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‘Biblical Plague’ of Cannibal Crickets Smothers Town, Smells of Burnt Flesh
The rural town of Elko, Nevada, has fallen siege to thousands upon thousands of Mormon crickets, a flightless insect that has blanketed roadways, can devastate crops and, when squished, smells similar to that of burning flesh.The red, plump insect usually hatches from March to May and is fully mature about two months after hatching, according
Vendir: Plague of Lies, a dark RPG with strategic elements, is out now on Android and iOS
New Releases Thunderful and Early Morning Studio have just announced the release of their new game, Vendir: Plague of Lies, on mobile. It features tactical turn-based combat in an immersive world with a deep story and fascinating characters. The title is set for a PC and console launch later this year too. Vendir: Plague of
A Near-Future Plague, the Neuroscience of Navigation, and More
Credit: London Ladd Fiction Review by Robin MacArthur How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu William Morrow, 2022 ($27.99) Sometimes a novel comes along that feels so prescient—so startlingly aligned with the happenings of the real world—it seems plausible that the author was attuned not just to scientific foreshadowing but to some…