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Pokémon Go Took This Flagging Tech Mainstream

Augmented reality—the ability to witness an altered version of our world via a smartphone display, goofy glasses, or through a camera—is not new. Thanks to Pokémon Go, though, people might actually start to care about it. Early AR has taken many forms. It was a terrible HUD on the Pontiac Grand Prix and Aztek, for…

Tech News Alex Cranz

Dan Harmon’s RPG Adventures Get Animated in a New HarmonQuest Trailer

If you’ve ever wanted the tabloid staple “stars, they’re just like us!” to be about role-playing games, then Dan Harmon has the show for you. HarmonQuest, coming to the digital channel Seeso, has Harmon and pals like Paul F. Tompkins, Aubrey Plaza, and Chelsea Peretti playing Pathfinder, then animates their adventure. Check out the trailer,…

Television Katharine Trendacosta

Watching Wingsuiters Base Jump Off This Steep Mountain Will Make You Terrified of Heights

I didn’t think I was scared of heights until I watched Clem Newell base jump off the side of this impossibly steep mountain in Switzerland and then glide miles above a small town while wearing a wingsuit. But after watching him skim across these peaks with his artificial wings I’m hesitant to even climb a…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

Kids Who Bite Their Nails and Suck Their Thumbs Develop Fewer Allergies

Parents, you can stop fretting about your child’s disgusting habits. An analysis of more than 1,000 kids between the ages of 5 and 11 reveals that nail-biters and thumb-suckers are less likely to develop allergic sensitivities later on in life. New research published in the journal Pediatrics shows that children with these habits are less…

Tech News George Dvorsky

Dr. Zaius Fondly Remembers Working With ‘Chuck’ Heston on Planet of the Apes

Much of the original Planet of the Apes was a grueling desert film shoot, with actors wearing prosthetic make-up that was cutting-edge for 1968 but was still incredibly cumbersome. Their greatest champion, remembers the one and only Dr. Zaius, was star Charlton Heston—who apparently insisted everyone call him “Chuck.” This TCM interview, conducted to promote…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

This Bizarre Galaxy Is Younger on the Inside Than the Outside

A fairly ordinary-looking galaxy has been hiding a strange secret in plain sight. It is ten times larger than anyone thought (a whopping 718,000 light-years in diameter), plus it’s younger on the inside than it is on the out. Scientists think that it’s been stitched together from the pieces of several other galaxies—hence its nickname,…

Space & Spaceflight Ria Misra

Dungeons & Dragons Is Heading to Magic: The Gathering‘s Gothic Land of Innistrad

Recently Wizards of the Coast surprised fans with Plane Shift: Zendikar, a D&D supplement that let players plan campaigns set in a plane of existence from Magic: The Gathering—a first-ever crossover between the two venerable fantasy worlds. Now they’re at it again, but this time it’s a journey to the creepy Innistrad, and we have…

io9 James Whitbrook

Facebook Sued for $1 Billion Over Palestinian Attacks

Relatives of victims from five terrorist attacks in Israel, one as recent as this past March, are suing Facebook for “having knowingly provided material support and resources to Hamas,” reports Reuters. The lawsuit represents four Israeli-American dual citizens and one visiting U.S. citizen and was filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District…

Social Media Darren Orf

Best Grandpa Ever Built a Private Miniature Disneyland in His Backyard

It’s not just the $100 ticket prices that make the magic kingdom seem slightly less magical—there’s also the crowds, long lines, and gift shops that are impossible to avoid. So Steve Dobbs, a retired aeronautical engineer, built his own private version of Disneyland in his backyard called Dobbsland, complete with a Frozen-themed ride and a…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

Here’s a New Preview of What Disney’s Star Wars Land Will Look Like

We’re still years away from Star Wars Lands opening at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Construction is happening as you read this, and a new image gives us our best look yet at the insanity that awaits. The official Disney blog released the below image of what the Star…

io9 Germain Lussier

Here’s Van Gogh’s Starry Night Recreated with ‘DNA Origami’

Vincent van Gogh’s “Starry Night” seems to have a special appeal for scientists, who have recreated it using bacteria, among other media, in the past. Now scientists at Caltech have made their own tiny version of the painting—a dime’s width across—out of folded DNA molecules. Some day the same technique could be used to build…

Tech News Jennifer Ouellette

Did You Get Laid Playing Pokémon Go?

The Pokémon Go craze is sweeping the nation. But is it also helping people get laid? We’re trying to find out. It looks pretty promising that there was some Pokémon Go related fornication this weekend. Did you get lucky? Did your friends? Is it possible that there are dozens of fewer virgins in the world…

Tech News William Turton

Hamsters Become Talented Self-Portrait Artists While Running on This Wheel

As far as pets go, hamsters rate somewhere just above goldfish when it comes to entertainment value. But watching them run for hours inside a tiny plastic wheel is far more satisfying when their miniature treadmills are part of a larger contraption that sketches hamster self-portraits at the same time. Someone put this rodent in…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

How to Stop Your Dang Phone From Ringing in Places It Shouldn’t

Whether it’s a movie theater, dinner party, or your annual review at work, there are times when you definitely don’t want your mobile ringing out. Thanks to a bunch of hidden features and apps, it doesn’t have to happen to you. Here are three simple ways to keep your phone’s disturbances in line. Use your…

Gadgets David Nield

Amazon’s New Offices Will Contain Literal Jungle

Employee perks at some companies include watery coffee all day and maybe a ping-pong table. Employee perks at Amazon will soon include treehouses where engineers commune with nature to refresh their minds and meet in rooms with walls crawling with vines. Amazon is building a series of greenhouses, or what it calls “spheres,” in downtown…

Commerce Angela Chen

Luggage Made From Recycled Airplane Seats Might Just Be Indestructible

When you think of the daily abuse that airplane seats have to endure, it’s a minor miracle they aren’t torn to shreds after just a week of air travel. The fabrics used for the upholstery must be just short of indestructible, so it makes sense to eventually recycle those materials into bags and packs that…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Jessica Jones Returns With a New Comic Series This Fall

It’s been practically a given since the Netflix adaptation of her inaugural comic Alias debuted to massive fanfare last year but Marvel’s finally making an official announcement: prickly ex-superhero private eye Jessica Jones will be starring in her own comic book again. When I spoke to the character’s creator Brian Michael Bendis last month, he…

Books & Comics Evan Narcisse

Why Hordes of Moths Crashed the Euro 2016 Final

As Portugal and France snoozed their way through the final match yesterday at Euro 2016, thousands of Silver Y moths crashed the party—including one that fluttered onto Ronaldo’s anguished face as he sat injured on the pitch. They’re calling it the moth ball final. So what brought all these moths to the Stade de France?…

Tech News George Dvorsky

Lego’s 4,000-Piece Disney Castle Is Cheaper Than Taking Your Kids to Walt Disney World

The average ticket price for getting into Walt Disney World is just north of $100, making the magic kingdom less than magical for your holiday budget. But instead of packing up the kids, wrangling them onto a plane, and then waiting in line to get into the park, just grab Lego’s new towering Disney Castle…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

Even More Absurd Rumors About Peter Capaldi’s Future on Doctor Who

More names enter the running for the Flash movie’s lead female role. A familiar foe is confirmed for the next season of Gotham. Get a close look at the cast of Suicide Squad. Plus, tons of new footage from Ghostbusters and Jason Bourne, and a new clip from Pete’s Dragon. To me, my Spoilers! The…

Television James Whitbrook

Pokémon Go Took This Flagging Tech Mainstream

Dan Harmon’s RPG Adventures Get Animated in a New HarmonQuest Trailer

Watching Wingsuiters Base Jump Off This Steep Mountain Will Make You Terrified of Heights

Kids Who Bite Their Nails and Suck Their Thumbs Develop Fewer Allergies

Dr. Zaius Fondly Remembers Working With ‘Chuck’ Heston on Planet of the Apes

This Bizarre Galaxy Is Younger on the Inside Than the Outside

Dungeons & Dragons Is Heading to Magic: The Gathering‘s Gothic Land of Innistrad

Facebook Sued for $1 Billion Over Palestinian Attacks

Best Grandpa Ever Built a Private Miniature Disneyland in His Backyard

Here’s a New Preview of What Disney’s Star Wars Land Will Look Like

Here’s Van Gogh’s Starry Night Recreated with ‘DNA Origami’

Did You Get Laid Playing Pokémon Go?

Hamsters Become Talented Self-Portrait Artists While Running on This Wheel

How to Stop Your Dang Phone From Ringing in Places It Shouldn’t

Amazon’s New Offices Will Contain Literal Jungle

Luggage Made From Recycled Airplane Seats Might Just Be Indestructible

Jessica Jones Returns With a New Comic Series This Fall

Why Hordes of Moths Crashed the Euro 2016 Final

Lego’s 4,000-Piece Disney Castle Is Cheaper Than Taking Your Kids to Walt Disney World

Even More Absurd Rumors About Peter Capaldi’s Future on Doctor Who

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