As humanity moves from brief space missions toward longer stays — driven by commercial ambitions for moon bases and eventual Martian settlements — scientists are beginning to confront how the ...

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 ...

Every schoolchild learns that vitamin D is essential for proper bone development. Deficiency leads to rickets, a classical childhood affliction with soft, deformed bones resulting in bowed legs. The ...

Researchers should urgently think about how humans can reproduce in space, experts have said. As humanity looks towards living beyond Earth, we need to understand how human reproduction will actually ...