Researchers are beginning to release details about a 16th-century Catholic saint whose body was found miraculously "incorrupt" last year. St. Teresa of Jesus, also known as St. Teresa of Avila ...

A new species of fossil from 444 million years ago that has perfectly preserved insides has been affectionately named "Sue" after its discoverer's mom. The result of 25 years of work by a ...

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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 ...

What lies beneath the Giza Pyramids?. Shocking discoveries could rewrite history as we know it Were conspiracy theorists right?. Structures discovered underneath the pyramids spark ancient energy ...

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From the stone circles of the Neolithic through the glories of Rome and the Renaissance to the ravages of the world wars, Europe boasts a history of extraordinary richness. Alexander the Great, ...

Discovered 25 years ago in Dordogne, southwestern France, the Cussac cave is an immaculately preserved jewel of prehistory – and so strictly protected by the French ministry of culture that the public ...

Original artifacts and documents connect the community to understanding history in ways no other components can. Ten years ago, Robert Burgess Hitchings became the archivist-historian for the ...