A shop owner in Bethlehem places a black ribbon over a photo of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death, 21 April, ...

A camera affixed to the International Space Station recently spotted some curious symbols amid a barren desert landscape.

See views of The Horsehead Nebula, the Perseus Cluster of galaxies, spiral galaxy IC 342, irregular galaxy NGC 6822 and globular cluster NGC 6397. IMAGE CREDIT: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, ...

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 ...

Intriguing number plates often catch the eyes of drivers when they're spotted on Australian roads, with quirky phrases, clever wordplay, and eyebrow-raising combinations sparking everything from ...

A US military cargo plane that flew into Afghanistan last week has sparked speculation that America could retake control of the strategic Bagram air base. According to local media reports, the C ...

a global team of researchers including scholars from Brown University have unearthed a buried altar that could unlock the secrets of a mysterious time of upheaval in the ancient world. The altar ...

Arizona authorities have arrested two people in connection with a series of train heists that resulted in the theft of Nike shoes worth millions. On Thursday, officials with the Hualapai Nation ...

The plane was traveling from Iowa, according to the FAA. A small plane traveling from Iowa crashed in a Minneapolis, Minnesota, suburb Saturday, investigators said. The Federal Aviation ...

People have always been stymied about the origins of April Fools' Day, dating all the way back to the late Middle Ages (as far as academics could confidently say). In 1760, the parody periodical ...

The infinite state of limbo. Six years after her mother's mysterious disappearance, Patricia still catches herself looking out for the distinctive orange-lined raincoat that Hyacinth Gage ...

An unidentified virus has been reported in multiple regions of Russia, with patients exhibiting persistent high fever and severe coughing that includes the expectoration of blood. Russian media ...