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daily 10 416 4,888 10 Science Fictional Bars We’d Like to Visit
holy crap wtf 360 18,778 George Lucas now claims that Greedo always shot first
friday gallery 267 1,169 60+ Amazing Spaceship Concept Art Wallpapers
morning spoilers 255 15,792 Russell Crowe addresses his big casting rumors. Plus lots of hints for the future of Fringe!
gallery 218 3,965 Fringe Season 4 Set Photos
environment 205 4,757 Nuclear reactors approved for U.S. construction for the first time since 1978
medicine 196 7,657 Zinc could be a wonder drug after all, just not for the disease we thought
this is awesome 195 2,397 Elderly future hipsters reminisce about the Internet’s glory days
star trek 173 2,259 A Doctor Who/Star Trek comic is coming!
star trek 151 22,833 Why doesn’t anybody use social media on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine?
trailer frenzy 138 13,408 Watch the world go mad in the trailer for Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
io9 backgrounder 125 34,984 Meet the Bloop, the mysterious sound from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean
Game Of Thrones 121 400,111 New images from Game of Thrones season 2 show off a whole crop of new characters
dune 117 11,745 What Frank Herbert’s Dune Can Teach Us About the Power of Positive Thinking
health 116 2,145 Driving stoned doubles your risk of a serious car crash
movie review 103 2,397 The Rock is here to guide you into manhood among the giant lizards
environment 102 4,681 Using Tree Rings to Determine the Start of the Medieval Dark Ages
genetics 100 796 Use transgenic fish to make bioluminescent sushi rolls
space: 1999 92 15,310 Space: 1999 remake will be called Space: 2099
neuroscience 89 9,310 Some people are more creative when they’re drunk
this is awesome 86 17,913 "Better Book Titles" has been rocking the hell out of science fiction classics lately
daily 10 83 35,263 10 Sexiest Evil Twins of All Time
biology 78 15,518 The creepiest video of coral you’ll ever watch
biology 77 7,475 Why your pancreas has tastebuds
animal behavior 76 19,680 This baby wolf and grizzly bear cub became lifelong best friends
archaeology 64 4,132 Ancient Poop Science: Inside the Archaeology of Paleofeces