#riseoftheapes Click here to read First look at the monkey who will alter the future of the human race forever!

First look at the monkey who will alter the future of the human race forever!

Take a look at Andy Serkis in the mocap suit he'll be sporting while he plots his domination over all of mankind. Rise of the Apes is the origins story of Caesar, the world's most devious ape. More »
11:31 AM
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By Meredith Woerner
#scottpilgrim Click here to read Ramona Flowers' Mysterious Past Revealed!

Ramona Flowers' Mysterious Past Revealed!

Even after six books and an upcoming feature film, there's still a lot we don't know about Scott Pilgrim's mysterious lady love Ramona Flowers. Fortunately, actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead helped us shed some light on Ramona's shadowy past. More »
10:30 AM
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By Lauren Davis
#madpaleontology Click here to read Meet the 300 million-year-old reptile who truly conquered the land

Meet the 300 million-year-old reptile who truly conquered the land

Roughly 375 million years ago, proto-amphibians crawled out of the sea to start living on land. While those ancient trailblazers get the attention, their achievement wouldn't matter much without the reptiles who explored inland - and now we've found them. More »
10:16 AM
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By Alasdair Wilkins
#booktrailers Click here to read 5 reasons you should check out this book trailer from the creator of Heroes

5 reasons you should check out this book trailer from the creator of Heroes

Tim Kring created Heroes, the show that blew our minds for one season, then tried our patience for three more. And now his long-awaited book project Shift is coming out. Here are five reasons you should watch the book trailer. More »
09:30 AM
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By Charlie Jane Anders
#bodyart Click here to read Woman transforms naked man into a flying cyborg

Woman transforms naked man into a flying cyborg

Holy cow, this body art is insane. We're not sure whether to applaud or run for our lives from this creepy zombie propeller-head being. More »
09:00 AM
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By Meredith Woerner
#futuramarecap

Futurama reveals a love story that spans the entire history of the universe...twice

Click here to read Futurama reveals a love story that spans the entire history of the universe...twice
Last night's Futurama took us on an incredible tour of Earth's entire history and revealed what the 31st century would look like without Fry around. Equal parts touching, hilarious, thoughtful, and flat-out bonkers, this episode was everything Futurama should be. More »
08:30 AM
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By Alasdair Wilkins
#theretreat Click here to read What would you do if your remote vacation was ruined by the apocalypse?

What would you do if your remote vacation was ruined by the apocalypse?

We're intrigued by the latest news surrounding Carl Tibbett's film The Retreat, about an apparent apocalypse and how it affects a couple on an island getaway. Plus it's just cast our latest obsession, Cillian Murphy. More »
08:00 AM
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By Meredith Woerner
#manga

Original Akira artwork puts you at ground zero of the destruction of Neo Tokyo

Check out this incredibly detailed, starkly rendered artwork from Katsuhiro Otomo's original Akira comic. You can see every beam and window of Neo Tokyo as it's destroyed. More »
07:30 AM
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By Charlie Jane Anders
#madness Click here to read Let the Lovecraftian insanity begin: Guillermo Del Toro and James Cameron team up

Let the Lovecraftian insanity begin: Guillermo Del Toro and James Cameron team up

GDT and James Cameron together — talk about two great tastes that taste great together! The director and producer are rumored to be teaming up for H.P. Lovecraft's Mountains of Madness. Cameron will bring the equipment, GDT the heart. [Deadline]
07:00 AM
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By Meredith Woerner
#madscience

Spiking your drink

Here's how to make ice cubes grow long, natural spikes with distilled water, an ice cube tray, a freezer, and some luck. More »
06:30 AM
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By Esther Inglis-Arkell
#morningspoilers Click here to read Loki explains what he's going to do to Thor, plus how to get the feel of Cowboys & Aliens right

Loki explains what he's going to do to Thor, plus how to get the feel of Cowboys & Aliens right

The villain of Thor explains why you really shouldn't see him as just a villain. Great new pictures from Red, Super, and Never Let Me Go. See the trailers for True Blood, Eureka, and Warehouse 13! Thank goodness it's spoilers! More »
06:00 AM
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By Alasdair Wilkins
Yesterday - July 29, 2010
#imagecache Click here to read Photoshop Opens Time Portals Into World War II Ghost Dimension

Photoshop Opens Time Portals Into World War II Ghost Dimension

Russian photographer Sergey Larenkov took some old photographs from World War II and combined them with new perspective-matching photos. The result are a series of time portals that help us contextualize the war into our current reality. [Gizmodo]
10:00 PM
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By Jesus Diaz
#hollywood Click here to read The Men And Women Behind Gaming's Most Iconic Characters

The Men And Women Behind Gaming's Most Iconic Characters

They're some of the most recognisable faces in modern pop culture. But have you ever wondered just who the men and women are providing the voices behind gaming's biggest characters? [Kotaku]
09:30 PM
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By Luke Plunkett
#exclusive

Check out some gorgeous Sucker Punch art, and learn why Zack Snyder's going fantasy

The Sucker Punch trailer heaped fantasy upon fantasy. But what does it all mean? We asked director Zack Snyder to explain his mecha attack bunny dream world to us. Plus check out these gorgeous exclusive pieces of Sucker Punch artwork. More »
05:00 PM
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By Meredith Woerner
#webseries Click here to read Xena's Renee O'Connor is trapped aboard a mysterious spacecraft, in "Ark"

Xena's Renee O'Connor is trapped aboard a mysterious spacecraft, in "Ark"

The long-awaited webseries Ark, starring Renee O'Connor (Gabrielle from Xena) is finally online, and we talked to O'Connor about the secret conspiracy behind the mysterious ark in space. And O'Connor also told us about her scifi version of Moby Dick. More »
04:30 PM
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By Charlie Jane Anders
#thisisawesome

Everything we know about what's coming next on Supernatural

Click here to read Everything we know about what's coming next on Supernatural
Over the weekend, we had a chance to talk to writers, producers, and actors from Supernatural (yes, we met Sam and Dean), and now we know the monstery score. Season 6 will take the Winchesters on a new path. SPOILERS! More »
04:27 PM
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By Annalee Newitz
#futuredystopias

The dystopian novel that's turning China upside down

Click here to read The dystopian novel that's turning China upside down
It's 2013, and China's the only country to have survived an economic meltdown. The Chinese own Starbucks, which now serves longan dragon well lattes. So why can't anybody remember an entire month? That's the premise of a new dystopian novel. More »
03:30 PM
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By Charlie Jane Anders
#manifesto Click here to read The tenets of dieselpunk culture

The tenets of dieselpunk culture

The tenets of dieselpunk culture can be understood as follows. More »
02:30 PM
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By Tome Wilson
#bittorrent Click here to read Major Corporations Are Downloading Those 100 Million Facebook Profiles off BitTorrent

Major Corporations Are Downloading Those 100 Million Facebook Profiles off BitTorrent

Remember that torrent yesterday that contained the personal information off of 100 million scraped Facebook profiles? I thought it was strange that the guy didn't sell this information, since many companies would be interested. Turns out they are interested. [Gizmodo]
02:20 PM
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By Jason Chen
#nerdrooms Click here to read We want to live in Freddie Prinze Jr.'s secret nerd lair on Psych

We want to live in Freddie Prinze Jr.'s secret nerd lair on Psych

Not only did Last night's Psych name-check Decepticons, Comic Con, BSG and Star Trek, but the entire episode wrapped around an alleged alien invasion. But the best part was easily this closeted nerd's secret lair. More »
02:14 PM
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By Meredith Woerner
#io9bookclub

Ask China Miéville anything you want about "The City & The City"

02:08 PM
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#spaceporn

The massive star WR 22 is living fast and dying young

The very bright star at the center of this image is WR 22. It's a rare example of a super massive star blasting its atmosphere apart and speeding towards death millions of times faster than our Sun. More »
01:00 PM
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By Alasdair Wilkins
#exclusive

Fargo and Claudia display their geeky love connection

12:54 PM
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#exclusive

V's Logan Huffman explains why his character is such a jerk

12:39 PM
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#thisisadisaster

The only post-apocalyptic condom ad you're ever likely to see [NSFW]

For some reason, the Buenos Aires branch of elite ad company Young & Rubicam figured that the best way to advertise condoms . . . is with images of a burning apocalypse? We've got the full (mildly NSFW) ad below. More »
12:00 PM
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By Annalee Newitz
#breakingnews

A Total Recall remake from the director of Underworld and Live Free Or Die Hard?

11:36 AM
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#madengineering

Fly eyes will power the next generation of solar cells

11:34 AM
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#starcraftii Click here to read Everything We Know About The Next StarCraft Game

Everything We Know About The Next StarCraft Game

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty may have just come out but it's never too soon to think about what's next. There isn't a lot of information on StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, but we do know some things. [Kotaku]
11:00 AM
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By Amber Nichols
#wtf

Birth control pills make females smell "wrong" to males

10:41 AM
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#minniedriver Click here to read Are you ready to dive back into The Abyss with Minnie Driver?

Are you ready to dive back into The Abyss with Minnie Driver?

Minnie Driver stars in the BBC's The Deep, a five-episode miniseries about a submarine searching the depths of the Arctic Ocean for organisms that could produce biofuels, replacing our dependence on dwindling fossil fuels. But everything goes awry. More »
10:30 AM
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By Charlie Jane Anders
#madscience Click here to read Buried beneath 1.6 miles of solid ice, Greenland's bedrock reveals our planetary future

Buried beneath 1.6 miles of solid ice, Greenland's bedrock reveals our planetary future

After five years of drilling through 1.6 miles of solid ice, scientists finally hit Greenland's bedrock last week. The buried rock holds secrets to how Earth's climate changed 100,000 years ago, and what it means for today's climate upheaval. More »
10:28 AM
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By Alasdair Wilkins
#booktrailers

Watch the book trailer, and read an excerpt, from this summer's "it" dystopian satire

09:30 AM
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#lostaliens Click here to read Lost’s Damon Lindelof hired to rewrite Ridley Scott's Alien prequel

Lost’s Damon Lindelof hired to rewrite Ridley Scott's Alien prequel

Damon Lindelof might be penciling in a bit of Lost-like weirdness into Ridley Scott's first Alien prequel. Lindelof is rumored to be rewriting Scott's backstory-explaining outing. But what will this alien-buff add to the classic H.R. Giger imagery? [a href="http://www.deadline.com/2010/07/is-losts-damon-lindelof-boarding-alien">Deadline]
09:00 AM
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By Meredith Woerner
#medicalbreakthroughs

A sleep disorder can reveal you have Parkinson's - 50 years before you develop the disease

08:30 AM
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#30daysofnight Click here to read 30 Days of Nights' sequel turns a UV light on vampires in our cities

30 Days of Nights' sequel turns a UV light on vampires in our cities

Normally direct-to-DVD sequels are a bit of disappointment. But the new 30 Days of Night 2 trailer has us thinking this might be a whole lot of bloody fun. Check out what happens after the 30-day Alaskan human flesh buffet. More »
08:00 AM
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By Meredith Woerner
#politicalsciencefiction

People are still dressing up as Na'Vi at protests

When Avatar was still in theaters, protestors dressed up as the imperialism-battling Na'Vi people. But it's still happening now, and it's the clearest proof yet that blue body-paint is the new armband. More »
07:30 AM
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By Charlie Jane Anders
#gaming

What secrets lie in Thor's video game trailer and concept art?

07:00 AM
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#thursdaytips

Tips: Jesus doesn't approve of man-on-bot sexiness, tour a cave in Klingon, and more!

Every week, we round up the best tips that you post in io9's tips forum. This week, we've got a mash-up tours in Klingon, wacky posters, even wackier Kafka, sexbots, science, and much more! More »
06:45 AM
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By Krista Fulton
#mindgames Click here to read Mind-Melding Possible Through The Power Of Love

Mind-Melding Possible Through The Power Of Love

When we were eleven, my summer-camp crush and I nerd-flirted by attempting a Vulcan mind-meld. As it turns out, this may be (sort of) possible — and all you need is love. [Jezebel]
06:30 AM
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By Anna North
#madscience

Spectroscopy: Using rainbows to analyze the universe

I can tell you what you're made of just by looking at you. Through a spectrometer. More »
06:25 AM
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By Esther Inglis-Arkell
#morningspoilers Click here to read An awesome Superman casting rumor, plus a key Transformer spotted in Chicago

An awesome Superman casting rumor, plus a key Transformer spotted in Chicago

The latest Superman rumor will have you breaking out the early morning Scotch and cigarettes in celebration. See Green Lantern's star-crossed lovers, and hear what Deadpool will have to say. David Fincher tells us what's cool about Jules Verne. Spoilerage! More »
06:00 AM
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By Alasdair Wilkins
Wednesday - July 28, 2010
#exclusive

Grant Morrison drops hints about his new Western indie flick, Sinatoro

05:20 PM
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#futuristlifestyles

New study looks at online breakups - and why post-breakup "Facebook stalking" is common

Anyone under 30 who is dating knows that flirtation, romance, and even breakups take place via SMS, IM, and social networks like Facebook. A fascinating new study looks at how people act when they break up online. More »
04:55 PM
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By Annalee Newitz
#tvrecap Click here to read How the hell did Myka become cooler than Claudia? It's upside-down day at Warehouse 13!

How the hell did Myka become cooler than Claudia? It's upside-down day at Warehouse 13!

There must have been some strange reality-reversal artifact working behind the scenes at Warehouse 13 when last night's episodes was made. All of a sudden, Myka's brilliant and awesome, and Claudia's kind of a twerp. How did that happen? More »
04:37 PM
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By Charlie Jane Anders
#robotteachers

Robot Teachers: Coming soon, to a classroom near you!

04:20 PM
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