It has been 24 years since Melina Mercouri died this day in 1994 but her picture in front of the Parthenon that adorns the Acropolis Metro Station is engraved in the minds of millions of Greeks.

For the first time, an international research team, headed by a Greek scientist, analyzed at the same time the DNA of ancient and modern elephants, illuminating – more than ever before – the highly complex evolutionary history of these animals, as well.

Composer Alexandre Desplat’s music for “The Shape of Water” has won the Academy Award for best original score.