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Creators of Nancy Drew & the Hardy Boys Promise They Didn’t Fridge Nancy Drew

Dynamite Entertainment recently announced a new installment of the Nancy Drew & the Hardy Boys comic book series, whose upcoming release is tied to the 90th anniversary of the iconic sleuth’s creation. There was only one problem: It was revealed that in the comic, Nancy Drew is dead. io9 spoke with the writer and artist…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin

Was the Star Wars Galaxy Better Off After Return of the Jedi or The Rise of Skywalker?

As the final chapter in a trilogy of trilogies, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker puts a period on what fans have long known as the main story of Star Wars. It also offers a chance to look at the galaxy moving ahead and see how its conclusion compares to the previous ones. As Rey…

Movies Germain Lussier

Carnivorous Dinosaur Discovered in Utah Was a True Jurassic Nightmare

One of the things that really bugs me about the Jurassic Park movies is the prominent role given to Tyrannosaurus rex—a dinosaur that didn’t appear until the ensuing Cretaceous period. I am therefore thrilled to learn about Allosaurus jimmadseni, a newly described apex predator that, unlike T. rex, actually lived during the Jurassic and was…

Biology George Dvorsky

I Really Hope This Rumor About Flexible Glass on the New Samsung Foldable Phone is True

Samsung has already demonstrated the vast potential of bendy screen devices with the Galaxy Fold, but there are still a number of improvements needed before foldable gadgets can really go mainstream. And if rumors are true, Samsung may have solved one of the Fold’s biggest shortcomings. According to Max Weinbach at XDA-Developers, Samsung’s next foldable…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford

‘We’re Fighting for Our Rights’: The EPA’s First Bill of Rights Decries Trump’s Deregulatory Tactics

For employees who’ve spent decades working for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Trump administration is like nothing they’ve ever seen before. That’s exactly why—for the first time ever—the agency’s union employees have authored a Bill of Rights to set the agency back on track to meet its mission. The American Federation of Government Employees…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes

Black Canary’s Birds of Prey Powers Were Influenced by the Injustice Games

Compared to the kinds of baddies she’s fought on the big screen in the past, Harley Quinn’s poised to go toe to toe with some much more street-level villains in Birds of Prey who mainly fight with regular weapons. But the Birds of Prey will have a distinct metahuman advantage on their side during their…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

Drug Company Founder Gets 5 Years in Prison for Bribery Scheme to Boost Opioid Profits

John Kapoor, the founder of Arizona-based drug company Insys Therapeutics, was sentenced to just over five years in prison Thursday, far short of the 15 years that federal prosecutors had asked for after he was first found guilty in Boston last year. Kapoor’s company was found guilty of paying bribes to health care professionals in…

Tech News Matt Novak

Here Are the Latest Updates on the Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak

Federal health officials have identified a second U.S. case of the deadly new coronavirus that’s sent parts of China into lockdown, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. While officials say that the risk to the U.S. from the virus remains low, the overall situation worldwide is set to get worse before it gets…

Health Ed Cara

Scotland Is on Track to Hit 100 Percent Renewable Energy This Year, Slàinte Mhath!

United Nations scientists have warned that most countries are on track to totally botch the climate goals needed to curb catastrophic global warming. But there’s at least one bright spot. Scotland is on track to move its energy sector to 100 percent renewables by t he end of this year. That’s just in time to…

Climate Change Dharna Noor

Massive Explosion at Houston Plant Kills at Least Two, Causes Significant Damage Nearby

A massive blast at an industrial facility in the 4500 block of Gessner Road in northwest Houston killed at least two people, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo told reporters hours later on Friday. The explosion shook the city for miles, according to CNN, resulting in at least one person being sent to the hospital and…

Tech News Tom McKay

Earth’s Carbon Dioxide Level Is Set to Make One of Its Biggest Annual Leaps Ever Recorded

Carbon dioxide. We should stop emitting it. Scientists say it. The United Nations says it. Greta Thunberg says it. Even big finance corporations say it (even if they’re actively impeding doing it). And yet here we are on the brink of a year that will see one of the biggest jumps in atmospheric carbon dioxide…

Climate Change Brian Kahn

In a ‘Dangerous and Sinister Step,’ London Police Start Using Live Face Recognition Tech

The dystopian nightmare begins. Today, London’s Metropolitan Police Service announced it will begin deploying Live Facial Recognition (LFR) tech across the capital in the hopes of locating and arresting wanted peoples. “We are using a tried-and-tested technology, and have taken a considered and transparent approach in order to arrive at this point,” Assistant Commissioner Nick…

Privacy & Security Victoria Song

Sprint Will Repair Your Busted Samsung Galaxy Screen for $49, Regardless of Your Carrier

Sprint says it will fix your cracked Galaxy screen for just under 50 bones, and you don’t have to be a Sprint customer to benefit. According to its website, Sprint is running the promotion through February 9 for the following models: Samsung Galaxy S7, Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy S8+, Samsung Galaxy S9, Samsung Galaxy…

Tech News Catie Keck

7 Things We Loved (and 7 We Didn’t) About Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 3

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina has returned with Part 3, which sees Sabrina fighting for her spot as Queen of Hell while the coven grapples with a traveling band of pagans. Did we like it? In short: It’s a bit of a mixed bag. Last season ended with Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) and her coven rising up…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Tinder’s New Panic Button Is Sharing Your Data With Ad-Tech Companies

Tinder has a proven track record of providing a dating platform to some less–than–stellar men who have been accused of raping—and in one grisly case, dismembering—women they’ve met through the platform. But even when the company does something right, there are still privacy trade-offs to consider. While the company still seems to lack some basic…

Privacy & Security Shoshana Wodinsky

You Should Hoard Physical Copies of the Video Games You Love

When the Nintendo Switch arrived, I decided it was the first console on which I’d buy all my games digitally to improve its portability. Not having to wrangle a pile of cartridges was great, but I’m starting to rethink that approach after EA recently revealed its iOS version of Tetris was disappearing in a few…

Games Andrew Liszewski

Ooh, Baby, Do You Know What That’s Worth, Ooh The Good Place Is…Not What It Seems

It’s the penultimate episode of NBC’s The Good Place, and it seems as if we’ve reached the end of the line. In last night’s “Patty,” the gang has finally arrived in the real Good place, not an anxiety-fueled torture chamber designed by a demon, or a dusty mail room where an eternity of bliss lies…

io9 Beth Elderkin

3 of the Most Common Mobile Scams and How to Stop Them

Our phones carry so much of our lives these days—our social networks, access to our banks, home security apps—that keeping them safe and protected is of paramount importance. These are three of the most common ways your phone can be hacked, and how to stop them. Besides the scams we’ve mentioned here, don’t forget all…

Gadgets David Nield

For People Who Can’t Smell, Life Can Be Full of Peril

A recent study is one of the first to highlight the plights faced by a small segment of the population: people who can’t smell the world around them normally. In it, sufferers describe feeling depressed, unable to enjoy eating, and sometimes even scared for their lives. People can have problems smelling in a variety of…

Health Ed Cara

Ewan McGregor’s Not Worried About the Obi-Wan Kenobi Show Delays

The Mega Man movie has a new writer, fresh out of Gotham City. Ghostbusters: Afterlife confirms just which familiar faces are back to make bustin’ feel good. Denis Villeneuve is open to returning to the world of Blade Runner. Plus, Elizabeth Moss discusses The Invisible Man’s domestic abuse themes, and what’s to come in the…

Television James Whitbrook

Creators of Nancy Drew & the Hardy Boys Promise They Didn’t Fridge Nancy Drew

Was the Star Wars Galaxy Better Off After Return of the Jedi or The Rise of Skywalker?

Carnivorous Dinosaur Discovered in Utah Was a True Jurassic Nightmare

I Really Hope This Rumor About Flexible Glass on the New Samsung Foldable Phone is True

‘We’re Fighting for Our Rights’: The EPA’s First Bill of Rights Decries Trump’s Deregulatory Tactics

Black Canary’s Birds of Prey Powers Were Influenced by the Injustice Games

Drug Company Founder Gets 5 Years in Prison for Bribery Scheme to Boost Opioid Profits

Here Are the Latest Updates on the Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak

Scotland Is on Track to Hit 100 Percent Renewable Energy This Year, Slàinte Mhath!

Massive Explosion at Houston Plant Kills at Least Two, Causes Significant Damage Nearby

Earth’s Carbon Dioxide Level Is Set to Make One of Its Biggest Annual Leaps Ever Recorded

In a ‘Dangerous and Sinister Step,’ London Police Start Using Live Face Recognition Tech

Sprint Will Repair Your Busted Samsung Galaxy Screen for $49, Regardless of Your Carrier

7 Things We Loved (and 7 We Didn’t) About Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 3

Tinder’s New Panic Button Is Sharing Your Data With Ad-Tech Companies

You Should Hoard Physical Copies of the Video Games You Love

Ooh, Baby, Do You Know What That’s Worth, Ooh The Good Place Is…Not What It Seems

3 of the Most Common Mobile Scams and How to Stop Them

For People Who Can’t Smell, Life Can Be Full of Peril

Ewan McGregor’s Not Worried About the Obi-Wan Kenobi Show Delays

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