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Simply being exposed to things we're not familiar with – new objects or species of animals, for example – puts us in learning mode, new research has revealed, and makes us more ready to learn about the new thing later on.  Once we've encountered a new thing, our brains are able to capitalize on a period of brief learning later on to take in more knowledge about it. The new study should help scientists understand this kind of subconscious learning or latent learning.Much of how we perceive different things in the world…

Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios The MCU‘s Phase Four is in full swing and doesn’t show signs of slowing down. Black Widow kicked off Phase Four, alongside the release of several Disney Plus shows; WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, and What If…?, to name a few. Shortly thereafter, Shang-Chi and Eternals introduced some never-before-seen heroes while Spider-Man: No Way Home unleashed the full force of the vast Multiverse—thereby leading to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Ever since,…

Photo via MarvelOrder Marvel fans began to look back at older Marvel titles as this ongoing fan-made Marvel Timeline now exists online, showcasing films before the Disney MCU. A website called MarvelOrder.com has placed most of the past, current, and future films and TV projects featuring various Marvel IPs. Not only this timeline features the Disney MCU but also films released from other production/film companies such as Fox. A preview was shared on Reddit by user u/purforium, calling it ‘Phase 0’. Fans left…

Image: Disney Lucasfilm PublishingIt’s surprising to look back and recall that in the time since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down large public gatherings and now, as events slowly but surely continue to re-enter social life, that a whole new era of Star Wars has come into being. The High Republic may have had to weather a storm as it arrived over the last few years, but now, at their first in-person panel together since “Project Luminous” was first announced, its architects can look back at what they have made together.…

First announced back in 2020, Star Wars: The High Republic is a publishing initiative spanning multiple comics and novels, taking place around two hundred years before Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. These stories have ranged from those aimed at younger readers to the more mature variety. Yesterday during Star Wars Celebration Anaheim, details for Phase II of Star Wars: The High Republic Marvel comics were revealed. This October will see the launch of Star Wars: The High Republic, a relaunch of the ongoing series from the…

| The much-anticipated second phase of the Star Wars: The High Republic publishing initiative was officially announced today at the Star Wars Celebration Anaheim event. The new era of interconnected stories will be told across multiple novels, children's books, and comics, with Marvel Comics' upcoming releases being some of the most highly anticipated. The new flagship ongoing comic series, Star Wars: The High Republic, will center around the planet Jedha and its connection to the Force. The first issue is set to launch…

It’d be no overstatement to suggest that fans have been conflicted about this new MCU era ever since the Infinity Saga came to a close with Avengers: Endgame. After a viral debate on social media led many folks to wonder if Kevin Feige and co. are still at the top of their game, some Marvel enthusiasts are now rushing to its defense by reminding everyone of some very clear denominators in all of Phase Four projects. As Richard Newby of THR points out in his original tweet that spawned the latest debate, we’re only a few…

The brief, yet colossal eruption of a dead star undergoing a nova explosion has been captured by one of the most powerful X-ray instruments in space.The joint German-Russian eROSITA telescope, aboard the Spektr-RG space observatory in the L2 Lagrange point (yes, Webb's home), caught for the first time what is known as the 'fireball' phase of a classical nova. This X-ray data has finally confirmed via observation a 1990 prediction about the physics of novae.  The nova in question is known as YZ Reticuli, discovered on 15…

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Northrup Grumman<span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>NASA</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Established in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). It is responsible for the civilian…