A stunning true-color satellite image taken yesterday shows the Great Lakes shrouded by lake-effect snow clouds. It’s a glorious example of this meteorological phenomenon in action. This image was captured by the Suomi NPP satellite, and it shows bands of lake-effect snow clouds as they drift eastward from the western Great Lakes. Parts of northern … Continued

NBC’s ambitious Emerald City, premiering tonight, is occasionally stunning, sometimes emotionally interesting, and often an audacious reimagining of not just The Wizard of Oz, but all of L. Frank Baum’s Oz books. But mostly it’s as empty as the Scarecrow’s brain. Emerald City has taken years to reach our screens. It was first meant to air … Continued

Polaroid’s CES booth might be the saddest thing I’ve seen all show. It’s not your typical “sad” CES booth—it’s huge and filled to the gills with products—but the contents inside show what happens when a brand collapses into itself. To be fair, Polaroid makes some good stuff. It’s new Pop Instant camera looks neat—if a … Continued

If the end of the world had a prescribed timeframe to it, what would society be like? How would we adapt and go about our business with a countdown timer floating above the entire planet? What would law enforcement be like? That’s the question the BBC and Hulu’s new futuristic cop show Hard Sun wants … Continued

Watching the Underworld movies is a weird experience, because it feels like the filmmakers are trying to make a cool entertainment about vampires and werewolves by using none of the stuff that’s cool about vampires and werewolves. There are four live-action films in the Underworld series—a fifth comes out this weekend—and each installment in the … Continued

Two billion light years away, two clusters of galaxies are colliding in an intergalactic pileup. As black holes interact with the gas inside the collision, the mass has turned into an enormous particle launcher, spewing some of the universe’s highest-energy stuff. The picture above shows a couple of different processes happening at the same time … Continued

The entirety of The Flash’s third season has been about Barry Allen ignoring everyone to meddle with the past for his own gain, it going horribly wrong, and then slowly, deliciously being raked over the coals for it. You’d think that experience would temper his desire to meddle with time, right? WRONG. The CW has … Continued

And if you think the Blade Runner-esque neon aesthetic is great, wait till you get a load of Paul Rudd’s mustache. Entertainment Weekly has released a trio of new images from Duncan Jones’ Mute, the scifi passion project Jones has been trying to get made for years. Set in the Berlin of 2052, the movie—which … Continued

This morning, I helped my kid put on a Hello Kitty shirt before she went to school. Then I sat down and watched the debut of the latest cutie pie mascot from that character’s creators. She needs a hug in the worst way. If you’re like me and only have a vague awareness of Hello … Continued

The hype around consumer 3D printers has mostly died down, but that hasn’t stopped the startup Divergent 3D from barreling full steam ahead in the industrial printing world. The company debuted the first 3D-printed supercar—the Blade–two years ago and has since continued developing its printing methods. Now, it’s working with major industry players like Peugeot … Continued

Black Panther expands its cast. James McAvoy might be a part of New Mutants. Get a close a look at Spidey’s suit in Homecoming. The Handmaid’s Tale adds a crucial character from the novel. Plus, new pictures from the return of Arrow, and a ton of cryptic new teaser images for The Walking Dead. Spoilers! … Continued

Now this is some fun times. The Backyard Scientist strapped a kitchen knife to some homemade sugar rockets, put it on a track sprayed with graphite lubricant so it could murdercut things while zooming down at 150MPH, and then put various sliceable items on the other end to reach their imminent doom (for our infinite viewing … Continued