The Fridge

Researchers discover that dehydrated mushrooms can function like biological RAM after they’ve been zapped with electricity

Mushrooms are the coolest. Not quite flora, not quite fauna, they are a secret third thing—isn’t that neat? Many types of fungi have also been observed to form symbiotic relationships with the root systems of plants. Sometimes mutualistic, sometimes parasitic, this root-meets-fungus network is called ‘Mycorrhiza’—and a similar web of mycelium may one day come…

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Random: These Ghoulish Super Mario Bros. Figures Show A Different Side To The Mushroom Kingdom

MrTalida delivers a Halloween treat! The Keshigomu collector, MrTalida, has successfully preserved another set of Mario-themed toys, which are now available to download and print, decorate, or animate as you wish. This time around, however, the figures are anything but the run-of-the-mill depictions of the Super Mario Bros. cast, as sculpted by companies such as…

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‘This isn’t a one-time effort’: The Sims patch set to fix over 150 of the community’s most reported bugs, from making kids look more like their parents and ensuring nude Sims no longer wear hats

As I have written time and time again at this point, The Sims 4 is a mess. One that only gets more complex with every kit, game pack, and expansion that gets stuffed into its spaghetti code. EA has been making a more concerted effort to address the multitude of bugs and glitches since it…

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Arc Raiders devs stop players spiralling about unfair ‘gear score’ matchmaking by confirming that they ‘focus on maintaining the split between solos and squads’

Most games will go through a couple of growing pains as the community gets last-minute nerves ahead of release. Some may be wondering whether said game is worth the price point, while others may start realising it might not be all there. But for Arc Raiders players, it looks like a big worry was its…

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