Scientists, conservationists, and cat advocates all agree that unchecked outdoor cat populations are a problem, but they remain deeply divided on solutions. While some conservationists propose the targeted killing of cats, known as culling, cat populations have been observed to bounce back quickly, and a single female cat and her offspring can produce at least […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Xbox studio Rare held a Sea of Thieves preview event for 2024, outlining things coming to the game across Seasons 12, 13, and 14. Sea of Thieves is getting new weapons for the first time, including throwing knives, a double-barreled pistol, and a grapple gun. New items are on the […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Last month, Microsoft confirmed widespread rumors that it would start bringing more of its “exclusive” Xbox games to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, in a quest for bigger profit margin growth. The first batch includes Grounded, Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, and Sea of Thieves. Sea of Thieves is by far the biggest […]
Read MoreLike a nice wool blanket can help a human baby stay warm and healthy, so too does a baby white spruce get protection from a blanket of snow. At the same time, by preventing the chill of winter from reaching the ground, the snow blanket helps thaw permafrost, or frozen soil packed with ancient plant […]
Read MoreSea of Thieves Season 10 officially set sail on October 19, bringing a new Guilds feature to allow friends and like-minded players to earn and share progression. On November 16, the second update of the season will bring a new competitive voyage type called Skull of Siren Song, which will have multiple players on a […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know The second major update patch for Season 10 of Sea of Thieves has just gone live. The update will introduce a PvP-focused World Event where players must compete in a race to capture the legendary Skull of Siren Song before anyone else does. This content update will also add cosmetic […]
Read MoreThe preference change might have had something to do with the crabs’ nutrient needs changing as their metabolism speeds ramped up. If they’re generating higher pinch forces at higher temperatures, that might also expand the list of the kinds of prey they can tackle. But that may not hold true for other crab species. Other […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Sea of Thieves Season 10 is introducing some new features for the game, including Guilds and Safer Seas. Guilds allow up to 24 players to rally together, making it a great option for larger friend groups. Safer Seas introduces the long-requested player vs. environment (PvE) servers for the game, allowing […]
Read MoreThe period from the 1990s to the early 2000s is considered by many gamers (including myself) to be the golden age of JRPGs. During this era, many iconic titles like Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VI, Super Mario RPG, Illusion of Gaia, Breath of Fire, EarthBound, The Legend of Dragoon, Grandia, and the recently remade Live […]
Read MoreIt’s time for a new challenge. During Chapter 2 of Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, you’ll be facing off against the Sea Spider, a massive threat first designed by the long-defunct Institute. Don’t let its age fool you, though, this machine is a predator, easily capable of taking apart your Armored Core with ease. […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Season Nine of Sea of Thieves launched on March 16, 2023. Seasons in the online pirate sandbox typically run for roughly three months. Rare has delayed Season 10 of Sea of Thieves until October 19, 2023. In some unfortunate news for fans of Rare’s ongoing pirate adventure […]
Read MoreEven more stunning, it was only in the mid-2010s that Antarctic sea ice was at record highs—at least highs since satellite observations began—having increased slightly but steadily in the years since 1979. That recent growth of Antarctic sea ice has been in stark contrast with that of the Arctic, a region that is now warming up to […]
Read MoreThis story originally appeared on Hakai and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Dead fish were everywhere, speckling the beach near town and extending onto the surrounding coastline. The sheer magnitude of the October 2021 die-off, when hundreds, possibly thousands, of herring washed up, is what sticks in the minds of the residents of […]
Read MoreThis story originally appeared on Yale Environment 360 and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. “Thousands of sea lamprey are passed upstream [on the Connecticut River] each year. This is a predator that wiped out the Great Lakes lake-trout fishery. [Lampreys] literally suck the life out of their host fish, namely small-scale fish such […]
Read MoreClimate scientists already know that the East Coast of the United States could see around a foot of sea-level rise by 2050, which will be catastrophic on its own. But they are just beginning to thoroughly measure a “hidden vulnerability” that will make matters far worse: The coastline is also sinking. It’s a phenomenon known as subsidence, […]
Read MoreThis story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Scientist Melissa Miller was seeing something in California sea otters that she had not seen before: an unusually severe form of toxoplasmosis, which officials have confirmed has killed at least four of the animals. “We wanted to get the word […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Sea of Stars is an upcoming, turn-based RPG that pays homage to classic RPGs from the 1990s. It is being developed and published by Sabotage Studio, whose previous title was the Ninja Gaiden-inspired sidescroller title, The Messenger. Sea of Stars is set to release on Aug. 29, 2023, for Xbox […]
Read MoreThe nodules have been growing, in utter blackness and near-total silence, for millions of years. Each one started as a fragment of something else—a tiny fossil, a scrap of basalt, a shark’s tooth—that drifted down to the plain at the very bottom of the ocean. In the lugubrious unfolding of geologic time, specks of waterborne […]
Read MoreSorti d’abord sur PC et consoles fin 2020, le jeu Call of the Sea a ensuite également été porté sur les consoles PlayStation l’année dernière. En 2023, c’est à la VR qu’il va s’attaquer. Ce jeu d’aventure à base d’énigmes et puzzles a été recréé de zéro pour cette nouvelle version en réalité virtuelle qui […]
Read MoreIn the late 1960s, a submersible named Alvin suffered a mishap off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. The bulbous white vessel, holding a crew of three, was being lowered for a dive when a cable snapped. Suddenly, Alvin was sinking. The scientists clambered out, shocked and a little bruised, as the vessel plunged, hatch ajar, eventually settling […]
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