Step into new worlds as artist Liam Young imagines the various routes we could take, and what our future holds.

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

From cheetah cubs to uplifting sport to come, put England’s World Cup exit behind you with these suggestions

A 148-meter tower in Jiangsu stores 100 MWh by hoisting 35-ton concrete blocks with surplus wind power.

The Crisis I started writing this in summer of last year, intending it to be a nice little list of tools that would be handy if Google Scholar disappeared or got substantially worse, as a follow up…

The British actor, who also appeared in Merlin and Little Britain, died of complications from pneumonia.

The open access movement was bold and promising, but ultimately disappointing. Now is the time to stop and call for a new way to make publishing work…

Lewis Hamilton has issued a striking warning that fans may struggle to understand Formula One’s new regulations for the 2026 season

New border controls require ‘certificate of entitlement’ to attach to second nationality passport that costs £589

The introduction of mandatory photo ID in the 2024 general election may not have provided the security boost promised by the government, new research suggests.

Andy Tattersall shows how research is poorly presented in the media & argues better community standards for linking to research could improve trust in media.

Alt: a man with the letter h on his head, chewing something unpleasant

Welcome to the chaotic life of academic publishing. In this game, you are a clueless researcher trying to do the one and only thing that matters in your academic life: churning out publications, fast....

Isack Hadjar replaced Yuki Tsunoda after an impressive rookie season, while the British teenager Arvid Lindblad will join Racing Bulls in 2026

In his final column in a three-part series, The Independent's founding editor explains how he came to make this most critical of political judgements

Alt: an animated montage of the 'All Your Base Are Belong To Us' meme

Inference inferred, revenue reconstructed, cash burn quantified

Matt Reeves said that the villain in 'The Batman Part 2' hasn't 'really been done in a movie before.'