For decades, scientists have known that solar flares—huge bursts of energy from the sun’s outer atmosphere—can reach ...

A collaborative team has revealed new observational evidence that sheds light on the mystery of massive star formation. Researchers from Yunnan University, the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the ...

12:00, Sun, Aug 24, 2025 Updated: 12:03, Sun, Aug 24, 2025 Monty Python star Eric Idlehas revealed that he once asked a doctor to name an illness that could quickly "get rid of a character", only to ...

Brittany Murphy was a rising star in Hollywood, but her life was tragically cut short when she died at the age of 32 - and ...

Monty Python star, Eric Idle, has shared the truth behind his unlikely response to his cancer diagnosis. The 82-year-old was told he had pancreatic cancer in 2019, with the comedian explaining he had ...

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 ...

A lull during the peak of hurricane season is unusual but not an indication the season will remain slow. Florida is ...

The largest of the four female pythons captured on the island was around 15 feet in length and she was still full of eggs, according to Mike Kimmel, known as the Python Cowboy. Screengrab from Python ...

Thomas Partey will appear in court charged with rape just a day after his new Spanish team plays a Champions League clash with Tottenham in London later this month. The former Arsenal star, now of ...

Every "Star Wars" trilogy needs its own romance. The Original Trilogy had Han Solo and Leia Organa (let’s just continue pretending like the Leia and Luke kiss never happened), the Prequel Trilogy had ...