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Ant-Man director Peyton Reed is negotiations to return and direct the sequel, Ant-Man and the Wasp, which will be out July 6, 2018. Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly will co-star. [The Hollywood Reporter] Contact the author at [email protected].

Mummy Cat Is The Utterly Adorable Undead Creature That Your Kids Will Love

Everybody loves spooky creatures and weird apparitions—but a new book about a mummified cat, called appropriately Mummy Cat, is especially wonderful. Writer Marcus Ewert and artist Lisa Brown have created a lovely children’s book about a cat who comes back every 100 years. In Mummy Cat, a loyal feline companion was mummified with his queen,…

Get Up to Speed on the Entire Back to the Future Trilogy in Just 90 Seconds

Missed your chance to go to a theater and catch a marathon of all three Back to the Future movies today? You can either steal a time machine and go back to buy a ticket, or watch our handy 90-second video primer!

Ant-Man Introduces The Deadliest Threat To The Modern Superhero: An App

In the real world, there’s pretty much an app for everything—maps, music, videos, messaging, making digital cats fart. The first issue of Astonishing Ant-Man, out today, adds another essential app: One tailor made to murder superheroes. Wait, what? Spoilers ahead, of course. The Astonishing Ant-Man’s main focus isn’t actually on the goofy app—we’ll get to…

Now Homeland Security Will Also Need a Warrant to Spy on Cellphones Using StingRays 

Last month, the Department of Justice announced that investigators would require a warrant to use a tool called a StingRay that mimics a cell tower to spy on phones. There were a few exceptions listed, however, including issues of homeland security. But now the Department of Homeland Security says it will also require a warrant.…

All Sorts of Buildings Could Be Made with This Brick-Laying Robot

Construction can be back-breaking work, but some engineers in Switzerland have ginned up a brick-laying workbot that can help humans build buildings. Reuters reports that scientists at Zurich’s Swiss National Center of Competence in Research have created a smart construction robot called In-situ Fabricator. It uses its big arm to lay bricks in preprogrammed patterns,…

Winter Is Coming, Are You Ready?

Well, are you? Here’s a comprehensive guide to staying warm, staying dry and staying active when it’s cold outside. We’ll show you the best ways to do that, but also the affordable ways. Who’s This Guide For? Everyone. Everyone can benefit from more a more effective approach to clothing, whether you’re just walking to dinner…

The Lego Movie & Han Solo Directors Are Working On A Time Travel TV Show

Phil Lord and Chris Miller certainly chose the right day to let news leak about their latest project. The team behind the Jump Street films and The Lego Movie, as well as The Last Man on Earth, are set to produce a new time travel TV show. It’s called In Time, but don’t get it…

Most Earth-Like Worlds Haven’t Been Born Yet

With NASA’s Kepler mission still turning up cosmic wonders, and a slew of exoplanet-hunting scopes on deck, the chance of finding a second Earth has never seemed higher. And yet, time may be against us when it comes to meeting our squishy galactic brethren: according to a new theoretical study, 92% of Earth-like worlds haven’t…

The side-by-side visual similarities of Breaking Bad and Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction basically influences anything that’s good. And Breaking Bad drew influence from a lot of good things before it. But I never realized how similar they were when I was watching and obsessing over Breaking Bad because when you put some scenes side-by-side, you will see shots that clearly pay tribute to the visual…

Space is Vast and Deadly in a New Poster for Syfy’s The Expanse

We were just luxuriating in the fact that space exploration is big at the movies again. And now here’s a reminder that we’re finally getting some more big space action on television as well: We’re less than two months away from Syfy’s The Expanse. If you’re already a fan of the book series by James…

Watch an Idea Spread Through This Ant Colony

A colony of ants can teach us something about how an idea spreads through social networks. Scientists pointed a camera at ant colonies for forty-one days and produced the above video showing how an “idea” spreads through a group of ants via one-on-one contact. One ant gets tagged with a blue dot. When it interacts…

What Should We Reboot Next?

Everything old is new again, and it seems like a reboot is announced near-daily out of Hollywood. Do you have a favorite property that deserves to come back from the dead? Two of my favorite television shows, Twin Peaks and The X-Files, are slated to return. A new Star Wars is on the horizon. Even…

I wish these animated graphics of vintage book covers were real

We as a society have failed because our dead tree book covers don’t do anything. We as a society have screwed up because instead of making e-readers, we should have dedicated more resources into inventing paper thin displays that could animate basic graphics like this video by Henning M. Lederer. I would read every single…

WikiLeaks Drops CIA Director John Brennan’s Personal Emails

Who was it that said that all future wars will be won by email? Maybe the same person who sent the CIA director’s AOL emails to WikiLeaks. The latest document dump announced by WikiLeaks today are the non-government emails of CIA chief John Brennan. And we know how interesting personal email accounts of government officials…

As Promised, Nike Finally Reveals BTTF II Air Mag Sneakers With Power Laces

Back in 2011, the Nike Air Mag, the shoes that Marty McFly wore in Back to the Future II, were released to a ravenous fan base. There was only one problem, unlike the shoes seen in the movie, Nike’s Air Mags didn’t have power laces. Nike promised they would come 2015, and today the company…

Does The International Space Station Have An On-Call Doctor?

The answer is yes…and no! It all depends on your definition of “on call.” The ISS Mission Control Center in Houston, Texas has a staff of flight controllers available 24/7, 365 days a year. One of those flight controllers carries the moniker of Flight Surgeon. They serve as the medical eyes and ears for every…

Hackers Can Wirelessly Upload Malware to a Fitbit in 10 Seconds

Wearables are like hacker candy. They represent a new category of technology that’s capable of storing data—including malware—that people don’t expect to get pwned. But that’s exactly what just happened: Hackers figured out how to remotely upload malware to a Fitbit. It only takes ten seconds. Hack.Lu conference in Luxembourg tomorrow, said hackers will demonstrate…

We’re Living In A New Golden Age Of Space Movies 

Just a few years ago, we were wondering where all the movies about outer space had gone. And now, we don’t have to wonder any more, because we’ve been getting a crop of fantastic new movies about astronauts, spaceships, and the joy of exploration. There have been at least a couple of previous golden ages…

Shooting Challenge: Fall Leaves

It’s become an annual tradition. Every year in autumn, we ask you to send us your best photo of the foliage. It can be taken this week, or any time in 2015. The Challenge Take a photograph of the leaves of fall. I know, I know, for some it’s already over! And that’s OK. Any…