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The gorilla who punched that photographer wasn’t drunk

Remember the photo of a “drunk” gorilla that went viral a couple of weeks back? The one that punched a photographer and gave the internet an opportunity to make endless jokes about the gorilla uprising? Turns out, the gorilla wasn’t actually drunk. At least if you believe “scientists” who “know stuff” about “biology.” Smithsonian magazine…

Tech News Matt Novak Mar 3 '15

Here’s a Cat That’s Not a Cat (Or Is It?)

This animal is a fossa. At first it closely resembles a cat. But when you look a little closer, close enough to look at its DNA . . . it’s still pretty confusing. The fossa is the top carnivore in Madagascar. It is six feet long from nose to tail, sixty pounds, and moves with…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Mar 3 '15

io9 Book Club Is In Session! Let’s Talk About Robert Repino’s Morte!

Welcome to the monthly meeting of the io9 Book Club. This month, we’ve read Morte by Robert Repino. Jump into comments to get started talking about it! For those unfamiliar with the io9 book club, here’s how it works: You read the book. We create a special book club post on io9 when the meeting…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 3 '15

Found: A Legendary Lost Civilization Buried In the Honduran Rainforest

The City of the Monkey God. La Ciudad Blanca, or The White City. All the names given to the lost city rumored to exist in a pristine Honduran rainforest sound mythical, but National Geographic reports that now we have evidence that the legendary city was real. This week, an expedition returned from a remote—and still…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Mar 3 '15

“Easter Egg Recap” Of Agent Carter Is A Good Rundown Of The Whole Season

Agent Carter has ended, but if you’re still trying to piece together the hints and clues for future Marvel movies, or you just like reminiscing about how much fun Agent Carter was, we’ve got the perfect roundup video right here. Mr Sunday Movies has compiled a collection of easter eggs, clues and fun little Marvel…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 3 '15

Why Star Wars Rebels‘ Finale Was A Game Changer For All Its Characters

Yes, so last night’s season finale of Star Wars Rebels contained a big reveal, one that we’ve been hoping we’d see for a while. But there was much more to the finale, including some massive changes for our core characters, the return of Darth Vader, and one Jedi turning into a genuine badass. Like just…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 3 '15

What Would Happen to NYC If a Nuke Exploded Over Manhattan

No question, an 800-kiloton nuclear warhead detonated over midtown Manhattan would destroy the city. But the warhead’s sheer poweris hard to fully grasp: roads so hot it’s impossible to drive for days, superheated hurricane-force winds, and 100 square miles of fire. Over at theBulletin of the Atomic Scientists, three researchers describe the full devastation wreaked…

Tech News Sarah Zhang Mar 3 '15

The Decaying Body Of Friday The 13th‘s Jason Lies Inside This Table

Or at least, a replica of it does. What better way to scare the living bejesus out of guests than to have them put their drinks down on a coffee table with the body of Jason peering back out at them? The table is made by Australian company Slaughter FX, and goes the whole nine…

Tech News James Whitbrook Mar 3 '15

The Villarcia Eruption In Chile Is Simply Gorgeous

The Villarica stratovolcano in Chile erupted late on March 3, 2015, producing gorgeous photographs of molten glowing rock against a starry sky. Image credit: AP Photo/ Lautaro Salinas

Tech News Mika McKinnon Mar 3 '15

These Breathtaking Aerial Photos of Senegal Were Taken From a Kite

Get ready to have your mind blown. Photographer Jeff Attaway suspended a bridge camera from a kite line, and managed to capture a series of breathtaking photos of Dakar, Senegal from the air. Here’s a view of this beautiful city from a vantage point that few have seen. All photos via Jeff Attaway/Flickr The African…

io9 Vincze Miklós Mar 3 '15

Community Enters The “Age Of Yahoo” In New Avengers 2-Inspired Trailer

I didn’t think I could be more excited about the sixth season of Community, debuting on Yahoo Screen on March 17th. And yet somehow this new Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer parody trailer, with Paget Brewster, Keith David, a frisbee avalanche and whatever the hell has caused Jeff to put on a white wig, has…

io9 Rob Bricken Mar 3 '15

Humans Unconsciously Sniff Their Hands After Handshaking

Unlike dogs and other animals, humans — for the most part — don’t sniff each other. Well, at least that’s what we thought. A rather unsettling new study from the Weizmann Institute shows that practically all of us sniff our hands after handshaking — a possible sign of social chemosignaling behavior. The new study, published…

io9 George Dvorsky Mar 3 '15

This Week, Read The Comic That Sony Already Wants To Turn Into A Movie

Image Comic’s Descender hits this week — a comic about outlawed androids so intriguing,Sony already wants to turn it into a film. But that’s not all: Princess Leia begins her series, a new Boom! series sees regular convention guests turn convention robbers, and Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver’s MCU origins are revealed. Dark Horse Neverboy #1…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Mar 3 '15

This Jean-Claude Van Damme/My Little Pony Team Up Is Pure Magic

Screw friendship. Sure, it may be magic in the My Little Pony cartoon, but it can’t possibly compare to the majesty and insanity of watching Jean-Claude Van Damme pay a visit to Equestria in this incredible mash-up. Seriously, stop everything you are doing and watch it — you will not be disappointed. [Via Geeks Are…

io9 Rob Bricken Mar 3 '15

12 Bubblicious Photos Of Bubbles

Bubbles are micro-thin orbs of liquid suspended around gas. That’s nuts. And yet they’re never more than a squirt of dish soap away. These 12 photos from this week’s Shooting Challenge are a small reminder that the little things around us are pretty amazing. Winner: Magic Pop Honestly my goal was to capture a bubble…

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 3 '15

Ex Machina Trailer Is A Love Triangle Between Two Men And A Robot

28 Days Later and Sunshine writer Alex Garland’s directorial debut attempts to sex up the Turing Test. And it’s creepy. Really creepy. Check out the latest trailer for Ex Machina, which sets up the story a bit better than the previous trailers. Ex Machina stars three very exciting actors that we love, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 3 '15

That Crazy Android Phone With an E-Paper Back Is Coming to the US

YotaPhone 2, the weird Android smartphone that’s all AMOLED on the front and e-paper on the back, is finally coming to the US, says Phone Scoop. However, the launch will be more of a baby step into the US market; the phone launches this spring on Indiegogo for $600 (with backer incentives). I spent some…

Tech News Darren Orf Mar 3 '15

Disable Flash

You know Flash? Haven’t thought about it in a while, have you. For good reason! It’s less useful and less relevant than ever. It’s worth thinking about it one last time though—as you go to disable it in your web browser. Here’s how and why you should. Even if you’ve never heard of Flash (which…

Tech News Eric Limer Mar 3 '15

A Brain Injury Could Make Your World Look Like This

This is how someone with hemianopsia sees the world. The sight is not due to eye damage. It’s due to a brain injury that literally blanks out one half of everything they look at. The complicating factor is that sometimes, the patients don’t even realize that they can’t see. A stroke does damage to the…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Mar 3 '15

7 More Viral Photos That Are Totally Fake

Hundreds of images flash in front of our eyes each week as we navigate this strange machine we call the internet. But sometimes those images are lying to us. The following lies are culled from the bits and bytes that came through the tubes over the past few weeks. 1) Are these school lunches from…

Tech News Matt Novak Mar 3 '15

The gorilla who punched that photographer wasn’t drunk

Here’s a Cat That’s Not a Cat (Or Is It?)

io9 Book Club Is In Session! Let’s Talk About Robert Repino’s Morte!

Found: A Legendary Lost Civilization Buried In the Honduran Rainforest

“Easter Egg Recap” Of Agent Carter Is A Good Rundown Of The Whole Season

Why Star Wars Rebels‘ Finale Was A Game Changer For All Its Characters

What Would Happen to NYC If a Nuke Exploded Over Manhattan

The Decaying Body Of Friday The 13th‘s Jason Lies Inside This Table

The Villarcia Eruption In Chile Is Simply Gorgeous

These Breathtaking Aerial Photos of Senegal Were Taken From a Kite

Community Enters The “Age Of Yahoo” In New Avengers 2-Inspired Trailer

Humans Unconsciously Sniff Their Hands After Handshaking

This Week, Read The Comic That Sony Already Wants To Turn Into A Movie

This Jean-Claude Van Damme/My Little Pony Team Up Is Pure Magic

12 Bubblicious Photos Of Bubbles

Ex Machina Trailer Is A Love Triangle Between Two Men And A Robot

That Crazy Android Phone With an E-Paper Back Is Coming to the US

Disable Flash

A Brain Injury Could Make Your World Look Like This

7 More Viral Photos That Are Totally Fake

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