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The Director of Power Rangers Stands Behind His Bold Choices for the Movie

Power Rangers is the movie director Dean Israelite wanted to make. Whether you love the finished product or hate it, the director had a vision and he stuck to it. And when io9 asked him about his reasons for going certain directions with the movie, Israelite had an explanation for every decision he made—and he…

Movies Germain Lussier

The Curiosity Rover’s Wheels Aren’t Looking So Good

A routine check performed by NASA has uncovered two tears on the treads of the Mars Curiosity Rover’s left middle wheel. The damage isn’t unexpected, nor is it catastrophic, but it’s a reminder that this intrepid little explorer won’t last forever. Scientists with the Curiosity mission noticed the small breaks, both of which are on…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

Coded 4chan Post Hinted at Westminster Attack a Day in Advance

Details are still emerging about an attack carried out near the UK’s Houses of Parliament on Wednesday. As officials try to determine the identity of a suspect who was shot by police, a 4chan thread from less than 24 hours earlier appears to announce the location of the attack that has claimed five lives so…

Tech News Avery Ellis

The Brains of Blind People Really Are Wired to Enhance Other Senses

It’s often said that the loss of one sense improves the others. New research shows the dramatic extent to which this is true in blind people, and how their brains make new connections to boost hearing, smell, touch—and even cognitive functions such as memory and language. A new study published today in PLOS One is…

Tech News George Dvorsky

Sting Operation Reveals Science’s Insane Fake News Problem

If someone applied to a top position at a company, you’d hope a hiring manager would at least Google the applicant to ensure they’re qualified. A group of researchers sent phony resumes to 360 scientific journals for an applicant whose Polish name translated to “Dr. Fraud.” And 48 journals happily appointed the fake doctor to…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Mystery That Made Thor Unworthy Has Been Revealed

A few years ago, an omnipotently powered Nick Fury spoke a single sentence to Thor. It was something so profoundly soul-stirring that his ability to wield Mjolnir was wrenched from him, and he became nothing more than the Odinson rather than the God of Thunder. Now we finally know what those words were. The Unworthy…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Aubrey Plaza Has Been Legion‘s True Star All Along

There’s a scene in last week’s episode of Legion that exemplifies the best part of the show. Aubrey Plaza, as patient-turned-ghost-turned-therapist Lenny, dances around David’s fractured memories to Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good.” She’s ecstatic and gleeful, swinging on David’s noose and humping his pillow as she relishes in her newfound freedom. In that moment, it…

io9 Beth Elderkin

This Nest Security Flaw Is Remarkably Dumb

The internet has made it supremely easy to install connected security cameras wherever you want. Unfortunately for Nest, that easy connectivity makes it simple for hackers to disable its cameras with just a few keystrokes. And that’s a very bad feature for a security camera. Nest’s indoor and outdoor security camera as well as Dropcams…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes

The First Trailer for the Return of Mystery Science Theater 3000 Is Cheesy in All the Right Ways

In the not-too-distant future (next month, to be exact), the new Mystery Science Theater 3000 reboot comes to Netflix, and the first epic trailer has arrived. The Kickstarter-funded and now Netflix-supported series puts Jonah Ray, Hampton Yount, and Baron Vaughn in the theater seats so they can take part in Kinga Forrester’s (Felicia Day) and…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Yet Another Reason Bees Are Screwed: Your Damn Almonds

It’s no secret that bees have been having a really rough time: Just yesterday, the rusty-patched bumble became the first bee in the continental United States officially listed under the Endangered Species Act. But that’s the tip of the iceberg for our buzzy little friends, who unlike their asshole cousins—wasps—only want to pollinate plants with…

Tech News Rae Paoletta

Trump’s Electronics Ban on Airplanes Makes Less Sense Every Day

Here’s a riddle: If a Trump policy targets random locations in the Middle East, and nobody can explain it, does anybody really know what’s happening? It’s a tough riddle because it’s practically impossible to answer. Yet, this is our reality now. In a little less than 72 hours, the Trump administration’s ban on allowing electronic…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes

There Was Yet Another Ending Planned for Rogue One and It Was Absolutely Insane

Here’s a hint: it involved carbon freezing. As we all know, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story went through innumerable iterations; some of them you saw in trailers and on the big screen, others never made it that far. Recently, Rogue One’s first writer Gary Whitta revealed an alternate, happier ending where Jyn and Cassian…

Movies Germain Lussier

LinkedIn Picks a Losing Fight With Fake News [Updated]

Propagandists ramming verifiably false information into the eyeballs of credulous internet users—now dubbed “fake news”—is one of the most daunting, complicated issues facing social platforms today. Even the richest, most powerful tech companies with the brightest talent pools have yet to deploy anything resembling a solution. The great equalizer of the internet age is everyone’s…

Tech News Avery Ellis

The Teaser for Netflix’s Death Note Adaptation Is the Most Netflix Thing Ever Made

I really, really wish there was something more interesting going on in the footage from Netflix’s adaptation of Death Note. Instead, it looks exactly like every other drama from Netflix: angsty leads, washed out colors, and the occasional flash of a CG effect. It not only doesn’t really stand out, it feels like it could…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta

Last Night’s Flash/Supergirl Musical Was Pure Joy in TV Form

If I think about last night’s crossover episode of The Flash for approximately more than five seconds, one of two things happens. I either realize that much of “Duet”, from its premise to its villain to its character arcs, was flying by at the speed of Barry Allen on the seat of its pants. Or…

Television James Whitbrook

Jason Chaffetz Wants to Use Facial Recognition to Track Immigrants

Hey, remember Congressman Jason Chaffetz, the guy who said poor people should stop buying so many dang iPhones if they want healthcare? Well, the dingus has done it again: During a congressional hearing about the government’s use of use of facial recognition technology on Wednesday, Chaffetz suggested using that same technology to track undocumented immigrants.…

Tech News Libby Watson

15-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Sexually Assaulted on Facebook Live While 40 People Watched

Since it debuted nearly a year ago, Facebook Live has been rife with content moderation problems. The latest in a long line of horrific examples comes from Chicago, where the Associated Press reports that a missing 15-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by up to six people while about 40 people watched the stream. A police…

Social Media Michael Nunez

You Can Watch the First Five Minutes of Ghost in the Shell Right Here

Whatever else might be true of the live-action Ghost in the Shell movie, it’s also true that the filmmakers have put as much of the budget on the screen as humanly possible. And as you can tell when you watch the film’s opening scene—available here and now for your viewing pleasure—it has paid off, at…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta

Game of Thrones Is Getting a Tabletop Miniatures Game… of Thrones

A new tabletop miniatures game is coming, starring your favorite Game of Thrones badasses, just in time for winter. CMON Limited has announced its plans for A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game, a new miniatures wargame that lets fans of the books and show fight to the death in their quest to…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Mountain Biking Down an Abandoned Mine Shaft Is a Dimly Lit Descent Into Hell

There are lots of places to go off-road mountain biking if you’re looking for a cheap thrill (or the chance to break your neck). But one of the most dangerous has to be riding into an abandoned mine shaft. If your flashlight dies as you’re pedalling deep into the earth, you’re probably screwed. After countless…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

The Director of Power Rangers Stands Behind His Bold Choices for the Movie

The Curiosity Rover’s Wheels Aren’t Looking So Good

Coded 4chan Post Hinted at Westminster Attack a Day in Advance

The Brains of Blind People Really Are Wired to Enhance Other Senses

Sting Operation Reveals Science’s Insane Fake News Problem

The Mystery That Made Thor Unworthy Has Been Revealed

Aubrey Plaza Has Been Legion‘s True Star All Along

This Nest Security Flaw Is Remarkably Dumb

The First Trailer for the Return of Mystery Science Theater 3000 Is Cheesy in All the Right Ways

Yet Another Reason Bees Are Screwed: Your Damn Almonds

Trump’s Electronics Ban on Airplanes Makes Less Sense Every Day

There Was Yet Another Ending Planned for Rogue One and It Was Absolutely Insane

LinkedIn Picks a Losing Fight With Fake News [Updated]

The Teaser for Netflix’s Death Note Adaptation Is the Most Netflix Thing Ever Made

Last Night’s Flash/Supergirl Musical Was Pure Joy in TV Form

Jason Chaffetz Wants to Use Facial Recognition to Track Immigrants

15-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Sexually Assaulted on Facebook Live While 40 People Watched

You Can Watch the First Five Minutes of Ghost in the Shell Right Here

Game of Thrones Is Getting a Tabletop Miniatures Game… of Thrones

Mountain Biking Down an Abandoned Mine Shaft Is a Dimly Lit Descent Into Hell

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