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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Scenes From the 2023 World Aquatics Championships
Photos from several swimming and diving events in Fukuoka, Japan
Photos: Wildfires Rage Outside Athens, Greece
Thousands of people have been forced to flee settlements and seaside resorts as fire crews fight multiple blazes roaring across dry hillsides.
Photos of the Week: Fire Bull, Lava Flow, Ice Cave
A shark-monitoring drone at a New York beach, a raging wildfire in Canada, a fossilized plesiosaur in New York City, historic flooding in Vermont, and much more
A Year of Amazing Images From the James Webb Space Telescope
A collection of recent out-of-this-world images of our universe
The Running of the Bulls 2023
Pamplona’s annual Fiesta de San Fermín, including the famous running of the bulls, began in Spain last week.
Photos of the Week: Royal Busts, Flying Scotsman, Loo Garden
A tightrope walker above Barcelona, anti-drone-gun practice in Ukraine, a giant illuminated sphere in Las Vegas, a fire-breathing dragon-horse puppet in China, and much more
A Look Into the Wondrous Lives of Sharks
Recent images of humans observing and interacting with sharks around the world
Photos: Keeping Cool During Heat Waves
Recent images of people and animals doing what they can to beat the heat
Photos of the Week: Polka Dots, Robotic Arms, Virtual Taekwondo
Artistic swimming in El Salvador, smoke-filled skies over Chicago, an Eid al-Adha festival in India, a military rebellion in Russia, angry protests in France, and much more
Selections From the Audubon Photography Awards Top 100
A collection of some of this year’s honored images of North American birds and birdlife