io9: Roundup

The Best Memory Stories from io9

Tue, 31 May 2011 17:30:00 PDT

A drug that could erase your memories of being afraid

Best io9 Videos of the Week

Fri, 27 May 2011 18:32:06 PDT

MUTANT LOVE | Image from X-Men: First Class. Here are the best io9 videos of the week, for your Friday evening enjoyment.

Mary Roach Explores the Gross Side of Space Travel in Episode 36 of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley — Thu, 12 May 2011 09:00:00 PDT

Mary Roach, author of the popular science books Stiff, Bonk, Spook, and Packing for Mars, joins us to discuss explosive flatus, brawling in zero-g, and why aging deaf-mute eunuchs make the best astronauts. More »

Happy Birthday, Skynet!

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:49:08 PDT

Today's the day when Skynet achieves sentience, according to Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. The nuclear armageddon happens in a couple days. To greet our new robot overlords, here's some of our favorite Terminator and killer-robot-themed stories. More »

Race to the Stars!

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:45:16 PST

In honor of the Space Shuttle Discovery's final launch, here are some of io9's most mind-blowing space stories. You may have noticed that each of these categories are also commonly-used tags on io9, like space porn or space opera. If you ever want to see a tag page on a topic we cover, you can find it just by typing it like this: www.io9.com/space or www.io9.com/spaceporn More »

The Latest Strange Discoveries and Most Maniacal Research

Annalee Newitz — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:09:01 PST

Science makes the world better - and weirder. Here are some of the latest odd discoveries that will set your brain on fire with curiosity. Or just, you know, with fire. More »

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Tron

Annalee Newitz — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 12:34:06 PST

The only things we'll be thinking about this weekend are light cycles, Quorra's glowing latex outfit, and bio-digital jazz, man. Want to know more about the Tron: Legacy back story, special effects, and what the filmmakers told us? Start here. More »

Best Of io9's New York Comic-Con Coverage

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:12:00 PDT

What did we learn at New York Comic-Con? So many deep and important lessons... like the fact that Marvel Comics' invasion of shape-shifting green alien Skrulls goes even further than we thought, engulfing even figures from Norse mythology and Peter Parker's Aunt May. We found out that our television idols can grow and change along with us — and even X-Files' Mulder and Scully can learn SMS slang. (I know, stfu!) We found out that even alien super-cops like the Green Lantern Corps. should maybe stay away from a place called Sector 666. More lessons from NYCC in our complete round-up, under the jump. More »

Morally Pure Stem Cells And An Electronic Nose

Annalee Newitz — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:30:17 PST

Wake up and smell the science, people.

A bunch of researchers say they can turn any cell into a stem cell. There's always a big problem with stem cells, despite their potential to regrow brains and stuff, because they're harvested from human embryos. That's why the Bush Administration outlawed making them for a while. But if these researchers are right, researchers could harvest stem cells from a cheek swab and sidestep a lot of moral gray areas.