New research suggests a new step count goal for older adults. The step count is approachable for many. Walking just one to two days a week can lead to big cardiovascular benefits—doctors weigh in.

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 ...

10 years deep, Batu's Bristol-grown label Timedance has gone global with its subversive approach to dance music and roster of artists intent on pushing things forward. He speaks to Seb Wheeler about ...

California's fearsome 'Big One' earthquake looks increasingly like it might actually be two, scientists have warned. Researchers uncovered the strongest evidence yet that a tremor along the infamous ...

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MOUNT LAUREL – The November 4th General Election is fast-approaching, and the Burlington County Superintendent of Elections is expanding its outreach to ensure voters know their options for ...

Researchers found that magic mushrooms and fiber caps independently evolved different biochemical pathways to create psilocybin. This convergence shows nature’s ingenuity, but the reason why remains ...

A study exploring dance behaviors in captive cockatoos has found that these birds have an impressive repertoire of 30 distinct moves—and some are even able to make their own choreographs by combining ...

If you could travel back in time to the Cretaceous period, between 145 million and 66 million years ago, you would have witnessed a wonderful sight just 20 miles from what we now call Denver, Colorado ...

A Chinese researcher allegedly tried to smuggle biological materials into the US from Wuhan and lied to the feds about the secretive scheme. Chengxuan Han was arrested Sunday after landing at the ...

You don’t need us to tell you that Jupiter, which has more than twice the mass of all the other planets in the Solar System combined, is the biggest game in town (other than the Sun, at least.) But ...