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Rey Kicks Ass In The Latest TV Spot For The Force Awakens
Just days after we got a new international trailer loaded with new footage, a new TV spot for The Force Awakens showcases a whole bunch of new scenes that we haven’t seen before. This just keeps...
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This Graphene-Based Paper Can Walk, Fold and Twirl on Its Own
It used to be the case that only skilled witches and wizards could make their origami fold itself. But now, clever Muggles have stumbled upon the non-magical secret behind autonomous...
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RIP Melissa Mathison, The Woman Who Gave Us E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
There are few films out there that have had as much an impact on the movie-going public as E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. On Wednesday, Melissa Mathison, who authored the screenplay passed away at the...
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The Warcraft Movie Could Revive Classic Warcraft Games
World of Warcraft and the official Shrek origin story (aka the Warcraft movie) are separate. Mostly. However, the movie has gotten Blizzard thinking about older Warcraft games—and how they could bring...
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io9 Newsstand: Is It Cold In Here, Or Did You Just Suck Out My Soul?
This week’s stories are about daughters who don’t want to be like their mothers, mothers who want impossible things for their daughters, and trees that resent being thrown out in the cold and...
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Sorry, No Aliens! The Navy Test Fires Trident Missile Off The Coast Of...
Reports flooded in today stating that the warning areas off the coast of Southern California—around the Navy’s Pacific Missile Range—would be activated, causing noise issues associated with re-routed...
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To Save The Alien Universe, Fox Should Take A Leaf From Marvel's Playbook
Last week, word broke that Neil Blomkamp’s Alien 5 was being put on hold due to ongoing work while Ridley Scott’s Prometheus 2 is being developed. That’s a shame, but if Fox looks at what Marvel’s been...
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Complex Skeletons Might Be Older Than Anyone Thought
It’s easy to get excited about new fossil discoveries, but sometimes a second look at an old find can reveal something just as surprising.For example, geoscientist Rachel Wood of the University of...
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It's Humans Against A Big, Scary World In These Fantastic Images
There’s some images that just knock you back with their beauty. One such artist is Raphael Lacoste, who’s produced art for games and films alike. Here’s some fantastic images from his portfolio....
View ArticleJohann Jakob Scheuchzer was a sort of Snopes of his time, debunking Church...
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer was a sort of Snopes of his time, debunking Church mythology. In the 1700s, he went to the Alps to search for Dragons. Anindita Basu Sempere has created a stunning website to...
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Tour the Orion Nebula in This Gorgeous Image
The Orion Nebula has taught astronomers a great deal about how stars are born and how planetary systems form.Officially called M42, and also known (with a bit more pomp) as the Great Nebula in Orion,...
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Mothership Zeta Is The Newest Short Fiction Project From The Escape Artists
This looks pretty cool: Escape Artists, the folks behind Escape Pod, Pseudopod and Podcastle are launching a new magazine called Mothership Zeta. Their first issue is now live, and it has an exciting...
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Here Are The Winners Of The 2015 World Fantasy Awards
The World Fantasy Convention was held this weekend in Saratoga Springs, New York, where the winners of the 2015 World Fantasy Awards have been announced!Here are the winners:NovelDavid Mitchell, The...
View ArticleOur biggest planet in the solar system is also one of the best: it’s got...
Our biggest planet in the solar system is also one of the best: it’s got crazy weather systems, it’s probably saved Earth from enormous impacts, and it’s got hundreds of moons orbiting it. The Atlantic...
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Call of Duty: Black Ops III's Most Brutal Scene Haunts Me
Lately I’ve been having nightmares about robots. Spoilers for the end of the first mission of Call of Duty: Black Ops III follow. It’s strange. I thought it would have been the zombies. My mind’s been...
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Stormtrooper Helmets For African Wildlife Is Weirdly Gorgeous
This art project is nuts: New York designer Blank Williams has recently put together a mashup of stormtrooper helmets as if they were worn by African wildlife. The sculptures imagine a stormtrooper...
View ArticleAt The End Asks: Would You Become A Slave To Escape A Doomed Earth?
In this short film, a nearby supernova spells certain doom for Earth, and an alien fleet offers a choice: humans can escape, but only if they agree to become enslaved in space. The film follows one...
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San Francisco Photog Caught An Amazing Time Lapse Of Last Night's Missile Launch
Justin Majeczky was perched high above the Golden Gate Bridge on Slacker Hill executing some time-lapse photography last night when something showed up in his frame that he surely didn’t expect—a...
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Astronomers Found the Ghost of a Rare Giant Radio Galaxy
Astronomers in India have discovered a very unusual galaxy, and it’s dying. By now, in fact, it’s probably already dead.The new galaxy, known as J021659-044920, is 9 billion light years away from...
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Watch two guys in jet packs fly right next to a super jumbo jet
Awesome. Just awesome. The craziest human, Jetman Yves Rossy, and his protege, Jetman Vince Reffet, did one of the coolest stunts imaginable: they flew in jet packs right next to an Airbus A380 on top...
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