In a series of near-comical and fascinating studies, scientists have uncovered a strange behavior exhibited by octopuses: they have been observed punching fish, possibly out of sheer spite. This ...

More than a decade after the last major exhibit opened at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque, a new display focused on the Paleozoic era is coming soon.

Cute creatures going viral is nothing new. Seven years ago, the Cincinnati Zoo wanted TIME to name Fiona the hippo Person—er, Animal?—of the Year. But 2024 seems to be on a different level of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Not until Kim reached middle school in Beijing did she discover that a piece of Communist party bureaucracy ...

It’s that time of year when we’re reminded that wildlife photography isn’t only about majestic elk in misty forests or golden-hour views in the Grand Canyon. While you might be snapping pictures of ...

Traditional pillars of financial stability, such as gold and foreign currency reserves, now face scrutiny in an era of inflationary pressures, economic sanctions, and the demand for sovereignty ...

She wasn’t the only nonhuman newsmaker this year. Indeed, 2024 was the year that animals seemed to do it all, becoming A-list celebrities, political weapons and cautionary tales. Along the way ...

Animals display surprising romantic behaviors. Albatrosses and foxes mate for life, while wolf eels form long-term pairs. River otters show affection by holding hands, and French angelfish are ...

We may think that gift giving is a purely human trait, but it turns out many other animals also treat their mates and companions. If on Christmas morning, upon opening your annual gift of novelty ...

The Obama era in Middle Eastern history has, thankfully, come to an end. Barack Obama’s misguided diplomacy made Iran the de facto master of Syria and Lebanon and massively reinforced Russian ...

The days of walling off the outside world to protect your network are quickly going the way of the Dodo. Thanks to the extraordinary growth of remote workforces, the adoption of cloud-based ...

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is one of the best games released in the 2020s thus far. The freedom to make your island exactly what you want from top to bottom and villager to villager is incredible.