Here are three remarkable historical treasures that were discovered thanks to mudlarks who search the banks of London's River ...

It's the third dead whale to wash up on Delaware shores this year. A juvenile humpback beached itself and died just north of ...

A 16th-century ivory sundial,18th-century false teeth and some medieval spectacles are just some of the items that have been ...

The marine mammal — an infrequent visitor to the shores of the Emerald Isle — was spotted in the Waterford Estuary on the morning of March 25, according to a news release from the Irish Whale and ...

A rare sighting of an endangered North Atlantic right whale was filmed off the coast of Fort Myers, Florida. Anyone who spots a right whale is encouraged to report the sighting to the Coast Guard ...

A new tunnel is about to be dug under the Thames to the east of London — to help move electricity around the country. Typical electricity tunnel (c) National Grid There’s already an electricity cable ...

New penalties of up to £1,000 could be coming into force in an attempt to tackle illegal boat moorings on parts of the River Thames after the council won a legal challenge. Elmbridge Borough ...

It's a race against time to save a young whale trapped in shallow water against rocks on the Cornish coastline. The creature, believed to be a young pilot whale, was filmed struggling against ...

Thames Water’s senior management has spoken of the company's struggle to attract investors in a new BBC documentary. The utility company gave cameras access to its offices, sewage treatment plants and ...

HEARTSTOPPING footage shows the moment two giant whales move in to protect a diver from a bloodthirsty shark. Benoît Girodeau was diving off the coast of Mauritius when he was approached by an ...

The UK's biggest water provider has delayed its request for even higher customer bills. Thames Water has deferred its appeal to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the regulator tasked with ...

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 ...