It was a high school history lesson on the Muckrakers that first piqued my interest in Journalism. It was a lesson on the power and responsibility of journalism. Still, I never imagined I could be ...

Dwarf Fortress is often called the most complex video game ever made. While that claim is difficult to verify, it can undeniably be quite intimidating to newcomers, with dozens of menus to sort ...

Writing in Current Biology, Parker et al. describe experiments in shell-dwelling cichlid fish (Lamprologus ocellatus) that challenge this conventional view (A. V. Parker et al. Curr. Biol.

Dwarf planet Ceres: Building blocks of life delivered from space Date: January 27, 2025 Source: Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research Summary: The dwarf planet is a bizarre, cryovolcanic ...

Without question, Manny Ramirez put up Hall of Fame numbers. Backed by a sweet swing from the right side, Ramirez helped the Red Sox win two World Series championships. Yet, it is clear why Ramirez ...

Shell-dwelling cichlids are known for their remarkable parental care, raising their young in abandoned snail shells. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence have ...

Dwarf Fortress is still the champion when it comes to the most in-depth sandbox games on PC, but there’s another side of it that’s just as rich and rewarding, and perhaps even an easier way to ...

Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 12-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy.

Dwarf Fortress released its long-awaited Adventure Mode update on January 23, following eight months' worth of beta testing. The new update is available for Steam and Itch.io versions of the game ...

Back in December 2022, I wrote in our Dwarf Fortress review that its Steam release is "a worthy revision of the legendary settlement sim." And I stand by that. But there was something missing ...

CLEVELAND — Let’s revisit our past analysis of José Ramírez’s prospects of being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. January 2022: “It’s premature to declare anything about the ...

Lorena Ramírez is a member of the Raramuri, an Indigenous community in the mountains of Chihuahua known for its runners with remarkable stamina. She finished the 2025 Hong Kong Ultramarathon on ...