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The anticipation surrounding Loki Season 2 is high after a stellar first season, and the hype is poised to drum up even further as new footage from the Disney+ series has been revealed.Marvel Studios exclusively unveiled the trailer for Loki Season 2 during this year’s D23 Expo, confirming several returning characters from the first season and new faces. The exact plot details are still being kept under wraps, but early footage confirmed that the Season 1 finale cliffhanger would be addressed....

Are you an ecologically sensitive gardener? Would growing things that give back to the environment make your heart skip a beat? If the answers are yes, then get ready to fall in love with the nitrogen-fixing plants of the legume family. Legumes — beans, peas and non-edible relatives such as clovers — give back to your garden because they have a symbiotic relationship with a soil bacteria. This special relationship allows them to convert atmospheric nitrogen (N2) into ammonium nitrogen (NH4), which they release into the soil....

With nearly 3,000 species of snake in the world, there’s bound to be a wide variety of hunting methods among them. But one segment of vipers has a particularly interesting way of catching a meal. They use their tails as bait. Called caudal luring, the technique is a form of “aggressive mimicry” — when a species uses part of its own body to mimic the prey of the very animals it preys upon....

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige and his team are mere days away from the next major addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, whose promotional tour is in full swing. Always adamant about hiding anything that could be considered spoilery, Feige is on extra-high alert ahead of his films releasing, which includes this week ahead of Doctor Strange 2. This new solo sequel is even more of a concern for Marvel Studios and its fans than most when taking into account that the Multiverse is about to have its biggest impact yet on the MCU....

Toward’s the beginning of the third act of 2018’s Black Panther things look grim. T’Challa is preumed dead, having been thrown off of a waterfall by Erik “Killlmonger” Stevens. Not only that, but the villainous Killmonger sets fire to the garden of the heart shaped herb.Now, for the initiated, the heart-shaped herb is what gives any who ingests it enhanced strength, durability, and speed. Traditionally, the herb is given to Wakanda’s protector, the Black Panther....

Marvel Studios is about to expand heavily on its catalog of characters over the next couple of years, especially as all-new properties come to theaters and Disney+. This even includes the studio’s first real dip into the supernatural and mystical side of the MCU with entries like Oscar Isaac’s Moon Knight on Disney+. The series is currently filming in Budapest, although story details for Marc Spector’s first solo project remain a mystery for the time being....

Rumored last year, Ironheart was later confirmed to become a Disney+ series at Disney’s Investor Day presentation, even going so far as to announced Dominique Thorne as the titular character. This both excited and surprised many fans, especially due to the young actress being a newcomer with only two credits to her name. In February, Dominique Thorne had spoken about how Marvel Studios approached her to portray Riri Willaims in Ironheart....

Fans spent many episodes of Marvel Studios’ Disney+ series Moon Knight wondering just what the story was behind Oscar Isaac’s Steven Grant and Marc Spector. Where did they grow up? Were their parents still alive? It wasn’t until Episode 5 that some of those answers were revealed in tragic flashbacks; they weren’t very pretty, to say the least. One of the biggest shockers was how Marc’s mother, Wendy Spector, abused him both when Marc as he was growing up....

DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn announced to the world how Superman will be brought back to the big screen following Henry Cavill’s departure from the DC Universe (DCU).Gunn’s announcement from December 2022 regarding Henry Cavill’s departure shocked many viewers with the DCU set to undergo a serious overhaul. And as the new head of DC Studios looks to tell hopefully the biggest DC story that’s ever been told, a new take on the Man of Steel seems to be of the highest priority with Clark Kent still being the franchise’s most popular character....

Obi-Wan Kenobi is midway into its debut season on Disney+, but there are still questions that have yet to be answered by the Ewan McGregor-led series. One of them is the true fate of Rupert Friend’s Grand Inquisitor, a character who was stabbed to death by his fellow Inquisitor. The villain’s demise is a complicated subject, considering that the Grand Inquisitor is the main villain of Star Wars Rebels. After growing concerns from fans regarding the potential recon over Grand Inquisitor’s demise, Obi-Wan Kenobi head writer Joby Harold reassured fans that “[they] would never break canon....

When the MCU finally returns to the big screen in summer 2021, the first solo movie will finally arrive featuring Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff in Black Widow. After fighting alongside and against her fellow Avengers in seven previous MCU installments (not including her mid-credits appearance in Captain Marvel), the assassin-turned-spy will be off on her first solo adventure, which will give much more depth to her story as she continues her hero’s journey....

Spider-Man: No Way Home is fast approaching its December 17, 2021 worldwide release date, meaning Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures are coming down to the wire with everything needed for its release. Considering the threequel is arguably the biggest comic book movie event since Avengers: Endgame, fans are now all aboard the hype train with the film’s debut on the horizon. This threequel will feature some of the biggest action and story in any MCU solo movie yet, as Peter Parker deals with both his identity crisis and the Multiverse fully breaking apart in New York City....

The southern African nation of Namibia is dominated by the Namib Desert. One of most inhospitable sections in this remote land — Mongolia is the only country on Earth less populated than Namibia — is not as barren as it looks, though. The so-called Skeleton Coast, almost completely uninhabited, is actually rich in wildlife. Some of the plants here, such as the strange Welwitschia mirabilis, are unlike anything else on Earth....

In February of last year, it was reported that actor Christian Bale was in talks with Marvel Studios for an undisclosed role in the Chris Hemsworth-starring Thor: Love and Thunder. Many had assumed that it was for a villain role, considering the prestige of Bale as an actor and the unlikelihood of him having recurring appearances in multiple Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, as many heroes do.This villain speculation was later proved correct when Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige confirmed that Christian Bale would be playing Gorr the God Butcher in the Thor: Ragnarok sequel....

At long last, the wait is finally over for the trailer that’s been driving fans crazy. Setting the record for the shortest promotional tour in MCU history, Marvel Studios released the first full look at July’s Thor: Love and Thunder, bringing fans a thunderous glimpse into just what the Asgardian warrior is facing in his fourth solo movie. Even with the trailer being only 89 seconds long, shorter than usual even for a first look, fans saw how wild this new movie will be as it largely featured Thor and the Guardians of the Galaxy....

Disney recently decided to bring Bob Iger back as the company’s CEO to replace Bob Chapek to the surprise of many throughout Hollywood, and a new report has now indicated why that decision was made.Disney fans were shocked to learn that the company made such a sudden move from a management perspective, rehiring Bob Iger as the studio’s head executive as 2022 comes to a close. Iger previously held the position for 15 years before stepping down from the role in 2020, opening the door for Bob Chapek to take over the job from February 2020 until November 2022....

The world has been enthralled with the infamous defamation suit between Johnny Depp v Amber Heard since the beginning of April. It all began with Heard accusing her ex-husband of abuse—something he quickly denied and has continued to do since then. The former Pirates of the Caribbean star followed up those claims with his own lawsuit against Heard, where he aims to receive damages for her libel while also claiming an attempt to set the record straight....

Star Wars: Visions has been released upon the world, and it’s getting mostly rave reviews. The sci-fi anthology series tasked seven of the biggest studios in Japanese anime with telling new, wholly original stories in the Star Wars universe. The nine-episode project has largely succeeded in doing so on Disney+, with familiar themes showing up but no real big names from the canon Star Wars universe — minus a Boba-Fett and Jabba-sized exception....

Disney has confirmed that 17 MCU titles are set to receive IMAX-quality audio on Disney+ later this year. This new feature is the result of Disney Streaming and Imax and Xperi’s DTS audio-tech subsidiary and promises to be “specially calibrated” for home-theater systems.This upgrade is also part of an effort to guarantee that “filmmakers’ creative intent is fully optimized for an Imax-quality presentation.”Here are the following MCU titles set to receive this upgrade:Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (arriving on Disney+ on February 1)Thor: Love and ThunderDoctor StrangeDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsBlack WidowEternalsGuardians of the GalaxyGuardians of the Galaxy Vol....

Spending time outside is generally good for you, even if you’re just lazily lounging in your own backyard. The sun can also be a little overbearing at times, though, generating intense heat and harmful radiation that chases many people indoors on otherwise beautiful summer days. Made in the Shade We recently explained how to create a map of sunlight and shade patterns, mainly to optimize sun exposure for a garden or flower bed....