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Why this fish has teeth all over its body

February 16, 2012 – This beautiful image of a skate fish embryo reveals something truly extraordinary about the scales on its body. As University of Cambridge biologist Andrew Gillis explains, they are, in fact, quite similar to human teeth. More »

Margaret Atwood's chickie nobs spring to mind.

I think this list is awesome - I had never heard of most of these poets and their work sounds amazing. Frankly I'd always rather find out about new writers. Especially when they aren't all dudes. Not that I don't love dudes. I've just read a LOT of them.

under the microscope

A luminescent portrait of cell movements in a developing embryo

February 13, 2012 – Imagine if you could track the movement of every single cell in a developing embryo, discovering what each undifferentiated cell turned into. It could allow you to reverse-engineer the construction of an organism. More »

Embryo porn? I think that may fall outside even the capacious Rule 34.

io9 book club

io9 Book Club Reminder: Meeting 2/21 to discuss Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus

February 9, 2012 – The io9 Book Club meets every month to discuss a book, and then the author usually joins us for a chat. In February, we're meeting on the 21st to discuss Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus. More »

And this is why I'm sad about ocean acidification. These poor little Cthulhus can't survive it.

I just figured our site was so plastered with ads for the show that people would be sick of seeing TONIGHT ON ABC at 9!

Agreed about miniseries. I love the way the BBC will say "here are 6 or 8 episodes." That's it! We're not drawing it out.

Three reasons to watch The River tonight, and one reason not to

February 7, 2012 – Produced by Steven Spielberg, and created by Paranormal Activity writer/director Oren Peli, new TV series The River boasts some pretty great credentials out of the gate. More »

Thanks for this moving comment - you've got a lot of fans here!

PLUS: In silhouette, the villain looks like a small Gojira.

You are a role model for us all.

Yeah, especially with this heated blanked cranked up to 11.

This is what it looks like when cancer gets smacked down by a T cell

February 6, 2012 – This incredible video captures a showdown between cancer cells and the T cells that act as the shock troops for your immune system. That's right - you're actually watching a T cell defeat cancer. More »

Alright everybody chill out. Seriously - personal attacks and insults are bannable offenses on io9 and we love you all and don't want to ban you.

A honeypot is not a rootkit - it doesn't "attack" you and start listening on your network and all its peripherals.

hur hur hur

I actually saw that r00t had put a directory on MY COMPUT0RZ yesterday! She is everywhere!

As well as the nice girl who works with the daughter in the restaurant on Big Love.

We Come from the Future

monkey news 8:15 PM 9,081 This is why you never piss off a gibbon
debunkery 6:00 PM 4,689 Phonemes probably can’t reveal the ancient origins of language after all
space porn 5:58 PM 3,463 This star-making gas cloud is so cold, it’s invisible
trailer frenzy 5:50 PM 6,328 Ridley Scott’s Latest Prometheus Trailer: Cosmic Vistas, Melting Faces, Half-Naked Freakouts
concept art 4:25 PM 7,267 And now, JFK riding a robotic unicorn on the Moon
book excerpt 4:20 PM 3,891 Can time travel and alternate universes help solve a young woman’s murder from decades ago?
john carter 4:15 PM 16,886 116 fleshy photos show off the many bare chests from Disney’s John Carter
george r.r. martin 4:00 PM 10,910 Your Exclusive First Look at George R.R. Martin’s New Book Covers
under the microscope 3:57 PM 5,961 Why this fish has teeth all over its body
biology 3:40 PM 1,559 Fruit flies can cure themselves of intestinal parasites, with the power of alcohol
mad science 3:20 PM 11,950 Turn water into 4 different deadly weapons, using just pencils and a battery
pollution 3:00 PM 4,470 Air Pollution Linked to Cognitive Decline in Women
biology 2:40 PM 2,501 How Your Dog Could Help Create Groundbreaking Treatments for Cancer
holy crap wtf 2:30 PM 5,867 Those nutty dudes from Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! are making an apocalyptic TV show
science 2:24 PM 11,621 Electric cars could cause worse pollution than your gas guzzler