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BMX Quad Racer Is Another Fun Way To Break Your Neck

Designed for those seeking a more eco-friendly alternative to a gas-powered ATV, or grownups who simply never learned to ride a two-wheeled bike, the Athos is a pedal-powered quad racer that looks a lot safer to ride than the sum of its parts. With four wheel independent suspension the Athos should be able to tackle…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 3

Spoilery new Spider-Man images finally show The Lizard in his lab coat

We’ve been waiting and waiting for the infamous Lizard-in-the-lab-coat shot from Marc Webb’s Amazing Spider-Man. Behold the angry face and claws of The Lizard — formerly Dr. Curt Connors — and check out the spoileriffic things he’s doing to an innocent bystander. Looks like the man in The Lizard’s clutches is turning green and getting…

Movies Meredith Woerner May 3

What if Game of Thrones characters had Dungeons & Dragons alignments?

As any Dungeons & Dragons player knows, it’s crucial that a new character’s ethical alignment be established before entering into a campaign. It’s a kind of moral compass that guides each player through the game. So how cool would it be to assign these same kind of alignments to the characters of Game of Thrones?…

Television George Dvorsky May 3

Nokia Is Working on “Hybrid” Mobile Devices—Whatever the Hell That Means

Nokia lost its spot as the world’s top phone manufacturer to Samsung last week, but according to an interview with the Financial Times, it’s got a plan to get back on track: Hybrids. The obvious question is, well, just what the hell does that mean? Former Nokia Chairman Jorma Ollila, who spoke with FT, didn’t…

Tech News Kyle Wagner May 3

These Amazonian ants build one of the freakiest deathtraps in the animal kingdom

The Amazonian tree known Hirtella physophora looks rather unassuming, but it is the site of several grisly spectacles. Amid its leaves and branches, an animal, a plant and a fungus conspire to create a nightmarish trap where trespassers become meals, robbers get the death penalty, and assassins are assassinated. Top image: A wasp tries to…

io9 Ed Yong - Discover May 3

Here’s the Plan to Fly Missile-Packed Blimps Over Your Home

Upstart Virginia aerospace firm Mav6 is offering to install guided missiles on the massive, robotic spy blimp it’s building for the Air Force. The idea would only be slightly terrifying, if the massive airship was headed to Afghanistan, as originally planned. But Mav6 and its CEO, a respected retired Air Force general, are also promoting…

Tech News David Axe - Wired May 3

What Would Happen If You Put Your Hand in the LHC’s Beam?

A while back, Sixty Symbols asked a bunch of physicists what they thought would happen if you were to place your hand in the particle beam at the LHC and… none of them knew. Now they’ve done some digging, and found out. As it turns out, the LHC’s beam is focussed down to a tiny…

Physics & Chemistry Jamie Condliffe May 3

Never-Before-Seen Concept Art from David Cronenberg’s Total Recall!

You might have heard that body-horror mastermind David Cronenberg was originally in line to direct Total Recall, before he left the project and Paul Verhoeven took over. Now, for the first time ever, artist Ron Miller shares a ton of the concept art he created for Cronenberg’s version… including a very different-looking version of the…

io9 Ron Miller May 3

Coat Hangers Made From Bike Parts Are Beautiful if Impractical

Bicycles are so damn hip these days that they’re infiltrating every aspect of culture. Whatever: here’s a great, quirky piece of up-cycling that takes disused bicycles parts and converts them into a set of beautiful coat hangers. These were designed and made by Oliver Staiano, from Nottingham Trent University in the UK, as part of…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 3

Lightspeed Presents… “Nightside on Callisto” by Linda Nagata

io9 is proud to present fiction from Lightspeed Magazine. Once a month, we’ll be featuring a story from Lightspeed’s current issue. This month’s selection is “Nightside on Callisto” by Linda Nagata. Enjoy! Top image via NASA. Nightside on Callisto by Linda Nagata A faint, steady vibration carried through the igloo’s massive ice walls-a vibration that…

io9 Lightspeed Magazine May 3

Lion tries to eat baby at zoo, is stymied by glass wall

The unrelenting natural order of the animal kingdom never looked so adorable. To this lion, this unsuspecting baby was the equivalent of a free shepherd’s pie cooling on the savannah. As the videographer explains, “At the zoo in Portland, Oregon the usually lazy lioness, Kya, tries desperately to eat my son through the glass. Jack…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar May 3

Every Dalek ever will be in the latest Doctor Who. Plus why Javier Bardem will be the ultimate James Bond villain!

I guarantee you weren’t expecting The Avengers’ final post-credits scene. Plus just how long will Mark Ruffalo play the Hulk? Get the latest filming scoop on the Star Trek sequel. And Donald Glover might play a Ninja Turtle… but which one? Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Doctor Who. The Avengers Here’s the…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins May 3

Emotion Is Reversed in the Brains of Left Handers

Psychologists have always assumed that the way emotions are organized in the brain is the same for all of us. But now, a new study suggests that left-handers process emotion in the opposite side of the brain to right-handers—which could change the way we think about and treat mental disorders. The research, carried out at…

Health Jamie Condliffe May 3

Kick-Ass Automated Berkeley Dorm Violates College Rules

Earlier this week we showed you the inside of Derek Low’s insanely automated college room. Sadly, the draconian forces that be at Berkeley are calling Low in to a judicial hearing because his room violates their housing policy. In his own words, Low spent “three months and several hundred dollars” tweaking his room, and now…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 3

SpaceX Forced to Delay Launch to Space Station

SpaceX has once again been forced to delay the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft. The latest launch date was scheduled for Monday, May 7 from Cape Canaveral in Florida and a new date hasn’t been set. Issues with the software responsible for controlling the automated spacecraft have caused several of the…

Space & Spaceflight Jason Paur - Wired May 3

Verizon’s LTE-Powered Home Broadband Goes National

While Verizon recently launched its LTE-powered home broadband service, calledHomeFusion, to a select few locations, it seems to be doing so well that it’s now being rolled out across the entire country. From today, Home Fusion goes nationwide—at least, to everywhere with a 4G signal. The service uses an external antenna to receive LTE signal,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 3

Watching These People Traverse a Slack-Line High Above a Ravine Is the Best Kind of Terrifying

Watch as these inexplicably fearless thrill-seekers traverse a slack-line hanging 700 meters above the Verdon Gorge in south-eastern France. It is so nail-bitingly horrifying, you will not be able to look away. [Vimeo]

Tech News Molly Oswaks May 3

The Beer Moth Truck-Tent Is the Ultimate in Car Camping

If driving up to a campsite and setting up a tent is too much “roughing it” to endure, this tent/truck chimera is just what you need to enjoy the great outdoors without sacrificing the amenities of a cabin. The Beer Moth operates out of Inshriach House in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland. It accommodates two guests…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 3

First Drive-By Malware Sites Discovered for Android

As more and more traffic moves from the desktop to mobile devices, malware has closely followed it. Now, an Internet security firm has discovered the first websites designed specifically to infect Android devices that visit the page with malware. Lookout Mobile Security discovered the sites, which operate as drive-by malware vectors. That is, if an…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 3

Best Buy Employee Publicly Outs Straight Man on Facebook

Does nobody at Best Buy operate by any reasonable code of ethics? Just last month came news that the company’s CEO Brian Dunn (who has since stepped down) was ensconced in an affair with one of his blue-shirted employees. Today we learn of Richard Dewberry, the Colorado man who was publicly outed on Facebook by…

Social Media Molly Oswaks May 3

BMX Quad Racer Is Another Fun Way To Break Your Neck

Spoilery new Spider-Man images finally show The Lizard in his lab coat

What if Game of Thrones characters had Dungeons & Dragons alignments?

Nokia Is Working on “Hybrid” Mobile Devices—Whatever the Hell That Means

These Amazonian ants build one of the freakiest deathtraps in the animal kingdom

Here’s the Plan to Fly Missile-Packed Blimps Over Your Home

What Would Happen If You Put Your Hand in the LHC’s Beam?

Never-Before-Seen Concept Art from David Cronenberg’s Total Recall!

Coat Hangers Made From Bike Parts Are Beautiful if Impractical

Lightspeed Presents… “Nightside on Callisto” by Linda Nagata

Lion tries to eat baby at zoo, is stymied by glass wall

Every Dalek ever will be in the latest Doctor Who. Plus why Javier Bardem will be the ultimate James Bond villain!

Emotion Is Reversed in the Brains of Left Handers

Kick-Ass Automated Berkeley Dorm Violates College Rules

SpaceX Forced to Delay Launch to Space Station

Verizon’s LTE-Powered Home Broadband Goes National

Watching These People Traverse a Slack-Line High Above a Ravine Is the Best Kind of Terrifying

The Beer Moth Truck-Tent Is the Ultimate in Car Camping

First Drive-By Malware Sites Discovered for Android

Best Buy Employee Publicly Outs Straight Man on Facebook

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