Review: Monster Hunter Stories (Switch) – It’s showing its age but still worth the hunt

Captured on Nintendo Switch (Docked) When Capcom released Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin on Nintendo Switch in 2021, some may have said, “Wait, there was a first game?” It’s worth remembering that Monster Hunter Stories’ original outing came towards the end of the 3DS era; in fact it was released after the Switch … Read more

Age is just a number: the ‘epigenetic clock’ of immune cells ticks independently of the lifespan of the organism

Cartoon summary of experiential age-related DNA methylation programs delineating longevity versus malignancy among T cells. Credit: Nature aging (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43587-024-00649-5 While most cell types experience functional decline after years of proliferation and replication, T cells can proliferate seemingly indefinitely and without damage. Scientists from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the University of Minnesota … Read more

Preview: Monster Hunter Wilds looks like a crowning moment in Capcom’s second golden age | VGC

Summer Game Fest 2023

“Have you seen the Monster Hunter Wilds demo?” That was the refrain at Summer Game Fest, as word spread about Capcom’s behind-closed-doors showcase of the next big Monster Hunter title. The demo, which Capcom has no official plans to release footage of at the time of writing, was such a hit that people sneaked back … Read more

Ed Stone, who led NASA’s iconic Voyager project for fifty years, dies at the age of 88

Humanity has lost an interstellar pioneer. Ed Stone, who was a project scientist for NASA’s groundbreaking Voyager mission from 1972 to 2022, died on Sunday (June 9) at the age of 88. “Ed Stone was a pioneer who dared mighty things in space. He was a dear friend to all who knew him, and a … Read more

Ed Stone, JPL director and top scientist on Voyager mission, dies at age 88

Ed Stone, the scientist who spent 50 years leading NASA’s groundbreaking Voyager mission to the outer planets and led the Jet Propulsion Laboratory when it landed its first rover on Mars, died Tuesday. He was 88. A physicist who started on the ground floor of space exploration, Stone played a leading role in NASA missions … Read more

An interstellar cloud may have caused an ice age on Earth. Here’s how

A blue, green and white sphere surrounded by orange swirls

Scientists believe that Earth briefly lost protection from the sun about two million years ago and had to endure the extreme environment of interstellar space as the solar system passed through a dense cloud of gas and dust between the stars. At that time, early human ancestors shared our planet with prehistoric animals such as … Read more

Deriving mammalian DNA methylation predictors of maximum lifespan, gestation period, and age at sexual maturity

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Multivariate analysis of life history traits using epigenetic predictors. This figure summarizes the leave-one-species-out (LOSO) cross-validation analysis of epigenetic predictors. All estimates are log-transformed (base e) for various life history traits, including (A and B) maximum lifespan (in log years). … Read more

First Dragon Age: The Veilguard Trailer Revealed Alongside Familiar Faces – Xbox Showcase 2024 – IGN

BioWare unveiled the first trailer for Dragon Age: The Veilguard during the Xbox Showcase on Sunday, seemingly confirming the return of at least a few familiar faces but delaying a formal release date for now. The light-hearted trailer, which lasts just under two minutes, introduces several characters that players can expect to journey with in … Read more

The average age of my employees is 61 years. They are reliable and trusting

Peter Stewart’s youngest team member at Aberkill is 55 years old One company tried to poach its 71-year-old employee because of his exemplary reputation A businessman has revealed that all of his company’s staff are over the age of 50, as he believes older workers have more ‘sense’ and know how to get things done. … Read more