After years of development and some reports detailing a troubled production, it was announced that the Perfect Dark reboot would be cancelled and the studio responsible, The Initiative, would be shutting down. The news came after a period of major restructuring at Xbox, which also led to the cancellation of other anticipated titles like Rare’s Everwild and Avalanche Studios’ co-op …
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A new dome-skulled dinosaur from Mongolia sheds light on the early history of one of the most poorly known dinosaur groups of all. Discovered in Khuren Dukh in the Eastern Gobi Desert, Mongolia, the new dinosaur has been published in Nature by Tsogtbaatar Chinzorig of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences in Ulaanbaatar and a team of colleagues. It’s one of the most …
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Bacterial strains and growth conditions All strains, unless otherwise specified, were grown in Luria–Bertani (LB) at 30 °C with 200-rpm shaking. Antibiotic activity test strains and ESKAPE pathogens were: B. subtilis 168, S. aureus SH1000, E. coli ATCC 25922, E. faecium COM15, K. pneumoniae ATCC 10031, A. baumannii ATCC 17978, P. aeruginosa PAO1 and E. cloacae ATCC 13047. Sample collection In late May 2023, we collected samples from Rockefeller …
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In just two days, the David Bowie Center will open at the V&A East Storehouse in London, giving the public access to a vast archive of 90,000 items from the singer’s life and career. One of the more intriguing artifacts is a list of Bowie’s 15 favorite songs from a document entitled “Memo for radio show — list of favourite …
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David Bowie‘s favourite songs have been revealed in a note unearthed for the V&A archive. Find out more below. READ MORE: David Bowie’s earliest years – as told by the people who knew him best The David Bowie Centre opens at the V&A East Storehouse in Hackney Wick on September 13, with The Last Dinner Party and Nile Rodgers curating special exhibitions. Along with 90,000 items related …
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It has been a while since we’ve heard any good news about the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake. Initially announced at the PlayStation Showcase in 2021, the project has been plagued by a series of development issues, with its first iteration made by Aspyr reportedly ending up abruptly canceled, and development then being handed over to Saber …
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Carapace of Syriemys lelunensis: The genus name combines the Greek words Συρία (Suría) and ἐμύς (emús), i.e., “Syria” und “turtle.” Credit: Wafa Adel Alhalabi Scientists discovered Syriemys lelunensis, a 50-million-year-old fossil sea turtle from Syria. Near the city of Afrin in Syria, an international group of scientists, including members of the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link Tens of millions of years ago, an apex predator resembling a giant crocodile stalked the humid freshwater floodplains of southern Patagonia. Measuring up to 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) long and weighing about 550 pounds (250 kilograms), it ate whatever it could catch. Including some dinosaurs. Near the southern tip of South America, in Argentina, scientists recently …
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While DICE has already commented on how operator skins in Battlefield 6 will be “grounded” and stay true to the franchise, it’s hard to believe that until we see the real thing. We’ve reported on some of the leaks about it weeks ago, but now, we have something much more tangible. When Battlefield 6 releases this October 10, it’ll come …
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A will that has been lost for more than 150 years and was at the centre of a bitter legal battle by William Shakespeare’s family over who owned the playwright’s final home has been unearthed in an unlabelled box at the National Archives. The original 1642 document was made by Thomas Nash, who was married to Shakespeare’s granddaughter Elizabeth Hall. …
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