In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an exciting find hits the headlines, palaeoanthropology and its related fields have gained far less scientific support and funding – …
NASA has shared an image of a defunct Cold War-era military base hidden deep underneath the frigid Greenland Ice Sheet. As NASA cryospheric scientist Chad Greene flew over the Arctic plateau in April 2024, around 150 miles east of Pituffik Space Base in …
“Marley was dead: to begin with,” begins Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, the ghostly morality tale of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge who, through a series of encounters with spirits in the early hours of Christmas morning, realises he needs to change his …
A gravestone for Ebenezer Scrooge, left behind after the filming of a 1984 movie adaptation of A Christmas Carol, has been smashed. The inscribed stone, used as a prop in the film, has lain in the graveyard next to St Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury, since the …
“The Merry Gentlemen” is currently the most popular movie on Netflix, according to the platform’s public ranking system. The new Christmas movie premiered on Nov. 20 and quickly zoomed up the streaming service’s trending list. Britt Robertson stars as a …
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Your support helps us to tell the story 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 producing our …
In 2022, CJ Composto capped a memorable run to All-American status as a Penn freshman by defeating Michigan’s Stevan Micic - a former national finalist and future world champion - in the blood round at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Detroit. Composto …
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Nov. 25, the essayist bemoans the resounding failure of the world to protect women and girls in Sudan’s wars from rape and other forms of horrific abuse against them. UNAMID Today …
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