A first-time viewer experiences the shock, wonder, and twists of Star Wars Episode V.

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An international team of cave explorers has shown that cave walls and the prehistoric rock art that adorns them can preserve human DNA for thousands of years. Using sterilized scalpels and two layers ...

The film industry has lost one of its all-time greatest talents with the news that legendary performer James Earl Jones passed away on Monday at the age of 93. A decades-long veteran of the stage and ...

Archaeologists in Israel have discovered a cave used by pre-Neanderthal human-like creatures who lived as long as 400,000 years ago, making it one of only a handful of sites from the little-known ...

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 ...

The District of Columbia has settled a lawsuit by a protester who said he was detained and handcuffed for following National Guard troops around the city while playing Darth Vader’s theme song from ...

Note: this article originally ran in March 2021 and has now been updated to reflect the release of the new Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer. Christensen's performance as Anakin Skywalker has always ...

The Yungang Grottoes, in Datong city, Shanxi Province, with their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th centuries. The ...