On one side of Dr Ben Galton-Fenzi’s view across the vast Totten ice shelf, the sun sat low on the Antarctic horizon. On the other, a full moon.
The ice shelf is “flat and white”, says Galton-Fenzi. “If there’s cloud around, you lose the…

On one side of Dr Ben Galton-Fenzi’s view across the vast Totten ice shelf, the sun sat low on the Antarctic horizon. On the other, a full moon.
The ice shelf is “flat and white”, says Galton-Fenzi. “If there’s cloud around, you lose the…

The route of this Saturday, 17 January, ended in Brescia, in a Piazza della Vittoria packed for the lighting of the Brazier by Vanessa Ferrari and Margherita Porro. The two athletes, acclaimed by the public,…

Prince William hired a crisis manager, Liza Ravenscroft, in the wake of reports…

This January marks the first menswear fashion week in Milan without a familiar constant in Giorgio Armani, after the designer died aged 91 in September. But the brand will still show on Monday, and there are other elder statesmen on the schedule…

Nigeria maintained their perfect record in Africa Cup of Nations third-place play-offs, beating Egypt on penalties to claim bronze at the 2025 tournament on Saturday (17 January).
After a goalless draw in regulation time in Casablanca, the match…

Tehran is the epicentre of the nightly protests shaking Iran’s regime, but the reverberations are being felt loud and clear in Moscow, too.
The Islamic Republic is a vital economic, military and strategic partner to Russia. For Vladimir Putin,…

Martin Elvis, Smithsonian Institution
After a string of dramatic failures, the huge Starship rocket from SpaceX had a fully successful test on Oct. 13, 2025. A couple more test flights, and SpaceX plans to launch it into orbit.
A month later, a…