Callum Bains

Nov 25, 2024 | store.epicgames.com | Callum Bains

Like an elder bloodsucker awoken from years of quiet slumber, Vampire: The Masquerade—Bloodlines 2 has finally stepped into the light after decades of lurking in the shadows. Fans of the original action RPG have waited almost 20 years to once again sink their teeth into its gritty, neo-noir, borderline sultry vampiric underworld. They won’t have to wait much longer, though the shape of this sequel looks to have somewhat mutated since we first glimpsed it.

Nov 2, 2024 | theguardian.com | Callum Bains

Does aspartame cause cancer? The potentially carcinogenic properties of the popular artificial sweetener, added to everything from soft drinks to children’s medicine, have been debated for decades. Its approval in the US stirred controversy in 1974, several UK supermarkets banned it from their products in the 00s, and peer-reviewed academic studies have long butted heads.

Oct 6, 2024 | msn.com | Callum Bains

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Oct 6, 2024 | theguardian.com | Callum Bains

An opossum will play dead to escape a predator. Ants remove the corpses of fallen soldiers from their nest. A group of chimpanzees will gather to bid farewell to one of their own. Like humans, animals have complicated, surprising relationships with death. Susana Monsó, associate professor of philosophy at the National University of Distance Education in Madrid, examines animal perceptions of dying in her new book, Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death.

Jul 14, 2024 | msn.com | Callum Bains

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