Spotted hyenas live in hierarchically organized groups (clans). An individual's dominance over another determines priority access to resources such as food or mating partners, and thus reproductive success. However, the rank within the clan can be calculated using different
It hasn't even been 24 hours since Donald Trump's Freedom 250 people announced the lineup of the Great American State Fair , a series of summer concerts on the National Mall intended to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday. That lineup honestly looked like a joke — a
Olivia Ponton is launching a new era for her book podcast — and as part of that, the influencer and model is looking to recast the blonde stereotype to show that someone can be both obsessed with fashion and beauty as well as intellectually curious. Ponton is renaming the show
Imax has been in an enviable position since the great box office reset. It’s no secret that movie theater attendance has languished in post-pandemic years. But when audiences have opted to go to cinemas, they’ve gravitated toward premium moviegoing options like Imax to
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1,000 employees were laid off in March.
Rage Against the Machine co-founder and longtime activist Tom Morello has announced the “Power to the People” festival — described as a “non-partisan celebration of peace, justice, solidarity, music, and community action” — taking place Saturday, October 3, 2026 at Merriweather
The intensification comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an expansion in the Israeli military's attacks in Lebanon, despite an ongoing ceasefire.
Genre is in ascension, and Fantasia’s Frontières and the Toronto Festival’s TIFF: The Market are making sure Canadian filmmakers can reach for the top this fall. Frontières, the international genre co-production market organized by Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival, is teaming
Greek filmmaker Thanasis Neofotistos' genre-bending debut feature, "born from a deeply personal, queer experience," is set in a remote Greek village ruled by superstition and world premieres in London.
This article was originally published by ProPublica. It is republished with permission. When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a small North Carolina startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried to tamp down suspicions of
Intel is barely in the handheld gaming PC space - but that might be about to change. After the embarrassment that was the first MSI Claw and the excellent MSI Claw 8 AI Plus that followed it, Intel announced it would create custom handheld gaming chips. Today, it's formally
Xiaomi has announced the 17T and 17T Pro, two cheaper spins on its 17 series flagships. As is usual for the T-series, the focus is more on performance than photography, with the biggest batteries Xiaomi has included on any of its phones outside China yet. The 17T includes a
Growing fleet of datacentres last year used 22% of the country’s electricity Energy demand by datacentres in Ireland has added hundreds of euros to household electricity bills in a pattern that could be replicated across Europe, according to a new report. The centres have
Every booster pack is immediately playable in this new TCG, and player victories will influence the ongoing story over time.
Even with cute creatures, some extremely creative ideas, and loads to do, there’s something missing at the heart of Yoshi’s latest adventure
Kazakhstan is advancing large-scale digitalisation and AI integration across government services in a bid to transform the economy and boost its GDP.
New research published in BMC Biology helps to fill in questions about the so-called "Furongian gap" from about 497 million to 485 million years ago, when paleontologists previously thought there were far fewer fossils than periods before or after it.
Mubi has released the official trailer and artwork for Paweł Pawlikowski’s “Fatherland” following its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. The historical drama was among the festival’s standout titles this year, eliciting plenty of critical praise and being tipped as an
Variety’s first-ever Women’s Impact Report U.K. showcases the executives and talent that led from across the pond, driving top features and television series, winning awards and leading companies to greater things.
The one-day, D.C.-area event taking place in October “celebrates the spirit of activism, creativity, and hope,” Morello says
Terry Moran is accustomed to reporting from across the nation. Getting all that journalism served up? That’s where he’s had to learn a few things. “Logistics, equipment…all that stuff is ‘old dog, new tricks,'” quips Moran during a recent interview. Moran used to report for
Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Buzz and Woody, Marvel superheroes and ‘Star Wars’ favorites are being incorporated into Philips Ambient Experience at medical facilities in 87 countries worldwide.
Walt Disney Co. CEO Josh D’Amaro, Sony Group Corp. president/CEO Hiroki Totoki and Liberty Media president/CEO Derek Chang are among new executives joining the Paley Center for Media’s board of trustees, while new names to the Paley Los Angeles Board of Governors include
Ania Magliano isn’t afraid of a risky joke. The 28-year-old British comedian — who has become a breakout star of “Saturday Night Live U.K.” — came out swinging in the premiere episode in March with an impressive takedown of former Prince Andrew, who had just been arrested and
The new test may catch active tuberculosis in those with low access to health care or who have trouble making the phlegm needed for traditional tests.
In April, China’s National Development and Reform Commission moved to unwind Meta’s planned US$2 billion acquisition of Manus, the AI-agent startup founded in Beijing that had relocated its headquarters to Singapore in mid-2025. Meta had agreed to buy the company in December.
These days, Olivia Rodrigo is wearing a lot of babydoll dresses — short and frilly outfits that call back to the '90s alt-rock aesthetic that she reveres. Rodrigo is building up to the release of her new album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love , and she wore those
The survival game has been selling millions of copies in its first month
Employees are being asked to embrace a technology that causes fear
The governess is thoroughly ungoverned in “Victorian Psycho,” a grisly ostensible horror comedy from director Zachary Wigon that’s neither frightening nor funny enough to pass muster — and not quite outrageous enough to garner the kind of notoriety it’s aiming for, either. A
