A secret map of Ireland's coastline played a crucial role in taking down a powerful alliance of pirates that had based itself in the southwest of Ireland in the 17th century.

On the eve of leaving the city for good, an English art dealer found himself captivated by a 17th-century apartment. By Nick Haramis A DECADE OR so ago, Nicholas Ward-Jackson woke up one morning ...

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 ...

The NFL draft always generates plenty of opinions, and that’s all they are. The truth reveals itself over three days in late April; this spring, it will come April 24-26 when the draft is held ...

About 2,000 customers were without power in Jefferson Parish around noon on Tuesday, hours before a strong line of thunderstorms was set to move over the New Orleans metro area. The outages were ...

A spokesperson said, “Early Bermuda Indigo Resist Textiles: Unraveling Bermuda’s 17th-Century Textile Legacy will be presented by Lori Lee Triplett, a textile historian and researcher.

Haddington in East Lothian was once the fourth largest town in Scotland and today this Royal Burgh still retains its Medieval character, with rigg plots still discernible behind many of its tall ...

A rare hand-written copy of one of the most famous love poems ever written has been discovered after hundreds of years. Dr Leah Veronese uncovered the version of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 ...

Over the past four centuries, the United States has undergone a dramatic transformation, with vast stretches of forestland giving way to agriculture, urban development, and industry. Once covering ...

An expert has shared what would happen to the US if all glaciers melted overnight. As the world warms, the sub-zero reserves of water at the north and south poles are gradually deteriorating ...