Summary Sméagol, later known as Gollum, was a Stoor, an early type of Hobbit, with a tragic history involving murder and obsession. Gollum lived for over 500 years under the influence of the One Ring, developing two distinct personalities: Slinker and Stinker. Gollum’s existence as a Hobbit was a crucial element in the story of … Read more
A gigantic skull on a Monterey Bay beach that has visitors posting snapshots to social media poses something of a mystery, a California museum reported. The skull at Pajaro Dunes State Beach in Watsonville probably belongs to either a fin or blue whale, experts told SFGate. “They’re both gigantic whales,” Robert Boessenecker, chief paleontologist at … Read more
While boating off the coast of Australia, scientists saw a “massive splash” — and encountered a sea creature with “extremely rare” coloring. Meet Speckles. “It was near the end of the day, we were about to head in and we saw this massive leap, this massive splash so we thought we’d go over to investigate,” … Read more
Tom Terzin has been fascinated by beetles since he was a child. “They behave like tiny natural robots,” Terzin said in a Jan. 30 University of Alberta news release. “They crawl around obeying simple rules. If there’s an obstacle in their way they usually go around it, which is generally how a robot would behave.” … Read more
In the mountains of eastern India, an elusive creature meandered across the landscape, hidden under the cover of darkness. Unbeknownst to the shaggy animal, someone — or rather something — was watching. The World Wildlife Fund in India and Sikkim Forest Department set up an “extensive” number of trail cameras to survey wildlife in the … Read more
A “large” creature flapped its “patterned wings” as it navigated a boulder cave in Australia, soaringed straight into researchers’ dung trap. Scientists were searching for a “relatively uncommon” genus of flies in Queensland, according to a study published Dec. 7 in the European Journal of Taxonomy. Between 1998 and 1999, they collected more than 100 … Read more
Great things can come in small, slightly repulsive packages. Scientists in the Philippines have detailed the molecular secrets of Stichopus cf. horrens, a sea cucumber species that bears more than a passing resemblance to something else. Their findings indicate that these animals contain several compounds that could have potential medical benefits in humans, including anti-cancer … Read more
Netflix has released a new teaser trailer for its upcoming Korean drama series Gyeongseong Creature, which is set to star Park Seo-jun, Han So-hee, and more. The teaser confirms that Gyeongseong Creature Part 1 will premiere on December 22, 2023. Part 2 will then drop on January 5, 2024. Written by Kang Eun-kyung and directed … Read more
The holidays have begun and hot off the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, actor David Harbour was excited to talk about his DC Studios future. Spoilers of the Week May 16-20 io9 caught up with Harbour at the BoxLunch Holiday Gala, where the Stranger Things star was named BoxLunch Ambassador for the fandom fashion house. … Read more
They did it, they really did it. The Freddy Fazbear Pizza band from Five Nights at Freddy’s has been made real, and of course Blumhouse got the Jim Henson Creature Shop to do it. How Invincible’s Omni-Man Joined Mortal Kombat 1 io9 sat down with Five Nights at Freddy’s director Emma Tammi and project supervisor … Read more