Late last month, six people were killed and eight more injured after a gunman opened fire at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec City. Over the weekend, thousands of Canadians mourned the dead, and came together in public demonstrations of unity.
A special Sunday event, a photographic essay celebrating a few of these magnificent raptors. Not Falcons (nor Patriots), these superb owls hail from all over the world.
Part of our ongoing series of photo essays at The Atlantic titled “Americans at Work.” This week, photographs of military veterans returning to civilian life in New York City, made by photographer Emilie Richardson
Widespread and varied protests in the United States, Romania, England, and Mexico, a cat with bionic paws in Bulgaria, and a “fire hose of lava” erupting from a Hawaiian sea cliff.
Yesterday, Israeli police began evicting several dozen hardline Jewish settlers and supporters from an unauthorized outpost settlement in the West Bank.
After nearly 13 years in orbit around Saturn, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is now preparing for its “Grand Finale.”
Iraqi government troops have announced that they have taken control of the eastern half of Mosul from ISIS.
Images from this weekend’s protests against the immigration ban, from New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, Seattle, Washington, DC, Dallas, Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, and more
Incredible photographs of England’s ever-changing metropolis
Part of our ongoing series of photo essays at The Atlantic titled “Americans at Work.” This week, photographs of a working family in Los Angeles, made by photographer Justin L. Stewart
Preparations for the Lunar New Year in China, a new president of the United States takes office, protesters march on Washington, Venus Williams celebrates a victory in Australia, and much more.
The Chilean government has asked for international assistance and declared a state of emergency in some southern regions battling the worst forest fires in the nation’s history.
On January 23, 1973, a previously-unknown fissure in the Earth beneath the small Icelandic island of Heimaey opened up less than a mile from the town of Vestmannaeyjar.
Some expeditions require little more than a car and semi-serious walking shoes
Part of our ongoing series of photo essays at the Atlantic titled Americans at Work. This week, images of caregivers at work in their offices and in the homes of the elderly clients they serve, made by photographer Amanda Swinhart.