Violence broke out in a dozen Mexican states after the slaying of a cartel kingpin known as 'El Mencho'. Instability could drive migrants to the U.S. border.

Young elephants have a lot to learn—what to eat, what to avoid, how to behave around others. When they grow up around their mother and aunts, their development into well-behaved adults may seem ...

Pasi Tuunainen grew up observing the academic career of his researcher father and decided that he would never become one himself. Yet, today, he is one of Finland’s leading military historians and a ...

Mehran Gul’s “The New Geography of Innovation” started out as a study of whether U.S. technological dominance is waning. His research convinced him that he was asking the wrong question. While he ...

BAFTA-winning TV director Molly Manners’ debut feature stars Galaxie Clear and Marni Duggan as teenage BFFs who give themselves the assignment of falling in love. By Richard Lawson Two boarding school ...

Uncompromisingly sharp-tongued and led by sensational newcomers Marni Duggan and Galaxie Clear, “Extra Geography” finds much humor and tenderness in feminine angst and youthful cluelessness. Based on ...

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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 ...

A 3.5 billion-year-old crater on Mars will henceforth be known after M.S. Krishnan, the pioneering Indian geologist. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved it and several other names ...

This academic seminar series explores a broad range of topics such as data science, urban planning and urban networks and ...

Geography as a school subject is under pressure. There aren't enough qualified teachers and it loses out to other subjects in school. In many countries, important aspects are left out of the curricula ...