Warzone's most beloved map, Verdansk, could be set for a return according to fresh leaks but fans of the battle royale could be waiting a fair while to play itTech17:05, 13 Jan 2025Updated 17:06, 13 Jan 2025Warzone remains popular, but it's a target for cheaters(Image: Activision)Call of Duty players will know all too well the magic of dropping into Verdansk for the first time when Warzone launched.It's hard to consider a global pandemic as halcyon days, but Warzone became the best place to catch up with friends and get some social interaction.Fans have long been asking when the map will come back, and as it turns out, it might be arriving in the new few seasons. Sadly, as we're not even at Season 2 yet, there's every chance players could drop before then.Longtime Call of Duty leaker TheGhostOfHope mentioned that Black Ops 6 and Warzone haven't seen any communication from Activision, and was challenged by one commenter to "leak Verdansk to wake them up."Content cannot be displayed without consentAnd leak it they have, responding with a simple '"S3", suggesting we're a season or so away from the return of the free-to-play Battle Royale's OG map.Reports had previously suggested a return to Verdansk was planned around the end of 2024, but it slipped to 2025, but Activision hasn't made any comment about the map's return in any official capacity.Here's hoping the company can squash the army of cheaters before it returns, or the whole thing could be a 'Verdansk squib' get it?Article continues belowThrowbacks are all the rage these days, with Fortnite adding its OG map, Overwatch adding a Classic mode, and Apex Legends going back to the beginning in recent months.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.RECOMMENDED

The new Assassins Creed has been mired in controversy since it was announced (Ubisoft)Updates to the Steam listing for Assassins Creed Shadows have leaked DLC info and removed an important detail for samurai Yasuke.After a less than stellar 2024, Ubisoft is hoping to make up for it this year, starting with Assassins Creed Shadows, the newest big budget entry in one of the companys most popular franchises.The game has already been delayed once before but, ahead of its February launch, Ubisoft opted to push it back an extra month to implement recent fan feedback.Ubisoft has promised to keep fans posted in the meantime, but one important new detail has only been revealed by Assassins Creed Shadows Steam page.While Ubisoft did cancel its plans for an Assassins Creed Shadows season pass, along with an early access period for those who bought the collectors edition, the company still intends on releasing post-launch content.Over the weekend, fans noticed the games Steam page featured information about a pre-purchase offer, promising an additional quest at launch and access to a DLC expansion titled The Claws Of Awaji later this year.Said expansion will apparently offer around 10 more hours of content, including a new b staff weapon type, new skills and abilities, and new enemies to fight while being hunted and under threat on a mysterious island.These details have since been removed, but not before Tech4Gamers grabbed a screenshot of the temporarily updated listing. Presumably, the expansion will also be available as a separate purchase. Fans knew there would be DLC, but Ubisoft never specified what would be included (Tech4Gamers)Its not unreasonable to assume Ubisoft may be gearing up for a more formal announcement in the coming weeks, in order to drum up hype for Assassins Creed Shadows and encourage pre-orders.Considering Ubisoft will want to make Assassins Creed Shadows a long-term success, its also not surprising to know its already confirmed a second DLC expansion at a later date and there will apparently be a co-op mode too, per an Insider Gaming report.This hasnt been the only change made to Assassins Creed Shadows Steam page either. As spotted and shared via ResetEra, the Japanese Steam listing has rewritten part of the games description to no longer refer to playable character Yasuke as a samurai.More TrendingInstead, hes described as an ikki tousen, which is a term that roughly translates to a mighty warrior who can face a thousand enemies a commonly known phrase for renowned warriors in Japan.Its such a minor and seemingly inconsequential change (the UK Steam page still refers to Yasuke as a samurai) that it feels like it was only done to appease right-wing critics who take umbrage with Yasukes depiction in the game.As a reminder, Yasuke was a real African samurai during the Sengoku period, but enough people in Japan seemingly deemed this historically inaccurate enough to petition Assassins Creed Shadows cancellation even though these games have never been that historically accurate to begin with.This minor change to the Japanese Steam page seems to be part of Ubisofts vague apology for the games unspecified inaccuracies, but we doubt such an effort will please the sort of people getting upset over the matter. This game may be a make it or break it moment for Ubisoft (Ubisoft)Emailgamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below,follow us on Twitter, andsign-up to our newsletter.To submit Inbox letters and Readers Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use ourSubmit Stuff page here.For more stories like this,check our Gaming page.GameCentralExclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy

A huge dinosaur skull found in southern China appears to belong to an entirely new species, according to a group of paleontologists that studied the specimen. Paleontologists found the fossilized skull in Yunnan Provinces Lufeng Dinosaur National Geopark in China. The group determined the skull belonged to a sauropodomorpha group of dinosaurs that also includes giant herbivorous sauropods such as Brachiosaurusalbeit one entirely new to the scientific record. The research team dubbed the animalLishulong wangilishu from the Chinese spelling of chestnut tree, long in reference to a dragon, andwangi after a vertebrate paleontologist of the same name. The team believes that Lishulong wangimay have grown up to 33 feet (10 meters) long. The teams findings were published last month in PeerJ.Based on the current fossil records,Lishulong wangiis the largest sauropodomorph from the Early Jurassic epoch in China, and is considered morphologically mature, the team wrote in the paper.The team added that the animal has the largest skull of the known sauropodomorphs from the Lufeng formation, indicating that researchers may need to revisit related specifics to better understand the size of the animals in the group. Zhang toldLiveScience that the large dinosaur was probably a herbivore, and can be distinguished from its sister taxonYunnanosaurusby its larger nostrils. The animals fossilized skull is about 15.75 inches (40 centimeters) long, beating the previously largest skull in the region (which belonged to aJingshanosaurus specimen) by about two inches (5 cm).The large skull is just the latest find out of China. In 2023, a team revealed a stupendous fossil of a mammal apparently preying on a beaked dinosaur; the previous year, a group of paleontologists published evidence of the opposite, in the form of a mammals foot inside a fossilizedMicroraptor.In 2021, paleontologists published several fossil finds from the country, including the remains of a nesting oviraptor (complete with fossilized dinosaur eggs), the astonishing remnants of a dinosaur cloaca, and 500-million-year-old penis worms from Yunnan, the same province where paleontologists uncovered L. wangi. The team suggested that the discovery of L. wangi could offer insights into the prevalence of the animal and its closest dinosaur relatives across Earths ancient supercontinent.The paleobiodiversity of early sauropodomorphs from Gondwana seems to decrease marginally after the Triassic-Jurassic boundary, the researchers wrote. Therefore, we hypothesize that non-sauropodan sauropodomorph genera survived and rapidly radiated in Laurasia, especially China. In other words, early sauropodomorphs declined in Gondwana but thrived and diversified in Laurasia, especially China. Though Lishulong wangi is not as large as some of the truly massive sauropods such as the titanosaurs, the animal still blows modern land animals out of the water er, land. The newly described fossil is now on display at the Lufeng World Dinosaur Valley museum.

Pink Mill Aparment / Kilo / HoncSave this picture! Matej HakrPieany, SlovakiaArchitects: Kilo / HoncAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:80 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2023 PhotographsPhotographs:Matej HakrManufacturersBrands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers: Fritz Hansen, Berker, Creative cables, Element, Ikea, Karup Design, Mawa Design, Nesia, VitrA More SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. Ceilings almost 3.5 metres high, orientation of the apartment on three cardinal points, yet a standard developer layout scheme in an otherwise unique project.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!The design "debarriers" the space and gets rid of the dark, long corridors inside the layout. We create a landscape of spaces and in-between spaces. Work with the height - we add a second level - a plateau. We enlarge the apartment by more than 17sqm of living area. We enjoy alternating of intimacy and openness, light and shadow, moments of surprise. When we don't know what awaits us around the corner or when we slide a door or pull back a curtain.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Working with proportion - what is enough and what is already too much or too little. What happens when I shuffle through there.Save this picture!We love it when spaces can't be precisely defined, when boundaries blur and the function of space is somewhat fluid. When we read a book at height swinging our legs in the air and watch a film being prepared to be screened. It's going to be a movie night.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessProject locationAddress:Pieany, SlovakiaLocation to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.About this officeKilo / HoncOfficeMaterialWoodMaterials and TagsPublished on January 13, 2025Cite: "Pink Mill Aparment / Kilo / Honc" 13 Jan 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1025475/pink-mill-aparment-kilo-honc&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

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In recent years, the Great Lakes have been subject to some wild rumors, including the claim that a mysterious force, the supposed Great Lakes Triangle, was responsible for ships vanishing. Scientists countered that most shipwrecks actually occurred outside of the fictional triangle and were accounted for in a database.Such spooktacular stories may soon be put to rest. In 2019, the U.S. began a seafloor mapping initiative that included the Great Lakes. The project should be able to take note of sunken vessels or other objects resting on the lakebed.The seafloor mapping initiative involves all U.S. coastlines, including those as far as Alaska or remote Pacific islands. Scientists working with the project say it will help make navigation safer and has the potential to protect marine habitats and heritage sites.The Seafloor Mapping InitiativeA Presidential Executive Order in 2018 created the Ocean Policy Council. A year later, the White House directed the Council to begin a mapping and exploration initiative for the Great Lakes and all U.S. coastlines. The waters span 3,590,600 square nautical miles and include the Great Lakes, the Gulf of Mexico, East and West coastlines, the Alaskan coastline, remote Pacific islands, and Caribbean territories.Since the project began, scientists have mapped more than 52 percent of U.S. waters.Seafloor mapping is important for safe navigation, says Shannon Hoy, an expedition coordinator team lead with NOAA Ocean Exploration. It can also help scientists manage coral reefs, and in the future, it can guide marine infrastructures such as wind farms.From my perspective, its understanding our planet, Hoy says. We want to explore and know, and how can we know if we dont know what is there? The goal is to further spur scientific interpretation and research.The seafloor mapping initiative is also benefitting from a global cooperative of scientists who Hoy says are sharing their countrys data and enabling a larger understanding of what lies beneath the worlds waterlines.Look Out BelowAlthough the technology to map the seafloor is new, the desire to know what lurks below dates back to the Ancients.Seafloor mapping has been going on for thousands of years, Hoy says.In the past, seafarers stuck poles into the water to see how far they went down, or they lowered ropes with designated knots that measured the distance. In the twentieth century, sonar technology increased, particularly during World War II when sound was used for navigating underwater, Hoy says.Single-beam technology followed, but the data was low-resolution and sometimes incomplete, says Jennifer Boehme, the CEO of the Great Lakes Observing System, a nonprofit that supports scientific research.Today, we utilize advanced multibeam sonar, laser-based imaging, and uncrewed vessels to collect high-quality data, says Boehme.Why Map the Seafloor?Currently, those multibeam sonars have completed 15 percent of the Great Lakes bed mapping. Boehme says that more funding is needed in order to advance the project, and legislation has been proposed in Congress but is in the process of working its way through the system.If the project is able to continue as planned, Boehme says there are significant scientific and environmental benefits.Seafloor mapping is critical for understanding and protecting the Great Lakes, which hold 21 percent of the worlds fresh surface water and support over 3,500 plant and animal species, Boehme says.Seafloor mapping can also help with the turbulent weather that rolls over the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes are actually in-land seas that can produce hurricane-force winds. Understanding the lakebed could help scientists predict waves during powerful storms and how they might impact the shoreline or influence floodingWithout knowing the lake floors shape and features, we cannot fully understand or sustainably manage the Great Lakes as a system. We see this project as critical for preserving the ecological and economic health of the Great Lakes, Boehme says.Article SourcesOur writers at Discovermagazine.com use peer-reviewed studies and high-quality sources for our articles, and our editors review for scientific accuracy and editorial standards. Review the sources used below for this article:NOAA. About the NOMEC StrategyEmilie Lucchesi has written for some of the country's largest newspapers, including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and an MA from DePaul University. She also holds a Ph.D. in communication from the University of Illinois-Chicago with an emphasis on media framing, message construction and stigma communication. Emilie has authored three nonfiction books. Her third, A Light in the Dark: Surviving More Than Ted Bundy, releases October 3, 2023, from Chicago Review Press and is co-authored with survivor Kathy Kleiner Rubin.

Fossilized whitebark pine trees remained buried inside frozen tundra for thousands of years. Credit: Gregory PedersonShareAn ancient fossilized forest in Montana is reemerging 600 feet higher than the present-day tree line after spending the last 5,500 years encased in alpine tundra. But as temperatures continue to warm, researchers say the ecological evidence hints at what may eventually return to the region.Montanas Beartooth Plateau in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of the Rocky Mountains has remained covered in frozen tundra for thousands of years. But during the Mid-Holocene epoch, warm season temperatures more resembled those of the mid-to-late-20th-century. This allowed forests in the area to reach mountainside elevations as high as around 10,000 feet above sea level. These regions were largely populated by whitebark pine trees (Pinus albicaulis), a species of conifer that typically ranges between 16 and 22 feet tall.A whitebark pine subfossil revealed beneath a melting ice patch in the Yellowstone region indicates that a mature forest grew above current tree line about 6,000 years ago, when the temperatures were similar to 20th century conditions and cooler than present. Credit: Daniel Stahle About 5,500-years-ago, however, increased volcanic activity in the Northern Hemisphere blanketed the Earths atmosphere in particulates, blocking sunlight and causing the climate to cool rapidly. As the forests receded towards warmer weather, alpine tundra took its place across the Beartooth Plateau. Tundra as a biome is defined by its lack of trees due to consistently cold temperatures and short growing seasons. There are three main classifications of tundra: arctic, Antarctic, and alpine, the latter distinct for its mountainous altitudes. Unlike glacier formations, icy tundra doesnt shift location over time, allowing for the layered preservation of fossils, pollen, and charcoal.Those layers are now becoming accessible to researchers for the first time as temperatures trend warmer thanks to human-induced climate change. Their findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, hint at what Beartooth Plateauand areas similar to itmay look like once again.Most of our best long-term climate records come from Greenland and Antarctica, paper co-author and Montana State University Department of Earth Sciences associate professor David McWethy said in a statement earlier this month. Its not a small thing to find ice patches that persisted for that long of a time period at lower latitudes in the interior continent.Scientists study an ice patch on the Beartooth Plateau in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Montana State University researchers are collecting ice cores to study the history of high-elevation environments as preserved in the fossils and ice chemistry of different layers. Credit: Joe McConnell/Desert Research Institute McWethy and a team of researchers traveled to Beartooth Plateau multiple times since 2016 to gather ice core samples and analyzed cross-sections of newly exposed fossilized wood for radiocarbon dating. Their findings indicate the plateaus treeline migrated higher over a period of around 500 years as conditions were moist and temperate.This is pretty dramatic evidence of ecosystem change due to temperature warming. Its an amazing story of how dynamic these systems are, McWethy added.Researchers believe the recently re-exposed pine fossils may serve as a precursor to the return of higher elevation forests. They also believe that, while their study is localized, the implications likely extend to elsewhere around the world.Growing season temperatures are the primary control on tree line elevation and latitude, explained Greg Pederson, a US Geological Survey paleoclimatologist and study lead author. At the same time, Pederson listed other influences depending on location, such as snowpack, wind, moisture, and human disturbance. Get the Popular Science newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.The team notes that these complex variablesespecially in the context of climate changemean that its impossible to know for certain what ecosystems like the Beartooth Plateau will look like in a few generations time. Warmer weather is necessary for forest growth, but so is rainfall and biodiversity.The return of such woodlands isnt necessarily a desired outcome, either. Researchers caution that the disappearance of high-elevation snowpacks in alpine tundra affects downstream water access crucial to electricity generation grids and agricultural irrigation. More trees in potentially drier areas also open the potential for increased wildfire outbreaks.

CosmologyHow we might finally find black holes from the cosmic dawnPrimordial black holes may have been born just after the Big Bangand might explain dark matter Scientists are on the hunt for black holes that could have formed before the first stars and galaxies.NASA and G. Bacon/STSCIBy Elizabeth Quill26 seconds agoAn undiscovered population of ancient black holes may be lurking throughout the universe. These bottomless cosmic pits would have a lot in common with more familiar black holes; in some cases, the two may be indistinguishable. But unlike their kin, these undiscovered black holes wouldnt have formed from a massive star collapsing in on itself, nor would they be peers of the supermassive black holes that feed at the centers of galaxies.Instead, these black holes would have been born in the earliest epochs after the Big Bang before stars and galaxies even appeared.

NOAA has declared that a La Nia is underway. This cool weather event is likely to be shorter and weaker than usual, but will still affect global weather and climate.

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