Comets Lemmon and SWAN will be at their brightest just as the annual Orionid meteor shower produced by Halley's Comet reaches its peak.

California Has A New State Snake, And It’s A 1.6-Meter-Long GiantIt’s a hiss-toric time for the giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas), as this wetland-dwelling reptile just became California’s state snake, a designation that’s hoped to bring more awareness to the plight of this vulnerable species.The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full...

Two Of The World's Biggest Earthquakes Seem To Be Synched Together"We have a long way to go, and all these areas were built on top of ticking time bombs."Image credit: Naeblys/Shutterstock.comResidents of the US’s West Coast have long feared “The Big One” – the apparently inevitable massive earthquake that will one day hit where the Pacific tectonic plate meets its North American...

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This is your final chance to try Arc Raiders for free before launch, so come help me take out these massive robots Escape From Tarkov. Hunt: Showdown. Modern Warfare 2 DMZ. Escape From… Duckov? Extraction shooters are big business, for good reason. They combine the great gun-feel of classic shooters with an extraction mechanic that encourages you to push your luck. The more risks you...

Marvel Rivals reveals its first ever PvE mode, and I can't wait to relive my zombie-killing youth Call of Duty Zombies was a mainstay of my teenage gaming rotation. I'd get online with the boys, barricade some windows, shoot a couple of undead Nazis in the face, and inevitably succumb to the horde. Then we'd do it all over again. Zombie modes quickly became a staple of not only my gaming...

Its hoped that making the giant garter snake a state symbol will bring it a much-needed conservation boost.

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Escape From Tarkov. Hunt: Showdown. Modern Warfare 2 DMZ. Escape From... Duckov? Extraction shooters are big business, for good reason. They combine the great gun-feel of classic shooters with an extraction mechanic that encourages you to push your luck. The more risks you take, the more rewards you reapprovided you make it out alive. Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios pivoted the multiplayer game to the extraction genre after figuring out its first iteration wasn't much fun and, after some initial tension, players got on board with the new direction. If you're still not sure what to make of it, Arc Raiders' Server Slam (that's Arc speak for a free weekend) kicks off now.Read the full story on PCGamesN: This is your final chance to try Arc Raiders for free before launch, so come help me take out these massive robots