Friday was the vernal equinox, the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, despite continued wintry conditions in a few places (I'm looking at you, New England).

Festivals and glimpses of the new season from around the world, as we shake off the winter and greet the spring

After being struck by three major earthquakes in the past month, rescue workers and volunteers across Mexico have been working around the clock, with the help of local and international teams of sniffer dogs and their handlers.

A collection of images of whales from around the world, on the 200th birthday of the Moby Dick author Herman Melville.

The internet loves bad news. And that’s bad.

In her latest work to be translated into English, Annie Ernaux examines the malaise of the modern supermarket.

Take Antarctica off your travel bucket list.

How our tongues distinguish well-seasoned from oversalted is surprisingly complicated.

Those little online puzzles are about to get so much more annoying.