These photographs capture the dynamism and diversity of nature

Last month, London’s National History Museum announced the photographers who were “highly commended” in their annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition: a collection of stunning, and occasionally harrowing, images of nature worldwide. Today, the winners of the competition are being crowned. Photographers from around the globe are being commended for capturing the depths of…

Gen X amid the Pandemic: How Their Finances, Shopping Behavior, and Digital Usage Look

Gen Xers’ share of total household wealth is barely half of that held by baby boomers, and impacts brought on by the coronavirus pandemic haven’t helped this financially unstable cohort. In the Gen X amid the Pandemic Report, Insider Intelligence assesses US Gen Xers’ finances and how they’ve been affected by the pandemic. Do you work…

The best wildlife photos of 2022 include a ball of bees, a snake eating a bat, and polar bears raiding an abandoned town

Karine Aigner/Wildlife Photographer of the Year The London Natural History Museum announced the 2022 winners of its Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest. The 20 winners were selected from more than 38,000 entries.  The winning photos include a frenzied ball of bees, a dancing sea star, and the brushy mouth of a whale. As a…

Saints Row’s first major update will prioritise fixes and improvements over new content

Developer Volition has detailed its Saints Row reboot’s first major update, saying that while it would have “preferred to be talking about roadmaps and expansions” at this juncture, it will initially be prioritising “improvements over new features”. Saints Row released to a middling reception in August, with its enjoyable open-world zaniness rather dampened by its…

Compare the Best Local SEO Tools

Our recommendation for the best local SEO tool is Semrush Listing Management. For QuickSprout visitors, Semrush is offering a seven-day free trial period.  When marketing your business and brand on the internet, it’s an advantage to be able to source customers from almost anywhere. However, even with the possibility of far-off customers, most businesses with…

Meta continues to shovel money into the growing VR gaming segment

Enlarge / Previously a PlayStation VR exclusive, Iron Man VR will be coming to Quest 2 after Meta’s purchase of developer Camouflaj. (credit: Sony) Meta’s Connect keynote presentation Tuesday afternoon spent a lot of time talking about how virtual reality—and the coming high-end Quest Pro headset—would help revolutionize the future of work and socializing. But…

DART mission successfully shifted its target’s orbit

Enlarge / A recent Hubble photo shows the 10,000 km tail of debris left behind by DART’s impact. (credit: NASA/ESA/STScI/Hubble) On Tuesday, NASA announced that its first test of a potential planetary defense system was a notable success. The Double Asteroid Redirect Test (DART) successfully smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in late September, hoping…