The Busy Beaver Challenge, a notoriously difficult question in theoretical computer science, is now producing answers so ...

SpaceX achieved a successful tenth Starship flight on August 26, 2025, from Starbase, Texas, marking progress in reusable launch vehicle development. The flight met major objectives, including mock ...

In 1977, scientists discovered a mysterious signal beaming from space that was so powerful it prompted astronomer Jerry Ehman to write 'Wow!' on the telescope's readout. For decades, scientists have ...

Astronomers have discovered a hungry baby planet gobbling up material around an infant star located around 430 light-years from Earth. The planet has been given the suitably cute name WISPIT 2b.

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Alice Walker. Charles Bukowski. Louise Erdrich. Juan Felipe Herrera. These are just some of the authors who received a Creative Writing fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts over the ...

Piedmont Virginia Community College has received official approval from the U.S. Department of Education to operate as a recognized Prison Education Program Institution. The final approval marks the ...

The first cohort of a new program that aims to help fill gaps in rural health care was unveiled Monday at the University of Alberta's Edmonton campus. The Northern Alberta Medical Program is an ...

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 ...

Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday told students at an event in Una in Himachal Pradesh that Lord Hanuman could be considered the “first one to travel in space”.