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What a terrible day to be a God of War-like! You put on your fanciest bird suit for your big reveal, then a whole bunch of actual God of Wars come along and steal your thunder. But that's not to say Krafton's new open-world PlayStation 5 game Project Windless isn't intriguing. Project Windless is, for starters, based on an acclaimed series of South Korean high fantasy novels known as Bird That Drinks Tears. Four books have been released so far, all set in a world inhabited by four main races: the boring old humans, the reptilian Nhaga, the Tokkebi, and the bird-like Rekon. That's how we get Project Windless' perhaps somewhat unlikely looking protagonist. Project Windless reveal trailer.Watch on YouTube As per the PlayStation Blog, Project Windless (which is ...

When NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission returned material from asteroid Bennu in 2023, scientists confirmed that the 4.6 billion year old rocks contained amino acids, the essential molecules that make life possible. Amino acids are responsible for building proteins and peptides in DNA, and they are central to nearly every biological process. What remained unclear was how these molecules formed in space in the first place. New research led by scientists at Penn State suggests that at least some of Bennu's amino acids may have originated in extremely cold, radioactive conditions during the earliest stages of the solar system. The findings were published on Feb. 9 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. According to the team, the chemical signatures in Bennu's samples indicate that the...

Santa Monica Studio has revealed a new game in the God of War series, and it is a 2D side-scroller. It is known as God of War: Sons of Sparta, and will tell a canon story all about Kratos in his youth. To be more specific, it is set during Kratos' "brutal training at the Spartan Agoge alongside his brother Deimos". The two brothers will have to "overcome threats that will put all their training to the test while confronting the true meaning of duty and honour". God of War: Sons of Sparta has been developed by Mega Cat Studios in partnership with Santa Monica Studio. And, it is out on PS5… now! You can check out its trailer below. God of War Sons of Sparta - Reveal Trailer | PS5 Games. Watch on YouTube The Standard and Digital Deluxe Editions of God of War: Sons of Sparta are both avai...

When NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission returned material from asteroid Bennu in 2023, scientists confirmed that the 4.6 billion year old rocks contained amino acids, the essential molecules that make life possible. Amino acids are responsible for building proteins and peptides in DNA, and they are central to nearly every biological process. What remained unclear was how these molecules formed in space in the first place. New research led by scientists at Penn State suggests that at least some of Bennu's amino acids may have originated in extremely cold, radioactive conditions during the earliest stages of the solar system. The findings were published on Feb. 9 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. According to the team, the chemical signatures in Bennu's samples indicate that the...

Another Konami title announced today for Switch is Castlevania: Belmont's Curse. Evil Empire and Motion Twin (Dead Cells, The Rogue Prince of Persia) are developing the title, and it will be launching on multiple platforms including the Switch in 2026. Here's the rundown via Konami: Set 23 years after Castlevania Dracula's Curse –follow a young Belmont's journey in an all new 2D Action-Exploration title from KONAMI, Evil Empire and Motion Twin. Medieval Paris, Where the Tolling Bells Herald the End1499. Paris is engulfed as monstrous creatures suddenly emerge from the shadows.Armed with the legendary holy whip, the Vampire Killer, Trevor Belmont’s successor ventures into the burning streets and the looming castle to hunt down the beasts.Will she succeed in saving Paris from devastation…? ...

The Trump administration has revoked the bedrock scientific determination that gives the government the ability to regulate climate-heating pollution. The move was described as a gift to “billionaire polluters” at the expense of Americans’ health.The endangerment finding, which states that the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere endangers public health and welfare, has since 2009 allowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to limit heat-trapping pollution from vehicles, power plants and other industrial sources.Thursday’s decision removes the government’s ability to impose requirements to track, report and limit climate-heating pollution from cars and trucks. Transportation is the largest source of climate pollution in the US.The move comes as part of Trump’s bigger anti-en...

It's a new year, and as snow flurries start to settle, video game publishers are laying out the roadmap for 2026 and beyond. Here's everything announced at the February PlayStation State of Play, which debuted earlier today.Kena: Scars of Kosmora AnnouncedRelease Date: 2026 (PlayStation, PC) Developer Ember Lab, helmed by the Grier brothers, announced a sequel to its 3D action platformer, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, during today's PlayStation State of Play. Kena: Scars of Kosmora follows an older, more experienced Kena who now helps living people as a spirit guide, equipped with a new staff and her fox-like spirit companion, which seemingly evolves into a mount later in the adventure. Ghost of Yōtei Legends Got a Release Date TrailerRelease Date: March 10 (PlayStation 5) Coming alongside Patc...

image: Artificial Intelligence & Environment – Harnessing AI to Tackle Eco-Environmental Crises for a Sustainable Future view more  Credit: James P. Lewis, Chang-Er Chen and Guang-Guo Ying Artificial Intelligence & Environment (AI&E), officially launched in November 2025, is co-edited by Professor Guang-Guo Ying (South China Normal University) and Professor James P. Lewis (The University of Hong Kong). The journal is dedicated to advancing the innovative applications of AI in ecological protection, climate change mitigation, water resource management, pollution control, and sustainable development. AI&E provides a cutting-edge, efficient, and professional platform ...

Game Freak has shed a little more light on the "relatively small" internal team working on its upcoming release, Beast of Reincarnation. In Beast of Reincarnation, players take the role of Emma the Sealer, who along with her canine companion Koo will need to confront the source of the world's corruption to save humanity. Earlier this year, it was revealed that while Game Freak - which is also known for its work on the Pokémon series - is developing Beast of Reincarnation, it has enlisted the help of other studios to support its work. "We're lucky to have a lot of people working on it externally as well," the developer said in January. Now, following the debut of the game's latest trailer (see further down in this article), I was able to ask game director Kota Furushima a few questions abou...

Alfred State educator will participate in one-year fellowship From Alfred State College, Jennifer Noble, Assistant Dean of the School of Applied Technology at Alfred State, has been named one of seventeen members of the Data Science for Education (DS4EDU) Fellows program. The program run through Carnegie Mellon University is designed to support learning professionals with a diverse set of skills and experiences. The one-year fellowship provides training in both educational data science methods and the types of edtech tools that are best suited to generating and analyzing robust learning data. Supported by the Department of Education’s Institute for Education Sciences (IES), the DS4EDU program will support cohorts of up to 25 participants, who will spend their fellowship working c...