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You can practically hear the sound of a giant rubber ball smacking against a poor shlub in this capture from this week’s thrilling new online multiplayer game Knockout City. [credit: EA / Velan ] Knockout City is the best team-deathmatch game I’ve played in years. It celebrates and elevates the genre’s roots in ways that […]
Heads up! The cardiovascular secrets of giraffes
Enlarge / Three-month baby giraffe of Niger (Giraffa camelopardalis) named “Kano” looks on at the zoological park Zoo de la Fleche in La Fleche, northwestern France, on May 4, 2021. (credit: Jean-Francois MONIER / AFP / Getty Images) To most people, giraffes are merely adorable, long-necked animals that rank near the top of a zoo […]