We still don't fully understand what triggers lightning. A new study suggests that showers of cosmic rays may be the missing link.

A new analysis of astronomical data suggests unknown physics is at work assisting dark energy in acting almost as ...

The advanced precision kill weapon system (APKWS) approved for sale to Saudi Arabia is a laser-guided rocket that can hit both airborne and surface targets. The price of the weapon is about $ ...

Rangers have said they are "deeply saddening and frankly embarrassing that the club is now set to face significant sanctions for the actions of a very small minority"; supporters held a banner ...

Now, SpaceX’s latest rocket could change everything! With cutting-edge technology and deep-space missions, this launch might bring us closer than ever to uncovering the invisible force shaping ...

At least 30 Wikipedia editors are acting together in a coordinated campaign to fill the collaborative online encyclopedia with widespread antisemitic and anti-Israel bias, in likely violation of ...

A campaign group has carried out what it claims to be the world's largest anti-Elon Musk protest after carving an enormous message to the billionaire on a Welsh beach. A Tesla driver, known only ...

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 ...

Credit: Rocket Lab webcast WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab has completed the deployment of a constellation of Internet-of-Things satellites for French company Kinéis with a launch March 17. An Electron ...

Have you ever stood by the sea and been overwhelmed by its vastness, by how quickly it could roll in and swallow you? Evidence suggests that we are suspended in a cosmic sea of dark matter, a ...