How the Call of Duty: Warzone community transformed a gimmick into an institution
A rocky launch in 2020 could have made Call of Duty: Warzone a short-lived multiplayer gimmick. Then content creators stepped in......»»
Best Buy is selling this 55-inch TV for $230 today
The Insignia 55-inch F30 Series is $120 off at Best Buy this week. Stream Netflix and call upon the TV’s built-in Alexa to control your smart home devices!.....»»
Don’t skip Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s great new mode during its beta
When you play the beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 this weekend, make sure you check out the brand new mode Kill Order......»»
Public opinion of new justices affects views on entire Supreme Court
A new study finds that the extent to which U.S. adults support newly appointed justices to the Supreme Court strongly influences the extent to which they support the high court as an institution......»»
All Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 beta rewards
You can earn a variety of rewards by playing the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 beta. We've compiled a list of everything you can unlock and how to do so here......»»
Machine-learning models can predict colonization outcomes of complex microbial communities
Microbial communities are constantly exposed to the invasion of exogenous species, which can significantly alter their composition and function. The capacity of a microbial community to resist invasion is regarded as an emergent property resulting fr.....»»
New research busts the myth that crossbred "designer dogs" are healthier than pedigrees
Labradoodles, puggles, dorgis, cavoodles, cavapoos: Whatever you call them, there's no escaping the explosion of designer crossbreeds parading along our streets and through our dog parks these days......»»
Study reveals isolation, endogamy and pathogens in early medieval Spanish community
An archaeogenetic study sheds new light on the isolated medieval community Las Gobas in northern Spain. Besides isolation and endogamy, researchers have also identified the variola virus, which can offer a new explanation of how smallpox entered Iber.....»»
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies is a welcome return to form
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's round-based Zombies mode features a welcome mix of old and new gameplay elements......»»
Black Ops 6 beta start date and how to get access
Call of Duty Black Ops 6's open beta begins very soon indeed. Here's how to get access, and when it starts......»»
AT&T failed to notify 911 call centers of outage, pays $950K to settle probe
Technician accidentally disabled a portion of AT&T network during testing. Enlarge / AT&T's stand at Mobile World Congress on February 27, 2023, in Barcelona, Spain. (credit: Getty Images | Joan Cros Garcia-Corbis) AT&T.....»»
Volunteers record bee biodiversity and discover new species in Pennsylvania
Community scientists in Pennsylvania have reported multiple new species of bees never before found in the commonwealth through a monitoring program led by Penn State......»»
Widespread culling of crocodiles is not an effective way to stop attacks on humans, study shows
Education and community awareness, removal of problem animals and exclusion areas are significantly more effective in reducing saltwater crocodile attacks in the Northern Territory than a widespread culling program to reduce crocodile numbers, accord.....»»
From recycling to food: Can we eat plastic-munching microbes?
Researchers are trying to turn plastic-eating bacteria into food source for humans. Enlarge (credit: Olga Pankova/Moment via Getty Images) In 2019, an agency within the US Department of Defense released a call for resear.....»»
Scientists call for an update in environmental decision making that takes human rights into account
Human well-being is connected to nature for food, climate regulation and culture, making the protection of nature a human rights matter......»»
"Time poverty" can keep college students from graduating—especially if they have jobs or children to care for
Many college students don't have enough time for their studies. This "time poverty," as we call it, is often due to inadequate child care access or the need to work to pay for college and living expenses......»»
Improving the accuracy of global cropland mapping
To address the needs of the agricultural monitoring community, IIASA scientists fused two of the latest high-quality, high-resolution, remotely sensed cropland products to produce an improved cropland map for early warning and food security assessmen.....»»
What really drives consumers to sign up for community-supported agriculture?
As industrialized food markets harm the environment, sustainable food systems emerge as an effective solution. This includes reducing the distance between where the food is produced and consumed, ensuring that people eat locally produced food. One pr.....»»
Physics meets machine learning for better cyclone predictions
Time is of the essence in tropical cyclone prediction: The more warning time a community has, the better prepared its members will be when a storm makes landfall. Currently, the path and nature of tropical cyclones can be predicted up to only five da.....»»
Apple spotlights how its technology is helping 4-H youth development
As part of its Community Education Initiative, Apple says that its work with 4-H programs has reached over 90,000 young people from communities across the US that are traditionally underrepresented in technology.Mark Light has introduced thousands of.....»»
CEO of failing hospital chain got $250M amid patient deaths, layoffs, bankruptcy
Steward Health Care System, run by CEO Ralph de la Torre, filed for bankruptcy in May. Enlarge / Hospital staff and community members held a protest in front of Carney Hospital in Boston on August 5 as Steward has announced it.....»»