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World on track to add nearly two months of superhot days each year, study finds

The research also highlights the significant positive impact of global efforts to reduce heat-trapping gas emissions

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025

Game of Thrones actor leads a lovingly vulgar tribute to "those old point and click adventure games that people gave a sh*t about in the 1990s" with a Steam Next Fest demo custom-built for Monkey Island fanatics

Adventure game fans, our time is now

GamesRadar · Oct 15, 2025

Not-so-dark matter? Mysterious substance might leave red and blue 'fingerprints' on light

A new study suggests dark matter could subtly tint or polarize light, leaving faint color clues that next-generation telescopes might detect.

Space · Oct 15, 2025

USA Rare Earth (USAR) Stock Is Falling Wednesday: What's Driving The Action?

Shares of USA Rare Earth Inc (NASDAQ:USAR) are trading lower Wednesday afternoon. With the stock up more than 140% over the past month, the sell-off appears to be due to profit-taking.

Benzinga · Oct 15, 2025

Pillars of Eternity and Fallout: New Vegas lead Josh Sawyer says RPGs are "more interesting" grounded in reality: "Once things get too magical… it's impossible to bring it back down to Earth"

He's got a point

GamesRadar · Oct 15, 2025

US Treasury Chief: Beijing's Rare Earths Move Is 'China Vs World'

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slammed Beijing's rare earth export curbs Wednesday as "China versus the world," vowing that Washington and its allies would "neither be commanded nor controlled."

International Business Times · Oct 15, 2025

A new private moon lander rises: Impulse Space throws its hat into the lunar ring

Impulse Space — which was founded by Tom Mueller, SpaceX's second-ever employee — just announced that it plans to build a robotic moon lander to help open the lunar frontier.

Space · Oct 15, 2025

A giant weak spot in Earth's magnetic field is getting bigger — and it could be bad news for satellites

Satellite data reveal that a weak region in Earth's magnetic field has grown by an area roughly half the size of continental Europe in the last 10 years.

Space · Oct 15, 2025

Disney talks new Alien movie with surprise sci-fi star return – fuelled by Disney+ success story

Alien: Earth's Disney+ success could lead to a franchise return for a true legend

T3 · Oct 15, 2025

ASML is prepared for China's rare-earth export controls — finance head says company has stock thanks to long lead times

ASML's finance head, Roger Dassen, said the company has sufficient rare-earth reserves to keep production running despite China's new export-control regime that kicks in on December 1 and can halt shipments of rare earth materials across the world.

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 15, 2025