The Alps are Europe’s vast, 1,200 km spine spanning eight countries. They shape climate, culture and commerce, from skiing to energy.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, a 10-year program that will image the southern sky every few nights. The telescope has started regular operations from its Chilean mountaintop site and is already returning new detections, including thousands of asteroids and transient views such as Comet 3I/ATLAS.
Kuss has crashed twice on Stage 20 of the 2026 Tour de France but netting appears to have prevented a fall down the mountainside. Carapaz won the stage; Pogacar leads the overall.
A newly reviewed biography of John Berger places his Ways of Seeing within a broader political project, showing how Berger linked looking to culture, capitalism and power. The work situates Berger beyond the “rock star” image and threads his ideas into a wider narrative about art, politics and society.
Kim Le Court has won stage six of the Tour de France Femmes, launching from a small eight-rider breakaway to beat Cedrine Kerbaol on the Mont Lalouvesc climb in Tournon-sur-Rhône. Marlen Reusser retains the overall lead ahead of Demi Vollering after a 153.4km stage from Montbrison to Tournon-sur-Rhône.
Record-low Danube waters have exposed a rusted World War II hull known as the Slovenian, near Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia, along with other relics from Europe’s drying rivers. The drought is disrupting power, trade and agriculture across multiple countries, while raising questions about the fate of sunken warships and ancient remains.