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Is This the Very Youngest Crater on Pluto’s Moon Charon?

Of all the craters on Pluto’s moon Charon, this one is unlike the others. The bright green marks a unique splash of frozen ammonia at a concentration higher than any other crater examined in detail on the massive moon. But does that mean it’s the youngest? The abnormal crater is on the Pluto-facing side of…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

There May Be a Little Vampire in All of Us

Vampire bats are the only vertebrates that feed on the blood of other mammals. But the ability to do so may be buried across the tree of life, according to a new study which pinpoints the underlying genetic origins of traits that make a good vampire. Vampire bat saliva, which includes a cocktail of flesh-numbing…

Tech News Maddie Stone

World War Z Sequel Has A Surprising New Writer (And Now We’re Interested In It)

World War Z had a troubled production, but since it’s release, there have been efforts on a sequel film. Now, the movie has a new writer that gives us some hope that it might actually be good: Dennis Kelly, creator of the UK show Utopia. Earlier this year, we learned that any new movie would…

io9 Andrew Liptak

Five Crazy Ways Humans Have Preserved Their Bodies Throughout History

Nobody can cheat death, but for thousands of years, humans have tried to elude decomposition. Whether we’re saving our bodies for the afterlife or time traveling to a better future, peoples throughout history have gone to astounding lengths to preserve their mortal remains. Here are five fascinating ways human corpses have defied the natural process…

Tech News Maddie Stone

Sam Raimi Wants One More Shot At Directing Spider-Man

While Sam Raimi has been on the publicity circuit for Ash vs Evil Dead, he dropped an interesting bit of news: he would love to come back to direct another Spiderman movie. In an interview with The Week, Raimi noted that he messed up Spider-Man 3, and that he’d be back to direct another film…

io9 Andrew Liptak

Start Your Halloween Right by Watching Elephants Pulverize Giant Pumpkins

Everybody has their own Halloween tradition, whether it’s taking chocolate from strangers or doing shots of vile, candy-corn flavored vodka. But the elephant family at the Oregon Zoo’s annual “Squishing of the Squash” its hands-down my favorite. There’s something innately satisfying about four ton animals destroying half ton vegetables. And I think it’s fair to…

Biology Maddie Stone

The Walking Dead Will Return For A Seventh Season

In news that surprises absolutely nobody, The Walking Dead has been renewed for a seventh season, according to Variety. Along with The Walking Dead, a companion after-action show, The Talking Dead was also renewed for another season. A companion show, Fear The Walking Dead, was preemptively renewed for a second season back in March. “Thank…

io9 Andrew Liptak

11 Horror Movies That Are Scary Because of What They Say About Humanity

We go to see horror movies to see terrifying monsters — but sometimes the scariest monsters in a horror film are the people. In many of the best scary movies, the real horror is how terribly the humans behave. Here are 11 of the most misanthropic horror films ever made. 1) Let The Right One…

Movies Emily Stamm

Never Leave your Spaceship Without Boots, Mitts, and a Hat

All the best-dressed explorers wore glittery spacesuits more suitable to the Silver Surfer than somber NASA astronauts in the early days of the Space Age. These are the helmets, gloves, and boots for the Mercury Seven astronauts. [NASA] Contact the author at [email protected] or follow her at @MikaMcKinnon.

Tech News Mika McKinnon

Neil Gaiman Is Getting His Own Television Series!

One of fantasy’s biggest names is getting an anthology television series. Sky Arts will be airing Neil Gaiman’s Likely Stories, with production beginning at the end of November. The Guardian has reported that the series will adapt four of Gaiman’s short stories. There’s no word on exactly which stories will be adapted, or who has…

Television Andrew Liptak

The Secret Tech Behind Disney’s Haunted Mansion Illusions

“Perhaps Madame Leota can establish contact,” the Ghost Host decides. “She has a remarkable head for materializing…the disembodied!” As the Ghost Host is speaking, the Doom Buggies make their way into a dim parlor and take their place around a large seance circle. This is Part One of a two-part excerpt from The Unauthorized Story…

Tech News Jeff Baham, DoomBuggies.com

That “Spooky” Halloween Asteroid is a Dead Comet That Looks Like a Skull

If you weren’t already having nightmares about the “Halloween asteroid” taking a detour and crashing into New York City, well, this space rock just got a little spookier. First off, Spooky isn’t an asteroid; according to NASA, it’s a dead comet. Worse! It looks like a haunted human skull. That’s according to the latest optical…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone

How do Ghost Forests Happen?

This is a ghost forest near Seward, Alaska. It’s not the only one—ghost forests are found on coastlines up and down the Pacific Northwest. But how are they created? Ghost forests are the long-preserved relic of terrifying events: the sudden subsidence of an entire coastline after a major earthquake rapidly submerging the forest. The saltwater…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

Get Ready For “Spooky,” the Halloween Asteroid!

On All Hallow’s Eve, an asteroid dubbed “Spooky” will make its closest approach to our planet. Hurtling along at an impressive 78,830 miles per hour, the 1,300-foot-wide object poses no threat to Earth…or does it? This Gizmodo video explains Spooky’s story. As you’re looking for witches on broomsticks in the night sky, here’s how to…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

Listen to the Dad Rock Version of The War of the Worlds

On this very night in 1938, a radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds may or may not have caused mass hysteria for American listeners. But there’s another War of the Worlds that scared me much more as a kid. For me, there’s the HG Wells version, the Orson Welles version, and the rock…

Tech News Alissa Walker

Cold Plasma Could Be Used to Freeze Out Toenail Fungus

Admit it, you’ve tried everything to get rid of your crusty yellow toenail fungus: prescription anti-fungal pills, medicated creams and nail polish, laser therapy — the usual remedies. But that darn fungus keeps coming back. Cold plasma could be your salvation. We’re not talking about biological plasma, that stuff in your blood that holds all…

Tech News Jennifer Ouellette

io9 Newsstand: Here’s a Great, Mind-Bending Story for Time-Travel Geeks

This week’s stories are about the perils of time travel, resisting and embracing change, and coming of age on a distant planet. And they all come from the December issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact. If you remember, last week I talked about how all of the “Big Three” digest magazines have changed editors…

Books & Comics K. Tempest Bradford

The Best Creepypasta Stories to Give You Nightmares Forever

This story is completely true. It happened right here on the internet, on a night just like this. The True Tale of Creepypasta Not too long ago, people shared jokes, stories, and lame inspirational messages by copy/pasting text into message board posts or email. On the message board 4chan, users started calling these text memes…

Tech News Kiona Smith-Strickland

Rumor: The Solo Batman Movies May Be Centered Around a Certain Robin

We’re still several months away from meeting our newest big screen Batman, but rumors are already surfacing about what Ben Affleck’s Dark Knight may be up to in his first solo outing. The good news is that these newest rumors happen to pretty plausible. JoBlo reports that two famous Batman comic storylines will help make…

Movies Germain Lussier

The US is Finally Heeding Warnings About a Monster Solar Storm

We’re all too familiar with the dangers posed by earthquakes, droughts, and hurricanes. But there’s another natural phenomena that represents a growing threat to our tech-driven society, and that’s space weather. And at long last, the US government seems to be taking the issue seriously. Space weather scientists at the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and…

Tech News Maddie Stone

Is This the Very Youngest Crater on Pluto’s Moon Charon?

There May Be a Little Vampire in All of Us

World War Z Sequel Has A Surprising New Writer (And Now We’re Interested In It)

Five Crazy Ways Humans Have Preserved Their Bodies Throughout History

Sam Raimi Wants One More Shot At Directing Spider-Man

Start Your Halloween Right by Watching Elephants Pulverize Giant Pumpkins

The Walking Dead Will Return For A Seventh Season

11 Horror Movies That Are Scary Because of What They Say About Humanity

Never Leave your Spaceship Without Boots, Mitts, and a Hat

Neil Gaiman Is Getting His Own Television Series!

The Secret Tech Behind Disney’s Haunted Mansion Illusions

That “Spooky” Halloween Asteroid is a Dead Comet That Looks Like a Skull

How do Ghost Forests Happen?

Get Ready For “Spooky,” the Halloween Asteroid!

Listen to the Dad Rock Version of The War of the Worlds

Cold Plasma Could Be Used to Freeze Out Toenail Fungus

io9 Newsstand: Here’s a Great, Mind-Bending Story for Time-Travel Geeks

The Best Creepypasta Stories to Give You Nightmares Forever

Rumor: The Solo Batman Movies May Be Centered Around a Certain Robin

The US is Finally Heeding Warnings About a Monster Solar Storm

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