2+ hour, 58+ min ago   (398+ words) Laoukos documented the Sema ceremony in Turkey and Holy Week processions in Zamora, Spain, showcasing how place, faith, and people intersect. In Turkey, Laoukos captures the whirling dervishes mid-turn. In Zamora, he caught the hooded penitents as they advanced through…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (310+ words) In the past, both Arctic explorers and local Inuit have occasionally fallen prey to polar bears. Even today, attacks and even deaths are not unknown. More often, though, polar bear-human interactions mean death for the bears. Hoping to make the…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (125+ words) The Sun's 11-year cycle features phases of both low and high solar activity. In recent years, the activity has been high, and sunspots and solar flares have given us spectacular auroras, some of them in places you don't normally associate…...