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 ...

Carbon can exist in different forms — called allotropes — giving it completely different properties from color to shape to hardness. For example, in a diamond every carbon atom is bonded to four ...

A version of this story appeared in Volume 103, Issue 16 The problem with such a molecule, Schreiner says, is that it would be made from alternating single and double bonds between the nitrogen atoms, ...

Leadership is about much more than issuing orders or delegating tasks. One of your most essential roles as a leader is to serve as a role model. Your team is constantly observing how you conduct ...

The laugh-out-loud workplace comedy “30 Rock” (2006–2013) averaged more than seven jokes per minute, using the gamut of gags to get guffaws. Beyond a spectacular cast (Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy ...

Cognitive dissonance is a psychological term that describes the discomfort you feel when your beliefs don’t line up with your actions. Or it could refer to the tension of holding two conflicting ...

Any time a rebellious cop plays by their own rules, a victim trips while running from a killer, or the hero finds a henchman who wears the exact same size as them, that’s a movie trope. Understanding ...

From chatbots giving truly terrible medical advice to facial recognition software incorrectly flagging members of congress as criminals, here are some of the most catastrophic mistakes artificial ...

The publics surveyed are largely skeptical that democracy in the U.S., at least in its current form, is a good example for other countries to follow. A median of four-in-ten across the 34 nations ...