EditorialEngland: Queen Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 - 24 March 1603), represented in the 'Phoenix' portrait. Oil on panel painting attributed to Nicholas Hilliard, (c. 1547 - 7 January 1619) c. 1575
EditorialInternational RUSSIA EXPO forum and exhibition. News conference, New Page in Exploring the Arctic: Unique Geological Expeditions for Continental Shelf Research
EditorialDavid Gelernter, a Yale computer science professor, and survivor of an attack by the Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski, in his home in Woodbridge, Conn., Oct. 21, 2011. (Christopher Capozziello/The New York Times)