In 1520 Ferdinand Magellan and three Spanish ships entered the strait later named for him, sailing between the mainland tip of South America and the island of Tierra del Fuego toward the Pacific.
by Gregory McNamee Deny it or not, the world climate is changing—generally for the warmer and wetter, though with local variations that make some people point and insist that a new Ice Age is upon us. Certainly it’s not in the Arctic, where rapid melting of ice and permafrost is forcing all kinds of adaptations. […] Read More
Alain has been writing a weekly interview column for the Italian newspaper La Stampa since 1989. His interviews celebrate some of the best known and successful personalities of the present day. Learn More
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