A $1 million prize awaits anyone who can show where the math of fluid flow breaks down. With specially trained AI systems, ...

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 ...

A viral sensation, 'Mount Paltry,' has captured global attention as the 'world's smallest mountain,' though it's a social media sensation with no official record. In contrast, Australia's officially ...

The 2026 World Cup will be the largest ever edition of FIFA's flagship international football tournament. North America will welcome 48 teams — a significant increase from the 32 that have contested ...

Efforts to limit ozone-depleting chemical compounds had a significant impact. The ozone hole over the Antarctic is significantly smaller in 2025 than in previous years, ranking as the fifth-smallest ...

Curacao's storybook run to the World Cup is complete after a 0-0 draw in Jamaica. Ricardo Makyn / AFP / Getty Images Curacao has become the smallest nation to qualify for a World Cup after Tuesday’s 0 ...

Cape Verde will play in the World Cup for the first time after beating Eswatini 3-0 to win its group in African qualifying for the 2026 World Cup on Monday. The archipelago of volcanic islands off the ...

Working Life is a monthly column in which Texans talk about their jobs. Milam, who is 49, presides over the San Vicente Independent School District, located in Big Bend National Park. I grew up in ...

There was a time when your landline phone would ring and you automatically answered without knowing who was calling. Today, the introduction of cell phones, voicemail, and caller ID has allowed us to ...

For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world's smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct, but one sunny morning, Connor Blades lifted ...

MARLIN/KRUPP, Wash. – In this community near the middle of the state, 10% of the population is on the town council. Tucked in a low coulee along Crab Creek on the eastern border of Grant County, Krupp ...