The Great London [01/25/17] 

  • Oceans: Debut of the global mix-master

    Trekking across the high Canadian Arctic almost 20 years ago, Howie Scher had an unexpected encounter that helped fix the course of his career.The Antarctic Circumpolar Current blocks the Southern Hemisphere equivalent of the Gulf Stream from delivering heat to Antarctica, Scher says [Credit: adapted from Nature]An undergraduate o…

  1. Rare Assyrian artifacts on display in Istanbul
  2. A Chinese nobleman's life of luxury
  3. 'The Maya: Revelation of an Endless Time' at the National Palace in Mexico
  4. Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World at the British Museum
  5. Human Zoos: Exhibition recounts stories of 'savages' put on show at circuses and theatres