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Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent Getty The Black Death fundamentally altered medieval society A volcanic eruption around 1345 may have set off a chain reaction that unleashed Europe’s deadliest pandemic the Black Death, scientists say. Clues preserved in tree rings suggest the eruption triggered a climate shock and led to a string of events that brought the…

After a bidding war that reportedly also involved Paramount, Comcast, Amazon, and Apple, on December 5th, Netflix struck a deal to buy Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion, buying the studio, HBO / HBO Max, Warner Games, and more, while leaving cable and sports assets, including CNN, TNT Sports, and the Discovery channels out. There are…

Plug-in hybrid vehicles are often touted as a bridge to battery-electric vehicles, promising to slash emissions by operating as EVs for short trips while relying on fossil fuels for longer ones. They only deliver on that promise if they’re regularly charged. Real-world data drawn from the vehicles’ onboard computers shows that’s often not the case….

MaryLou CostaTechnology Reporter Getty Images There’s no shortage of plastic to recycle In the plastic recycling industry, the casualties keep coming. Waste management company Biffa’s Sunderland plant closed in February after opening in 2022 at a cost of £7m, while rival Viridor closed its Avonmouth plant in 2022, Skelmersdale in 2023 and confirmed this summer…

We’re living in a pretty great time for detective games. Over the last few years, developers have been experimenting with all kinds of different ways of turning the act of investigation into a compelling game, which has led to the likes of Her Story, Return of the Obra Dinn, and the Golden Idol series, to…