Nature, Published online: 12 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00402-xA study shines a light on the remarkable arithmetic skills that young people acquire outside formal schooling. Education must evolve to enable them to fulfil their potential.

Nature, Published online: 11 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00476-7Earths inner core is changing shape. Plus, a judge has blocked devastating cuts to NIH grants in the United States.

A 'false dusk' will be visible during twilight in February, but only from locations that are free of light pollution. Here's everything you need to know about zodiacal light.

Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a 2,500-year-old Etruscan tomb that is richly decorated with wall paintings.

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Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo have released the biggest update for Ninja Gaiden 2 Black yet. Specifically, the update adds modern features like New Game+ and photo mode, which weren't nearly as prevalent when Ninja Gaiden 2 was originally released.Ninja Gaiden 2 launched for Xbox 360 in 2008. In January, an Unreal Engine 5 remake called Ninja Gaiden 2 Black shadow-dropped during Xbox's Developer Direct showcase following the announcement of Ninja Gaiden 4. Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is faithful to the game it's a remake of, but did add some more modern features, like easier difficulty modes. Now, the developers are expanding that new feature set further in the latest patch.This update, which is Ver 1.003.000 on PS5 and Ver 1.0.7.0 on PC and Xbox Series X|S, adds three new features: New Game+, Photo Mode, and the ability to hide Ryu's projectile weapon. New Game+ allows people to replay Ninja Gaiden 2 Black with all the weapons and Ninpo they obtained during the adventure. They will all be reverted to Level 1, though, so players won't be completely overpowered heading into New Game+.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Crytek has announced that it'll be laying off 15% of its staff, a move that the company has called "inevitable" but necessary to help it move forward. This will affect 60 of the people from the 400-person staff at Crytek, which the company had previously attempted to avoid by putting the development of Crysis 4 on hold near the end of 2024 so that it could focus more on its live-service game Hunt Showdown: 1896."Like so many of our peers, we aren't immune to the complex, unfavorable market dynamics that have hit our industry these past several years," Crytek founder Avni Yerli wrote in a press statement. "It pains us greatly to share today that we must lay off an estimated 15% of our around 400 employees. The layoffs affect development teams and shared services. This has not been an easy decision to make, as we deeply appreciate the hard work of our talented teams. After putting the development of the next Crysis game on hold in Q3 2024, we have been trying to shift developers over to Hunt: Showdown 1896."pic.twitter.com/zJzGroAIex Crytek (@Crytek) February 12, 2025 Yerli added that efforts to reduce costs and cut operating expenses weren't enough to avoid layoffs. The studio will offer affected employees severance packages and help in finding new work, and while Crysis 4 is being put on hiatus, Crytek will continue to work on Hunt: Showdown 1896. The game has seen a surge in popularity lately--possibly due to Post Malone being a big advocate for it--and legendary horror movie villain Ghostface was added to the roster of villains in late 2024.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Marvel Rivals recently revealed that the mystery costume given to players as part of its Regal Cinemas promotion with Captain America: Brave New World will be an existing skin, sparking controversy within the hero shooter's community. Many gamers are eagerly awaiting a major update for Season 1: Eternal Night Falls, which is currently scheduled for release on February 21. Marvel Rivals shared that the patch will include a new map along with the debut of Human Torch and The Thing.

Piece by Piece is a puzzle-platform game developed by Neon Polygons. The demo will be available at Steam Next Fest starting February 24th, 2025. See the official trailer here.