Ranking the X-Men of 'Apocalypse' from X to worst - CNET

With so many mutants battling it out in the new movie, we count down which friends and foes outshine the rest. (Spoilers!)

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Ranking the mutants of 'X-Men: Apocalypse' (pictures) - CNET

Which stars of the new film have the X-factor and which need to go back to (Xavier's) school?

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'Furries were scarier then': Rifftrax mocks 'Game of Thrones' - CNET

"Mystery Science Theater 3000" alums poke fun at Khal Drogo's eyeliner, fanatic fans and more in new joke-filled commentary.

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What would middle-aged Anakin Skywalker look like? - CNET

An Imgur user morphs photos of Hayden Christensen and Sebastian Shaw -- and finds a surprise real-life lookalike.

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Memories of Warcraft: Fans including Duncan Jones remember their WoW experiences - CNET

As the film "Warcraft: The Beginning" hits theatres, we join director Duncan Jones to remember the best, worst and weirdest times we've spent playing the famous game.

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The Lonely Island on creating YouTube and casting junk in 'Popstar' - CNET

"Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping" is the new movie from Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, so we went to meet them.

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Gaze at 'ghost ship,' the latest optical illusion haunting the Internet - CNET

A spooky video taken in Florida shows a ship appearing to float above the horizon. What do you see?

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A toxic Russian rocket is about to splash into the Arctic - CNET

The animals of the Arctic have to deal with all sorts of threats, and now they have to watch out for a rocket used to launch commercial satellites that's set to fall back to Earth with toxic chemicals on board.

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A toxic Russian rocket is about to splash into the Arctic - CNET

The animals of the Arctic have to deal with all sorts of threats, and now they have to watch out for a rocket used to launch commercial satellites that's set to fall back to Earth with toxic chemicals on board.

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The 404 Show 1664: Snapchat passes Twitter, paintball, texting etiquette, Ben Fox Rubin (podcast) - CNET

CNET News' Ben Fox Rubin is back on the show not just to tell another embarassing story, but to also discuss Snapchat's userbase milestone, paintball, a real life X-Man and when to use periods in social media and texting.

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Colossal golf-course alligator gets brilliant 'Jurassic Park' remix - CNET

There's a new dino in the park and it's the star of a viral video showing a scaly beast moseying across a golf course.

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Get a TV stand with built-in Bluetooth sound bar for $99.99 - CNET

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'Crowd Control,' part 14: Dying for a family reunion - CNET

In this installment of CNET's crowdsourced science fiction novel, our young hero is determined to find out what happened to her mother, even if it means leaving this universe.

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Crave giveaway: 'Captain America: Civil War' hardcover collectible art book - CNET

Win a hardcover book filled with gorgeous behind-the-scenes concept art from the film and insights straight from the filmmakers about why they made certain artistic decisions.

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Is the universe expanding faster than we thought? - CNET

New data from the Hubble Space Telescope seems to indicate that the universe is expanding up to nine percent faster than expected.

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Is this what the future looks like? VR parachuting is more awkward than you think (video) video - CNET

Watching someone parachuting in VR is a perfect example of why we should never watch other people do VR. On the inside, you're flying through the air without a care in the world. On the outside, it's a different matter.

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How much can 30 minutes add? First peek at 'Batman v Superman' extended cut - CNET

The film's theatrical release wasn't a hit among critics -- can an extra 30 minutes turn everything around?

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VR parachuting is the future, and the height of weirdness - CNET

You're flying majestically through the air, all without getting in a plane. But to people around you, you look like a human energy pod from "The Matrix." Welcome to the future of virtual reality.

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This horrifying synthetic dog could revolutionise vet training - CNET

A realistic patient simulator in development aims to reduce the number of animals destroyed in veterinary schools.

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Creepy horror show trailer knows when you blink -- or does it? - CNET

This Cinemax interactive video touting "Outcast" uses webcam and headphones to create a demonic experience, but it may not work for everyone.

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Combine every US presidential portrait and get...Frank Underwood? - CNET

Software created a composite of every president's face and returned...another fictional US president? Can you see the resemblance?

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NASA got a good look at that fireball asteroid over Arizona - CNET

A blaze of light flares up in the night sky in Arizona and NASA's meteor cam catches sight of the source.

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What do you get the millionaire who has everything? A dinosaur. Or eight. - CNET

A Dutch zoo is selling its natural-history collection at auction. Stock up for one of your summer homes.

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Why Homer Simpson's pink doughnut is the sweet ring to rule them all - CNET

As National Doughnut Day nears, here are 7 reasons we should all celebrate Homer's favorite treat.

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Hydraulic press squishes a silly-string can, brightens your day - CNET

See what happens when the unstoppable crushing power of a hydraulic press goes up against a can full of blue silly string. It's like watching an elephant sit on a party.

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Explore strange new pools in these Star Trek Trekini swimsuits - CNET

Turn your summer vacation into a thrilling space adventure when you dress yourself in "Next Generation" swimwear.

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'Warcraft' director Duncan Jones and fellow fans share their WoW memories video - CNET

From getting virtually (and really) drunk to seeing guildmates get engaged, watch "World of Warcraft" players -- including movie director Duncan Jones -- recall what made Blizzard's MMORPG special. For the Horde!

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Father's Day deal: Get a Geek Fuel mystery box for $17.90 - CNET

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Minecraft surges past 100 million copies sold - CNET

The phenomenon that is Minecraft continues its meteoric rise, becoming the second best-selling video game of all time in under five years.

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Expecto a glimpse behind the scenes of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' in these videos - CNET

Harry, Ron, Hermione, Draco and their kids gather for behind-the-scenes videos of the new play.

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It's what's outside that counts: The coolest and craziest case mods from Computex (pictures) - CNET

If you have top-of-the-line hardware, why stick it in a boring black box? These modders have taken their passion to the extreme with custom lighting, liquid cooling and extravagant cases, reminding us that sometimes, consoles just don't cut it.

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'Silicon Valley' star T.J. Miller joins the cast of 'Ready Player One' - CNET

Joining fellow comedy star Simon Pegg, he'll play an online troll who goes by the handle of i-Rok, reports EW.

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Brie Larson might just be our Captain Marvel - CNET

The Oscar-winning star of "Room" could be the latest actor to don tights and punch baddies in the Marvel superhero flick slated for 2019.

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Ghost bustin' makes me feel good and so does this Lego case mod - CNET

Lego, case-modding and ghost busting all combine in this slime-cooled masterpiece on display at Computex 2016 in Taiwan.

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Google Doodle celebrates animation pioneer Lotte Reiniger - CNET

Thursday is the 117th birthday of the German woman who pioneered the art of stop motion animation in a style utterly her own.

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See Disney's crazy-accurate Star Wars prop replicas (pictures) - CNET

"The Force Awakens" comes alive in your personal Star Wars collection with a series of painstakingly crafted prop replicas ranging from a bloody Stormtrooper helmet to Chewbacca's bowcaster.

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Get a perfect replica of Darth Vader's melted 'Force Awakens' helmet - CNET

Disney unveils a line of exacting Star Wars replicas from "The Force Awakens," but they will cost you.

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For $6,500, you can fly in zero gravity with George Takei - CNET

Beam me up, Mr. Sulu! The legendary actor will take a weightless flight with a small group in Las Vegas this summer to celebrate Star Trek's 50th anniversary.

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Scare yourself inside a surreal 360-degree version of 'The Shining' - CNET

Revisit the terror of "The Shining" in an eerily rendered 360-degree video derived from the Stanley Kubrick creep-fest.

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Kid breaks $15,000 Lego statue an hour after exhibit opens - CNET

Leggo my Lego! The artist who created the Lego "Zootopia" fox figure refuses compensation from the boy's parents after the child shatters the blocky creature.

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King Tut's dagger has an out-of-this-world origin - CNET

Researchers tease out the secrets of an iron dagger blade found wrapped up with Tutankhamun in the ancient boy king's sarcophagus.

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'Rogue One' reshoots promise to add classic Star Wars adventure - CNET

Disney reportedly demands several weeks of additional shooting to lighten the mood of "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."

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A console that lets you play all your old game cartridges in one place? Let's-a-go! - CNET

On show in Taiwan, the Retro Freak lets you play all your old game cartridges without the need for all those bulky old retro consoles. Let Mario, Sonic and Zelda live again!

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Holy Cap! Check out this star-spangled case mod - CNET

Shield your eyes from the wonder! While some enthusiasts have elevated PC case mods to a genuine artform, this one is downright marvelous.

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Let R2-D2 patrol your garden in lawn-ornament form - CNET

The Star Wars universe can be as close as your lawn when you install a famous droid as a garden sentinel.

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10 delightfully dorky ways to decorate your yard (pictures) - CNET

Make your yard the weirdest in the neighborhood with these unusual gnomes, flamingos and statues.

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Get a lifetime Hotspot Shield Elite VPN subscription for $39 - CNET

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'Crowd Control,' part 13: An accidental tourist in a Utopian Mexico - CNET

Next in CNET's crowdsourced sci-fi novel, our heroic experimental quantum theorist comes to terms with where her long journey has taken her -- to a place that's an awful lot like Mexico City, but even more like heaven.

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This Lego-friendly keyboard is one you won't mind bricking - CNET

There's no reason why you have to act like a grown-up just because you're typing very important things. So why not have a bit of fun in the space between the keys?

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Become a First Order Stormtrooper with this new Anovos Star Wars costume - CNET

Finally, we can all channel our dark side with new, highly detailed "The Force Awakens" Stormtrooper armor, helmets and more.

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NOAA: Please don't take selfies with the seals - CNET

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has asked enthusiastic beachgoers to stay away from the wildlife.

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'Top Gear' fans go full speed with hate for the wrong Chris Evans - CNET

What's in a name? Lots, when you're revving too fast and furious to verify a Twitter handle and attack Captain America by mistake.

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How to crowdsource a science fiction novel, on the CraveCast video - CNET

CraveCast host Eric Mack shares how he got hundreds of CNET readers around the world to collaborate on a Massively Multi-writer Online Science Fiction Novel.

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X-Men tale 'Legion' finds a home on TV - CNET

FX orders the Marvel mutant series, meaning soon the X-Men may try to take over your small screens too. Because we all need more mutants.

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Winking emoji in obituary waves a goofy farewell to a Spanish grandma - CNET

The late Carmen Bustamante Barangó was a "character" who didn't want a religious symbol running with her death notice.

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The entire mass of the Milky Way, measured - CNET

The mass of our galaxy is almost too much to describe, but one researcher is trying anyway.

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At long last, a presidential candidate we can all agree on - CNET

Just can't bring yourself to vote for any of the candidates this year? Here's a campaign you might be able to support.

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Chewbacca star's comment sends Star Wars fan into hyperdrive - CNET

The actor who plays Chewbacca responds to a Reddit thread showing two complementary Star Wars cars parked next to each other.

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Mechanical Pong table transports the classic game into real life - CNET

Pong steps out from the screen and into a coffee table with a playable mechanical version of the famous arcade game.

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New 'Star Trek Beyond' collectible toys coming from Funko - CNET

Kirk, Spock, Bones, Sulu, Chekov, Scotty and Uhura join new Star Trek characters Jaylah and Krall as adorkable Pop Vinyl Funko toys.

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Chat with a Werner Herzog bot on Facebook - CNET

Ever wanted to make small talk with the eccentric film director? Now you can with a Facebook bot that answers questions with Herzog-esque responses about the importance of reading books.

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Get a DJI Phantom 3 4K quad-copter for $599 - CNET

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'Ultraman' and 'Kamen Rider' to ride again on Amazon Prime Video - CNET

Amazon's streaming service is producing 12 new Japanese TV shows, including revivals of these classic superhero punch-ups.

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First pictures of Harry, Ginny and their family in 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' - CNET

Boy wizard Harry Potter is a grown-up now but his adventures continue in a new play. Here's the first pictures.

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Meet grown-up Harry Potter and his family in "The Cursed Child" (pictures) - CNET

The first pictures from the forthcoming play show Harry, Ginny and their youngest son Albus.

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Hong Kong Pokémon fans protest Pikachu name change - CNET

Pokémon fans in Hong Kong are protesting the change from Cantonese to Mandarin in the upcoming new games.

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The Rock confirmed to play the Man of Bronze, Doc Savage - CNET

WWE superstar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has been confirmed to star as pulp hero Doc Savage in an upcoming film.

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Mars and Earth cosy up with closest approach in a decade - CNET

It's an excellent time to take a look at the Red Planet as it makes its closest approach to Earth in 11 years.

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A cat in a desert is your new optical-illusion obsession - CNET

The brick wall is so yesterday. A perfectly coiffed cat is set to be the new king of Internet optical illusions.

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See what happens when you strap a GoPro to a cheetah - CNET

A cheetah carries a camera on its back and gives humans a big cat's-eye-view of what it looks like to be a furry running machine.

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Sleep is the Final Frontier in this Star Trek shuttlecraft tent concept - CNET

Star Trek fan designs camping tent to look like a Federation shuttlecraft that "would be perfect for all of your away missions."

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Blizzard trying to crack down on Overwatch porn - CNET

Fighting Rule 34 may seem futile, but Blizzard has a good reason for trying to stop X-rated fan interpretations of its multiplayer first-person shooter.

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Pope Francis meets with YouTube creators to 'promote empathy' - CNET

Pope Francis has met with 11 young YouTube personalities to have a discussion about spreading peace and understanding through videos.

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Watch a rock climber scale a skyscraper using two vacuum cleaners - CNET

Professional rock climber Sierra Blair-Coyle climbed a skyscraper using two LG CordZero vacuum cleaners for suction.

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New Horizons shares most detailed look at Pluto's surface - CNET

The extreme close-up mosaic includes all of the highest-resolution images the Pluto probe took on its flyby.

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International Space Station's inflatable room successfully installed - CNET

A second attempt to install the BEAM inflatable habitat on the ISS has succeeded.

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Watch these exciting dry ice experiments (pictures) - CNET

Who knew so many people love dumping dry ice into their swimming pools? See some of the best viral videos from science enthusiasts who couldn't wait to transform their pools into giant science projects.

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'Walking Dead' cast crafts a 'Star Wars Holiday Special' spoof - CNET

Norman Reedus, Andrew Lincoln and others from the hit show envision a Star Wars-esque special complete with musical acts, weird celebrity appearances and nonhuman sidekicks for Red Nose Day.

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Cutting-edge CGI is bringing back acting, says 'Warcraft' star - CNET

"Warcraft" and "Planet of the Apes" star Toby Kebbell explains how his computer-generated orc was able to interact with other actors on set -- even when he was in his PJs.

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