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A Drone Probably Didn’t Collide With A British Airways Jet

Remember how a week ago, British Airways thought that they had collided with a drone? British authorities are speculating that they might have hit something a bit more harmless: a plastic bag. According to The Telegraph, Transport minister Robert Goodwill noted that they hadn’t confirmed that the plane had collided with a drone: Mr Goodwill…

Tech News Andrew Liptak

All the Game of Thrones Questions We Can’t Wait for Season Six to Answer

It’s been an agonizing wait for season six of Game of Thrones—and it’s lasting even longer than usual, since the show’s premiering in April instead of March this year. Somehow this extra month of waiting feels like a year all by itself. So we’ve kept ourselves busy by collecting all our major questions about Westeros…

Television Rob Bricken

The Team Behind the Rogue One Trailer Trolls the Internet With Their Own Reaction Trailer

It’s inevitable: when a new trailer for something like Star Wars hits the internet, fans will turn to the internet to broadcast their reactions. The team who assembled the trailer for Rogue One decided to do the same thing. There’s a lot of work that goes into these first looks, and they have to balance…

io9 Andrew Liptak

The Huntsman: Winter’s War Is So Bad, It’s Fantastically Wonderful

Back in 2012, a movie called Snow White and the Public Domain IP unexpectedly made almost $400 million. And that’s why today sees the release of a second film, Huntsman: The Contractual Obligation Movie (although for some reason the posters call it The Huntsman: Winter’s War. Go figure.) The Contractual Obligation Movie is about as…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Glorious Footage of Animals in the Bitter Cold

Muskoxen look like mythical creatures, stuff you’d see in a museum or on a TV show. That’s because they’re animals from a prehistoric age. Rolf Steinmann made this short film In Between to show the animals life in the bitter cold of the Arctic and document their current plight. The footage of these animals huddled…

Sploid Casey Chan

Marvel’s Inhumans Movie No Longer Has a Release Date

It seems that the Inhumans movie—now part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe via Agents of SHIELD—is not moving forward as planned. The film, announced in late 2014, had a target release of July 12, 2019. But earlier this month, Marvel president Kevin Feige said he expected that to change. Now, it’s confirmed: According to an…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

The Cracker Jack ‘Prize’ Is Now a QR Code

When you place your ballpark side order of peanuts and Cracker Jack this summer, be prepared for a shock. Instead of a box, your Cracker Jack will be delivered in a slimy plastic bag. And instead of a prize, you get a QR code. The box-free packaging, new logo, and “prize” are part of an…

Tech News Alissa Walker

These 19th Century Drawings of Planets Are Abstract Wonders

The New York Public Library is a treasure trove of public domain images. Among them are the Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings, which have images of space as observed throughout the late 1800s. Above is Mars from 1877, which looks less like we see in NASA images and more like an artist’s impression an octopus stuck in…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

Solar Impulse Pilot Feels Awesome After a Full Day of Nonstop Flying

Most human beings would be in a black mood after spending 24 hours awake, strapped to a chair, and concentrating hard so as not to die. Not Bertrand Piccard. Gizmodo caught up the man currently flying the Solar Impulse 2 plane from Hawaii to San Francisco, and he sounded downright chipper. “I feel great,” said…

Tech News Maddie Stone

FDA Moves to Ban Shock Devices Used to Treat Behavioral Problems

The Food and Drug Administration wants to ban electrical stimulation devices used to treat behavioral problems, saying they pose an “unreasonable and substantial” risk to public health. Uh, you think? It’s not often that the FDA makes moves to ban a device, but the government agency has concluded that these tools should no longer be…

Health George Dvorsky

This Alcoholic Seltzer Is Like Boozy LaCroix

Seltzer is a very good beverage. It’s bubbly, refreshing, flavorful (if you so desire), and a solid alternative when water gets too boring. But like all beverages, it’s a lot better when it’s boozy—so the folks at Wachusett Brewing Company in Massachusetts decided to transform our beloved bubbly water into a malt beverage and put…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman

Why This Suburb Is the Best Place to Build a Drug-Smuggling Tunnel

So say you need to get a few hundred pounds of cocaine from Mexico to the US. Underground, preferably, so as not to attract too much attention. Where’s the best place one might, hypothetically, do this? Asking for a friend. Of the 27 drug tunnels discovered in raids along the California-Mexico border over the last…

Tech News Alissa Walker

A Scientific Guide to the Fantastical Predators in Game of Thrones

The monsters in George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones are magically badass. But are dragons, direwolves, and lizard-lions scientifically plausible on some level? Today we’re going to try to answer that question—with the help of some expert biologists. We’ll explore the hypothetical anatomy, ecology, and behavior of the iconic fantasy creatures of Westeros and Essos,…

Tech News Maddie Stone

Why Do Wind Turbines Have Three Blades?

There’s diminishing returns when it comes to adding more blades to a wind turbine and if there were less blades, the turbine would have to spin faster which is apparently not a very good thing when it comes to controlling a turbine. That’s basically why we settled on the three bladed wind turbine system. I…

Sploid Casey Chan

Drone Uses an Old Hitchcock Camera Trick to Capture Mind-Melting Footage

Using a classic cinematography technique that Alfred Hitchcock made popular, where a lens is zoomed while the camera is simultaneously moved to keep the main subject the same size, Brandon Bray and Tim Sessler were able to capture some truly remarkable drone footage that might actually make you feel a little dizzy. Those of you…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

6 Movies That Adrienne Barbeau Made Way More Awesome With Her Presence

Adrienne Barbeau has had a long and varied career—she went from stage, to TV, to the big screen, where she starred in several offbeat films that have become genre classics. Being married to John Carpenter from 1979-1984 didn’t hurt her career, but Barbeau had plenty of talent to succeed on her own merits. In 2009,…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Amazon’s New Echos Still Feel Like a Lame Version of the Future

The Amazon Echo was a clumsy implementation for what ended up being an idea with legs. People have an appetite for a seamless voice-controlled assistant. The Star Trek Computer! Jarvis! Hal! Except not evil! It’s legitimately cool how easy it is to ask this gadget something and get answers. Yet the Echo didn’t do much,…

Reviews Mario Aguilar

The First Time Superman Flew Into Space Was Delightful and Emotional

Superman: American Alien has been doing an incredible job of showing us Clark Kent’s evolution from boy to man (of Steel). It’s surprisingly funny comic that totally nails Clark Kent as a character—but, as a moment in this week’s newest issue proves, it can be equally touching. Spoilers ahead for Superman: American Alien #6, by…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Lego Would Break the Internet if It Made This Voltron Set

Lego Ideas lets amateur builders not only share their creations with the world, but also have the opportunity for them to be realized as real sets. But each submission needs 10,000 supporting votes before it’s even considered, so let’s make sure this stunning Lego Voltron gets closer to reality. Not only does len_d69’s creation look…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Listen to a Song That Hasn’t Been Heard For a Thousand Years

An ancient song repertory lost since the 11th century has been reconstructed by researchers from the University of Cambridge. It’s called “Songs of Consolation,” and it was a medieval musical retelling of Roman philosopher Boethius’s magnum opus, The Consolation of Philosophy. Back then it was common practice to take classic works, such as those written…

Tech News George Dvorsky

A Drone Probably Didn’t Collide With A British Airways Jet

All the Game of Thrones Questions We Can’t Wait for Season Six to Answer

The Team Behind the Rogue One Trailer Trolls the Internet With Their Own Reaction Trailer

The Huntsman: Winter’s War Is So Bad, It’s Fantastically Wonderful

Glorious Footage of Animals in the Bitter Cold

Marvel’s Inhumans Movie No Longer Has a Release Date

The Cracker Jack ‘Prize’ Is Now a QR Code

These 19th Century Drawings of Planets Are Abstract Wonders

Solar Impulse Pilot Feels Awesome After a Full Day of Nonstop Flying

FDA Moves to Ban Shock Devices Used to Treat Behavioral Problems

This Alcoholic Seltzer Is Like Boozy LaCroix

Why This Suburb Is the Best Place to Build a Drug-Smuggling Tunnel

A Scientific Guide to the Fantastical Predators in Game of Thrones

Why Do Wind Turbines Have Three Blades?

Drone Uses an Old Hitchcock Camera Trick to Capture Mind-Melting Footage

6 Movies That Adrienne Barbeau Made Way More Awesome With Her Presence

Amazon’s New Echos Still Feel Like a Lame Version of the Future

The First Time Superman Flew Into Space Was Delightful and Emotional

Lego Would Break the Internet if It Made This Voltron Set

Listen to a Song That Hasn’t Been Heard For a Thousand Years

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