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This Incredibly Deep Space View Could Solve One of the Mysteries of Our Universe

This is one of the very deepest looks into space we’ll ever see, and when you look at it in comparison to other deep space shots, it reveals something intriguing about our universe. NASA and the ESA released this new deep field Hubble image today showing a section of space running almost precisely parallel to…

Space & Spaceflight Ria Misra

10 Cloverfield Lane Is Fun But It’s Not in the Same League as Cloverfield

You’ve probably heard that the new movie 10 Cloverfield Lane started out as an unrelated thriller called The Cellar (or Valencia). And then producer J.J. Abrams decided to rename it 10 Cloverfield Lane, and make it a “sister movie” to his 2008 sleeper hit. This was probably a mistake, because it underscores that this new…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Why Is Christopher Nolan So Obsessed With Hands?

Closeups on hands might seem like too small a detail to become a trademark of a director’s visual style, but looking back on Nolan’s oeuvre shows just how much they reveal about his characters. Over the course of Nolan’s nine feature films, he uses hands to show in practice what dialog would only be able…

Sploid Avery Ellis

Marvel Is Calling on Girls to Save the World With Science

Captain America may get all the glory when it comes to saving the fictional world of the Marvel Universe, but our real world desperately needs saving too. And it’s going to require more than an indestructible shield. To save our planet, we’re going to need science. That’s why Marvel Studios, in partnership with the National…

io9 Maddie Stone

A Super Mario Multi-Tool Is Infinitely More Useful Than a Mushroom

Available starting in June for $9, the 8-bit version of Mario a lot of us grew up with has been turned into a keychain-friendly multi-tool. Although Mario is best known as a plumber, this tool is more designed for opening bottles, tightening screws, and tearing open Fedex boxes, instead of unclogging sinks. The tool is…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

GM Just Spent a Buttload of Money on a Driverless Car Start-Up

In yet another sign that driverless cars are just over the horizon, General Motors announced today that the company is buying Cruise Automation—a Silicon Valley start-up that’s developing autonomous vehicle technology. According to Fortune, the deal cost GM over $1 billion in cash and stocks. GM hasn’t been shy about dipping its tire iron into…

Tech News Matt Novak

The New VR Coaster at Six Flags Is the Future of Vomiting

Rollercoasters make people puke. VR makes people puke. Previously, we wondered what kind of monster would try to combine these two things. But now that we have our first hands-on video of the new Occulus-augmented coaster at Six Flags and… it actually looks like a lot of fun. The ride basically involves flying around and…

Gadgets Avery Ellis

There’s No Such Thing As ‘Good Cholesterol’ Says Pivotal New Study

A surprising new genetic study shows that some people with naturally high levels of HDL cholesterol—the supposedly good kind of cholesterol—are at increased risk of a heart attack. Doctors are now further questioning the use of drugs to boost HDL levels while looking to new therapies to reduce heart risk. For decades we’ve been told…

Health George Dvorsky

A New NES Game Lets You Safely Play Russian Roulette Using the Duck Hunt Zapper

What started as an entry for last year’s Fantastic Fest is now inching closer to being a real NES game you can buy because Andrew Reitano and Mike Dooley’s Super Russian Roulette, which allows you to safely play the world’s most dangerous game, is now on Kickstarter. The game trades the original’s loaded revolver for…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The Beetlejuice Sequel Is Finally on Its Way (Update: No It’s Not)

Update: Well, whether you thought the Beetlejuice sequel finally happening was too good to be true or not, it’s not true. The source that claimed to speak to Burton is a lying liar, as confirmed by MTV, meaning the sequel continues to languish is cinematic purgatory. As my original article postulated, maybe this is for…

Movies Rob Bricken

Adobe Flash Is More Dangerous Than Ever

Adobe just announced that its Flash player has yet another major security flaw—one that’s already wild and could let hackers take over your entire computer. Adobe’s urging Windows, Mac, Android, iOS and ChromeOS users to download the patch immediately. AGAIN. Sound familiar? It’s because this keeps happening over and over and over. Plus, a lot…

Privacy & Security Bryan Lufkin

Batman v Superman‘s Subtext Becomes Text in This Outstanding Music Video

I was thinking of posting this new music video from Coheed and Cambria with the headline “This is the best Batman v Superman trailer yet!” but I didn’t want anyone to miss it, thinking it was merely more film footage. So please do watch this tale of a Times Square Batman and Superman meeting for…

io9 Rob Bricken

Science Seems Like Magic as This Spilled Couscous Perfectly Organizes Itself

Science presenter Steve Mould used a simple bow to demonstrate how when played like a violin, a metal plate will resonate and cause a bunch of spilled couscous to beautifully align into what are known as Chladni figures. The science and mathematics explaining why the metal plates resonate in these specific designs are too complex…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

How to Trick Venmo Into Thinking You’re a Terrorist

Much like yelling “I have a bomb!” in front of a police officer, using certain words or phrases online can often end badly. Now we have one more slangy acronym to add to the list of shit you can’t say on the internet. The Verge reports that typing “idek”—short for “I don’t even know”—into the…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman

Your Browser’s Private Mode Isn’t as Secret as You Think

Your browser’s private or incognito mode can be useful for many reasons, but you should always know what it is and isn’t hiding. Here’s exactly what’s happening when you launch a private window. First of all, this is the data that isn’t kept: searches, visited pages, and cookies won’t stick around on the local computer…

Gadgets David Nield

Gotham‘s Wee Bruce Wayne Is Possessed by a Filthy, Filthy Ghost in The Darkness

The most notable thing about the upcoming horror movie The Darkness is that it stars David Mazouz, best known as the Batman-to-be in the TV show Gotham. The second most notable thing about The Darkness is that it appears to be heavily based on an episode of The Brady Bunch. Fellow old people: Do you…

Trailers Rob Bricken

This Is What Japan Looks Like Five Years After the Tohoku Earthquake

On March 11, 2011 one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was epicentered off the coast of Japan. But most of the devastation—including many of the over 15,000 deaths—was due not to the shaking but to the powerful tsunami waves that traveled up to six miles inland. Five years later, many of these communities still…

Tech News Alissa Walker

Two Members of DC’s Cinematic Justice League Won’t Get Origin Stories

Yesterday’s Civil War trailer has already given rise to crazy speculation about the Spider-Man movie. Some familiar faces are returning to The Flash and Arrow. The cast of Daredevil talks flipping the script on the show’s format. Plus, new Dark Tower casting, and more details on Sylvester Stallone in Guardians 2. Behold, Spoilers! The Flash/Aquaman…

Television James Whitbrook

Why Europe’s New Mission to Mars Is Such a Big Deal

NASA gets all the glory when it comes to Martian exploration, but two other space agencies are now hoping to change that. Early next week, the European Space Agency and Roscosmos are launching the first phase of their joint ExoMars mission, a major new scientific effort with an badass goal: discovering signs of life on…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone

Scientists Have Discovered a Bacteria That’s Evolved to Eat Plastic

A team of Japanese scientists has discovered a bacteria that’s evolved to break down and consume PET—one of the world’s most environmentally damaging plastics. The team discovered the bacteria living on plastic items found in wastewater samples it was collecting. Called Ideonella sakaiensis, it appears to consume a diet made up exclusively of PET, which…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

This Incredibly Deep Space View Could Solve One of the Mysteries of Our Universe

10 Cloverfield Lane Is Fun But It’s Not in the Same League as Cloverfield

Why Is Christopher Nolan So Obsessed With Hands?

Marvel Is Calling on Girls to Save the World With Science

A Super Mario Multi-Tool Is Infinitely More Useful Than a Mushroom

GM Just Spent a Buttload of Money on a Driverless Car Start-Up

The New VR Coaster at Six Flags Is the Future of Vomiting

There’s No Such Thing As ‘Good Cholesterol’ Says Pivotal New Study

A New NES Game Lets You Safely Play Russian Roulette Using the Duck Hunt Zapper

The Beetlejuice Sequel Is Finally on Its Way (Update: No It’s Not)

Adobe Flash Is More Dangerous Than Ever

Batman v Superman‘s Subtext Becomes Text in This Outstanding Music Video

Science Seems Like Magic as This Spilled Couscous Perfectly Organizes Itself

How to Trick Venmo Into Thinking You’re a Terrorist

Your Browser’s Private Mode Isn’t as Secret as You Think

Gotham‘s Wee Bruce Wayne Is Possessed by a Filthy, Filthy Ghost in The Darkness

This Is What Japan Looks Like Five Years After the Tohoku Earthquake

Two Members of DC’s Cinematic Justice League Won’t Get Origin Stories

Why Europe’s New Mission to Mars Is Such a Big Deal

Scientists Have Discovered a Bacteria That’s Evolved to Eat Plastic

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