In the middle of Mauritania’s Sahara Desert, surrounded by an ocean of sand, lies a colossal stone spiral that seems almost too perfect to be natural. From orbit, in a recent image taken by the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite mission, it looks like a target etched into the desert: the Richat Structure, better known as the Eye of the Sahara.
What is it?
The…
December's 'Cold Moon' rises: See breathtaking images of the final full moon of 2025
December 8, 2025
The final full moon of 2025 treated stargazers to a high-flying lunar spectacle as the “Cold Moon” glowed among the stars of the constellation Taurus on Dec. 4.
December’s full moon was the third in a string of “Supermoons” — full moons that…
A team of international researchers say they’ve uncovered new data on the world’s first recorded solar eclipse using a surprising source — ancient Chinese texts. These findings could help us understand more about the progression of the Earth’s rotation…
ChatGPT’s user growth has slowed, report finds
December 8, 2025
ChatGPT’s growth is starting to taper off, according to new data from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. Today, the OpenAI-owned AI chatbot remains the leader in the space, accounting for 50% of global downloads on mobile devices and 55% of the global monthly active users. However, Google’s Gemini has begun to outpace ChatGPT in terms of download growth, growth of monthly active…
If Amazon Web Services’ annual re:Invent tech conference proves anything, it’s that the cloud infrastructure player is going all in on AI.
AWS made dozens of announcements, from new AI agents and updated large language models, to products with LLM and…
The New York Times filed suit Friday against AI search startup Perplexity for copyright infringement, its second lawsuit against an AI company. The Times joins several media outlets suing Perplexity, including the Chicago Tribune, which also filed suit this week.
The…
RIP Martin Parr: the photographer who found joy in the ordinary
December 8, 2025
I’ve just heard the news, and it’s hit me hard. Martin Parr, the photographer who made a career out of documenting Britain’s working-class holidays, village fetes and supermarket queues in gloriously oversaturated colour, died at his home in Bristol on Saturday. He was 73.
I won’t lie, we’re all in shock. My editor Chris George saw him only a few weeks ago, at a talk…
I made it against all the odds: Here's what it takes to go pro as a female photographer
December 8, 2025
Breaking into professional photography is tough – breaking in as a woman in a male-dominated industry is tougher still. That’s why we talked to award-winning photographer, Sarah Deane.
She reveals how she pushed past financial pressure, industry bias and personal…
This magical photo series won gold and evokes the mystical beauty of Japan's waterside trees – shot with two Panasonic full-frame cameras
December 8, 2025
Do you ever get time to photograph the same spots? Well, consider this. Ever since childhood, Genki Uehara has been taking pictures of Kakumanbuchi Marsh, on Mount Akagi in Japan’s Gunma Prefecture, and it still entrances him.
“Even after decades, I can still…
Energy independence and cost control are top of mind for farmers, and more companies are rolling out electric equipment that can be charged by solar, wind, or even on-farm biogas. With the debut of its latest next-generation electric tractor at Agritechnica last month, John Deere is signaling that it intends to lead that revolution.
John Deere says the E-Power electric tractor prototypes that…
