Leo the tortoise was sleeping in her shed when a rogue heat lamp fell over and set fire to the hay she was resting on.

The quick escape of a stereotypically slow reptile from a shed fire is getting attention on social media. Leo, a female ...

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 ...

Abstract: The study evaluates the feasibility of using cocoa husks as a stabilizing material for clay soils in the city of Tingo María, Perú. This approach seeks to offer a sustainable and economical ...

The title page of the collection of Bartholomäus Vogtherr's medical recipes (left) and a page from another medical text called the Kreuterbu[o]ch (right) John Rylands Research Institute and Library, ...

Located at the San Diego Zoo, Gramma, the resident tortoise, was born in the Galapagos Islands around 1884. Those at the zoo referred to her as “the queen,” which only makes sense, as she survived two ...

Abstract: In the children’s story of the Tortoise and the Hare, the speedier Hare is outpaced by a Tortoise with other advantages (diligence). An analogous contest is happening in computing, between a ...

The Shell Factory in North Fort Myers sold for $3.925 million with plans for redevelopment into commercial and warehousing space. The property sold for $3.95 million, said Cushman & Wakefield ...

Researchers analyzing proteins from fingerprints and other residue in a 16 th-century medicinal guide found evidence of strange ingredients actually being used in the treatment of patients. Remedies ...