For generations, women have been operating lighthouses across the country, saving lives and keeping history. John Yang reports from the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the U.S. Pacific ...

Paula Findlen was strolling under the Renaissance arcades of Via Zamboni in Bologna, Italy. A graduate student in history of ...

A group of 15 researchers have been gathering data for the last two weeks as part of the first all-Canadian Antarctic mission. Kevin Wilcox, a research scientist with the University of New ...

A space exploration mission to study an asteroid that NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into three years ago has taken stunning bonus images of Mars and its moon Deimos en route to its final ...

While issues at NASA grew under former President Joe Biden, the space agency prioritized embedding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives into its workforce, according to a new report ...

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 ...

Taking a proactive approach to retirement planning is important for everyone, but it is becoming increasingly important for women due largely in part to longer life expectancies. In fact, one of ...

(WSPA) – Every Tuesday in March, we are highlighting Remarkable Women, women making a difference in their communities. This week, we take you to Spartanburg, where Patty Nodine is leading the ...

The biggest, most formidable shark to have ever roamed the ocean may have been even larger than previously thought, according to a new study. The research, published Sunday in the journal ...

Biotech incubator Flagship Pioneering has uncorked its latest company. Lila Sciences is looking to use $200 million in seed funding to develop new advanced artificial intelligence that can power ...

The French inventor Jacques de Vaucanson is remembered for, among other things, producing three curious automata in the 18th century. A poster from the time advertised them all side by side: a ...