An inside look at an opaque process by Paul Gompers, Will Gornall, Steven N. Kaplan and Ilya A. Strebulaev Over the past 30 years, venture capital has been a vital source of financing for high-growth ...

Background A previous meta-analysis showed that maximal oxygen uptake increased by 3.51 mL/kg/min (95% CI 3.07 to 4.15) during a recreational football programme of 3–6 months in comparison with ...

Few things are better than tools that function just as they’re intended to. I’d wager to say everyone feels that way, whether they work with their hands, their minds, or both. If you fall into the ...

The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months, including readers’ favourites, news events and those yarns that gave us a glimpse into rural lives and livelihoods ...

What happens when you combine the shell of a hardcore fantasy MMORPG with the trappings of a hardcore survival game? I just spent the last month and a half finding out with New World, Amazon Games’ ...

One island of stability in the sea of conversation about the future of work is the conviction that our jobs will become increasingly creative. The World Economic Forum, McKinsey, and nearly every ...

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 farming sector “is bewildered and frightened of what might lie ahead”, with farmers saying changes to inheritance tax are the biggest issue regarding viability they face, a review for the ...

A Tractor Supply store in the Kinloch section of Lower Burrell is set to open in the spring. A company spokeswoman said the store, located at a currently vacant lot next to a Family Dollar store along ...