Acrylamide usually comes with warnings in tow about its presence in food and the apparent dangers it poses to our health. But how much of this is true, and should we be worried about it?

It Turns Out Bending Ice Produces Electricity, And This Could Finally Explain The Origin Of LightningA new study has found an interesting and, perhaps, important property of ice. It appears to generate electricity when it is bent.The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.Water ice is abundant on Earth, being one of the most widespread...

"Impossible To Imagine": Queen Ants Produce Babies Of 2 Different Species, And It's Never Been Seen BeforeReproduction in the animal world is all kinds of freaky, from penis jousting to mammals laying eggs, there seems to be just about every method going. However, one thing that is not common is females of one species being able to produce offspring of another, but that's exactly what has been...

“Volnado” Dances Around Spectacular Lava Fountain In Kīlauea Volcano CraterAn epic dance unfolded recently in Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano, as a whirlwind that’s been dubbed a “volnado” whipped up next to a spewing fountain of lava.The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.The twister appeared during the afternoon on September 2 in the...

A Trait We Thought Was Unique To Humans Has Just Been Identified In Another Species For The First TimeMacaws Learn From Watching Other Macaws Interact – A Kind Of Imitation We Thought Was Unique To Humans“Macaws learn not only actions, but also the appropriate contexts in which to perform them, simply by observing interactions between others.”As these macaws show, there’s more to people...

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AMD has reportedly decided to make its new RDNA 5 gaming GPUs extra transformative by giving them codenames named after Transformers characters, although there's sadly no Megatron or Optimus Prime GPU on the way. These rumored internal names arent likely to be used outside of the company, but they do potentially give us an insight into the companys future plans.These new rumored AMD codenames point towards three separate areas of focus. One, unsurprisingly, points to future GPUs for gaming PCs and laptops, ones that we hope to see in our best graphics card guide. The other two leaked codenames reportedly correspond with chips for next-gen game consoles, with future Xbox and PlayStation GPUs expected to use these new RDNA 5 GPUs, too. Continue reading Next-gen AMD Radeon GPUs will reportedly roll out with Transformer namesMORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 9800X3D review, Best gaming CPU, Radeon RX 9070 XT review

Strategy games are no strangers to political struggles. In fact, that's basically their whole thing. Hearts of Iron 4 is no different, as you take control of any nation in World War 2, to see if you can recreate historyor change it. Despite being nearly a decade old, developer Paradox Interactive is still publishing regular updates. The next expansion will focus on Asia, and the last two developer corner updates have shone the spotlight on China and the Philippines. This time, it's Japan's time in the sun, and Paradox explains its bespoke new system for unraveling the chaos of the 1930s. Continue reading Hearts of Iron 4 tackles Japan's most chaotic political struggle in new updateMORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best Hearts of Iron 4 mods, Hearts of Iron 4 DLC guide, The best grand strategy games on PC

Gearboxs deep dives into Borderlands 4s seemingly endless combat systems have left me pretty stunned. Cherry-picking and evolving some of the best bits of the previous games, and adding in some new layers too, the amount being promised is mind-blowing. But when everything comes together, how do they feel? At Gamescom, I was able to get around 25 minutes of hands-on time with Borderlands 4, trying out one of its new Primordial Vaults, and while there were certainly some impressive aspects, it didnt sink its hooks into me quite like I hoped it would. Continue reading Borderlands 4 delivers deep, tricky FPS combat, but it still hasn't hooked meMORE FROM PCGAMESN: New PC games, Best PC games, Free PC games

Valve has just trademarked the term Steam Frame, with huge speculation now afoot that it could be the name for the companys next-gen hardware device. Valve hasnt commented publicly, but a dataminer has already uncovered a possible SteamVR link, with the trademark potentially pointing to a new standalone headset to rival the Meta Quest.Its been over five years since Valve released a VR headset for Steam gamers, which we tested at the time inour Valve Index review. While the company has undoubtedly been focused on making the Steam Deck a success, it looks like it could now be looking back towards VR, with hardware that could well rival the models in our best VR headset guide if this rumor turns out to be true. Continue reading Valve Index 2 VR headset rumors heat up as Steam Frame name surfacesMORE FROM PCGAMESN: Steam FAQ, Steam family sharing, Steam in-home streaming