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Rumor: Lex Luthor’s Batman V. Superman Scheme Is Bigger Than We Thought

Plus there are hints about even more comic-book characters that might show up. Plus what do early reviews say about Mockingjay? And all the Grant Ward news from Agents of SHIELD. Spoilers now! Top image: Batman v. Superman Batman v. Superman An extra claims that there are at least two funerals in the film: one…

The Time Travelers Hidden In Thrift Store Paintings

We’ve mentioned a love for altered thrift store paintings before, and now we have a set that integrates science fiction travelers into the bland pastoral scenes. The only better would be if they were sold back to thrift stores for unsuspecting buyers to come across. These are works by Rochester-based Dave Pollot, whose work can…

Why Miracle Drugs Exist But You Can’t Have Them

It’s supposedly getting easier for innovative drugs for rare diseases like Duchenne muscular dystrophy to reach the market. So why, asks Andy Extance, is hesitancy still proving devastating to desperate families? Had it begun five years earlier, Leo Le Gal’s story would have followed a depressingly familiar pattern. Aged somewhere between 8 and 11, Leo…

Rosetta’s lander is now on its way to comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko

Everything is going according to plan. The lander Philae is now flying to the comet, en route for touchdown. Soon we will have images of Rosetta floating in space and Philae on its way to the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Follow the live coverage here.

Mozilla’s New Website Takes VR to the Internet

Most websites sit in your browser in boring old 2D. But Mozilla has decided that it’s time to change that, and the launch of MozVR.com brings virtual reality to the mainstream web. The page is especially designed to allow Oculus Rift owners to browse technology demonstrations that attempt to showcase how a future web, where…

Netflix now plays in 1080p on your iPhone 6 Plus. (Here’s some stuff you should watch.)

FCC Considering a Break With Obama’s Thinking on Net Neutrality

On Monday, Barack Obamafinally stood up for the internet—but the head of the FCC, Tom Wheeler, is said to be ‘frustrated’ with the President’s plan. And that means it may well break with Obama’s thinking. The Washington Post reports that Wheeler, talking to officials from Google, Yahoo and Etsy at the meeting were this news…

This is probably the most disgusting yet most satisfying surgery ever

Acute subdural hematoma is the technical name of one of the deadliest of all head injuries. This video shows how you get rid of it, which involves opening the brain and removing the clogged blood. It’s really gross, but incredibly fascinating too. Warning: STRONG IMAGES. The video contains the whole procedure, including opening the brain.…

On Forever, It’s Time to Tie Henry Up and Beat Him. For Sexy Reasons.

Welcome to the obligatory dominatrix episode! Do you think she’ll have chemistry with Henry and have titillating scenes involving whips and chains? OF COURSE SHE WILL. Forever’s not the kind of show to mess with that formula. I kid, but I actually kind of wanted the dominatrix to stick around and be Henry’s sweetly besotted…

Behold all the crazy new pizzas from Pizza Hut’s brand new menu

Pizza Hut is launching a brand new menu on November 19th and it sounds nuts. The options are so crazy—like Ginger Boom Boom and Get Curried Away crust and Honey Sriracha sauce—that I’m not even sure the word pizza can adequately describe it. I mean, there are more than 2 billion different pizza combinations now.…

This Blood Sensor Isn’t Quite A Tricorder, But It’s Pretty Damn Close

Star Trek’s tricorder is up there with flying cars and hoverboards as one of those futuristic inventions that always just seems a few years away. We’re not quite there yet, but this sensor, which can diagnose diseases from a single drop of blood, is a pretty massive baby step. The rHealth X, manufactured by Massachusetts-based…

This Lego Lamborghini V12 is a battery powered masterpiece

Earlier today, on Reddit, So-lou posted a Lego engine that her dad has been working on. With the lovely way that the wiring bundles down the sides of the engine from a single distributor, I can only assume that this will eventually be an amazing replica of the engine from a Lamborghini Miura. It kicks…

Scientists reveal the sound of the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

As a human-made spacecraft gets ready to detach and touch down on a comet for the first time in history, the scientists at the European Space Agency have released the fascinating sound of the comet itself. Ladies and gentlemen, say hi to 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Bonus: Look at the photo above! Those images are crazy. Imagine the…

The Budget Moto G Is The First Phone To Get Android 5.0

The generously-sized Nexus 6 might be the headline phone for the debut of Android 5.0, but if you’re the owner of Motorola’s cheap-and-cheerful Moto G (and it’s unlocked), you can start suckling on those sweet Lollipops right now. According to Ars Technica, unlocked 2nd-gen Moto Gs can start downloading the 386MB update right now (take…

Startups Can Now Buy Insurance Against Patent Trolls

Probably the worst thing about America’s very broken patent system is the existence of patent trolls: companies that own intellectual property for the sole purpose of using it to sue other, actually productive, firms. Unfortunately, whilst big-name tech firms are generally able to defend themselves against the threat of a frivolous lawsuit, smaller companies often…

C’mon, Lego, Just Make These Doctor Who Sets

Lego revealed that two concepts for the show were recently under review. They haven;t yet made it out of that process, but let’s hope. Lego Ideas member recently said: This review period featured two Doctor Who concepts, and the LEGO Review Board is evaluating them. We’ll let you know when we decide whether or not…

Could These Modular Print Heads Be What 3D Printing Really Needs?

Bringing 3D fabrication tools directly to the consumer has been fraught with challenges; these at-home printers are either insanely expensive or limited in scope. A new concept called FLUX claims that it’s solved all those conundrums with an all-in-one 3D printer that offers modular extruders for ultimate flexibility. Is this the game-changer we’ve been waiting…

Of Course Hollywood Is Making a Playmobil Movie Now

As they say in Hollywood, “if at first you do succeed, try and try again with the exact same premise.” So hot on the heels of the incredibly successful Lego movie, Paris-based ON Entertainment has revealed it will produce an $80 million animated featured based on the Playmobil toy line. The movie is expected to…

These Are Nintendo’s New Pokémon-Inspired Handhelds

‘If at first you don’t succeed, release a transparent Pokémon-edition model’. That’s Nintendo’s (frankly flawless) logic behind two new and very transparent 2DS models, which are being released alongside new Pokémon games. The original 2DS launched late last year to mild confusion and mediocre sales. It’s basically just a 3DS, but in a non-folding, slate-like…

Everything you need to know about the Cold War in a 9-minute animation

These cute animations that teach you about our history are just the best. Partly because I love history, partly because the cartoon drawings make me laugh and partly because I really think I’m learning more than I ever did in school. I mean, spending 10 minutes on YouTube is better than a semester at school.…