Trinitite: The radioactive rock buried in New Mexico before the Atari games
From the archives: A short story about a strange glass. Trinitite specimens. (credit: mseery) Update, 5/29/21: It's Memorial Day weekend in the US, and staff are trying to stay away from the keyboard accordingly. As such, we're resurfacing a fe.....»»
Three best iPadOS 18 features to boost productivity
The iPad makes a great leisure device for watching videos, reading, or playing games. But it can also be a powerful productivity tool. I use the iPad Pro as my primary computer, and have been enjoying three key upgrades in iPadOS 18. Here are the bes.....»»
Halls of Torment is Diablo cranked up to 50,000 kills/hour
Sometimes, you just want to kill a whole lot of skeletons as fast as possible. The old-school Diablo games endure for a lot of reasons. Some players like the deep lore and world-.....»»
10 best Joker stories ever, ranked
Now that Joker: Folie à Deux is out, it's time to rank the 10 best Jokers ever across comic books, movies, TV shows, and video games......»»
3 new Xbox Game Pass games you should play this weekend (October 4-6)
You should consider playing Sifu, We Love Katamari Reroll+ Royal Reverie, or All You Need is Help on Xbox Game Pass this weekend......»»
3 new PS Plus games you should play this weekend (October 4-6)
PS Plus subscribers just got some great free games to kick off October, including The Last of Us......»»
Mini crossword answers for October 4
Answers to each clue for the October 4, 2024 edition of Arkadium daily mini crossword on Mashable.com. The Daily Mini Crossword is one of the many popular daily word games available on Mashable. Powered by Arkadium, the mini crossword offers a.....»»
Hurdle hints and answers for October 4
Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place. If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, wi.....»»
NYT Strands today: hints, spangram and answers for Friday, October 4
Strands is a tricky take on the classic word search from NYT Games. If you're stuck and cannot solve today's puzzle, we've got help for you here......»»
Bazzite is the next best thing to SteamOS while we wait on Valve
Bazzite has tackled drivers, inputs, and updating, so you can just play games. I was on vacation last week, the kind of vacation in which entire days had no particular plan. I had.....»»
2-billion-year-old rock could help understand very early life on Earth and the hunt for evidence of life on Mars
Pockets of microbes have been found living within a sealed fracture in a 2-billion-year-old rock. The rock was excavated from the Bushveld Igneous Complex in South Africa, an area known for its rich ore deposits. This is the oldest example of living.....»»
Lunar mission data analysis finds widespread evidence of ice deposits
Deposits of ice in lunar dust and rock (regolith) are more extensive than previously thought, according to a new analysis of data from NASA's LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) mission. Ice would be a valuable resource for future lunar expeditions. W.....»»
Five-mile asteroid impact crater below Atlantic captured in "exquisite" detail by seismic data
New images of an asteroid impact crater buried deep below the floor of the Atlantic Ocean have been published today by researchers at Heriot-Watt University......»»
Mexico leader worried about drinking water after Hurricane John
Mexico's new President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday expressed concern about supplies of drinking water in the country's west after Hurricane John hit the Pacific coast, killing at least 16 people......»»
Geological surveys shed light on the formation mystery of Uruguay"s amethyst geodes
Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz that has been used as a gemstone for many centuries and is a key economic resource in northern Uruguay. Geodes are hollow rock formations often with quartz crystals, such as amethyst, inside......»»
NYT Strands today: hints, spangram and answers for Thursday, October 3
Strands is a tricky take on the classic word search from NYT Games. If you're stuck and cannot solve today's puzzle, we've got help for you here......»»
You’re about to get even more to play in the Epic Games mobile store
Epic Games plans to massively increase its mobile offerings by the end of the year, with more third-party titles and free games......»»
Unreal Engine on Cars? Qualcomm and Epic Games Say Yes
Think of a more souped-up version of the touchscreen display on your current vehicle. The post Unreal Engine on Cars? Qualcomm and Epic Games Say Yes appeared first on Phandroid. Qualcomm recently announced that it’s teamed up with E.....»»
Chemist challenges traditional views on crystal growth
Remember that old high school chemistry experiment where salt crystals precipitate out of a saltwater solution—or maybe the one where rock candy crystals form from sugar water? It turns out that your understanding of how crystals formed in those so.....»»
PS5 vs. PS5 Pro: Is the Pro worth the upgrade?
PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro both play the same games, but one is packing a bit more under the hood. Let's take a look at the differences between them......»»
How climate change is undermining Indigenous knowledge and livelihoods in Central America
Driven by extreme heat and drought, some of the worst wildfires in living memory raged across Mexico and Central America through April and May 2024......»»