Space is full of radiation, which is bad for both babies and non-babies alike, but we also have to worry about how microgravity affects the human body, too.

The deep sea anglerfish lives in a place where sunlight never reaches and pressure crushes almost everything. In that darkness, evolution took a strange and unsettling path. Bioluminescent lures, ...

A new biography of the Berlin-born philosopher emphasizes his combination of stubborn unworldliness and startling prescience.

I just got a whiff,” said Peter Harrison, a marine scientist, as he leaned over the edge of the boat and pointed his ...

From an evolutionary standpoint, it’s ruthlessly efficient. The queen collects sperm from multiple drones in one flight, stores it for years, and then spends her life laying up to 2,000 eggs a day.

In a state renowned for spectacular scenery, Kodachrome Basin remains a secret hiding in plain sight – not shouting for attention but quietly waiting for those wise enough to venture beyond the famous ...

The threats of AI underline the urgency of a revolutionary, ecosocialist break with the civilisation of capitalist growth.

President Trump directed his administration to release files on UFOs and any "alien and extraterrestrial life," an issue that has drawn decades of fascination — and spawned more than a few wild ...

The final trailer of the upcoming science fiction film 'Project Hail Mary', starring Ryan Gosling, was unveiled during the Super Bowl offering a closer look at the unlikely bond between a human ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...