Scientists find ‘radioactive’ exoplanets could be more habitable for life

Planets with radioactive decay are more likely to be hot enough that they could home human life | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 1 year ago

Physicists make superconductor discovery that could make computers x100 faster

Low-waste, high-speed circuits could be possible with the discovery of one-way superconductivity | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 1 year ago

Heat battery invention could make millions of homes gas-free

Pilot tests of ‘game-changing’ salt batteries are set to take place in homes in France, Poland and the Netherlands this year | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

I fell in love with a female assassin (2008)

They met on a train and fell in love. Then Jason P Howe discovered that his girlfriend Marylin was leading a secret double life – as an assassin for right-wing death squads in Colombia's brutal civil war. With their story set to become a major Hollywood film, he recalls an … | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Twitter expected to accept Elon Musk’s bid to buy company

Twitter is reportedly prepared to accept Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company for $54.20 per share. | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

From New York’s ‘number-one bird killer’ to wildlife haven

The mecca for Comic Con, auto and travel shows (and Hillary Clinton’s doomed 2016 election party) has burnished its green reputation, writes senior climate correspondent Louise Boyle, as New York City strives for net-zero by 2050 | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

US crypto expert jailed for 63 months for helping North Korea dodge sanctions

He pleaded guilty to conspiracy and admitted he had travelled to North Korea without permission | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

NASA spots record breaking, comet headed towards Earth (Don't look up)

Vast object is falling towards the middle of the solar system – but will stop before it reaches us | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Scientists and US Space Command confirm first alien meteorite to hit Earth

Scientists and US military officials now believe Earth was struck by a meteor from another solar System in 2014, before the 2017 discovery of the extrasolar space rock Oumuamua | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Who is Marine Le Pen? French far-right into runoff election with Emmanuel Macron

Le Pen is known for pursuing policies targeting Muslims and foreign immigrants | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

‘Freeze-thaw’ battery can store energy for months in boost for renewables

Breakthrough marks major step towards ‘seasonal battery solution’ | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

First commercial female computer programmer Mary Coombs, dies age 93

Coombs’s pioneering work on the Lyons Electronic Office computer helped to transform British industry | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Paralysed man uses brain implant to communicate: ‘I want a beer’

Locked-in ALS patient also asked to listen to Tool ‘loud’ and ordered a curry | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Wordle creator explains what pushed him to sell his wildly popular game

Software engineer Josh Wardle said the pressure to deal with the plague of clones made him ‘miserable’ | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

YouTube removes Russian hoax call videos with Priti Patel and Ben Wallace

Tech giant investigating ‘influence operations linked to Russia’ | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

‘I want a beer’: Paralysed man forms one word per hour using brain implant

Locked-in ALS patient also asked to listen to Tool ‘loud’ and ordered a curry | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

‘Cutting edge’ UK law set to recognise that octopuses are sentient

Bill on cusp of royal assent could help ‘retrain to way we see the world,’ says scientist whose research informed it | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Google Maps is down globally

Google Maps has gone down, leaving users looking at a blank space. | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Amazon intentionally made it hard to cancel Prime subscription in secret project

Project ‘Iliad’ put multiple layers of questions and offers between the main Amazon page and the final cancellation | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

M. T. Greene parrots Russian propaganda of Ukraine revolution as US-backed coup

Russian propaganda sources frequently characterise Ukraine’s 2014 ‘Revolution of Dignity’ as an illegitimate US-backed coup | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Russian spy chiefs ‘under house arrest’ as Putin turns on chiefs over invasion

Source reveals that Russian intelligence “miscalculated” the resistance expected in Ukraine in the run-up to invasion | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Don’t dismiss a no-fly zone – we should not abandon Ukraine to its fate

A no-fly zone is not a magic security blanket that can conclude hostilities, but a tactical option which might be harnessed within a wider strategy – and used to stop Putin | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Fears three British ex-special forces troops killed by Russian attack in Ukraine

Dozens died in missile strike close to Ukrainian border with Nato member Poland on Sunday in most westerly attack yet by Russian forces | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Mavis Beacon was the top typing teacher in the US Then she vanished

What happened to Mavis Beacon? | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Ukrainian ambush destroys Russian tanks and ‘kills top col Andrei Zakharov’

The colonel ‘was liquidated’ in the ambush – Ukraine’s ministry of defence claimed | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Scientists make ‘holy grail’ discovery to charge devices using people’s bodies

Scientists have invented the world’s most efficient on-body energy harvester, capable of powering devices from a person’s fingertips. | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

TikTok suspends live-streaming and posting new content in Russia

Netflix has also severed ties with Russia in response to Moscow’s ‘fake news’ law | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Visa and MasterCard suspend Russian operations

Withdrawal of payment giants from Russian market becomes latest blow to economy | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Ukraine: Concerns mount as black people report racism while fleeing war zone

‘It is obvious that we Africans are regarded as lower beings,’ says Nze, forced to walk several hours to Polish border | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Diners believe a meal is tastier the more they have paid for it

Taste perception and feelings of overeating and guilt can be manipulated by price alone | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Russian TV channels hacked to play Ukrainian songs

Hacking collective Anonymous announced it was ‘at war with Russia’ hours before the outage | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Joe Biden signs order to provide $600m military assistance to Ukraine

Up to $350m would be in military aid, while remaining is for ‘overall assistance’ | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

ISS US and Russian astronauts will continue as normal despite war, NASA says

The International Space Station will continue as normal even amid the war in Ukraine, Nasa has said. | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

China refuses to accept Russia has ‘invaded’ Ukraine; blames US[..]

Beijing’s remarks on military actions in Ukraine are in step with ally Russia | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Medical student surgically implants Bluetooth into own ear to cheat in final

It was the student’s final attempt to clear the exam after repeatedly failing it since getting admission into the college 11 years ago | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Taiwan warns off Chinese fighter jets

Taipei is concerned Beijing could take advantage of Ukraine crisis to increase pressure on the island | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Government to launch study on economic benefits of reintroducing Imperial units

Exclusive: Business minister mocked for ‘ludicrous’ attempt to quantify ‘Brexit benefit’ | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

John McAfee died by suicide in prison, Spanish judge rules

His family have asked for a second autopsy to be carried out | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Artificial intelligence may already be ‘slightly conscious’, AI scientists warn

Sentient machines are ‘one of the most important questions for the long-term future’, researchers say | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Black Death may have killed less than previously thought

Parts of Poland, the Baltic countries, and central Spain may have experienced ‘much lighter touch’ of pandemic, research suggests | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Drake wins more than $1m in Bitcoin after Super Bowl bet

All of Drake’s winnings add up to a grand total of $1.4m (£1.03m) | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Intel designs new crypto mining chip 1000x better than current processors

The ‘blockchain accelerator’ chip is also claimed to be more energy efficient, one of crypto’s biggest criticisms | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Space weather took out 40 SpaceX satellites, and it could get worse

SpaceX can mitigate the risk to its satellites my monitoring space weather in real time, but an increasingly active Sun and the large number of satellites in orbit won’t ma | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

All UK troops to withdraw from Ukraine as Russia could invade ‘at no notice’

All UK troops are to be withdrawn from Ukraine this weekend as Russia could invade “at no notice”, a defence minister has said. | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Eye tracking “to make sure [you] don’t look away from ads”

MoviePass head Stacy Spikes said that they wanted to avoid people putting down the phone and avoiding the ads | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

The Jewel in the Crown: The Curse of Koh-I-Noor

Its 750-year history is peppered with tales of murder and treachery. Now, secret papers released yesterday have added another twist to the 186-carat gem's colourful history. Cahal Milmo reports | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

Macron announces France is to build up to 14 new nuclear reactors

Nuclear energy currently provides about 70 per cent of French electricity, a higher proportion than in any other country | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago

White House urges Spotify to take further action on Joe Rogan

Psaki says Spotify disclaimer is welcome, but platform could actually fight misinformation | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 2 years ago