Ubisoft has released a new trailer to coincide with today’s Child of Light release date. The game is now available via digital download channels on PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4 and Wii U for £11.99/$14.99. A deluxe retail edition is also available on PC and PlayStation platforms. Read More »
Babies who have skull deformation because they lie in the same position most of the time do not benefit from wearing a corrective helmet, finds research published today on bmj.com. There was no meaningful difference in skull shape at the age of two years between children treated with therapy helmet and those who received no active treatment. Both groups showed ... Read More »
The Manitoba government plans to close four major harbours on Lake Winnipeg in an attempt to eradicate invasive zebra mussels, and one scientist thinks someone has “fouled up.” The small filter-feeding mussels reproduce aggressively and were first spotted in Lake Winnipeg’s algae-ridden waters in October 2013. Department of Fisheries and Oceans has worked closely with the province since then in ... Read More »
RCMP have uncovered 1,186 cases of missing or murdered aboriginal girls and women over the past 30 years in Canada, the highest estimate to date, reports the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. RCMP commissioner Bob Paulson revealed the numbers after an anonymous source told APTN the number was over 1,000. Read More »
Parting may be such sweet sorrow, but staying together? That may be another kind altogether, a new study on marriage and depression suggests. Published in the April edition of the Journal of Psychophysiology, the study found that people who deal with chronic marital stresses are less likely to enjoy positive experiences, and are more likely to exhibit other depressive symptoms. Read More »
More than a mile beneath the ocean’s surface, as dark clouds of mineral-rich water billow from seafloor hot springs called hydrothermal vents, unseen armies of viruses and bacteria wage war. Like pirates boarding a treasure-laden ship, the viruses infect bacterial cells to get the loot: tiny globules of elemental sulfur stored inside the bacterial cells. Read More »
Experts with the CDC released the top five things that kill two-thirds of United States residents Thursday afternoon. Five things kill more people in the United States than anything else: Heart disease, cancer, lung disease such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis, stroke and unintentional injuries such as those on roads or caused by medication overdoses. Read More »
An illuminated sign hangs in front of the new Seven Dwarfs Mine Train attraction at Fantasyland inside Disney’s Magic Kingdom. A board that is rope tied to the sign displays “Mine Opens Soon!”, with the other side displaying “We’re Dig, Dig, Digging For You!”. The opening of the new Seven Dwarfs Mine Train attraction could be just days away as ... Read More »
A group of anti-gentrification and transit activist filed suit today in San Francisco Superior Court hoping to kill the City-approved “Commuter Shuttle Pilot Program,” otherwise known as Muni’s Google Bus Compromise, which was approved in January. They cite “devastating impacts on our neighborhoods” and Mayor Lee’s “double standard [of] rules for the tech industry and another set of rules for ... Read More »
The WHO has added its voice to a booming choir warning of the global threat posed by antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance extends to bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses. The UN health agency says that the future is now for global resistance, in a report released yesterday. People who catch drug-resistant infections are at greater risk of dying and place a ... Read More »
The high school senior accepted to all eight Ivy League universities has made The Decision. In a LeBron-like move, Kwasi Enin held a press conference at his Long Island high school to announce he’s taking his talents to New Haven. Looks like Cleveland got robbed again. Read More »
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