This Video on Emu Artificial Insemination Is Comedy Gold
Farming emus means breeding emus. And Irek Malecki of the University of Western Australia thinks that the results could be improved with a bit of artificial insemination. But it’s easier said than...
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Everything You Needed to Know About Godzilla
In the supersized history of giant movie monsters, one name stands above all others – Godzilla! The huge radioactive reptile has been destroying cities and pummeling enemy beasts to the delight of...
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What Happens When Neutron Stars Collide?
One of two things happens when neutron stars collide: they merge together to form a new, larger neutron star, or they collapse into a black hole. But which happens when? That leads to another, trickier...
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I Love Reading Internet Comments
I have a confession to make. I read the comments. Actually, it’s worse than that. I don’t just read the comments, I enjoy reading the comments. I’ve been getting paid to write on the Internet for more...
View ArticleJust a reminder: You can email us news and info any time at tips@io9.com—and...
Just a reminder: You can email us news and info any time at tips@io9.com—and if you’re an artist, you can email that address to have your art featured in “Concept Art Writing Prompt.” You can also take...
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A True Crime Author Explains Why We're Drawn to People Who Survive Against...
In 1987, two women were pulled from a wrecked car in Los Angeles. The older passenger was dead; the younger, barely clinging to life. Investigators soon became suspicious: Why didn’t their injuries...
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I Can't Get Over How Goddamn Amazing The Warcraft Movie's Stormwind City Looks
Following the briefest of glimpses earlier, it looks like we’re going to get a lot of teases for Duncan Jones’ Warcraft movie between now and Friday’s trailer. Although we’ve had the chance to already...
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Here are 6 movies that blatantly re-used footage from other movies
This is a fun one. Screen Rant came up with a list of movies that shows how films have recycled and reused scenes from other movies. This isn’t an act of homage or done in inspiration, this is footage...
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This Is What Five Years of Drought Has Done to California's Farmland
Promises of rain to come withstanding, California is still smack in the middle of a long, punishing drought. So what does it look like when a top agricultural state undergoes years of drought? Not...
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The Dumbest Thing The Star Wars Expanded Universe Did To Princess Leia
Star Wars’ old Expanded Universe is no more. Under the Disney regime, it has been relegated to the “Legends” banner, and the new official canon includes just the movies and TV shows, along with a whole...
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Don’t have Starz?
Don’t have Starz? Good news, as you can still watch the excellent season premiere of Ash vs. Evil Dead for free. The channel is allowing people who don’t currently subscribe—which is a lot of people—to...
View ArticleHere Are All The Ways Your Brain Can Be Tricked By Comparisons
Want to see a gender-neutral face turn masculine? How about a neutral face turn friendly, or a sharp picture turn fuzzy? This brief video will take you through all the ways your brain adapts to a...
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You’ll be able to watch the first episode of The Expanse online well before...
You’ll be able to watch the first episode of The Expanse online well before its actual premiere on TV. Deadline are reporting that Syfy will put the pilot episode—which we loved when it was shown at...
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All the Science Fiction and Fantasy Books You Can’t Afford To Miss in November!
The holidays are coming up, and there’s no better gift than piles of books. And luckily, there are tons of fantastic science fiction and fantasy books coming this month. Including Stephen King! Ethan...
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Smashing a Lego AT-ST With Logs Like the Ewoks Did Is So Satisfying
The best scene in Return of the Jedi isn’t when Vader kills the Emperor, or when the Death Star explodes, or even when Han Solo thaws out of carbonite. It’s when the Ewoks take down an AT-ST walker...
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Lifehacker The Most Popular Dating Deal Breakers, According to Research | Gawker Inside the Shady World of Craigslist Ghostwriters | Kotaku I Love Reading Internet Comments | Gizmodo How To Replace...
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Lampreys Could Hold the Key to Better Underwater Robots
The lamprey—a jawless, toothy suction funnel that looks like it sprung to life out of the Alien storyboards—is the sort of creature whose existence most of us would prefer not to dwell on. But lampreys...
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LIGHTSPEED Presents: “Here is My Thinking on a Situation That Affects Us All”...
io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we’ll be featuring a story from LIGHTSPEED’s current issue. This month’s selection is “Here is My Thinking on a Situation That...
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Overwatch Makes A Great First Impression
I can’t remember the last time I felt as excited about a new video game as I feel right now about Overwatch, Blizzard’s unprecedented stab at making a multiplayer shooter. I’ve been playing it for...
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Oh No, There's Going To Be More Of Those Horrifying Thomas The Tank Engine/DC...
Earlier this year at San Diego Comic Con, Mattel and DC came together to share with the world a nightmarish vision: a set of Thomas the Tank Engine toy trains that were actually train versions of DC...
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