We asked 100 scientists about unsolved problems in their fields. They sent back provocations — on the origins of life, the ...

NEW YORK, October 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Siegel Family Endowment today announced a multiyear grant to support the launch of The Questions Lab (Q-Lab), an initiative by The Governance Lab (The GovLab) ...

Australia has called for the CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic to appear before a Senate inquiry into artificial intelligence, just days after revelations that a rogue OpenAI bot had ⁠hacked the country’s ...

An overcrowded migrant reception centre, where a man died, raises "very serious questions" for ministers in the former Conservative government, including two home secretaries and former prime ...

The Manston centre in Kent, used to hold thousands of migrants, became overcrowded in 2022 An overcrowded migrant reception centre, where a man died, raises "very serious questions" for ministers in ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. A barrister has said the Omagh Bombing Inquiry intends to “seek answers from ...

Decision not to pause proceedings means £18m report does not engage with concerns over former nurse’s conviction Just two months before Lady Justice Kathryn Thirlwall opened her inquiry into events at ...

Just two months before Lady Justice Kathryn Thirlwall opened her inquiry into events at the Countess of Chester hospital and the crimes of Lucy Letby, a report by Chris Henley KC was published into ...

A public inquiry into how the crimes of a British nurse convicted of murdering multiple babies went undetected for so long has uncovered a litany of failings at the UK hospital where she worked and ...

It has cost almost £19m, heard six months of evidence and sifted through thousands of documents, yet it will fail to end the toxic debate still raging and dividing a nation. The Thirlwall Inquiry was ...

An inquiry launched by Sen. Ron Wyden, the Senate Finance Committee’s ranking Democrat, is examining whether the kratom industry’s financial ties to members of the Trump administration have influenced ...

As a partner in a romantic relationship, you may aim to be honest, kind and loyal. You might also prioritize intelligence, humor and cooperation. Yet another important value we can't forget about in ...