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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

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

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

A comprehensive genetic catalog of human double-strand break repair | Science

Science & Nature The analysis of DNA sequence outcomes provides molecular insights into double-strand break (DSB) repair mechanisms. Using parallel in-pool profiling of Cas9-induced...

Rejecting genetic essentialism | Science

Science & Nature Scientists must dispel the myths about human difference that lead to bias and systemic oppression, argues a geneticist...Read MoreRandy Culton

Different genetic roots of autism may lead to shared brain activity and behaviors

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The genetic architecture of cell type–specific cis regulation in maize | Science

Science & Nature Gene expression and complex phenotypes are determined by the activity of cis-regulatory elements. However, an understanding of how extant genetic variants...

The genetic architecture of and evolutionary constraints on the human pelvic form | Science

Science & Nature Human pelvic evolution following the human-chimpanzee divergence is thought to result in an obstetrical dilemma, a mismatch between large infant brains...

Map of genetic regulation in chickens could help fight against bird flu

Science & Nature An international team of researchers led by Professor Huaijun Zhou from the UC Davis Department of Animal Science has created the...

Running a genetic stop sign accelerates oxygen metabolism and energy production in horses | Science

Science & Nature Horses are among nature’s greatest athletes, yet the ancestral molecular adaptations fueling their energy demands are poorly understood. Within a clinically...

Genetic Breakthroughs Give Endangered Cockatoos a New Lease on Life

Science & Nature Researcher have made pivotal advancements in the conservation of the Sulphur-crested and Yellow-crested cockatoos by employing genomic studies to uncover new...

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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

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

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

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

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