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Doctor Strange Just Got Fired From His Job and Replaced By Loki

There are dozens of witches and warlocks running around Marvel’s comics who, at one point or another, have been up for consideration as the next Sorcerer Supreme. Traditionally, the Supremacy has been bestowed upon Stephen Strange, but that’s about to change—for the worst. This fall, in a new Doctor Strange story arc penned by Donny…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Strange Pulses From Nearby Star Probably Aren’t From Aliens (Updated)

Astronomers at the Arecibo Observatory have picked up some strange signals coming from Ross 128, a red dwarf star located 11 light-years from Earth. Naturally, the inability of scientists to immediately explain the anomalous signals has led to rampant speculation that aliens must somehow be involved. Indeed, it’s pretty amazing what happens these days when…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

There Are Way More Practical Effects Than You Think In This Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Scene

When your movie stars a walking tree and talking raccoon, it goes without saying there are lots of CG effects. But in this brand new behind-the-scenes clip from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, you’ll be amazed at the number of practical effects director James Gunn and his team used to create this scene of…

Movies Germain Lussier

The Impossibly Adorable Adventures of the Firefly Team on Earth

The crew of the Serenity never made it to Earth on the show or the movie. But what if they had? And what if they only did insanely cute things while they were there? These are the tough yet super-adorable questions being asked by illustrator Joey Spiotto in his new book Firefly: Back from the…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier

What the Hell Is This Sponge-Like Crap Washing Up on France’s Shores?

Late last week, strange sponge-like clumps began washing ashore in northern France. By the weekend, thousands of the foamy yellow balls were seen along nearly 20 miles of the coastline. Local authorities aren’t sure where the unsightly stuff is coming from, and an investigation is currently underway. As reported in The Local, this mysterious substance…

Tech News George Dvorsky

More Evidence Mars’ Shitty Moons Might Have Formed After Giant Asteroid

Mars’ two moons, Phobos and Deimos, are not so good. They are quite small and abundantly unremarkable. In fact, Mars’ bigger moon, Phobos, is slowly crumbling apart due to stress, which is perhaps its only relatable quality. So how did Mars—a nice, round planet—give rise to such garbage moons? The answer may lie in its…

Space & Spaceflight Rae Paoletta

Chill Out With 10 Full Hours of Relaxing Planet Earth Mountain Footage

When shooting a documentary, the vast majority of what you film gets edited out of the final production. But instead of letting thousands of hours of breathtaking footage go to waste, the creators of Planet Earth II have re-purposed hundreds of breathtaking mountaintop shots into this 10-hour-long relaxation tool. All of the footage included in…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

An Up-Close Look at Star Trek: Discovery‘s Retro Future-Tech

We’re getting closer and closer, at long last, to Star Trek: Discovery’s arrival, and that means more and more glimpses of the show’s shiny new take on Star Trek past. Yesterday we got a new-and-improved look at the titular ship, but now we have a great look at the show’s new-old take on Star Trek’s…

Television James Whitbrook

Outlander‘s Season Three Trailer Shows You 20 Years in Two Minutes

Season two of Outlander ended with(Caitriona Balfe) and her grown daughter Brianna (Sophie Skelton) learning that Jamie is still alive. But his new trailer for season three jumps back a bit. Actually, it jumps back a lot. If you were wondering how much of season three would go back in time to show Claire and…

Trailers Katharine Trendacosta

WhatsApp Becomes the Latest Victim of China’s New Wave of Internet Censorship

Facebook is desperate to do business in China, but authorities in the country are increasingly comfortable with shutting out foreign companies and tightening restrictions on internet communications. On Tuesday, Facebook’s only major product that is still permitted by authorities fell victim to the “Great Firewall” and all signs indicate that we’re entering a new age…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Frozen Couple Unearthed By Climate Change (and a Ski Lift Company)

It’s not often that you’ll hear someone thank climate change for something. But today, it seems to have offered some closure on a 75-year-old mystery. So, thanks climate change, at least for this. Workers at a Swiss ski resort recently found a pair of corpses frozen in the Tsanfleuron glacier in Switzerland, according to the…

Climate Change Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Marvel Universe Live Show Is a Goofy, Kid-Friendly Preview of Infinity War

Over a dozen Marvel heroes are teaming up to battle the forces of evil. There’s Thor, Iron Man, Black Panther, as well as Iron Fist, Wasp, Hulk, the Guardians of the Galaxy and many others. However, this isn’t unfolding on a movie screen, it’s happening for real in a massive arena. This is Marvel Universe…

io9 Germain Lussier

Eero’s Latest Router Is So Easy I Don’t Care How Much It Costs

Let me make one thing brutally clear: I love Eero’s wi-fi routers. I love how the company brought mesh networking into the mainstream. I love how the hardware’s designed. I love how elegant the software is. But Eero’s promise isn’t new any more. So when it came time to test out the company second-generation tech,…

Home Entertainment & Smart Home Adam Clark Estes

How Google Is Stopping Phishing Attacks from Unverified Apps

Google is stepping up its effort to block phishing attempts that use app permissions to gain access to users’ Gmail accounts. These phishing attacks invite users to grant an app permission to manage their Google account—which lots of safe apps do, too—and then exploit those permissions to take over an account or send spam. To…

Tech News Kate Conger

Watch a Master Magician Slice an Olive by Throwing a Playing Card

Ninjas are stereotypically known for their expertise with shuriken, also known as throwing stars. But while Rick Smith Jr. spends his days as a professional magician, we’re going to assume his nights are spent as a crime-fighting ninja who uses throwing cards instead of pointy stars. Rick recently spent some time with the folks from…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

New Model Could Solve a Huge Problem With Tornado Forecasting

Tornadoes aren’t hurricanes. Hurricanes are long-lasting, low-pressure swirls that follow somewhat predictable paths. But tornadoes can pop up and disappear in just a few minutes. It hasn’t been easy to give people fair warning about tornadoes, especially those folks caught in the crosshairs of violently-rotating columns of damaging, high-speed winds. But that could change one…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How Dungeons & Dragons‘ New App Will Make Role-Playing Easier Than Ever

Dungeons & Dragons is, intrinsically, a very physical experience: You’re surrounded by pens, stacks of paper, and rulebooks, rolling dice, talking to your friends. But Wizards of the Coast is planning to help modernize the way fans play the game with the introduction of Beyond, a new app that wants to help balance the physical…

io9 James Whitbrook

Cooking an Airbag Turns a Microwave Door Into a Missile

Despite an endless list of fascinating and destructive experiments you can try, microwaves should really only be used to heat food. Not lightbulbs, not highlighters, and definitely not an airbag from a car. Unless you’ve got a high-speed camera to record the microwave’s door turning into a high-speed missile. Thankfully, The Slo-Mo Guys did, and…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

Family Guy‘s Nine-Minute Tribute to Adam West Is Pure, Delightful Absurdity

Whether you like Family Guy or not, the use of Adam West as the mayor of Quahog was a surreal delight. The joke isn’t that West was once Batman. It’s just that this man, who happens to be named Adam West, is very weird. I didn’t even realize how West’s moments are some of the…

Television Katharine Trendacosta

Google Glass Is Officially Back, Doing Something It Doesn’t Suck At

Google has officially announced what we’ve known for two and a half years—Google Glass isn’t dead, the company has just been redeveloping the technology for the enterprise sector and, specifically, blue-collar manufacturing workers. Today, Google’s parent company Alphabet announced the Glass Enterprise Edition—an updated version that targets factory workers and doctors. The development of the…

Tech News Jennings Brown

Doctor Strange Just Got Fired From His Job and Replaced By Loki

Strange Pulses From Nearby Star Probably Aren’t From Aliens (Updated)

There Are Way More Practical Effects Than You Think In This Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Scene

The Impossibly Adorable Adventures of the Firefly Team on Earth

What the Hell Is This Sponge-Like Crap Washing Up on France’s Shores?

More Evidence Mars’ Shitty Moons Might Have Formed After Giant Asteroid

Chill Out With 10 Full Hours of Relaxing Planet Earth Mountain Footage

An Up-Close Look at Star Trek: Discovery‘s Retro Future-Tech

Outlander‘s Season Three Trailer Shows You 20 Years in Two Minutes

WhatsApp Becomes the Latest Victim of China’s New Wave of Internet Censorship

Frozen Couple Unearthed By Climate Change (and a Ski Lift Company)

The Marvel Universe Live Show Is a Goofy, Kid-Friendly Preview of Infinity War

Eero’s Latest Router Is So Easy I Don’t Care How Much It Costs

How Google Is Stopping Phishing Attacks from Unverified Apps

Watch a Master Magician Slice an Olive by Throwing a Playing Card

New Model Could Solve a Huge Problem With Tornado Forecasting

How Dungeons & Dragons‘ New App Will Make Role-Playing Easier Than Ever

Cooking an Airbag Turns a Microwave Door Into a Missile

Family Guy‘s Nine-Minute Tribute to Adam West Is Pure, Delightful Absurdity

Google Glass Is Officially Back, Doing Something It Doesn’t Suck At

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