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 Bird Photographer of the Year 2024
Some of the winning and honored images from this year’s bird-photography competition
Photos of the Week: Moon Boats, River Waves, Heavy Leek
Destructive flooding throughout Europe, cliff diving in Austria, deadly wildfires in Portugal, sparks at the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, and much more
Winners of the 2024 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Winners and runners-up from this year’s landscape-photography competition
Winners of Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024
A collection of some of this year’s winning and commended images
Photos of the Week: Hat Festival, Marine Ranch, Buddha Scrub
Flooding in St. Mark’s Square in Venice, a hobbyhorse championship in England, a memorial for the victims of a school shooting in Georgia, and much more
Wildfires Rage in Southern California
Images from the past week of the destructive fires and those affected by them
A Traditional Swiss Sheep Drive in a Changing World
Views of a traditional shepherding event among steep mountain valleys
Photos of the Week: Hairy Elephant, Huge Arms, Beer Museum
Scenes from the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, an inflatable art installation in Shanghai, a deserted theme park in China, a dust storm in Sudan, and much more
Photos of the Week: Corgi Race, Tomato Fight, Hammer Throw
A riverbed football match in England, the Notting Hill Carnival in London, scenes from the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games in Paris, a pickleball match above New York City, and much more
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024: Highly Commended
A preview of some of this year’s best wildlife images