Craving a glass of wine with your dinner? The dietary habits of our ape ancestors may be to blame. To better understand the relationship between humans and alcohol, researchers are studying the ...

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The lives of our earliest hominin ancestors are often shrouded in mystery, but recent research on the consumption of windfallen fruit may shed light on one of humanity's oldest and most savored ...

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 ...

My friend Sarah Cruz called me at 9 a.m. on a recent Saturday and said, "We found a hidden orchard on an abandoned property, can you grab my apple-picking poles at my house in your car and I'll meet ...