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The Creators of Westworld Head to Amazon With New Scifi Series The Peripheral

Westworld creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan can’t get enough of killer games and multiple timelines. The pair will create a show for Amazon called The Peripheral, based on acclaimed author William Gibson’s popular cyberpunk murder-mystery novel that doesn’t stick to just one reality. And it has evil ’bots, too. According to The Hollywood Reporter,…

Television Beth Elderkin Apr 17

The BBC’s Day of the Triffids Foretold of the Tide-Eating Craze in 1981

Have you ever seen the 1981 BBC miniseries version of The Day of the Triffids? My wife was recently rewatching the classic scifi tale and she saw something that she’d never noticed before: Someone eating Tide laundry detergent. Or at least trying to eat it. The brief shot happens in the second episode of the…

Tech News Matt Novak Apr 17

How the Hell Did the Giant Alligator in Rampage Sneak From Florida to Chicago?

Audiences don’t go see a movie like Rampage for things like “logic.” They go to see big monsters destroy things, and Rampage certainly delivers on that promise. However, speaking about logic, or lack thereof, in a movie like Rampage can often times be just as fun as the mindless spectacle. So let’s have some fun.…

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 17

Computer Model Offers New Insights Into Yellowstone’s Dreaded Supervolcano

With its rushing rivers, sprawling canyons, and lush forests, Yellowstone National Park is an absolute treasure, but buried deep beneath its picturesque surface lies a hell that’s just waiting to be unleashed. Using computer models, researchers have simulated the conditions beneath North America’s largest supervolcano—discovering a zone that may control the movement of magma flowing…

Tech News George Dvorsky Apr 17

How the New Lost in Space Created Its Very Modern Space-Age Family

Although it’s set 30 years in the future, Netflix’s Lost in Space reboot, which debuted on Friday, is a very thoughtful and astute take on the modern American nuclear family. Here’s what the new Robinsons had to say about their family unit and dynamics—including which members have their own secret handshakes. The new Robinson family…

Television Beth Elderkin Apr 17

Everything About This Newly-Discovered Octopus Nursery Is Wild

Scientists have made a truly bizarre discovery on an expanse of cooled lava 150 miles west of Costa Rica and nearly two miles underwater. There, they laid eyes on more than a hundred female octopuses, tending to eggs that didn’t seem to be growing in water that seemed too warm for their liking. Deep sea…

Earth Science Maddie Stone Apr 17

As Landowners Sue the Keystone XL Developer, It Tries to Buy Off Others

The past six years have been intense for Art Tanderup. The 66-year-old farmer’s property in Neligh, Nebraska, sits directly in the path of the Keystone XL Pipeline. He’s opposed the 1,179-mile long proposed crude oil pipeline since 2012, when developer TransCanada first approached him and his wife, Helen, about purchasing an easement on their land.…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Apr 17

In the Trailer for Hover, the New Dystopia Is a Sky Full of Killer Drones

Remember when Tippi Hedren made everyone think a flock of birds was the scariest way to meet death from above? Ain’t nothing compared to a menacing posse of killer drones, as seen in the upcoming movie Hover. Duck for cover with the scifi thriller’s poster and the trailer, debuting right here on io9. Directed by…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Apr 17

Do You Want to Eat This New Caffeine-Catalyzed Gel as Much as I Do?

Finally, scientists have delivered exactly what you’ve been asking for: an edible polymer gel made with caffeine. Finally. Wait, you mean to tell me you aren’t upset about the harsh solvents, high temperatures, and toxic metals used to make some edible gels? You aren’t excited about the sheer beauty of organic chemistry, and using a…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum Apr 17

Oscar Nominee Laurie Metcalf and a Giant Flying Monkey That Pooped Lasers Guest-Starred on Supergirl Last Night

After giving up its time slot for the last few months so the Legends of Tomorrow could get up to a fuzzy blue emotional orgy within it, Supergirl has finally returned to the air. There were no giant-on-giant battles, but we did get a fleet of giant monkeys, including a huge gold one that shit…

Television Alex Cranz Apr 17

Mignon Clyburn, a Fierce Defender of Net Neutrality, Is Leaving the FCC

FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, a passionate advocate for protecting net neutrality, announced plans on Tuesday to step down from the agency. Clyburn, the only black voice on the five-member commission dominated by Republicans, previously served as interim FCC chief in 2013, becoming the first African American woman to lead the agency. The daughter of Rep.…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Apr 17

‘Direct Pay’ Option on IRS Website Goes Down on Tax Day

Americans are scrambling to get their taxes filed with Uncle Sam on Tuesday, and as they cross the final hurdle on the Internal Revenue Services website, they’re getting a disturbing message: Direct Pay is currently unavailable. The Acting Commissioner for the IRS says you still have to pay, though. As of publication, if you visit…

Tech News Rhett Jones Apr 17

One Dead After Engine on Southwest Airlines Flight Explodes, Woman Almost Sucked Out Window [Updated]

Southwest Airlines flight 1380 from New York to Dallas had to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia today. One of the plane’s engines reportedly exploded, breaking a window and causing a woman to nearly be sucked out. One person has been confirmed dead, and passengers are sharing photos and videos from the incident—including ones taken…

Tech News Matt Novak Apr 17

After Lost in Space, Here Are 5 More Vintage Scifi Shows Worth Revisiting

Netflix’s reimagining of Lost in Space debuted last week, the latest in a very long line of classic scifi TV shows that have either been rebooted (sometimes more than once) and/or made into feature films. But there are still a few lesser-known properties, untouched since the 1960s and ’70s, floating out there in the cosmos…

Television Cheryl Eddy Apr 17

Facebook, Microsoft, and Dozens of Other Tech Firms Vow to Not Help Governments Wage Cyberwar

A coalition of leading tech companies on Tuesday made public a vow never to aid any government in offensive cyberwarfare, while also promising to increase information sharing about malicious code to stem the tide of cybercrime. Microsoft, Cloudflare, Facebook, Github and Cisco are among the 34 major global technology and security companies that have signed…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Apr 17

Mutated Plastic-Munching Enzyme Accidentally Created During Lab Experiment

A couple of years ago, scientists discovered an enzyme in a waste recycling center in Japan that digests plastic. During a recent experiment to understand how this enzyme works, scientists accidentally created a mutated version that breaks down plastic even better than the one found in nature. The discovery could go a long way in…

Tech News George Dvorsky Apr 17

Would You Pay $10 a Month for Apple News?

When Apple bought Texture, a subscription magazine app reportedly valued at around $50 million, last month, the move seemed like a bit of a head-scratcher. I mean really, who the hell still reads magazines? But for people who know anything about Apple, it was clear that Texture was just a jumping off point for something…

Tech News Sam Rutherford Apr 17

The Harley Quinn Spinoff Birds of Prey Has Found Its Director in Indie Filmmaker Cathy Yan

Warner Bros.’ plans for the DC Extended Universe are still… how should we put it… in flux, at least one film is moving forward: Birds of Prey, starring Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, which the studio has selected indie filmmaker Cathy Yan to direct. According to Deadline, Birds of Prey will begin filming nearer to…

Movies James Whitbrook Apr 17

An Elaborate Test Cheating Scheme in Asia Involved Hidden Phones and Flesh-Colored Earpieces

A tutor and several accomplices were recently caught running a complex exam cheating operation in Singapore that one prosecutor called “highly sophisticated.” Unfortunately for them, it apparently wasn’t sophisticated enough to avoid getting busted. According to prosecutors, 32-year-old Tan Jia Yan ran the operation, which involved surreptitious FaceTime calls, hidden Bluetooth devices, and flesh-colored earpieces.…

Tech News Melanie Ehrenkranz Apr 17

23andMe Is Working to Make DNA Data More Diverse

When you mail off a sample of your spit to find out about your ancestry, companies like 23andMe compare your DNA to other people around the world, seeing how closely your genes match the genes of people in, say, Norway, in order to deduce whether your ancestors might have been Norwegian, too. Since our earliest…

Biology Kristen V. Brown Apr 17

The Creators of Westworld Head to Amazon With New Scifi Series The Peripheral

The BBC’s Day of the Triffids Foretold of the Tide-Eating Craze in 1981

How the Hell Did the Giant Alligator in Rampage Sneak From Florida to Chicago?

Computer Model Offers New Insights Into Yellowstone’s Dreaded Supervolcano

How the New Lost in Space Created Its Very Modern Space-Age Family

Everything About This Newly-Discovered Octopus Nursery Is Wild

As Landowners Sue the Keystone XL Developer, It Tries to Buy Off Others

In the Trailer for Hover, the New Dystopia Is a Sky Full of Killer Drones

Do You Want to Eat This New Caffeine-Catalyzed Gel as Much as I Do?

Oscar Nominee Laurie Metcalf and a Giant Flying Monkey That Pooped Lasers Guest-Starred on Supergirl Last Night

Mignon Clyburn, a Fierce Defender of Net Neutrality, Is Leaving the FCC

‘Direct Pay’ Option on IRS Website Goes Down on Tax Day

One Dead After Engine on Southwest Airlines Flight Explodes, Woman Almost Sucked Out Window [Updated]

After Lost in Space, Here Are 5 More Vintage Scifi Shows Worth Revisiting

Facebook, Microsoft, and Dozens of Other Tech Firms Vow to Not Help Governments Wage Cyberwar

Mutated Plastic-Munching Enzyme Accidentally Created During Lab Experiment

Would You Pay $10 a Month for Apple News?

The Harley Quinn Spinoff Birds of Prey Has Found Its Director in Indie Filmmaker Cathy Yan

An Elaborate Test Cheating Scheme in Asia Involved Hidden Phones and Flesh-Colored Earpieces

23andMe Is Working to Make DNA Data More Diverse

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