A finalist in this year’s Smithsonian Magazine photo contest, this photo by Frederic Aranda shows costume/set designer John Macfarlane at work on set cloths for the Valencia Opera’s production of Tchaikovsky’s…
In 2023, parts of the Amazon experienced an extreme drought, the worst in over a century. Communities affected by the drought lost access to drinking water, transportation, and other necessities of daily life…
Researchers on board the International Space Station captured this view of the moon’s shadow over parts of North America during the solar eclipse on April 8.
You’ve no doubt seen this photo before. It was recently included in a New York Times feature titled “25 Photos That Defined the Modern Age.” Here’s the copy that went along with it: On Christmas Eve 1968…
Pictured above: Chicago’s skyline. See all 20 here.