site spilled out from a previously undocumented inland sea nearby, new research shows. A new paper published in Scientific Reports finally confirms the Pathfinder landing site as a…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Mar 15 '19

DoorDash Has Been Confusing Its Workers About Payments for Nearly Two Years

This week, in a letter addressing individual workers of the food delivery service DoorDash, the company’s co-founder and CEO Tony Xu appeared to finally face brewing tension over the startup’s tipping model. In the letter, Xu said the company would be organizing surveys and roundtables with its delivery workers, independent contractors called dashers, about what…

Tech News Catie Keck Mar 15 '19

io9 March Madness: What’s the Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film of the Past Decade?

For sports fans, the best part of March is filling out brackets. But what to do if you love filling out brackets but don’t care about college basketball? You come right here because io9 has got you covered. io9 has a long history of March Madness but it’s been away for a while. Now it’s…

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 15 '19

Indian Scientists Measure 1.3-Billion-Volt Thunderstorm, the Strongest on Record

Scientists in India observed the highest-voltage thunderstorm ever documented with the help of a subatomic particle you might not hear much about: the muon. The researchers operate the GRAPES-3 telescope, which measures muons, particles that are similar to electrons but heavier. Specifically, the Gamma Ray Astronomy at PeV EnergieS Phase-3 (GRAPES-3) muon telescope measures high-energy…

Earth Science Ryan F. Mandelbaum Mar 15 '19

Neil deGrasse Tyson Will Return to TV After Sexual Misconduct Investigation

My Trick for Watching Scary Movies Even Though I’m a Total Coward

The Pyrex Glass Controversy That Just Won’t Die

Ezra Miller Is Writing His Own Flash Script With Grant Morrison

Pigeons With Tiny Backpacks Are Gathering Climate Data Now

At Bird, the Word Is Not Bird: It’s Layoffs

The Great Final Battle Over Your Juul Has Begun

Nothing Can Stop Captain Marvel‘s Cat-Based Domination, and More Purrfect Toys This Week

Here’s What New York’s Climate Strike Looked Like

The Latest Captain Marvel Funko Pops Are Motherflerken Petrifying

Opioid Maker Purdue Promises Not to Profit from Its New Overdose Antidote

American Gods Will Get Another Season…and Another New Showrunner

Captive State‘s Backstory Was Fueled by More Great Sci-Fi Ideas Than the Film Could Contain

Big Tech’s Favorite Excuse for Letting Hate Go Viral Is a Great Argument Against Big Tech

The Physicality of Black Panther‘s M’Baku Almost Cost Winston Duke His Us Role

If You Pirated a Copy of Photoshop, You’re as Much a ‘Hacker’ as Beto O’Rourke

In 1997, NASA’s Pathfinder Mission Unknowingly Landed Near the Shores of a Ancient Martian Sea

DoorDash Has Been Confusing Its Workers About Payments for Nearly Two Years

io9 March Madness: What’s the Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film of the Past Decade?

Indian Scientists Measure 1.3-Billion-Volt Thunderstorm, the Strongest on Record

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