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Space Marine And Plague Tale Publisher Says it Has Filed ‘Legal Complaints’ After Influx Of Threats Against Its Employees
If you’ve been on the internet for more than a few hours, you know how mean, toxic, and downright horrible many corners of it can be. That’s doubly true when it comes to video game websites and communities. Now one publisher, Focus Entertainment, is pushing back against repeated threats and toxic messages from online users
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What Bird Song Can Tell Us About the Nature of Dreams
Toy trumpets and cartoon lasers from old video games: This is the sound of zebra finch song. The birds weave a noisy rhythmic chatter of beeps and clicks and trills into complex melodies for courting lifelong mates and coordinating social time. Young birds learn tunes much like babies learn to talk—by mimicking adults and then
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How climate change created a new ‘Ice Silk Road’ in the Arctic
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Space Marine And Plague Tale Publisher Says it Has Filed ‘Legal Complaints’ After Influx Of Threats Against Its Employees
If you’ve been on the internet for more than a few hours, you know how mean, toxic, and downright horrible many corners of it can be. That’s doubly true when it comes to video game websites and communities. Now one publisher, Focus Entertainment, is pushing back against repeated threats and toxic messages from online users
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Xbox Has ‘Explored’ Using Activision For Future Halo Games, Suggests Rumour
Halo Contractors Involved by Craig Reid Mon 17th Aug 2026 It's been a few weeks since Halo: Campaign Evolved launched to a generally positive, but somewhat mixed reception - mostly attributed to its troubled development and lack of multiplayer. Now, the rumour mill has spun up claims that Microsoft is exploring plans to outsource parts
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What Bird Song Can Tell Us About the Nature of Dreams
Toy trumpets and cartoon lasers from old video games: This is the sound of zebra finch song. The birds weave a noisy rhythmic chatter of beeps and clicks and trills into complex melodies for courting lifelong mates and coordinating social time. Young birds learn tunes much like babies learn to talk—by mimicking adults and then
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How climate change created a new ‘Ice Silk Road’ in the Arctic
August 17, 2026 3 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm China plans to send container ships along Russia’s northern coast, reviving environmental concerns about the fragile polar region By Tom Metcalfe edited by Claire Cameron A Chinese shipowner is set to begin the first weekly container service through the Arctic on an express
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USS Benfold was powerless for four days in South China Sea after engineering failure
A US Navy destroyer spent four days without power in the South China Sea after an engineering failure disrupted essential services aboard the vessel last month. The USS Benfold, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, was conducting routine Indo-Pacific operations on July 24 when it suffered an “engineering casualty involving its generators,” US 7th Fleet spokesperson
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