What Is The Origin Of Life On Earth? Rain’s Crucial Role Offers A Big Hint

Recently published research looks at the possibility that rainwater played a crucial role in stabilizing early cells, paving the way for life’s complexity. | Continue reading


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Is My Cat Happy? Here's the Shocking Answer

Two veterinarians reveal how you can tell if your cat is happy and what that actually means. | Continue reading


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40 Years Later, a Legendary Horror Director's Most Important Movie Just Got a Huge Upgrade

'A Nightmare on Elm Street,' which turns 40 this year and is being treated to a very nice 4K UHD Blu-Ray release, is just one of the crowning achievements of the late Wes Craven, a man who rejuvenated the horror genre no less than three times over his career. | Continue reading


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What The Evidence Really Says About The Dogs At the Salem Witch Trials

It was 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. Witches were on trial — but so were the town’s dogs. | Continue reading


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35 Years Ago, a Legendary Game Studio Teamed Up With Disney to Make an All-Time Classic

In the NES era, if you thought of Capcom, you probably thought of Mega Man. | Continue reading


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Netflix Just Quietly Released the Most Chilling True-Crime Thriller of the Year

This period piece doesn't need to embellish its events to send a shiver down your spine. | Continue reading


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30 Years Later, Sega’s Strangest Hardware Innovation Still Seems Just As Wild

'Sonic & Knuckles' is a great game on its own, but it goes down in history as the only game to ever use Sega's strangest invention. | Continue reading


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55 Genius Solutions to Your Most Annoying Everyday Problems

These fixes tackle packed closets, sagging sofas, and all kinds of cleaning conundrums. | Continue reading


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Scientists Just Identified A Key Location On Mars Where Life Could Thrive

A new study reveals a special place where life might survive on Mars. | Continue reading


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Steam Just Released Sci-Fi RPGs and Chill Puzzles in These 10 Must-Play Free Demos

From sci-fi RPGs to road trip simulators, Steam Next Fest is full of excellent demos for upcoming games. Here are 10 of the best in the October 2024 edition. | Continue reading


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'FBC: Firebreak' Will Explore An Overlooked Part of 2019's Best Video Game

'FBC: Firebreak' will take cues from Control's balance of the surreal and terrifying with the absurd and humorous. | Continue reading


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PlayStation Plus Just Quietly Added the Most Exhilarating Open-World Shooter of the Decade

If Ghost Recon had to go open-world, Wildlands this is the best way it could have done it. | Continue reading


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21 Years Later, a Lord of the Rings Star Reveals the One Thing the Gollum Movie Needs to Succeed

Elijah Wood is excited for the new Lord of the Rings movies, but believes they can succeed under one specific circumstance. | Continue reading


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25 Years Later, a Sci-Fi Icon Is Taking On a Surprising New Genre

Carrie-Anne Moss talks Star Wars, The Matrix, and her new zombie movie 'Die Alone.' | Continue reading


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Atmospheric Rivers are Shifting Across The Globe — And We’re Only Starting To Understand The Impact

A shift in atmospheric rivers can have big effects on local climates — but what they are varies greatly and more research is needed. | Continue reading


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70 Years Later, Godzilla Continues To Give A Clear And Urgent Warning To Humanity

The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize reminds us of Nihon Hidankyo, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations — and Godzilla. | Continue reading


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5 Years Later, This Time-Travel Murder Mystery Is Just as Mind-Bending as Ever

'Return of the Obra Dinn' turns an insurance investigation into a supernatural mystery that's still just as compelling five years after its release. | Continue reading


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Why Predictions Of A Decline In Scientific Research Never Came To Be — Not By A Long Shot

Millions of scientific papers are published globally every year at a pace that was once thought unsustainable for the scientific community. | Continue reading


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5 Years Ago, a Rising Director Made a Wild Cosmic Thriller With an Ending You'll Never See Coming

It's easy to call a movie Lovecraftian, but Robert Eggers' sophomore effort truly deserves the label thanks to its slow, moody, and isolated descent into madness. | Continue reading


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Netflix's Biggest Sci-Fi Show Just Revealed a Surprising Plotline for its Final Season

Everything old is new again, even a hero's worst memory. | Continue reading


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Star Wars Canon Just Revealed a Crucial Part of Palpatine's Secret Back-Up Plan

Marvel's latest Star Wars comic book series is digging deep into what happened after 'Return of the Jedi,' and in doing so, it's just redefined 'The Rise of Skywalker's most infamous moment. | Continue reading


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Marvel Just Revealed the Answer to 'WandaVision's Biggest Mystery

'Agatha All Along's flashback episode finally let us in on what really went down in 'WandaVision.' | Continue reading


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The Most Mysterious Sci-Fi Prequel of the Year Finally Has a Release Date

Welcome to the sisterhood. 'Dune: Prophecy' just dropped a new trailer teasing the beginnings of the Bene Gesserit, centuries before Paul Atreides. | Continue reading


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'Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero' Is the Series' Best Game In Decades, But It Still Has One Glaring Flaw

'Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero' is a bold new entry for the franchise, but it still can't escape the biggest downfall of both Dragon Ball and anime games at large. | Continue reading


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Humans’ Obsession With Carbs Came Long Before the Start of Agriculture, A New Study Suggests

A new study shows that our ability to digest carbs long predates the agricultural revolution, and even Neanderthals had multiple copies of the gene to digest starch. | Continue reading


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Xbox Game Pass Just Got a Lighthearted Puzzle Game That's a Perfect Fit

'Donut County' uses quirky writing and chill puzzles to make one of the most simply satisfying titles on Game Pass. | Continue reading


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The Most Ambitious RPG Series Is About to End, But Its Creators Don't Know How Yet

The Trails series is one of the biggest epics in gaming. But that's all about to come to a climactic close as Falcom looks ahead. | Continue reading


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The Next James Bond Game Marks a Huge Departure from the Usual 007 Formula

A new Bond for a younger audience. | Continue reading


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45 Years Later, Apple’s Mysterious New Sci-Fi Thriller Is Using a Classic Movie Strategy

What is 'The Gorge?' The next Apple TV+ sci-fi movie is teasing a vague threat without specifics; a classic 'Alien' strategy straight from 1979. | Continue reading


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Netflix Just Revealed the First Trailer for its Massive New Sci-Fi Movie

The Russo Brothers are moving back to Marvel, but not before they end their Netflix tenure with a story of robot rebellion. | Continue reading


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Nintendo Switch Just Released the Most Exhilarating Multiplayer Game of the Year

Super Mario Party Jamboree is a strong entry in the long-running series, even if its newest additions do little to surpass the core game mode. | Continue reading


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Steam Just Released 2023's Most Underrated Open-World Game

Assassin's Creed's transition to the RPG genre wasn't for you, 2023's Mirage is the one to pick up. | Continue reading


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20 Years Ago, the Best Sci-Fi Show of the 21st Century Started With a Bang

The first regular episode of 'Battlestar Galactica,' aired on Sky1 on October 18, 2004. And oddly, it's possible that this excellent series dropped its best episode first. | Continue reading


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One Of the Most Common Causes Of Cancer Is Staring Us Right In The Face

Alcohol consumption is emerging as a potential frontrunner in the list of causes for rising rates of certain cancers among younger adults. | Continue reading


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Ozempic Might Help Treat Two Common Addiction Disorders

A new study from Loyola University demonstrates that GLP-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic can help treat substance use disorder and alcohol use disorder in humans. | Continue reading


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This Year's Best PlayStation Exclusive Is Getting More Challenging with Free Speedrunning Stages

'Astro Bot' is getting a series of free speedrunning levels over the next month, with online leaderboards so you can compete with your friends. | Continue reading


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The Newest Stephen King Movie Was Just Revealed — And It Has the Perfect Director

King's goofiest short story is getting an extremely gory adaptation from a man who just made horror magic with Nicolas Cage. | Continue reading


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The Most Surprising RPG of the Year May Have Just Disrupted The Global Economy

Black Myth, China’s gaming blockbuster may be driving a critical shift in the global balance of technological power — through chip sales. | Continue reading


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'Diablo IV's Latest Update is Nerfing a Broken Way to Play But Sweetening the Deal for Everyone Else

'Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred's biggest patch to date is removing a controversial build from the game and giving you tons more loot to make up for it. | Continue reading


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The Most Promising RPG of 2025 Just Got Even Better

'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' is a gorgeous RPG inspired by the greats of the genre, and its star-studded voice cast makes it even more fascinating. | Continue reading


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31 Years Later, an Iconic Movie Franchise Is Bringing Back Its Most Diabolical Villain

A silent killer has returned to wreak beaky havoc. | Continue reading


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The Most Exciting Superhero Show of 2025 Finally Has a Release Date

'Invincible' is coming back next year, and there's been an exciting change to its format. | Continue reading


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Nearly All Meteorites That Smash Into Earth Came From These 3 Ancient Collisions

Over time, the meteorites that land on Earth will be able to tell the story of events happening 200 million miles away in space. | Continue reading


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An Unusually Shaped Space Object Long Puzzled Astronomers — What It Turned Out to Be Was Truly Uncanny

Astronomers have discovered that a famous celestial object is actually two separate failed stars. | Continue reading


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The Next Superman Movie Just Dropped an Awesome Historic First

Who is Kal-El's best friend? Here's why the return of Krypto in the next 'Superman' is such a big deal. | Continue reading


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19 Years Later, Marvel's Newest Avenger is a Historic First

The comic books have a new Hawkeye, and they're a groundbreaking take on the old Avenger standby. | Continue reading


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The One Thing Holding Americans Back From Buying An EV

Drivers will make the switch only if they are confident they can find reliable charging when and where they need it. | Continue reading


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95 Years Ago, a Legendary Director's Innovative Sci-Fi Movie Eerily Predicted the Space Race

Forty years before man walked on the moon, Fritz Lang depicted space travel as a shocking reality. | Continue reading


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