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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Photos of the Week: Octopus Kite, High Water, Little Amal
Scenes from the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo, flash flooding in Spain and the U.S., snowfall in South Africa, devastation left by Hurricane Ida, the Caldor fire in California, and much more
Photos: California’s Caldor Fire Threatens South Lake Tahoe
Images from a monster forest fire as it advances toward the city of South Lake Tahoe
Photos: The Aftermath of Hurricane Ida
As Ida weakens and moves northeast, many Louisiana residents are now assessing the damage, rescuing the stranded, and recovering what they can.
Photos: The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
A glimpse of some of the 4,500 athletes representing 163 countries as they compete in Tokyo, Japan.
Photos of the Week: River Dive, Wild Surf, Roof Bear
Flood damage in Venezuela, relief supplies delivered to Haiti, a leaping capybara in Brazil, scenes from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, evacuation efforts in Afghanistan, and much more
Roadside America, Photographs by John Margolies
A selection of images of intriguing structures, some long gone, others still around but changed over the years
Photos: Deadly Flash Floods Hit Tennessee After a Torrential Storm
After a stalled storm dropped 17 inches of rain in a 24-hour period, buildings and vehicles were swept away.
Photos of the Week: Taliban Takeover, Park Gladiator, Cave Robot
A cliffside monastery in Turkey, earthquake damage in Haiti, drought and wildfires in California, preparation for the Paralympic Games, chaos at the Kabul airport, and much more
Rescue Work Continues in Haiti, After a Devastating Earthquake
As the death toll in Haiti approaches 2,000, rescue operations continue, and hospitals are overwhelmed.
Images From a Changing Iceland
While the landscape of Iceland is undergoing constant change, the rate of that change is being accelerated by global warming.