Scientists switch mouse's genes off and on with radio waves
Some laboratory mice were given specially engineered insuling-producing genes. These genes were then remotely activated using radio waves. This could mean a whole new field of medical procedures in...
View ArticleCronenberg Plays Mad Scientist in New TV Show! Plus How the Wolverine Sequel...
James Cameron reveals his filmmaking future is all Avatar, all the time. The president of 20th Century Fox tells you everything you need to know about The Wolverine. Director Jon Chu promises that G.I....
View ArticlePrometheus really will be rated R. Plus Marvel reveals the road to Avengers 2!
One major star confirms their Iron Man 3 casting, while another bows out. Leonard Nimoy plays coy about the Star Trek sequel. American Horror Story adds a seriously awesome actor, and a bunch of...
View ArticleEureka tangles with emotional fallout and dodgy special effects
Last night's Eureka found the Astraeus crew struggling to readjust, after finally escaping the evil computer simulation. While our heroes tried to reconcile fiction with reality, our suspension of...
View ArticleKick-Ass 2 is really happening. Plus Leonard Nimoy and John Noble take you...
Find out how Avengers 2 will come out of a whole new raft of solo superhero movies. Chloe Moretz talks Dark Shadows and the Carrie remake. James Cameron still hasn't abandoned Battle Angel Alita. New...
View ArticleMarion Cotillard swears her Dark Knight Rises character isn't who you think!
Iron Man 3 is close to finding its new female costar. Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright are officially going to the long-awaited The World's End. Steven Moffat drops hints about the new Doctor Who companion....
View ArticleCheck out new videos from Fringe, Snow White and the Huntsman, Men in Black...
Richard Curtis's time-traveling romcom About Time finds a new leading lady. Fox renews one low-rated science fiction drama while dropping another. The Vampire Diaries showrunner goes inside last...
View ArticleThe genes behind human intelligence also made us vulnerable to autism
The exact genetic roots of autism are still being untangled, but we do know that the most common single-gene causes of the condition is Fragile X syndrome, in which errors on the X chromosome trip up...
View ArticleNepal's most mysterious language might soon disappear
Kusunda is one of the most enigmatic languages on the planet. This tongue from western Nepal looks nothing like any other language, and its strange structure baffles linguists. And there's only one...
View ArticleWhich new superhero will join Earth's Mightiest Heroes in The Avengers 2?
After The Avengers made another $100 million at the box office this weekend, a sequel is simply a matter of time. And it sounds like Joss Whedon has a definite idea about whom he wants to add to the...
View ArticleJon Favreau explains how Iron Man 3 is different. Plus Leonard Nimoy and...
Idris Elba confirms he will be back for Thor 2. Does the Prometheus soundtrack listing reveal major plot points? Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity gets delayed. A Robert Heinlein classic is getting adapted....
View ArticleEureka goes all in with the body-swapping craziness
Yesterday's Eureka was the most fun (non-animated) episode of the show in ages, as weird spikes in Sheriff Carter's brain made him swap bodies with the rest of the cast. The results were equal parts...
View ArticleWill Edgar Wright really start shooting Ant-Man later this year?
Roberto Orci promises the Star Trek sequel will boldly go where no previous Star Trek has gone before... maybe. The Rise of the Planet of the Apes sequel gets a new writer. Plus Seth Grahame-Smith...
View ArticleThe First Reactions to Man of Steel Footage. Plus a New Iron Man 3 Villain!
Could The Avengers bring Justice League back from the dead? A Chronicle star will bully Chloe Moretz's new Carrie. A new video highlights the legendary Rick Baker's alien creations in Men in Black 3....
View ArticleWill Joss Whedon return to direct The Avengers 2? Plus more awesome...
Marc Webb takes us inside The Amazing Spider-Man. The original Blade Runner screenwriter returns to write the follow-up. Will NBC's Revolution be the first J.J. Abrams show that's easy to follow? Plus...
View ArticleThe Arctic is farting ancient methane into the atmosphere
OK, OK, "farting" might not be the technical term. But as long frozen ice in Arctic regions starts to melt, trapped pockets of methane gas are escaping after millennia. This could be seriously bad news...
View ArticleOrangutans hold off puberty by up to 10 years just to be more attractive
As soon as orangutans go through puberty, they are pretty much expected to find a mate and start making babies. But as sexually frustrated high schoolers the world over will tell you, that's easier...
View ArticleEnder's Game will be like the science fiction epic Stanley Kubrick never made!
The long-awaited adaptation of Orson Scott Card's classic novel will feature epic zero-gravity battles that would make the man behind 2001: A Space Odyssey jealous. Plus producer Roberto Orci discusses...
View ArticleBrand New Videos for Prometheus, Game of Thrones, Amazing Spider-Man and...
Hugh Jackman reveals when The Wolverine at last starts filming. A new Doctor Who episode might have the craziest title yet. AMC takes you inside the start of The Walking Dead's season three filming....
View ArticleOn Eureka, computers are way too smart for their own good
Yesterday's Eureka showed in two very different ways just how dangerous it can be for AI to become as smart and clever as humans. The first story had our heroes facing the ultimate disaster simulation,...
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