A new species of fossil from 444 million years ago that has perfectly preserved insides has been affectionately named "Sue" ...

A new study suggests that never-seen-before stem cells in the human retina can restore vision in mice with a common eye ...

South Carolina plays a vital role in primate research for medical testing, including Yemasee monkey farm Alpha Genesis, who ...

“It’s signaling a breakthrough with the precision of these new instruments from previous generations ... Many rocky exoplanets discovered so far tend to be larger than Earth, and patterns among them ...

As night fell across a mountain ravine in Ecuador, a “cryptic” creature with “blue” bones emerged from its hiding spot and ...

A new coronavirus that can spread to humans has been discovered by a China-linked scientist. Researchers from Brazil, along with colleagues affiliated with the University of Hong Kong, discovered ...

Now, scientists have observed a new type of atomic nuclei in an accelerator ... They were not looking for 190 At, but that’s exactly what they discovered. The reaction revealed that the alpha ...

Life down there plays by a completely different set of rules, with creatures that have adapted in ways we can barely imagine. Just when scientists think they’ve seen it all, the ocean proves ...

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 ...

The Salisbury Zoo welcomes two new black-handed spider monkeys, Sadie and Ripley, from Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo. The mother-daughter duo joins resident male spider monkey, Rozindi, to form a troop.

Astronomers say they have discovered more than 100 new moons around Saturn, possibly the result of cosmic smashups that left debris in the planet’s orbit as recently as 100 million years ago.