Miners in Myanmar have unearthed an 11,000-carat ruby thought to be the second heaviest ever found in the war-torn country. The ruby, pictured sitting at the president office in Naypyidaw, weighs ...

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 ...

Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered Southeast Asian nation, state media reported Friday.

The 2026 Met Gala's theme is "Costume Art" and the dress code is "Fashion Is Art." Anna Wintour, Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, and Venus Williams serve as co-chairs. The red carpet arrivals begin at 6 p.m.

I love birds, as I think most people do. Unfortunately, though, birds are harder to keep as pets than you might think. I have four small Budgies, and they're already a lot! I can't imagine having a ...

Microsoft writes: “We’re starting to roll out a new Themes section in the Microsoft Store on Windows, where visitors can quickly find curated and trending themes to customize their Windows devices ...

My little theory is that the concept of “imprinting” in psychology can just as easily be applied to programming: Much as a baby goose decides that the first moving life-form it encounters is its ...

What’s the best dressed painting of all time? It’s a question the Metropolitan Museum of Art hopes to answer with its next Costume Institute exhibition, which it revealed on Monday morning will be ...

Google has debuted its theme packs feature for Pixel phones with the November Pixel Drop. The feature lets Pixel users personalize their phones with wallpapers, icons, system sounds, and GIFs, all of ...

For this week’s “Don’t Dillydally,” we’ve rounded up a range of newly released products we’re particularly excited about, including Peanuts-themed Bombas socks, a banana-shaped cross-body from MZ ...

The Pokémon Legends Z-A release promises to add a wealth of new characters and lore snippets into the wider Pokémon story. It’s a mainline game in the style of Pokémon Legends Arceus, which means ...

In “All Consuming,” the TV baking star turned food philosopher Ruby Tandoh munches on our decadent, crispy, sticky, turmeric-dusted, thirst-trap recipe economy. By Kim Severson When you purchase an ...