How would you describe a culture where women are flogged in public for ‘inappropriate dress’? A culture where one woman suffered 40 lashes from a leather whip for the crime of wearing trousers and a T ...

12 years is a long wait to play the sequel to one of your favourite games of all time. During that decade-plus stretch, I’ve re-played the original Alien: Isolation multiple times, analysed its ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it will issue official access codes to political parties on June 26, 2026, to enable them access the Candidate Nomination Portal ...

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 ...

Fans wave foam fingers, bandanas and anything else they can get their hands on during the Spurs vs. Knicks Game 3 watch party at the Frost Bank Center on Monday. Credit: Amber Esparza / San Antonio ...

The IAA SETI Committee has updated rules for evaluating and revealing the detection of extraterrestrial intelligence. A University of Manchester astronomer has led a major international overhaul of ...

The TRAPPIST-1 system, located about 41 light years from Earth, has been a focal point of much exoplanetary discussion—mainly because it has seven confirmed planets orbiting a dim M-dwarf star. Two of ...

Following the government's release of declassified UAP files, the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) updated its list of eight principles that were designed to guide our search for ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The group leading the charge in the search for extraterrestrial life has given the all clear: An interstellar comet looks to be completely natural and free of any alien ...