Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...

With Women Of Action, Caroline Siede digs into the history of women-driven action movies to explore what these stories say about gender and how depictions of female action heroes have evolved over ...

Oscillating between utopia and dystopia, a densely layered, sometimes difficult exhibition curated by Massimiliano Gioni visualizes possible futures in which humanity and technology have become ...

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 ...

Octopuses are one of the most alien creatures on Earth. The lack of bones makes them amazing shapeshifters, most of them can change color like chameleons, and they pump blue copper-based blood through ...

When Hulu's The Handmaid's Taledebuted in April 2017, its timing felt prescient in a way very few season premieres had ever before. Hot off of President Donald Trump's first inauguration and at the ...

Parental care enhances offspring survival but induces profound physiological changes in caregivers. A common feature across animals is that adults temporarily suppress their own reproduction while ...

And what it means for the future. Hosted by Ross Douthat Mr. Douthat is a columnist and the host of the “Interesting Times” podcast. What would make you want to have more children? This week on ...

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Here I was, thinking all this time that Donald Trump didn’t know how to read. Alas, minutes after being sworn in as our 47th president, Trump sounded like he was reading almost verbatim from the ...

As the U.S. prepares for another four years of Trump presidency, issues surrounding abortion access and the future of women’s bodily autonomy are at the forefront of everyone’s mind. Naturally, as ...