In the past five years, reports of staggering insect declines have stoked anxiety and debate concerning the fate of the “little things that run the world,” as the late biologist E. O. Wilson once ...

Chondrocladia sp. nov were found 3,601 metres into the Trench North, just east of Montagu Island, 1,200 miles south-east of ...

In the tropical forests of southern Mexico, twilight brings a quiet surprise. As the last light fades, tiny sparks begin to drift through the air around certain trees — faint greenish glows that seem ...

The human body is an ecosystem. In short, this means it’s made up of a host of other organisms. From microscopic parasites to creeping insects, these creatures may live symbiotically, cause illness or ...

An angler in Sweden has uncovered an extraordinary medieval cauldron of historic jewellery and around 20,000 coins while digging for worms. The lucky fisherman recovered the cauldron while searching ...

A lucky individual in Sweden discovered a cauldron filled with medieval rings, pendants and several thousand coins that were all remarkably well-preserved. In a translated statement from the County ...

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 ...