
Gallery: Sudan’s Civil War
A close look at the world’s largest humanitarian crisis

A close look at the world’s largest humanitarian crisis

Roller coasters are bumping against the limits of physics and the human body to keep their riders entertained.

Benedict Arnold’s boot wouldn’t come off, and other hardships from my weekend in the Revolutionary War.

Transporting letters and packages to the village of Supai requires a feat of logistics, horsemanship, and carefully placed hooves.

For decades, Eve Baer remained convinced that her son, unresponsive after a severe brain injury, was still conscious. Science eventually proved her right.
News stories told by some of the best photojournalists in the world.

Flooding in Washington State, flamingos in Venice, winter cherry blossoms in China, New Year’s preparations in New York City, and much more

Day 18 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

Yuletide parades across Europe for Krampus, the demonlike creature who playfully frightens onlookers, looking for naughty children to punish—or to drag back to his lair in a sack

Day 17 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

Day 16 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

Day 15 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

Day 14 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

Day 13 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

Day 12 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

Photos that recognize some of the abundant joy and kindness present in the world around us