Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins live in the tropical waters of the Indian and western Pacific oceans. Alexis Rosenfeld / Getty Images Humans remember when they’ve been treated badly and often use ...

Look into a tank of male guppies and something becomes immediately obvious: almost no two fish look alike. Orange spots, black bars, iridescent flecks of blue — the variation is extraordinary, and ...

A new study suggests female bottlenose dolphins may have a strategy for steering clear of males with a history of pushy mating tactics. Four male bottlenose dolphins line up behind an female in Shark ...

Female bottlenose dolphins may be keeping mental tabs on the behavior of males in their social circles by noting their unique signature whistles—thus remembering which males to avoid, according to a ...

12 years is a long wait to play the sequel to one of your favourite games of all time. During that decade-plus stretch, I’ve re-played the original Alien: Isolation multiple times, analysed its ...

Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a co-op shooter where you ...

Male bowerbirds are notorious for their complex mating rituals. They build intricate tunnels out of twigs—the bowers from which they get their name—and then decorate them with random colorful items ...

For nearly a decade, Vincent Bombail has been tickling rats. It’s been a standard technique used in the study of animal happiness. But not all rats particularly enjoy the experience, data show. Female ...

New details emerge after deadly B-52 fireball crash kills eight 19-year-old would-be attacker of UFC event sought to use drones and was referred to police by his parents, FBI says Apache helicopter ...

In Amy Berryman’s clever and touching new play “Alien Girls,” college roommates and aspiring writers Carolyn and Tiffany form a “best friends for life” bond that seems unshakeable until that ...

Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release announcing an investigation into gender self-identification policies in women’s prisons. The decision comes against the backdrop of ...

You may have spotted a viral Instagram video posted in April 2026 showing an octopus hurling rocks at another octopus, along with a claim that females throw debris at males who won’t leave them alone.