Gallery: Sudan’s Civil War
A close look at the world’s largest humanitarian crisis
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Inside the Very Expensive, Extremely Overwhelming, Engineered Fun of Theme Parks
Roller coasters are bumping against the limits of physics and the human body to keep their riders entertained.
You Have No Idea How Hard It Is to Be a Reenactor
Benedict Arnold’s boot wouldn’t come off, and other hardships from my weekend in the Revolutionary War.
How the Most Remote Community in America Gets Its Mail
Transporting letters and packages to the village of Supai requires a feat of logistics, horsemanship, and carefully placed hooves.
The Mother Who Never Stopped Believing Her Son Was Still There
For decades, Eve Baer remained convinced that her son, unresponsive after a severe brain injury, was still conscious. Science eventually proved her right.
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Robert Rauschenberg’s Penchant for Invention and Spectacle
In 2007, he and Merce Cunningham put a new twist on a famous 1981 sculpture.
By the Horns
Miriam Cabas is one of Spain’s few female bullfighters. What does her success mean for bullfighting, and for Spain?
Edward Burtynsky’s Warning
What the photographer found in a tire pile in Modesto, California, and on the shores of Western Australia
What Lisette Model Saw in Jazz
Her portraits capture the joy and wariness of the genre’s luminaries.
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The Dogs Trained to Sniff Out COVID-19
Images from around the world, showing canine COVID-19–detection programs under development
Photos From the 2021 Dakar Rally
Some of the scenes from this year’s 14-day, 4,751-mile race through Saudi Arabia
Photos of the Week: Ice Castles, Northern Lights, Inauguration Fireworks
Fashion Week in Berlin, the departure of former President Donald Trump, bull-taming in India, a snow-covered Great Wall in China, diploma artwork in New York City, and much more
Photos: The Inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Scenes from a unique moment in American history
An Inauguration Like No Other
Rehearsals and preparations are underway for the upcoming inaugural ceremony of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President–elect Kamala Harris.
Photos: A Little Midwinter Fun and Beauty
Recent images of people across the Northern Hemisphere enjoying themselves in the middle of this winter
2020 Seen Through the Lens of Justin Sullivan
A look at some of the stories brought to us by photojournalist Justin Sullivan over the past year
Alaska: Images of the Last Frontier
A few glimpses of the landscape of Alaska, and some of the animals and people calling it home
Photos of the Week: Patagonian Eclipse, Canal Skating, Sydney Surf
Santa in a snow globe in Seattle, an orangutan returned to Indonesia, Fashion Week in Senegal, a gingerbread town in Norway, and much more
2020: The Year in Volcanic Activity
Out of an estimated 1,500 active volcanoes, about 50 erupt every year, spewing steam, ash, toxic gases, and lava.