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The clones come out of the closet on Orphan Black
When Dr. Leekie comes to town, things are not looking so good for our clones. The cops are closing in on their secret, and Alison has set her life to self-destruct. So Sarah and Alison wonder: What would happen if they came out of the clone closet? Spoilers ahead. Read more...
TV News Wrap Up: New ‘Dexter’ Teaser, ‘True Blood’ Images & More
The 'Dexter' season 8 teaser; 'True Blood' season 6 photos; 'Defiance' season 2 renewal; 'Burn Notice' final season and more!
Eye-Poppingly Gorgeous Underground Stations from Around The World
The history of rapid-transit began 150 years ago, with the opening of the Metropolitan Railway in London in 1863. In the next century and a half, dozens of architects and engineers have worked on underground tunnels and stations. Some are abandoned now, but others are as good as new. Here are some of the most wonderful underground railway stations. Read more...
Retro Futurism: Desert Edition
Retronaut has a neat pair of photos today of a proposed desert crossing vehicle. It was designed in the early 1930s to safely cross Central Asia. I wasn't able to find any additional information about the vehicle that wasn't in German. However, I was struck by how similar it was to the Khetanna, Jabba's sail barge in Return of the Jedi. Take a look for yourself. Read more...
Superpowers and hope fill first trailer for Alfonso Cuarón's Believe
Earlier today, we got a peek at the script for Alfonso Cuarón and J.J. Abrams' Believe. Now, NBC has released the first trailer, giving us a look at Believe's superpowered ten-year-old girl in action. Read more...
SR Geek Picks: ‘Dredd’ Short Film, Fan ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Poster, What ‘Toy Story 4? Would Look Like & More!
A 'Dredd' fan film; what 'Toy Story 4' would look like; maxed out heroes; the 10 Best Comic Book Villains; 80 years of cartoon voices; and more!
Carnivorous plant doesn't have time for any of that junk DNA
In the human genome, only about 2% of our DNA are genes involved in coding the proteins essential to our existence. The other 98% is noncoding DNA, often called junk DNA because there's no clear purpose for it. That name might seem a bit pejorative, but a new study of the bladderwort genome suggests it's oddly accurate. Read more...
Best Buy Offering $8 Movie Ticket Coupon & Bonus Content For Into Darkness Blu-Ray Preorders
Is it too early to start talking about the Blu-ray for Star Trek Into Darkness? Well Best Buy doesn’t think so and they will give you $8 coupon for a ticket to see the movie if you pre-order an Into Darkness Blu-ray/DVD Bundle. More details below. Pre-order Blu-ray and get $8 Off movie tickets [...]
Crowdfund a collection of Osamu Tezuka's short manga and more
There are tons of great crowdfunding projects running this week, from tiny robot sculptures to a book by the Godfather of Anime. You can also crowdfund a short film about dinosaurs on the hunt, simple programmable robots, and much more. Read more...
Sarah Connor needs to tell Doctor Who there's no fate but what we make
Seriously, you know what would have been awesome on last night's Doctor Who? If Sarah Connor had popped up, preferably the Lena Headey version, and told the Doctor and his friends there's "no fate but what we make." And then blown up the Great Intelligence with a pipe bomb or something. That's not what happened, though. Read more...
New ‘Man of Steel’ Cast Featurette: Superman In The Real World
A new behind-the-scenes featurette video with the cast and crew of 'Man of Steel' underlines Zack Snyder's 'reinvention' of Superman.
Here's the supernova Johannes Kepler studied 400 years ago
These are the remnants of the last supernova known to explode in our galaxy whose light has reached Earth. It lit up the night sky in 1604 and attracted the attention of Johannes Kepler himself. But it's only in the last couple of decades that we've developed the technology to understand exactly what kind of supernova this is. Read more...
Movies News Wrap Up: ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,’ ‘Dungeons and Dragons,’ & More
Today's wrap up includes Christoph Waltz joining 'Candy Store,' Michael Giacchino scoring 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,' a rights dispute over 'Dungeons and Dragons,' and casting for the 'District B13' remake.
The pilot script for Alfonso Cuarón's Believe is now online
One of our most highly anticipated TV shows coming this fall is Believe, the Alfonso Cuarón-scripted series about a young girl with remarkable powers. Now it appears that the entire pilot script has popped up online. Read more...
‘RED’ Series Writers Returning to Pen ‘RED 3?; Aims for Early 2014 Production
'RED' screenwriters Jon and Erich Hoeber have signed on to pen 'RED 3' - continuing the action-comedy misadventures of the Retired, Extremely Dangerous crew.
The Unexpected Artwork of Physicist Richard Feynman
In addition to being a world-renowned physicist, Richard Feynman was also an amateur artist, one who was fascinated by the power of lines and forms. He felt that his appreciation of art was deeply connected to his love of physics, representing an appreciation of the complexity and beauty of the world. Read more...
What character are you embarrassed that you love?
We all have one: a character from an otherwise great piece of media who is obnoxious or horrible in some way. Is there a character that you don't usually admit to liking? Confess your terrible character love here. We'll understand. Read more...
State-of-the-art 19th-century torpedo was discovered by Navy dolphins
In the late 19th century, the Howell torpedo was an incredibly advanced piece of military equipment, a breakthrough device in the United States' quest to achieve naval dominance. But only one surviving Howell torpedo was known to exist—until Navy dolphins nosed up another. Read more...
Watch Aliens retold in 60 seconds of animated silliness
The latest 60-second Speedrun through a science fiction movie takes us through the action-packed mayhem of Aliens, from Jonesy to Ripley's power loader. Those Xenomorphs are still vicious in this format, so watch out. Read more...
Whimsical, animal-filled illustrations of mathematical concepts
Kasia Jackowska's Drawing Mathematics series takes an unusually adorable approach to illustrating mathematical concepts. The Pythagorean Theorem and Sierpinski triangles are conveyed through drawings of elephants, snakes, and deer. Read more...
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