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Minecraft's First Game Drop Of 2025 Brings Animal Variants And New Plants
Since September 2023, Minecraft has shifted its major update strategy to twice-annual "game drops" that add new mobs, blocks, and items to the game. With the latest Minecraft Live event, we now ...GameSpot - 6d -
Saga Origins and Spirit Animation bring animated character Karl AI Agent to life
Saga Origins, a division of Saga, and Spirit Animation teamed up to bring the animated character Karl AI Agent to life. As one of the first animated characters to be transformed into an AI Agent, ...VentureBeat - 3d -
Animal shelter helps pigeons to restore their reputation
An Oakland animal shelter is trying to help pigeons go from pests to pets. Itay Hod has the story.CBS News - Mar. 15 -
'World's ugliest animal' is New Zealand's fish of the year
Known as the world's ugliest animal for its lumpy appearance, the blobfish makes a stunning comeback.BBC News - Mar. 19 -
One country is celebrating the 'world's ugliest animal'
The blobfish, a deep-sea creature that has been described as the world’s ugliest animal, was named New Zealand’s Fish of the Year.NBC News - Mar. 19 -
Bridges and Tunnels in Colorado Are Helping Animals Commute
The state has emerged as a leader in building wildlife crossings, which can save animals, money and human lives.The New York Times - 3d -
Yarnhub military history animator expands into gaming with community crowdfunding
Yarnhub Animation Studios gets 35 million views a month on YouTube for its military history animated videos. Now it's expanding into gaming.VentureBeat - Mar. 10 -
Reporter's Notebook: "Animal spirits" and the stock market
When the market crashed earlier this week, a White House adviser said, "We're seeing a strong divergence between animal spirits of the stock market and what we're actually seeing unfold from ...CBS News - Mar. 11 -
WATCH: Baby animals make their debuts across America
From little eaglets hatching in California's Big Bear, to a baby giraffe making its long-awaited arrival in Denver, Colorado, animals are arriving across America ahead of spring.ABC News - Mar. 10 -
ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli Style Animations Are Almost Too Good
An update to ChatGPT made it easy to simulate Hayao Miyazaki’s style of animation, which has flooded social media with memes.The New York Times - 1d -
ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli Style Animations Are Almost Too Good
An update to ChatGPT made it easy to simulate Hayao Miyazaki’s style of animation, which has flooded social media with memes.The New York Times - 1d -
ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli Style Animations Are Almost Too Good
An update to ChatGPT made it easy to simulate Hayao Miyazaki’s style of animation, which has flooded social media with memes.The New York Times - 1d -
Flow review – beguiling, Oscar-winning animation is the cat’s whiskers
Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis’s enchanting eco-fable about a lone moggy in a flooded world is a triumph of imagination over budget. Animation as a medium and fairytales as a subject have always ...The Guardian - 6d -
N.J. police chief accused of turning department into 'Animal House'
A New Jersey police chief has been accused by five of his officers of turning the department into an "Animal House" rife with harassment against his employees, including incidents of him defecating ...NBC News - 2d -
Halt Disney! Flow’s director, and fellow upstart animators, on a new era for the artform
At the Academy Awards last weekend, a little Latvian film scooped the prize for best animation. Here its creator Gints Zilbalodis, and other Oscar nominees of micro-budget films, discuss ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
Luke Combs says he struggles with 'pure O,' an OCD variant that's literally all in his head: 'It's not fun'
Luke Combs says he has a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder known as 'pure O,' an unofficial diagnosis where the compulsions are entirely mental.Los Angeles Times - Mar. 11 -
Animal poo can be used to save endangered species from extinction, research finds
Some cells are still alive within the dung, and could be used to boost genetic diversity in certain species. Turning animal poo into offspring sounds like a zoo keeper’s conjuring trick, but it ...The Guardian - Mar. 16 -
Once named world’s ugliest animal, blobfish wins New Zealand’s fish of the year
Made up of blobby tissue and living deep in the ocean, the distinctive species beat the longfin eel and pygmy pipehorse in the annual contest. It was once crowned the “world’s ugliest animal” and ...The Guardian - Mar. 18 -
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Missed The Most Important Part Of Its Franchise: Friction
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is celebrating its 5-year anniversary today, March 20, 2025. Below, we reexamine how its unprecedented flexibility may have made the series less engaging by presenting ...GameSpot - Mar. 20 -
Mini-trampoline game helping Emma Raducanu find form
A wacky variant of volleyball played with a mini-trampoline has come to Emma Raducanu’s rescue this week, as she rediscovered her best form at the Miami Open.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Lessons from a Lost-Pet Detective Named Kat
Recovering missing animals requires understanding both animal and human behavior.The New York Times - 4d -
Lessons from a Lost-Pet Detective Named Kat
Recovering missing animals requires understanding both animal and human behavior.The New York Times - 4d -
Lessons from a Lost-Pet Detective Named Kat
Recovering missing animals requires understanding both animal and human behavior.The New York Times - 4d -
How To Get Auto-Petters In Fields Of Mistria: Animal Sprite Statues Guide
Fields of Mistria 's auto-petters are a new convenience that developer NPC Studio added in the farm sim's second major update . These automatically make all your farm critters happy--assuming ...GameSpot - Mar. 11 -
Mexico City introduces ‘bloodless bullfighting’ in win for animal rights activists
Activists celebrate move, but note that ‘a bull event without violence does not mean one without suffering’. Mexico City’s congress has voted to ban traditional bullfights and replace them with ...The Guardian - Mar. 18 -
Mexico City bans violent bullfights in bid to save animals, and tradition
Mexico City lawmakers overwhelmingly approve legislation to keep the bullfighting tradition alive, while also keeping the bulls alive.CBS News - Mar. 19 -
The US economy is heading for recession
Donald Trump’s policy agenda is sapping American animal spiritsFinancial Times - Mar. 9 -
Screen-used ‘E.T.’ model from 1982 film heads to auction with $900k estimate
The model was used in the famous closet scene with 'E.T.' hidden among stuffed animalsYahoo Sports - 4d -
Chinese researchers report a pig kidney transplant and a first-step liver experiment
Chinese researchers are reporting new steps in the quest for animal-to-human organ transplantsABC News - 2d -
Are you fur real? Gone is the social stigma around wearing animal skins | Ellie Violet Bramley
From gen Z’s interest in ‘natural’ materials to the darker ‘boom boom’ aesthetic of the Trump era, the trend wheel has turned back to pelts. I’ll admit it, Carrie Bradshaw in aviators and a fur ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
Plants, animals and insects come to Britain from all over the world. It would be a mistake to welcome them all | Tim Blackburn
Biodiversity is great in theory, but there are reasons to fend off invasive species and the knock-on effect of their presence. Britain would be a wasteland if it weren’t for immigration. Fifteen ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
Baby wombat-snatching US influencer apologises and says she was ‘concerned’ for Australian animal
Sam Jones, who left Australia on Friday, posted a 900-word statement questioning outrage in country where ‘slaughter of wombats’ is permitted. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily ...The Guardian - Mar. 14 -
The Creator of the Smash Indie Game ‘Animal Well’ Is Already Working on His Next Project
Billy Basso talks about the seven years he spent developing his hit game, and what he’s up to next.Wired - Mar. 19 -
An uncertain 'Snow White' holds a magic mirror up to polarized times
Director Marc Webb's live-action/animated redo of the Walt Disney animated classic has some smart updates but isn't nearly as galvanizing as the prerelease protests would indicate.Los Angeles Times - Mar. 19 -
George Lowe, the voice behind Space Ghost on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, dies at 67
The man who was the voice behind the irreverent animated superhero on Adult Swim’s “Space Ghost Coast to Coast,” has diedABC News - Mar. 7 -
2 dogs rescued after being kidnapped, ransomed for over $1 million
The dogs' kidnappers tried to ransom the animals for over $1,135,000, Swiss police said Saturday.CBS News - Mar. 8
