Sam Ballard never did anything wrong, if you ask family and friends. The teenager from Sydney’s upper north shore was having a laugh and some red wine with mates in the backyard, “trying to act like ...

The process of oxygenating a body differs among many animal species. Mammals have lungs that expand and contract for proper ...

The Banana Slug character (shown here with a newly redesigned costume) may very well be the most recognizable image associated with UC Santa Cruz. Walking around the campus, Sammy always runs into ...

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

Mossberg’s sole hunting shotgun introduction at 2025 SHOT Shot was a bit of a surprise in this age of straightwall deer rifles. The company announced a trio of Model 500 Slugsters, including a ...

For arcade fans this compilation has been a long, long time coming. The Metal Slug franchise has been around since 1996, offers some of the most hardcore traditional shooter gameplay to date, and is ...

Studying sea slugs in the group Sacoglossa can mean being on the receiving end of some very imaginative emails. Sidney K. Pierce, of the University of South Florida, retired a few years ago. “But to ...

A gaming journalism veteran of ten-plus years and four-time IGF judge, largely attracted to indie games, new IPs, and in general, what could very well be the gaming world's next surprise hit. Divorced ...

Joey Brown is an interview reporter, editor, and lifelong gamer with experience in nearly every genre from space sims and MMORPGs to metroidvanias and city builders. He has sat down with industry ...

This slug has been found guilty of pranking an apartment block in Bavaria, southern Germany, with incessant doorbell ringing in the middle of the night. When residents of the apartment had enough of ...

A new slug pellet with a novel active ingredient will be available to UK farmers in autumn 2026, offering greater choice and ...