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Month February 2025

Everything we know about the Delta flight that crashed in Toronto

Your support helps us to tell the story 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 producing…

10 Most Important Superhero Movies of All Time, Ranked

Even through all its ups and downs (and, as of late, the downs seem to, unfortunately, be a bit more common than the ups), the superhero genre remains one of the most prolific and successful of not just the modern…

Ukrainians are fearful any Trump-brokered ceasefire will be full of concessions and false promises

CNN  —  Iryna Danilovich disappeared while returning from work in April 2022. It would be two weeks before Russian authorities admitted she was in their custody. The human rights activist and nurse was detained in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian peninsula of…

Ariana Greenblatt’s 10 Best Movies And TV Shows

Ariana Greenblatt ’s best movies and TV shows demonstrate that she has a long and promising career ahead of her. Greenblatt grew up in a family that boasts other actors and Broadway producers, so some might say that show business…

Netanyahu vows to ‘finish the job’ against Iran with support from Trump

CNN  —  Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to “finish the job” against Iran with the support of US President Donald Trump. Netanyahu was speaking alongside US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is visiting Israel in his…

Brain aging linked to neuronal hyperactivation, not decline, study finds

A study of nematodes by researchers at Nagoya University in Japan has found that aging-related decline in brain function is caused by the excessive activation of certain neurons over time, rather than a decline in neuronal activity. This finding, published…

Start seeds outside for stronger seedlings in spring | Home-gardening

It’s either time — or nearly time — to start seeds indoors for the upcoming growing season, depending on where you live. But what about starting them outdoors, despite the frozen ground, whipping winds and, perhaps, snow cover? I’m gearing up…

The Alaska peony industry turns 25 in 2025 | Gardening

Twenty-five years after University of Alaska Fairbanks horticulture researcher Pat Holloway’s initial discovery that Alaska held a niche in the peony market due to its unique bloom time and access to markets, the peony farming scene has ebbed and flowed.…