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How many people have all the James Bonds killed in all the movies?

A tuxedo, a martini, and a gun. Good looks, charm, and always so impossibly cool. That’s James Bond. Also James Bond: a dude who totally abuses his license to kill and offs a lot of people in his movies. Auralnauts did their always fun kill count and showed all the deaths that all the James…

Sploid Casey Chan

Report: DNA Markers Accurately Predict Male Homosexuality, At Least in This Small Study

Today, a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics tied male homosexuality to chemical markers on DNA that affect how genes are expressed. Geneticist and lead author Tuck Ngun examined the genomes of brothers in 37 sets of identical twins where one twin was gay, and 10 pairs where…

Tech News Diane Kelly

New, Ultrafast Swimming Drones Are Tiny Ocean Explorers

The future of drones isn’t in the skies. It’s in the ocean. That’s what the OpenROV team proved in 2012 with their wildly successful remote-controlled ocean-going drone (complete with underwater camera). And now they’re back with the Trident, a sleeker, faster model–which I took for a test swim last week at San Francisco’s Aquarium of…

Tech News Annalee Newitz

These Brand New Peter Pan Illustrations Will Absolutely Make You Believe in Fairies

It’s just over a century since Scottish novelist J.M. Barrie adapted his stage play Peter and Wendy into a novel. And now, there’s a beautiful new edition of Barrie’s book, illustrated by MinaLima, the firm that did the graphics in the Harry Potter films. Check out an exclusive look inside the brand new Peter Pan!…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

The Fascinating Life and Tragic End of the Polish Countess Who Became a Heroic British Spy

Krystyna Skarbek was said to be “Winston Churchill’s favorite spy;” she led an extraordinary life that peaked with clandestine acts of heroism during World War II—and ended tragically just a few years later. Six decades after her death, a biopic is said to be in the works. It’s about time. Skarbek, who was said to…

Tech News Cheryl Eddy

Sped Up YouTube Videos + the Benny Hill Theme = One Amazing Website

If you’re racing a late afternoon deadline, or hope to get any more work done today, you’ll want to close this tab immediately. The rest of us, however, will spend the next few hours watching our favorite YouTube videos with the Benny Hill chase music as the soundtrack. If you’ve ever seen a TV show…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

5 Ideas That Could Change the Future of Trains

The Subway, the El, the Tube, the Métro: Trains have been transporting humans around cities since 1863. But too many public transit systems still run like they’re stuck in the 19th century. That needs to change. With more people are living in urban areas than ever before, metro systems around the world will need to…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin

Do Your Clicks Influence What News Stories Other People See?

This is the second installment of the Living With Data series, exploring encounters with data in our everyday lives. Do my clicks count? Molly, a 23-year-old high school science teacher in Brooklyn, writes: In recent years I have clicked with care due to awareness of how personal data is used. But I have also begun…

Social Media Sara M. Watson

Your Ultimate Guide To Mountaineering Gear

Ready to geek out on outdoors gear? Combining climbing, high altitudes, camping and extreme winter weather, mountaineering is probably the most gear-intensive sport there is. And here’s your ultimate guide to the best gear for it. Over the last year or so, I’ve climbed mountains in the Sierra, Cascades, Canadian Rockies, Iceland, Norway and Nepal.…

Tech News Chris Brinlee Jr

Ancient Mars Was Wetter and Warmer Than We Ever Realized

New data collected by the Curiosity rover shows that Mars was once quite Earth-like, featuring river deltas, lakes, and a warm climate. What’s more, the Red Planet may have been able to sustain liquid water at the surface long enough for life to emerge and evolve. Late last month, NASA stunned the science world by…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

This Year, Arrow Is Determined to Kick Your Ass From The Very First Episode

Arrow is back, and its first episode, “Green Arrow” is mashing all our emotional buttons! If you like sappy romance, it’s got you. If you like angsty bromance, it’s got you. If you like ladies being superheroes, it’s got you. And if you just want to figure out this season’s latest tragic mystery, it has…

Television Esther Inglis-Arkell

Life-Size Lego Mugs Let You Sip Coffee Like a Minifig

Your Minifigs have been drinking coffee and tea from these Lego mugs for decades now, but have you ever wondered what it’s like to sip from them using those giant handles? Now’s your chance to find out. The Lego Store is officially selling these upscaled and stackable Minifig mugs—$13 each in red, blue, or transparent…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Accio iBooks: Harry Potter‘s Apple Editions Have Animations and Annotations By Rowling

Being a Muggle is boring. That’s why we reread Goblet of Fire for the seventeenth time in hand-knit Slytherin scarves–to flee banal adulthood. Well, the Harry Potter books are cranking up the magic even more, with special editions for Apple devices, beautifully animated and full of little notes from JK Rowling herself. Starting today, the…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin

Check Out This Eye-Popping, Comic-Con Exclusive Poster For The Final Girls

October is here, and unlike some of the past years there are going to be lots and lots of horror films hitting theaters. The first comes this weekend with The Final Girls–and the filmmakers have a seriously awesome poster out to celebrate. The below poster was done by gruesome artist Alex Pardee and was specially…

Movies Germain Lussier

Disney Confirms A Huge Slate of Release Dates, Including Incredibles 2 and Toy Story 4

Along with the announcement of all manner of Marvel release dates, we now know when to expect some of Disney’s most anticipated new titles, including the much-longed-for sequels The Incredibles 2 and Toy Story 4. Variety has the whole list (and it includes all those Marvel movies mentioned in the post linked above), but here…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

You Can See the Color of the Sky in the Newest Pluto Pictures—and It’s Blue

We finally got a full-color view of Pluto’s skies—and they look awfully familiar. Skies Are Blue NASA just released its first color view of those planetary hazes they’ve been so curious about. And, it turns out that, just like Earth, Pluto has some bright blue skies arching overhead: Image: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI Our own blue skies and…

Space & Spaceflight Ria Misra

Want to Get Pregnant? Have Sex All Month Long, Not Just During Ovulation

Heterosexual couples trying to start a family have tools to tell them when it’s time for baby-making sex: apps can track a woman’s cycle; over-the-counter tests can pinpoint ovulation. But it turns out the sex they’re having the rest of the month could be just as important for starting that bundle of joy. That’s because…

Tech News Diane Kelly

The Next Generation Of Transformers Toys Harkens Back To The Classics—With Transforming Heads

Play features were all the rage with the Transformers toys when they first released—anything and everything to gets kids begging to buy the new mini-Transformer that transforms into something for an even bigger Transformer. Now one of those beloved action features is making a comeback in the next wave of Transfomers! Following the announcement of…

Tech News James Whitbrook

The 10 Weirdest Local Superstitions

As we venture into spooky season, it’s time to remember all the superstitions that have hung around. Not the ones that get a lot of play–but the ones that only a few specific places make sure to hold on to. 1. Ravens in the Tower of London Here’s a superstition that is not only restricted…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

The Biggest Health Risks to Humans in Space

With the The Martian rocketing to the top of box offices worldwide this week, the challenge of surviving on Mars is on everyone’s mind. But while the science in The Martian is pretty solid, there is one obstacle Mark Watney rarely had to cope with: his own body. During his two years alone on the…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone

How many people have all the James Bonds killed in all the movies?

Report: DNA Markers Accurately Predict Male Homosexuality, At Least in This Small Study

New, Ultrafast Swimming Drones Are Tiny Ocean Explorers

These Brand New Peter Pan Illustrations Will Absolutely Make You Believe in Fairies

The Fascinating Life and Tragic End of the Polish Countess Who Became a Heroic British Spy

Sped Up YouTube Videos + the Benny Hill Theme = One Amazing Website

5 Ideas That Could Change the Future of Trains

Do Your Clicks Influence What News Stories Other People See?

Your Ultimate Guide To Mountaineering Gear

Ancient Mars Was Wetter and Warmer Than We Ever Realized

This Year, Arrow Is Determined to Kick Your Ass From The Very First Episode

Life-Size Lego Mugs Let You Sip Coffee Like a Minifig

Accio iBooks: Harry Potter‘s Apple Editions Have Animations and Annotations By Rowling

Check Out This Eye-Popping, Comic-Con Exclusive Poster For The Final Girls

Disney Confirms A Huge Slate of Release Dates, Including Incredibles 2 and Toy Story 4

You Can See the Color of the Sky in the Newest Pluto Pictures—and It’s Blue

Want to Get Pregnant? Have Sex All Month Long, Not Just During Ovulation

The Next Generation Of Transformers Toys Harkens Back To The Classics—With Transforming Heads

The 10 Weirdest Local Superstitions

The Biggest Health Risks to Humans in Space

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