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The Bizarre Way Jupiter Helped Life Evolve on Earth
Jupiter, that blustery ball of noxious gas, is probably the last place that comes to mind when you hear the words “life supporting.” But for twenty years, astronomers have suspected Jupiter of doing...
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There Has Been A Cosplay Awakening
There’s already a ton of great Kylo Ren cosplay out there, but I haven’t seen one go the extra mile like Alhon has.The outfit is great, but it’s the location that makes these shots so fantastic; he...
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How A Mario Character Was Named After Motorhead's Lemmy
One of gaming’s better rumors is each koopaling in Super Mario Bros. 3 was named after a celebrity. One of the seven is Lemmy, allegedly inspired by Lemmy Kilmister, founder of the rock band Motörhead....
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Don't Let Your Money Fly Away: A 1909 Warning to Airship Investors
Today, new futuristic-looking technologies often attract investors hoping to make gobs of money. And airships of the past were no different. In the first few decades of the 20th century people...
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Here's Some Crazy Speculation About The True Identity Of Star Wars' Mystery...
Check out brand new looks at X-Men Apocalypse and Ghostbusters. Benedict Cumberbatch almost didn’t manage to star in Doctor Strange. Kristen Bell heads to iZombie. Plus, tons of new glimpses of...
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DC Comics Wants You To Color In Its New Comic Covers
We’re in the middle of that already weird limbo-week between Christmas holidays and New Years celebrations. Are you stuck at work with nothing to do? Stuck at home and wanting to unwind after all that...
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Cheap Projector Uses Prisms to Create Color Images from B&W Source
Before LEDs and lasers came along, video projectors would shine white light through a rotating color wheel to produce full-color images. But researchers at Dartmouth College and Disney Research Zürich...
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The 100 Most Popular io9 Posts of 2015
It was a year of splendid science fiction, some pretty strange science...and a little movie called Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Somehow that dress made the cut too. These are the 100 most popular io9...
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Today's Best Deals: Flash Storage, Camera Bags, Breathalyzer, and More
Cheap flash storage, a portable breathalyzer, and $100 off any Apple Watch highlight today’s best deals. Bookmark Kinja Deals and follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal. Commerce Content is...
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Check Out This Uncanny, Never-Before-Seen Back to the Future Poster
It’s almost impossible to think of Back to the Future and not instantly conjure thoughts of Drew Struzan’s iconic poster of Marty McFly stepping out of the Delorean. But we almost had a poster where...
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Aldous Huxley's Predictions for 2000 A.D.
There seems to be two occasions when people most enjoy making predictions: anniversaries (think the American Bicentennial, New Year’s, etc) and dates that include round numbers (any year ending in...
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CBS Suddenly Wants to Put a Stop to Axanar, the Crowdfunded Star Trek War Movie
Axanar has attracted a lot of attention since its hugely successful Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns raised over a million dollars to make a movie set decades before the events of the original Star...
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LA's Gas Leak Is a Global Disaster
One of the worst environmental disasters of the decade is currently underway in a quiet community 25 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Putrid, methane-rich natural gas has been spewing into the air at an...
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Chewbacca Comic Finally Answers A Question Star Wars Fans Have Pondered For...
Ever since Han, Luke, and Chewbacca triumphantly strode through crowds of Rebel soldiers to mark their roles in the Death Star’s destruction, Star Wars fans have jokingly wondered why the poor Wookiee...
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How Cigarette Packaging Fools You
A new study shows we’re still suckers for canny packaging of cigarette brands, especially those claiming to be slightly less bad for us than the usual variety. A team of Australian researchers...
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In a new interview, The Martian’s Drew Goddard discusses how to script a...
In a new interview, The Martian’s Drew Goddard discusses how to script a blockbuster with mass appeal—without dumbing down its science elements: trust that your audience is actually willing to learn,...
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Every Place in the World That Has Banned Hoverboards
Do you love your hoverboard? They’ve become so popular, you’d think they could actually hover. Well, enjoy them while you can, because everyone seems to be banning them — from the smallest universities...
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Bizarre, Deadly Weather Is Sweeping the Country
Is it the Godzilla El Niño or harbinger of a future hell? Weird, deadly weather has been sweeping the country for the past week, from tornadoes and blizzards in the Southwest, to historic flooding in...
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The 50 Best X-Wing Pilots, Ranked
Sure, Star Wars fans might dream of igniting a lightsaber and calling on the force like a Jedi. But honestly, if we were in a galaxy far far away, we’d want to lock our S-Foils in attack position like...
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GMO Food Isn’t Coming to Get You—It’s Been Here All Along
Worried that genetically-modified foods could be quietly, secretly, making their furtive way towards your plate even as we speak? Don’t be—you’ve already been eating them for a long time now.A lot of...
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