A pair of Hong Kong cosplayers have clinched multiple awards, including the grand championship prize, at the 2026 World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya, Japan, on August 2. The winning duo, Ar Lu and Ronnie ...

On the last day of San Diego Comic-Con 2026, size was everything. We saw Transformers, an eight-foot-tall original cyberpunk ronin robot from Extreme Costumes (here’s an incredible behind-the-scenes ...

If day one of San Diego Comic-Con 2026 belonged to cosplay pairs, on day two, it was time for solo cosplayers to shine. We saw a variety of superheroes, including Supergirl (with Krypto, obviously), ...

I made a Springtrap from Five Nights at Freddy's 3. The head is fully animatronic, and it weighs less than 1kg. #fivenightsatfreddys #springtrap Coffee found to have startling effect on aging, says ...

Scientists have discovered a “ballista spider” that builds a spring-powered silk trap designed specifically to catch aggressive green tree ants. The ant unknowingly triggers the mechanism itself, ...

The spider has been nicknamed the "ballista" for the speed and force with which it flings prey into its web A new species of spider which weaves a catapult-like silk trap to snare a single type of ant ...

A new species of spider which weaves a catapult-like silk trap to snare a single type of ant has been discovered in the remote rainforests of northern Australia. Researchers believe the nocturnal ...

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 newly discovered spider in Australia builds a snare trap designed to catch a single species of ant, which launches the prey into its web with a g-force that would kill a human. Researchers have ...

The costumes at Phoenix Fan Fusion 2026 are just as epic as you’d expect. Arizona geeks packed the annual pop culture convention at the Phoenix Convention Center on Friday, many dressed as their ...