Tasting Coca-Cola’s first “gamer” flavor—and the history of game-and-soda tie-ins
Our dive into gaming-soda history goes back to the dubious Pepsi Invaders. Enlarge / Hats off to the marketing director who thought "Coca-Cola Byte" had a nice ring to it. (credit: Sam Machkovech) If you're looking for a TL;DR.....»»
Researcher: Beefing up Border Patrol is a bipartisan goal, but the agency has a troubled history
With U.S. voters across the political spectrum strongly concerned about border security, presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have been trying to one-up each other on who can reduce migration at the nation's southern border fastest.....»»
Kristallnacht"s legacy still haunts Hamburg, even as city rebuilds former synagogue burned in Nazi pogrom
Johanna Neumann was 8 when she witnessed a mob of local citizens and Nazis vandalizing the Bornplatz Synagogue in Hamburg. They were "shouting and throwing stones at the marvelous glass windows," as she later said in an oral history interview. Other.....»»
Secrets and lies: Spies of the Stuart era played a dangerous game in the shadows of an unstable Europe
Stuart monarchs were repeatedly challenged by dangerous threats—a gunpowder plot, a civil war and political revolution. As a result, by the restoration of Charles II in 1660, the English government had come to rely on a shadowy trade of secrets for.....»»
How Native Americans guarded their societies against tyranny
When the founders of the United States designed the Constitution, they were learning from history that democracy was likely to fail......»»
If you have to watch one Disney+ movie this November, stream this one
This inspirational 1999 movie is an underrated masterpiece from one of the great directors in the history of cinema. Here's why you should stream it on Disney+......»»
Stardew Valley is testing an exciting, experimental new multiplayer feature
Stardew Valley's experimental mobile multiplayer update is now available to those who put in a secret code on the game's title screen......»»
Metal Slug Tactics is an arcade reimagining worth playing on Game Pass
Metal Slug Tactics reimagines SNK's classic arcade action game as a turn-based strategy game, but the conversion works surprisingly well......»»
Still kickin" since the "70s: NASA"s Voyager mission keeps exploring
NASA's Voyager mission launched in the 1970s. Today, it's making history as it conducts new science. But how are two spacecraft from the '70s not just surviving, but thriving farther out in space than any other spacecraft has been before?.....»»
30 years ago, this movie gave video game adaptations a bad name
Which film set back video game adaptations more than the live-action Super Mario Bros. movie? It was this 1994 martial arts adventure......»»
NYT Connections: hints and answers for Tuesday, November 5
Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»
Quordle today – hints and answers for Tuesday, November 5 (game #1016)
Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions......»»
NYT Wordle today — answer and hints for game #1235, Tuesday, November 5
Looking for Wordle hints? We can help. Plus get the answers to Wordle today and yesterday......»»
Portal to the past: Geologist identifies metamorphic rock as a crucial feature of the ancient Earth"s carbon cycle
If Earth's history were a calendar year, humans would not appear until the last few minutes before midnight on Dec. 31. During the Proterozoic Eon—2.5 billion years to 543 million years ago—the sun was still a young star, much dimmer than today,.....»»
Webb confirms a longstanding galaxy model
Perhaps the greatest tool astronomers have is the ability to look backward in time. Since starlight takes time to reach us, astronomers can observe the history of the cosmos by capturing the light of distant galaxies......»»
Halo 2 multiplayer maps are making a return for 20th anniversary
To celebrate the game's 20th anniversary, Halo Infinite is getting seven recreated Halo 2 multiplayer maps......»»
All confirmed games with PS5 Pro enhancements
Not every game will get a PlayStation 5 Pro enhancement by default. If you picked up this new console, here are all of the games you can use to show it off......»»
Computer modeling research reveals the changing history of a global ice sheet
Imagine that a massive ice sheet covered Canada and oozed down over a large part of the northern United States, like icing spilling down the side of a cake. That was the situation somewhere between 19,000 and 26,000 years ago. The ice sheet covered l.....»»
Xbox Game Pass is getting tons of new games following Black Ops 6 success
You could keep playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 or you could play these other huge Xbox releases on Game Pass this month......»»
Ryzen AI nearly hits 60 fps in Black Myth: Wukong, but it’s not that simple
The AMD Ryzen AI HX 370 appeared in a new gaming handheld, averaging 60 fps in a demanding game -- but there are a few things to consider......»»
PS5 Pro games list: all of the PS5 Pro enhanced titles confirmed so far
A PS5 Pro console and release date have been revealed, so here's every PS5 Pro game confirmed so far......»»