Swarms have already destroyed 175,000 acres of land in the African country and Ethiopia

Every christmas since 1803 has Notre Dame beaten up the doors for a well-attended midnight mass. But it is not happening this year. For the first time since 1

Charity single has been widely criticised for perpetuating damaging stereotypes about Africa

Despite speculation to the contrary, Emma Watson is very good in ‘Little Women’, just as she was in ‘The Bling Ring’ and a number of other movies. So why don’t we take her seriously as an actor, asks Adam White

“Thelonious Monk once said ‘All musicans are subconsciously mathematicians.’

Paddy Dowling, The Independent’s humanitarian photojournalist, looks back at his pictures and stories from across the world this year

As the BBC prepares to release yet another adaptation of the classic novella, Ed Power makes a case for why The Muppets are still the ones to beat.

Pink dolphins may seem like nothing more than a myth, but we assure you, they are very real — and some even live in the United States!

Thirty per cent of all criminal prosecutions against women in 2017 were for evasion of the TV licence fee, Sophie Gallagher speaks to women's charities calling for change

Learn how to score premium airline seats without actually paying a premium—and the best places to go shark diving.

From The Witcher to Carnival Row: Is the battle to bring us a new Game of Thrones a futile quest?

The final two tell The Independent they were there for 'real business reasons' the entire time

‘Anyone who wants a job, has a job. Construction is booming. The social aspects have been tremendous’

A waste management company has developed a device to help protect homeless people who seek shelter inside industrial bins.

Araştırmada “Sonuçlarımız, (Karolina papağanının) neslinin tükenmesinin ani bir süreç olduğunu gösteriyor; yani muhtemelen sadece insan aktiviteleriyle ilişkili" ifadeleri yer aldı.

With NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity set to land in early August, NASA is finalizing a game development tool that will offer a 3-D interactive experience for the public to follow along with Curiosity’s discoveries on Mars.

The tradition of local foraging is long in Denmark, with laws on the books dating back to the Middle Ages allowing citizens to harvest food from public lands.

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Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is spending his time in prison studying economic theory and cryptocurrency

Photojournalist Paddy Dowling travels to Tanzania to discover how poverty continues to be one of the greatest barriers to education – and how children are often forced into a life of work to support their families

Sir Rod Stewart has become the oldest male solo artist to have a number one album in the UK.