How to get gold camos in Modern Warfare II
Nothing strikes fear into the heart of your enemy quite like a glistening golden gun. Here's how to unlock the iconic camo in Modern Warfare II multiplayer......»»
Study shows hot droughts in the western US have become more common over the past five centuries
A team of geographers, climatologists and tree ring specialists affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. has found the number and degree of hot droughts in the western U.S. is unprecedented in the modern era. In their project, reported in th.....»»
Score the stylish Garmin Venu Sq smartwatch for 40% off at Amazon
The Garmin Venu Sq (GPS) smartwatch is just $119.99 at Amazon, down from the normal price of $199.99. That's a 40% discount. SAVE $80: The Garmin Venu Sq smartwatch (GPS, light gold and white) is just $119.99 at Amazon, down from the typical pr.....»»
Aluminum mining waste could be a source of green steel
After the extraction, the remaining waste is less harmful to the environment. Enlarge / A red mud retaining pond in Germany. (credit: Wikimedia Commons) The metals that form the foundation of modern society also cause a.....»»
AI meets citizen science to unlock the nature of storytelling
A new project led by McGill University researchers seeks to understand one of humanity's oldest practices and most powerful tools—storytelling. From ancient oral traditions to modern-day literature and digital narratives, storytelling is an essenti.....»»
World"s largest database of weeds lets scientists peer into the past, and future, of global agriculture
A new database of weeds that can help scientists understand how traditional agricultural systems were managed throughout history, could provide insights into how global trends like the climate crisis could affect the resilience of our modern-day food.....»»
"Penelope" review: Teen girl logs off to touch grass, literally
Mel Eslyn and Megan Stott offer a fantasy for the modern age in this pilot episode of "Penelope." A Sundance review. Few rejoinders sting quite the way "touch grass" does. For those who aren't chronically online, the phrase essentially means yo.....»»
Oscar nominations 2024: full list of nominees
Did Oppenheimer, Barbie, and Killers of the Flower Moon strike gold? Find out by reading all of the 2024 Oscar nominations......»»
How to scan from a printer to a computer
Many modern printers can scan photos and documents. While your computer might work with your scanner, you'll get better results with specific apps......»»
The best shows on Disney+ right now (January 2024)
The best shows on Disney+ include Marvel's Echo, Modern Marvels, A Real Bug's Life, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and more......»»
Black phosphorus propels spintronics with exceptional anisotropic spin transport
With modern electronic devices approaching the limits of Moore's law and the ongoing challenge of power dissipation in integrated circuit design, there is a need to explore alternative technologies beyond traditional electronics. Spintronics represen.....»»
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a new first-person Nazi-whipping journey
Modern action/FPS is set inside Indy's classic post-Ark, pre-Crusade era. Enlarge / CGI Harrison Ford just can't believe he's getting roped into another globe-trotting adventure. (credit: Bethesda/Machine Games) Almost t.....»»
DeepMind AI rivals the world’s smartest high schoolers at geometry
DeepMind solved 25 out of 30 questions—compared to 26 for a human gold medalist. Enlarge / Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind Technologies and developer of AlphaGO, attends the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park on November 2, 202.....»»
To the Moon and back: modern lunar exploration
Japan, whose unmanned "sniper" probe will attempt a lunar landing on Saturday, is one of many countries and private companies launching new missions to the moon......»»
Hogwarts Legacy beats out Call of Duty to become 2023’s bestselling game
Hogwarts Legacy, not Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, was the bestselling game of 2023, according to data from Circana......»»
Enhancing crop resilience: A novel approach to quantifying and predicting frost damage in winter wheat
Abiotic stresses such as heat and frost severely limit plant growth, particularly affecting winter crops like wheat through senescence and leaf area reduction. Modern phenotyping methods, particularly high-throughput field phenotyping (HTFP), have ma.....»»
Ancient DNA study finds Iberian lynx hybridized with Eurasian lynx over the last few thousand years
Cross-species hybridization is a more frequent phenomenon than previously thought. In the past, it happened with modern humans; it is estimated that our genome contains about 2% Neanderthal DNA......»»
Moon age daydream: modern lunar exploration
Japan, whose unmanned "sniper" probe will attempt a lunar landing on Saturday, is one of many countries and private companies launching new missions to the moon......»»
Chemists find potential new drug for photodynamic cancer therapy
A modern alternative to chemotherapy and radiotherapy is photodynamic therapy. It is used to treat cancer, skin diseases, and infectious diseases. The essence of the method is that light-sensitive substances are introduced into the blood, which accum.....»»
Research team develops anti-icing film that only requires sunlight
A KAIST research team has developed an anti-icing and de-icing film coating technology that can apply the photothermal effect of gold nanoparticles to industrial sites without the need for heating wires, periodic spray or oil coating of anti-freeze s.....»»
Understanding CPU job scheduling for Apple Silicon game development
For developers, threading is an important issue that impacts game performance. Here's how task scheduling works in Apple Silicon games.Grand Central DispatchDemands on GPU and CPUs are some of the most compute-intensive workloads on modern computers......»»