A mind-blowing photo of a snake wrapping around a bird's beak mid-flight is going viral - and the internet can't decide if it's a real moment or some slick AI-generated art.

In a week that saw the Trump administration take on fights with the courts, higher education and the Federal Reserve, it ended with former TV personality Dr. Oz sworn in as the administrator of the ...

The Great Barrier Reef, one of the most stunning natural wonders of the world, is facing its greatest challenge yet—an ...

Striking historic drawings of the Great Barrier Reef found in an old, waterlogged book capture the spell this underwater world has put on people for centuries.

Not many people visit Lady Elliot Island, at the Great Barrier Reef's southern tip. But a lot of people are trying to protect ...

Trevor Wand, 62, from Donington in Lincolnshire, was at Aintree for his 15th Grand National and wore a shirt and tie adorned with racehorses. He said: “It’s just a great day out. The ...

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 ...

Lady Musgrave Island’s lagoon, part of a 3000-acre living reef, is nature’s own aquarium –­ pristine, wondrous, and now home to one of the most ambitious marine education projects on the Great Barrier ...

A new study demonstrates that marine reserves on the Great Barrier ... industry in Australia. Local communities benefit from healthier fish populations without sacrificing their livelihoods. The ...

I’ve been a diver for nearly 20 years. From spearfishing in kelp forests teeming with life off the California coast to hosting Shark Week shows in atoll passes known for their toothy predators in ...