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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Winners of the 2021 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest
Some of the top images from the 13 categories of underwater photography in this year’s competition
Photos of the Week: Ice Disk, Snowy Owl, Giant Ichthyosaur
Ducklings at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, a fish-operated vehicle in Israel, a whale off the California coast, the 2022 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, and much more
Heavy Rainfall Causes Severe Flooding in Brazil
Weeks of heavy rain have inundated communities in several Brazilian states.
Tracking Cougars to Figure Out Where to Build a Bridge
Stephanie Keith, a photographer with Reuters, recently joined members of the Olympic Cougar Project as they tracked a wild cougar named Lilu.
Photos of the Week: New Year, Mammoth Mountain, Sea Scream
Epiphany celebrations in Madrid, anti-government protests in Kazakhstan, a December wildfire in Colorado, ice-covered cargo in Vladivostok, and much more
The Beauty of Earth From Orbit
Over the past year, crew members aboard the International Space Station have taken some amazing photographs of our lovely planet.
Starting the Year With an Icy Swim
Images of chilly fun being had at lakes and beaches across the Northern Hemisphere
2021: 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.
Photos of the Week: California Snow, Choir Candles, Magic Tree
Diving in Abu Dhabi, damage from Typhoon Rai in the Philippines, snowboarding in Colorado, a Nativity performance in a Slovenian cave, welcoming the winter solstice in Ireland, and much more
2021 Seen Through the Lens of Brandon Bell
A look at some of the stories brought to us by the photojournalist Brandon Bell over the past year