futurism

I wouldn’t exactly say Grimm’s season 2 finale was disappointing, but for those looking for the mythology-building of the mid-season premiere, you’re out of luck. Still, “Goodnight, Sweet Grimm” was action-packed and fun, and that’s all I really ask out of Grimm.

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Two days ago, as the 2013 Moore tornado struck Oklahoma, Charles Gifford sought refuge in a storm shelter. After he was safe inside, and with the door securely shut, Gifford poked his camera through a small hole, allowing him to capture this insanely up-close video of the 1.3 mile wide tornado.

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Could the villain of Marvel's big space opera be the ruler of one of its most famous alien races? Could a Man of Steel prequel comic set the stage for one of Superman's closest allies? Could a villain of anniversary specials past return to menace the Doctor on his 50th anniversary? Maybe not, but prepare for spoilers!

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Cue the theme music; there's a brand new Man of Steel trailer that showcases a whole pant-load of new superhero footage, including lots of new threats and violence from General Zod and his minions, Lois Lane and Faora footage, and HEAT VISION! Clark Kent is aaaangry!

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Now that Warehouse 13 has been consigned to the same fate as Eureka — tying off loose ends and then going away for good — each episode is a reminder that this show is still seriously fun, and quite agile. Last night's episode was mostly a standard "artifact of the week" outing, but it packed in a lot of goodness in one hour.

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From entomologist, blogger and insect photographer Alex Wild comes this remarkable image of a trapjaw ant, torn asunder to reveal the wriggling, 8-inch parasitic worm living inside. (The ant, by comparison, measures about half an inch long.)

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I can't bring myself to complain about Revolution any more — about the fact that this show isn't living up to its fun, swashbuckling pilot and also doesn't seem to be about anything, other than "war is awful and soldiers are bad people." So here's a tribute to the show's best character instead.

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A landmark legal case may finally put a stop to almost half a century of bizarre medical procedures in the United States, where children's genitals have been surgically altered to fit a standardized definition of the proper sizes for penises and clitorises.

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Animals are smarter than many people realize, and they can learn to do all sorts of stuff. That's why so many creatures have been domesticated — but it's also why people have tried, over and over, to send animals to war. Here's a history of animal soldiers, in pictures.

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We are so excited for the sequel to the horror anthology, V/H/S/2. Because this time, THERE BE ALIENS! Too long have we gone without genuinely horrifying aliens.

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For the beach bunny with strong beliefs, or a strong desire for a Pentagram-tan-line chest. Either way, you do you girl.

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Paolo Soleri, who died last month at 93, transformed the way people imagine cities of the future. You've probably seen some of his concepts without realizing it. He even built an experimental city in Arizona, called Arcosanti. We've got a gallery of his drawings and designs, some of which have never been online before.

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You're finally getting that live-action Halo you've been clamoring for, and it's going to be produced by Steven Spielberg. Poor Neill Blomkamp.

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Back in the days of yore, TV series and movie were often forced to imagine extra-terrestrials with low-tech special effects and limited budgets. Nowadays, thanks to the wonders of computer VFX, we can create anything — and sometimes aliens still look like crap.

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It's been been covered with a heat-activated label that changes from black to a picture of a pizza once it's done a few thousand revolutions inside your DVD player. At which point it also smells like pizza. Utterly dumb, or totally brilliant? We report – YOU DECIDE.

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Iain M. Banks has had two astoundingly great careers — with the middle initial, he's one of the most influential and brilliant science fiction authors of the past 25 years. Without it, he's a great literary author. And some people believe he did the science fiction to subsidize his literary work. If anything, it's the reverse.

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Yes, after being in charge of Green Lantern for nearly a decade, revitalizing the title, and adding more to the DC universe mythos than anybody besides Jack Kirby, Geoff Johns has penned his final issue. Plus Godzilla, sex, a sword-wielding Little Red Riding Hood and more, all in this week’s comics!

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In my continuing quest to meet people who read books, I am leaving my warm home on the internet and venturing into the real world. Hopefully you will be there too!

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Tyrannosaurus rex was a thrasher, prone to vigorously shaking its powerful, prey-packed jaws from side-to-side like a crocodile. But new simulations reveal Allosaurus was equipped to dismember its prey with a little more decorum, stripping flesh from bone not with the head-swinging motion of a croc, but the meticulous tug-tug-tug of a falcon.

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