Imagine waking up to ice as far as the eye can see, climbing sheer walls of ice, abseiling down frozen cliffs, or skimming ...

A pair of five-year-old pandas, named An An and Ke Ke, celebrated their first Christmas early in a Hong Kong park Monday, munching on special treats and looking cute for the cameras. An An, the male ...

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In this carefully curated collection, we present the photographs that, to our eyes, captured the essence of this defining year. While no selection could encompass every significant moment, these ...