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 ...

A 19th Century miniature "travelling library" containing 9cm-long (3.5in) French books has been added to a university collection. Travelling libraries became popular during the age of horse-drawn ...

Seminal works left in pink gift bag with ‘happy Easter’ note for librarian after going missing in 2001 The plot was worthy of a Dan Brown thriller – two Charles Darwin manuscripts worth millions of ...

Exhibition to reveal truth about books hidden in 17-storey tower said to include pornography To avoid disappointment, an exhibition opening this week at the Cambridge University library should carry ...

Cambridge University is building a new library storage facility in Ely after running out of space to house more than eight million books and manuscripts. Work on a £17.1 million off-site storage ...

Two of Charles Darwin's notebooks containing his pioneering ideas on evolution and his famous "Tree of Life" sketch have been returned anonymously after going missing for 21 years, Cambridge ...

Book worms, and lovers of the arcane, your dream job may just be round the corner. If you fancy spending your day among the pages of literary excellency, and volumes from the country's finest minds, ...