Astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets around single stars, but few around binary stars—even though both types of stars are equally common. Physicists can now explain the dearth.

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California’s annual pay data reporting submission this year is due on May 13, 2026. Each cycle, the California Civil Rights Department ...

The rise of AI has given us an entirely new vocabulary. Here's a list of the top AI terms you need to learn, in alphabetical order.

North Atlantic right whales are at a breaking point. Because of this, 2026 is a “make-or-break” year for the whales. With fewer calves being born each calving season, and many not surviving to ...

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The Aravalli Virasat Jan Abhiyaan, a coalition of environmentalists, activists, and citizens fighting to protect the mountain range, on Monday (December 22, 2025) said that there were inconsistencies ...

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 ...

More than 90,000 people were waiting for an initial decision on an asylum application in the UK at the end of June 2025 (Alamy/PA) The Government is planning to change the UK’s asylum laws, including ...

The Government is planning to change the UK’s asylum laws, including lengthening from five years to 20 years the period a refugee has to wait before being able to claim permanent settlement. Here the ...