Itd be far more shocking if this thing was a Wii U-esque flop (YouTube)A new report suggests Nintendos plan for the Switch 2 includes getting a head start on the PlayStation 6, with launch sales estimated to exceed the original Switch and the PS5.With sales for the Nintendo Switch flagging and fans hungry for new hardware, its difficult to imagine the Nintendo Switch 2 being anything less than a huge success.Analysts expect the Switch 2 to be a very popular item once it launches, with one already suggesting the console could sell 4.3 million units in the US alone, by the end of 2025 although that would be less than the original Switch.However, a Japanese analyst has predicted otherwise, claiming the Switch 2 could sell more units worldwide in its first three months than its predecessor.Writing for the Japan edition of GamesIndustry.biz, Toyo Securities analyst Hideki Yasuda predicts the Switch 2 will push six million units in its first three months on the market.By comparison, the original Switch, which launched in March 2017, managed 4.7 million sales in its first four months, though it was hampered by the fact that it was often sold out due to its popularity.Yasuda is running on the assumption that the console will launch in July so its launch period would cover the second quarter of the 2025/2026 fiscal year, i.e. July to September. Even if the Switch 2 has a bigger launch than the original, it faces an uphill battle in terms of lifetime sales (Nintendo)Yasuda had previously expected the Switch 2 to be out in the first half of the year, but its unclear exactly why his prediction has changed. Regardless, sometime this summer is a popular theory for the Switch 2s launch.Yasuda adds that his six million sales estimates may still be too low, considering Nintendo is eager to have enough supply to meet demand, to avoid the Switch 2 selling out at launch like the original Switch did.Itd be an impressive feat if pulled off, especially since a summer launch is highly unusual for the video games industry, with autumn or early spring being more normal.More TrendingThats what Sony did with the PlayStation 5, which it launched in November 2020. Despite stock shortages brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, it sold approximately 4.5 million units by the end of December, making it the biggest launch in PlayStation history according to Sony.Speaking of PlayStation, Yasuda also believes that Nintendos plan to supply a large quantity of Switch 2 consoles is part of a scheme to get a head start on the PlayStation 6, flooding the market with so many Switch 2s that Sony wont be able to catch up.Theres speculation that the PlayStation 6 could launch in 2027, perhaps even late 2026, although Nintendo has typically never seemed that concerned with how its rival console manufacturers are performing, leaving Sony and Microsoft to butt heads over whose console is doing better (a the moment its obviously Sonys).While Nintendos is still keeping mum on a release date, price, and launch titles, those details should be revealed in next months Nintendo Direct. Sony is no doubt prepping for new hardware in the next few years (Sony)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.GameCentralSign up for exclusive 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

Plastic may have started a new geological era on our planet, sometimes called the Anthropocene. Hundreds and even thousands of years from now, scientists may date sediment layers by finding bits of old plastic, similar to how todays archaeologists date excavations by the art styles of ancient pottery. In fact, this has already begun: Researchers revealed the history of bird nests in The Netherlands by scrutinizing plastic litter used in the nests construction. Many different birds, including the common coot, have started incorporating human-made food and drink packaging into their nests. This allowed three biologists to reconstruct the individual histories of dozens of common coot nests in Amsterdam using a simple trick: Reading the expiration date on the plastic. Theres only one problemthese nests arent supposed to have a history, because common coots dont normally reuse their nests from year to year. As detailed in a study published February 25 in the journal The Scientific Naturalist, not only has plastic turned bird nests into time capsules, but it might also be fundamentally impacting the evolution of certain species. The plastic dates found in the study. Auke-Florian Hiemstra The common coot is a wetland bird that in The Netherlands originally built its nests of plant materials which rapidly decay, so coots normally construct a new nest every year. However, as plastics and other artificial, more durable materials are used for nest construction, new behavior, namely, the reuse of nests from previous years, may appear, the researchers wrote in the study. This, in turn, may create a history of multiple years of nest use, reuse, and reconstruction to be studied using the stratigraphy of dateable plastic debris in the nest. Leiden Universitys Auke-Florian Hiemstra collected over a dozen empty coot nests to get to the bottom of the new nesting behavior. Back in his lab, Hiemstra deconstructed and sorted the nests into two piles, one filled with natural materials used in the nests and one that consisted of human-made materials. Many of the human-made materials used in the coots nests had expiration or packaging dates that allowed Hiemstra to date layers of the structures very accurately.You flip through these nests like through pages of a history book, uncovering the past, Hiemstra said in a Naturalis Biodiversity Center statement. In one of the most striking nests, Hiemstra counted 635 artificial items, of which 32 were food-related waste with dates going back decades. Almost half of these datable materials were from McDonalds, and they even found a Mars wrapper advertising the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States. The plastic timeline of the 30-year-old nest. Auke-Florian Hiemstra From these dateable items, a picture emerges of what happened at this nesting site over the past 30years, the researchers explained. As the nest was located at a dock for tour boats, which were constantly mooring, the nest could not be deconstructed layer by layer in chronological order. Yet while collecting, we observed recent top layers of facemasks and the deepest layers of nest material showed plastic dating back to the early 1990s. Cross-referencing these dates with archived Google Street View imaging confirmed that Coots were indeed nesting in the years corresponding to the expiration dates found in the nest. In total, Hiemstra and his colleagues identified 15 common coot nests whose use of plastic materials pointed to a multi-year existence. They suggest that this new behavior may give the birds evolutionary advantages. For example, coots that simply add more material to previously existing nests have more time and energy to defend their territory and breed than coots that have to build from scratch. Layer upon layer, with every new breeding attempt, an accumulation of plastic litter in stratigraphic order is laid down, which forms a historical time series, the researchers concluded. The serial deposits, constructed out of artificial material, may not only document the history of a bird nest, but also reflect the history of our Anthropocene Epoch. Its difficult to say how future researchers will interpret our layers of waste, but one thing is clear: Humans are leaving a lasting impact on Earth, one evident in plastic left in everything from birds nests to Iron Age archaeological sites.

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Reconsidering Brutalist Renovations: A Transformation of the Boston City Hall for the PublicSave this picture!Boston City Hall. Image Felix Mizioznikov Via ShutterstockBoston City Hall, one of the most debated examples of Brutalist architecture in the United States, has significantly transformed since its conception. Designed by Kallmann, McKinnell, and Knowles and completed in 1968, the fortress-like concrete exterior and geometric austerity have long divided public opinion. Critics, including a former mayor, called for its demolition for decades arguing that its imposing design was inhospitable, inefficient, and most importantly, not beautiful. However, rather than tearing it down, Boston has chosen to renovate and revitalize the structure, demonstrating that contested Brutalist architectural styles can be adapted for a more sustainable future.The Future of Boston City Hall Under ThreatSave this picture!Since its opening, Boston City Hall has faced numerous calls for demolition. By the 2000s, the building was widely unpopular, with critics deeming it an eyesore and a relic of an outdated architectural philosophy. In 2006, then-Mayor Thomas Menino, who had spent over two decades in the building, proposed selling City Hall and relocating elsewhere, largely due to his distaste for the structure. However, this idea was met with strong resistance from preservationists and architects who argued for its cultural and architectural significance. A landmark petition was filed in 2007 in response to the risk of demolition. Over time, a shift occurred: rather than demolish, the city chose to rethink its relationship with the building. Related Article Paul Rudolphs Brutalist Government Service Center in Boston Proposed for Mixed-Use Housing Transformation The Ambitions of Renovating Boston City HallSave this picture!The extensive renovation of Boston City Hall, which began in the late 2010s, is part of a broader initiative to modernize the building and re-engage the public with the space. Led by the architecture firm Utile, the project introduced significant improvements that have reshaped the way Bostonians experience the building itself.Inside City Hall, the renovations have prioritized accessibility and efficiency to promote the long-term sustainability goals of the City of Boston. The lobby, once criticized as cold and uninviting, has been transformed with improved signage, a caf, and comfortable seating, making it more user-friendly. The transaction windows for permits and licenses have been redesigned to streamline services, ensuring easier and more efficient interactions for residents. Wayfinding throughout the building has been improved, allowing visitors to navigate the space. A major milestone was the reopening of the North Entry, which had been closed since 2001. Its restoration reinforces City Hall's civic role by improving access to public services.Save this picture!Lighting and sustainability have played a crucial role in the transformation. A renewed lighting scheme now highlights the building's architectural form at night while improving energy efficiency. Sustainable design elements, including permeable paving and a rainwater collection system, contribute to the building's environmental resilience. Expanded green spaces enhance biodiversity, reduce urban heat, and promote sustainability in the heart of downtown.Beyond practical improvements, these renovations have also sought to reframe the perception of City Hall as a more inviting civic space. Once seen as an unapproachable Brutalist fortress, the building has been reimagined as an accessible and efficient hub for public life. Through these changes, Boston City Hall is positioned as a historic landmark in addition to a renewed center of governance and civic service.The "Rethink City Hall" InitiativeSave this picture!The "Rethink City Hall" initiative was a pivotal effort in reimagining Boston City Hall and its plaza as a more accessible, functional, and engaging civic space. Launched in 2015 under Mayor Walsh's administration, the initiative was led by Utile in collaboration with Reed Hilderbrand to develop a long-term master plan that would guide the future of the building and its surroundings. The study began by assessing the city's evolving programmatic and technological needs, ensuring that the redesign would align with current and future demands.A central goal of the initiative was to restore City Hall's original intent as a symbol of open and progressive municipal government while addressing long-standing issues of accessibility and public engagement. The plan proposed reorganizing city departments to better serve constituents, modernizing the interior to improve efficiency, and strengthening connections between City Hall, the plaza, and the broader urban landscape. The renovation prioritized reshaping how the public experiences and interacts with their government. By incorporating community feedback and prioritizing usability, the "Rethink City Hall" initiative has transformed the space from an isolating Brutalist relic into a dynamic and welcoming hub of civic life.The Role of City Hall Plaza in the RenovationSave this picture!Equally important to the revitalization efforts was the renovation of City Hall Plaza, which had long been criticized for its vast, uninviting expanse of brick and concrete. The redesign introduced a more welcoming and accessible civic front yard. Formerly inaccessible due to steep elevation changes, the new Hanover Walk now provides a universally accessible route that connects Congress and Cambridge Streets with a gentle promenade. More green spaces have been added, with over 250 new trees, 3,000 shrubs, and 10,000 perennials and grasses softening the Brutalist edges, providing shade, and improving air quality.Sustainability was a driving force behind the changes. A 10,000-gallon underground tank now collects rainwater for irrigation, reducing stormwater runoff and improving environmental resilience. The plaza is also home to a 12,000-square-foot playscape, featuring water and adventure play elements in a design dubbed "Kinder Brutalism," which now draws families and children to the space. Beyond recreational enhancements, the plaza has been designed to host events ranging from small gatherings to large celebrations of up to 15,000 people, reinforcing its role as Boston's central public square.A Model for Adapting BrutalismSave this picture!Boston City Hall's renovation exemplifies how Brutalist buildings can be adapted rather than erased. By prioritizing sustainability, public engagement, and functional improvements, the city has demonstrated that even the most polarizing structures can evolve to meet contemporary needs. The project challenges the notion that Brutalism is inherently incompatible with modern urban life, offering a blueprint for cities looking to rehabilitate their mid-century landmarks rather than demolish them.As climate change and sustainability concerns grow, Boston City Hall serves as a case study in adaptive reuse, proving that bold, uncompromising architecture can be updated to align with 21st-century values. The conversation is no longer about whether Brutalism should survive, but how it can thrive in the future.Save this picture!This article is part of the ArchDaily Topics: 100 Years of Modernism. Every month we explore a topic in-depth through articles, interviews, news, and architecture projects. We invite you to learn more aboutour ArchDaily Topics. And, as always, at ArchDaily we welcome the contributions of our readers; if you want to submit an article or project,contact us. 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Transcript[MUSIC]PETER LEE: This is The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited. Im Peter Lee, president of Microsoft Research, and Im pretty excited to introduce this series of conversations as part of the Microsoft Research Podcast.About two years ago, with Carey Goldberg and Zak Kohane, we wrote a book, The AI Revolution in Medicine. This was a book that was intended to educate the world of healthcare and the world of medical research about this new thing that was emerging. This idea of generative AI. And we wrote the book in secret. In fact, the whole existence of what we now know of as OpenAIs GPT-4 AI model hadnt been publicly disclosed or revealed to the world. And so when we were working on this book, we had to make some guesses. What is this going to mean for healthcare? If youre a doctor or a nurse, in what ways will AI impact your work? If youre a patient, in what ways could AI change your experience as you try to navigate a complex healthcare system?And so now its been about two years. Two years hence, what did we get right? What did we get wrong? What things have come along much faster than we ever would have dreamed of? What did we miss? And what things have turned out to be much harder than we ever could have realized? And so this series of conversations is going to talk to people in the real world. Well delve into exactly whats happening in the clinic, the patient experience, how people are thinking about safety and regulatory matters, and what this all means for discovery and advancements of medical science. And even then, well have guests that will allow us to look into the futurethe AI advances that are happening now and what is going to happen next.[MUSIC TRANSITIONS TO SERIES THEME][MUSIC FADES]So now, let me just take a step back here to talk about this book project. And Id like to just read the first couple of sentences in Chapter 1, and Chapter 1 is entitled First Contact. And it starts with a quote. Quote, I think that Zak and his mother deserve better than that, unquote. I was being scolded. And while Ive been scolded plenty in my life, for the first time it wasnt a person scolding me; it was an artificial intelligence system. So thats how we started this book, and I wanted to read that because, at least for me, it takes me back to the kind of awe and wonderment in those early days when in secret development, we had access from OpenAI to what we now know of as GPT-4.And what was that quote about? Well, after getting access to GPT-4, I became very interested in what this might mean for healthcare. But I, not being a doctor, knew I needed help. So I had reached out to a good colleague of mine who is a doctor, a pediatric endocrinologist, and head of the bioinformatics department at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Isaac Zak Kohane. And I sought his help. And in our back-and-forth discussions, one of the things that Zak shared with me was an article that he wrote for a magazine where he talked about his use of machine learning in the care of his 90-year-old mother, his 90-year-old mother, wholike many 90-year-old peoplewas having some health issues.And this article was very interesting. It really went into some detail about not only the machine learning technology that Zak had created in order to help manage his mothers health but also the kind of emotional burden of doing this and in what ways technology was helping Zak cope with that. And so as I read that article, it touched me because at that time, I was struggling in a very similar way with my own father, who was at that time 89 years old and was also suffering from some very significant health issues. And, like Zak, I was feeling some pangs of guilt because my father was living in Southern California; I was way up in the Pacific Northwest, you know, just feeling guilty not being there, present for him, through his struggles. And reading that article a thought that occurred to me was, I wonder if in the future, AI could pretend to be me so that my father could always have a version of me to talk to. And I also had the thought in the other direction. Could AI someday capture enough of my father so that when and if he passes, I always have some memory of my father that I could interact with? A strange and bizarre thought, I admit, but a natural one, I think, for any human being thats encountering this amazing AI technology for the first time. And so I ran an experiment. I used GPT-4 to read Zaks article and then posed the question to GPT-4, Based on this article, could you pretend to be Zak? Ill pretend to be Zaks mother, and lets test whether its possible to have a mother-son conversation.To my surprise, GPT-4s response at that time was to scold me, basically saying that this is wrong; that this has a lot of dangers and risks. You know, what if Zaks mother really needs the real Zak. And in those early days of this encounter with AI, that was incredibly startling. It just really forces you to reexamine yourself, and it kicked off our writing in the book as really not only being about a technology that could help lead to better diagnoses, help reduce medical errors, reduce the amount of paperwork and clerical burden that doctors go through, could help demystify and help patients navigate a healthcare system, but it could actually be a technology that forces people to reexamine their relationships and reexamine what it really means for people to take care of other people.And since then, of course, Ive come to learn that many people have had similar experiences in their first encounters with AI. And in fact, Ive come to think of this as, somewhat tongue in cheek, the nine stages of AI grief. And they actually relate to what well try to address in this new series of conversations.For me, the first time that Greg Brockman and Sam Altman presented what we now know of as OpenAIs GPT-4 to me, they made some claims about what it could do. And my first reaction was one of skepticism, and it seemed that the claims that were being made just couldnt be true. Then that, kind of, passed into, I would say, a period of annoyance because I started to see my colleagues here in Microsoft Research start to show some amazement about the technology. I actually was annoyed because I felt they were being duped by this technology. So thats the second phase. And then, the third phase was concern and maybe even a little bit of frustration because it became clear that, as a company here at Microsoft, we were on the verge of making a big bet on this new technology. And that was concerning to me because of my fundamental skepticism. But then I got my hands on the technology myself. And that enters into a fourth stage, of amazement. You start to encounter things that just are fundamentally amazing. This leads to a period of intensity because I immediately surmised that, wow, this could really change everything and in very few areas other than healthcare would be more important areas of change. And that is stage five, a period of serious intensity where youre just losing sleep and working so hard to try to imagine what this all could mean. Running as many experiments as you can; trying to lean on as much real expertise as possible. You then lead from there into a period of what I call chagrin because as amazing as the technology is, actually understanding how to harness it in real life is not easy. You finally get into this stage of what I would call enlightenment. [MUSIC] And I wont claim to be enlightened. But it is, sort of, a combination of acceptance that we are in a new world today, that things are happening for real, and that theres, sort of, no turning back. And at that point, I think we can really get down to work. And so as we think about really the ultimate purpose of this series of conversations that were about to have, its really to help people get to that stage of enlightenment, to really, kind of, roll up our sleeves, to sit down and think through all of the best knowledge and experience that weve gathered over the last two years, and chart the future of this AI revolution in medicine.[MUSIC TRANSITIONS TO SERIES THEME]Lets get going. [MUSIC FADES]

We all get old. Its a given. And the longer we live, the more likely we are to experience the decline and deficits of aging. But is there a way to slow down the aging process? Scientists think there may be, and theyve taken some promising steps in that direction.The Complexities of Aging Sounds like a simple question, right? But like a lot of questions, its more complex than you might think. Aging is a complex process that scientists are just beginning to understand, explains Kenneth Boockvar, director of the Integrative Center for Aging Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center. We see signs of aging when we look in the mirror, but in the lab, scientists can see evidence of aging at the cellular level.Aging involves the accumulation of damage, including to DNA, Boockvar says.The cellular damage as well as the damage we can see without a microscope changes in physical and cognitive functioning are associated with the passage of time. But how and when those deficits manifest varies markedly from person to person. For example, certain diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, are associated with age, but not everyone gets chronic diseases as they age. Medicines can slow down the effects of high blood pressure, and medicines can slow down the effects of diabetes.Weve made the most progress with those chronic diseases, explains Boockvar. But those illnesses are all managed with focused treatments, a targeted approach aimed at a specific illness and its effects. The question is: Can we slow down aging generally, even in people who do not have a chronic illness? I think the answer is yes, says Boockvar.Read More: Aging is Still One of Biology's Greatest MysteriesBiological Age vs. Chronological AgeDaniel Belsky, a researcher at Columbia Universitys Mailman School of Public Health, is one of the scientists working to understand aging at the molecular level. He and his team have discovered ways to measure a persons biological age (what he calls their odometer) as well as ways to measure how fast a person is aging (their speedometer).There are promising developments using measurements of proteins circulating in our blood. There are also a growing number of studies that are amassing the data we need to build new measures of aging, which should make possible the development of more accurate odometer and speedometer measures, he says.Knowing your biological age and the pace of your aging could help with decisions about when to start screening for diseases that become more common as you age, such as dementia and many cancers.Researchers are also working on interventions that can potentially rejuvenate aging cells. Tony Wyss-Coray studies brain aging at Stanford University. In studies on mice, his team made the breakthrough discovery that the blood from young brains could rejuvenate old brains. They and others are building on this work in the hopes of one day being able to use a similar approach to rejuvenate the brains of aging humans.Slowing Aging vs. Preventing Aging Meanwhile, some approaches to slowing the aging process are already in clinical trials, including medications such as metformin and semaglutide (which is currently also being used to treat obesity). The drugs affect metabolism and were initially used to treat diabetes. Boockvar explains that these drugs affect the metabolism in a way similar to calorie restriction, which has shown some anti-aging effects in animals but is difficult to use safely in humans.When I went into geriatrics, I thought I would just be helping take care of folks as they got older, says Boockvar. I didnt think we would be preventing aging. But now we really are entering a new era of potentially doing just that. And that's a game changer.How Lifestyle Can Affect How We AgeIt will take time for these approaches to work their way from the lab to clinical trials to our medicine cabinets. But theres a lot we can do to slow aging right now. Belsky points out that the best advice for slowing aging, though pretty boring, is still helpful.Eat a healthy diet. Get plenty of exercise. Sleep well. Surround yourself with people you care about, and make sure you engage in activities that are meaningful to you, he says.Whether simple or high-tech, some anti-aging approaches will require societal changes.Living ages us, says Belsky, but so does where and how we live.The social stresses of poverty and a lack of good quality food and housing can also cause people to age more rapidly, according to Belsky.Interventions to reduce those stresses, like helping people find and keep jobs or possibly providing direct resource transfers, like universal basic income, could help slow aging and give people more years of productive, healthy life, he says. We are now collecting data from participants in intervention trials of these programs to test whether they can slow a persons pace of aging.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:Avery Hurt is a freelance science journalist. In addition to writing for Discover, she writes regularly for a variety of outlets, both print and online, including National Geographic, Science News Explores, Medscape, and WebMD. Shes the author of Bullet With Your Name on It: What You Will Probably Die From and What You Can Do About It, Clerisy Press 2007, as well as several books for young readers. Avery got her start in journalism while attending university, writing for the school newspaper and editing the student non-fiction magazine. Though she writes about all areas of science, she is particularly interested in neuroscience, the science of consciousness, and AIinterests she developed while earning a degree in philosophy.

Nature, Published online: 06 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00607-0Clay figurines found on top of the remnants of a pyramid in what is now El Salvador might have been used in public ceremonies.

Nature, Published online: 05 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00676-1But numbers remain steady for researchers who commit scientific misconduct.

The discovery of a golden scaleless fish in China is helping scientists understand how animals evolved to live in caves.

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