A study led by the EPFL suggests that shipping emissions influence climate-relevant cloud formation and may affect regional climate processes far beyond the polar region. Over the last few decades, ...

Massive stars much bigger than our sun always come in pairs or groups, not alone. But astronomers don't fully understand how these groupings form. In a new study, astronomers using ALMA have ...

Jaron Pierre is coming back home. Pierre, a New Orleans native and St. Augustine High graduate, was selected with the No. 58 pick by the hometown Pelicans on Wednesday night in the second round of the ...

Jaron Pierre Jr. is heading home. The former SMU and Jacksonville State standout and New Orleans, La., native was selected by the Pelicans with the 58th overall pick of the 2026 NBA Draft on Wednesday ...

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 ...