The Amorphophallus gigas, a cousin to the infamous “corpse flower,” is beginning to bloom at the Aquatic House in the ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Taking a selfie while wearing an LED face mask might be the new beauty status symbol but how does this technology actually work? Medical ...

These glasses allow people with macular degeneration to see complete objects by banishing pesky blind spots using dozens of ...

No matter how careful you are about animals in your home, or how much care you take when you are outdoors, animal and insect bites and stings are sometimes unavoidable. Fleas, mites, and chiggers ...

Formication, or parasitosis, is the sensation of having insects crawling on or under the skin. Formication is a tactile hallucination, which means a person feels a physical sensation without a ...

Britain's gas storage levels are "concerningly low" with less than a week of demand available, the operator of the country's largest gas storage site has warned. Plunging temperatures and high ...

Why are the UK's gas stocks so low? Going into the fall, Britain's gas storage facilities were only a maximum of two-thirds full, compared to Germany and Poland, which had filled their tanks to ...

Gas pump at a Valero gas station in Austin, Texas. Valero Energy Corp. is scheduled to release third quarter earnings later this week. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Gas prices saw a notable increase ...

The lower gas prices largely reflect the agency's forecasts for lower crude oil prices amid a widening gap between oil supply and demand. The EIA forecasts Brent crude will fall 8% to an average ...

Green mold and flaking paint in 2022. — “Unidentified slime” and “an abundance of insects” in 2023. — A puddle of “blood, debris and trash” in 2024. Boar’s Head officials said in an email Monday that ...

Last year was a big year for Fairbanks Museum, highlighted by major moments in the museum’s 136-year history, but in 2025, the museum will focus on the smaller things, both literally and ...