Ethereal photos capture rare “red lightning” phenomenon

Jason Ahrnshas had a very unusual summer . For the last several weeks , the University of Alaska - Fairbanks grad pupil has been studying sprites – a rare grade of red lightning that look high above thunderclouds . And he ’s been doing it from a aeroplane . Ahrns is working with scientists from the Air Force Academy and Fort Lewis College on an NSF - fund study of the rarefied lightning ....

May 21, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · Justin Blair

Fan translates all of The Talos Principle’s hexadecimal messages

Croteam makes a cameo in its game The Talos Principleuses several different modes of storytelling. There are the dictations from the god-like Elohim, the conversations with the Milton Library Assistant, the recordings of a bygone scientist, the QR code messages shared among others engaged in trials, and the collection of old writings found on computer terminals. The emails, websites, and literature passages found on the computer have bits of faux corruption inserted, made up of hexadecimal code....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Karen Hebert

Hello Rewind Transforms Your Old T-Shirts Into Laptop Sleeves

Hello Rewind is a company with two missions : to help recycle your old Mötley Crüe t - shirt into a kickass laptop sleeve , and to hire former sex trafficking victims to do it . The process on your end is altogether straightforward . Just buy a 13″ or 15″ laptop computer sleeve from Hello Rewind , and they ’ll send you a pre - paid envelope . Mail them back the shirt of your selection , and 4 - 8 weeks later your uproarious ironic garment will have as if by magic transformed into a uproarious ironic laptop sleeve ....

May 21, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Jorge Blackwell

Hot Toys’Force AwakensFlametrooper Is Here To Incinerate What’s Left Of Your Money

First , Kylo Ren and his Stormtrooperswere there to tempt your disposable income out of your wallet . Then , the Snowtroopers come along andstraight up demanded it . Now the First Order ’s most pyromanic adherents are here to finish the chore . It ready sense that the first salvo of The Force Awakens figrues from Hot Toys are all the different variety of cavalryman for the First Order ....

May 21, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Mary Mejia

How Pixar’sOnwardWent From True Story to Pure Fantasy

The dad had to come back to life . That was one of the main things that turned apersonal story of lossinto agrand , fantasy epiccalled Onward . Dan Scanlon , the film ’s director , never gather his founding father — he give out before Scanlon was conduct . Then , one day he and his buddy put in a cassette tape and get wind their dad ’s part for the first metre ever ....

May 21, 2025 · 6 min · 1156 words · Joshua James

New Explanation for Why Alzheimer Plaques Form in Brains

When you purchase through links on our site , we may take in an affiliate charge . Here ’s how it works . The growth of memorial tablet in the brains of people with Alzheimer ’s disease comes from a bankruptcy of the brain to get rid of the plaque - shape pith known as amyloid - beta , fit in to a Modern study . This finding goes against a late possibility for the plaque buildup : that patients ' psyche simply make more amyloid - beta than healthy brains do ....

May 21, 2025 · 3 min · 520 words · Kimberly Harris

Nintendo hits over 700 million all-time home and portable systems sold

Roughly 300m consoles, 427m portables As someone who has bought at least one of every Nintendo system since the NES, it’s incredible to see just how much the company has sold throughout my lifetime. According to public data straight from Nintendo, the publisher has reached a milestone of over 700 million systems sold — both of the console and portable variety. Breaking it down, consoles from the NES to the Nintendo Switch era hit 300....

May 21, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Jennifer Martin

Persona 5 is crossing over into Final Fantasy War of the Visions

The Persona 5 crossover lasts until January 31 It’s weird to think that Disney style, eventually, a lot of the RPGs that fueled the industry from the start will end up jammed into the same company. Right now Square Enix and Sega control a lot of them, and can continue to release the work of old defunct companies as their own giant conglomerate published project. Every once in a while, they play nice....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 199 words · Rachel Spence

Pokémon Go Inbound from Ultra Space event: Ultra Beast Raid schedule and new Timed Research encounters

Prepare for an extraordinary celebration inthePokémon GoInbound from Ultra Space event. This event unleashes the elite Ultra Beasts creatures froma parallel dimension, making them some of the rarest to catch. These unique Pokémon cannot be found in the wild or through egg hatching, adding to their exclusivity and the thrill of the hunt. To ensure you’re ready for these battles, here’s what you need to know about the Inbound from Ultra Space event inPokémon Go....

May 21, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Richard Lopez

Scientists Invent "Mind-Reading Chip" That Brings Us Closer To Controlling Computers With Our Thoughts

scroll , clicking , and typecast could shortly be things of the past thanks to a unexampled equipment call Brain Talker , which enable drug user tocontrol a reckoner using just their brainwaves . The hands - free gadget was unveil at the recent World Intelligence Congress in China , and while many central details regarding how the chip work are yet to be clarified , it has already caused quite a stir among technical school enthusiasts and multi - taskers ....

May 21, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Kara Singleton

Secret World’s first content update announced

Set to go live July 31st,The Secret World‘s first content update,Unleashed, (referred to as Issue #1) has been revealed, with promises of more issues coming every month. This first round of content will contain seven new missions, two new nightmare modes for existing dungeons, the Marketplace, and other goodies. Although the cynic in me is doubtful that Funcom can or will keep new updates coming every month, the hopeful part of me wants them to succeed....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Michele Smith DDS

The PlayStation Plus big February game is a Tiny Tina DLC from 2013, which is a problem

NotTiny TinaPS5, because PlayStation is confusing So PlayStation Plus is back with new stuff on February 1, and things are looking…not so good! A PlayStation PlusTiny TinaDLC from 2013 is arguably the main attraction. Let that sink in. At that time you’ll be able to pick upEA Sports UFC 4, which is going to be a polarizing pick, and is a PS4-only game from 2020. Oh, andPlanet Coaster(PS5), which might make some people happy....

May 21, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Mitchell Moses

Warframe on Switch absolutely lives up to the hype

I give this game a Tenno When it was announced Panic Button was bringingWarframeto Switch, I had to Google whatWarframewas. Until that moment, I don’t think I spared a second of my life thinking about it. Here was a free-to-play PC game that launched with a bunch of problems that was now coming to Switch. Sure, I’d try it out. As one of those “I’d play it on Switch” people, I have to put my money where my mouth is, but I honestly didn’t have the highest expectations for it....

May 21, 2025 · 9 min · 1784 words · Benjamin Ayers