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The past decade of Star Wars has been… a lot: interesting, thrilling, exhausting, disappointing. You pick a descriptor, and it could probably…
MIT-Linked Company Says It Will Build ‘World’s First Grid-Scale’ Nuclear Fusion Power Plant
Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a startup that was spun out of a project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s research labs,…
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It’s only been two days since Superman’s first trailer dropped, and it’s safe to say it made a big impression. How big?…
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The first (and pretty great) season of Dan Da Dan ended just a few days ago, and it didn’t take long…
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While many people worry about the photogenic layout of their teeth, chances are most don’t think about individual tooth shape.…
The Best TV of 2024
At io9, we watch a lot of TV and we’re not afraid to admit it. And from all those hours…
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The International Space Station (ISS) has served as home to astronauts for nearly 30 years but the aging spacecraft is…
Sssssurprise! Anaconda Is Slithering Down the Chimney for Christmas 2025
Rumblings about a new Anaconda movie have been around since at least 2020, and in August we learned that Paul…
Dog Arthritis Treatment Under Fire After Reports of Severe, Even Fatal, Side Effects
A popular arthritis drug for dogs may be riskier than we knew. This week, the Food and Drug Administration reported…
Hawk Tuah Girl Breaks Silence on Alleged Cryptocurrency Scam
Haliey Welch, better known as Hawk Tuah Girl, is pretty much exclusively known for talking but has been silent for…
