It often takes a sequel to unlock an idea’s full potential. Just look at Assassin’s Creed 2, Mass Effect 2, or Batman: Arkham City – games which erased the imperfections of their predecessors and elevated rough diamonds to all-time-classic status. Based on a new demo I played at gamescom 2025, I’m betting The Outer Worlds 2 is about to join …
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You might expect that with age comes a natural progression of brain degeneration, but new research shows that this might not be the case for all regions of the brain. A new analysis of mouse and human brains suggests that some parts of the somatosensory cortex – the part of the brain that processes sensory information – aren’t just exempt …
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Victoria Gill, Kate Stephens and Gwyndaf Hughes BBC News Science team Elisenda Balleste The researchers worked from a vessel at a number of locations around the Antarctic Peninsula Why would anyone brave hand-numbing cold, icy winds and rough seas – sometimes working through the night – to dig up mud from the Antarctic seabed? That is what an international team …
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Image: Nintendo We’ve been absolutely addicted to Donkey Kong Bananza over the past week or so and various members of the team are, as expected, at different points along the way in the adventure. Some, like this writer, are still fairly early on in DK’s latest outing, whilst others, such as our very own Liam Doolan, are already done with …
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Paleontologists in China have uncovered the skeletal remains of a new genus and species of sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period, Tongnanlong zhimingi. This massive dinosaur, which lived approximately 147 million years ago, roamed the area now known as southwestern China. Measuring between 23 to 28 meters in length, Tongnanlong zhimingi was one of the largest sauropods to have …
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The North Sea, a region known for its rich history and vital role in energy production, holds a surprising geological anomaly. A study led by scientists from the University of Manchester has uncovered a phenomenon where the typical process of geologic layering is reversed. Known as stratigraphic inversion, this discovery challenges our fundamental understanding of how Earth’s layers are formed. …
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