If the Earth were a flat surface and the Sun moved overhead and you traced shadows over the course of a year, the shadow's ...

In a survey conducted by the American Geographical Society, almost a third of all respondents said that Kansas was the flattest state. Some people even call it “flatter than a pancake.” But what does ...

Astronomers once struggled to measure the true size of the universe. Then came the discovery of Type Ia supernovae — explosions so consistent in brightness they could serve as “standard candles.” By ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. The Senate rejected a measure Tuesday that would have extended federal ...

For some people at the Ryder Cup the tournament was a snooze. Literally. A shocking number of spectators have turned the legendary Bethpage Black course in Long Island into their personal king-sized ...

Moderate Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), one of two Republicans to vote against the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) earlier this month, said she will vote for it when it comes back to ...

Movies ‘The Hype Is Real.’ Critics Have Seen One Battle After Another, And They Have Strong Opinions About Leonardo DiCaprio’s New Action Thriller Interviews Why Leonardo DiCaprio And Benicio Del Toro ...

SINGAPORE – A man was taken to the hospital after inhaling smoke from a fire allegedly caused by a personal mobility device (PMD) on Oct 1. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted ...

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) fiercely called out the president for not “understanding how the military works” after Donald Trump suggested that the military use some of the country’s “dangerous cities ...

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 ...

Conservatives are being urged to use their time out of power to embrace a radical overhaul of the tax system. Plans for a “single income tax” which would merge National Insurance and income tax at 30% ...

Grassroots group Apache Stronghold had asked the Supreme Court to halt a land transfer that will allow construction of a huge copper mine at Oak Flat east of Phoenix. Justices refused to hear the case ...