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Enlarge / Access to first-party games on launch day remains a major selling point for the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate tier. (credit: Microsoft) The FTC says the across-the-board price increases that Microsoft recently announced for its Xbox Game Pass subscription…
Blocking a pro-inflammatory protein extended the life span of mice by around 25%. Could it do the same in humans?
Coastguards had to tow a 40-foot-long sailboat back to port after two young orcas severely damaged the boat’s rudder near Guilvinec in the French region of Brittany.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a final proposal to kill around 450,000 invasive barred owls in the Northwest, in an attempt to save two native species.
A recent study published in the journal Mindfulness has shown that training in compassion can significantly expand individuals’ moral circles. Researchers found that participants who underwent Compassion Focused Therapy demonstrated increased moral concern for a wider array of beings, including…
Science News talked to a meteorologist and Twisters’ tornado consultant to separate fact from fiction in Hollywood’s latest extreme weather thriller.
Scientists consider Last Chance Lake to be an analog for lakes that may have existed on Earth 4 billion years ago and contained the ingredients for early life on our planet.
New research reveals that the brains of both sighted and blind individuals adapt similarly when learning to use sound echoes for navigating the world without vision. This groundbreaking study, published in Cerebral Cortex, is the first to use MRI scans…
Enlarge / The core stage for NASA’s second Space Launch System rocket rolls aboard a barge that will take it from New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (credit: NASA) Welcome to Edition 7.03 of the Rocket Report! One…
Enlarge (credit: Kevin Purdy) Let me get three negative points about the Gazelle Eclipse out of the way first. First, it’s a 62-pound e-bike, so it’s tough to get moving without its battery. Second, its rack is a thick, non-standard…
