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.
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.
No Parents Allowed
Before smartphones and social media, teenagers constructed their identity on the walls of their room.
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Photos: One Year After the Los Angeles Wildfires
Photojournalists recently revisited neighborhoods still recovering and rebuilding after the Palisades and Eaton wildfires destroyed more than 18,000 structures last January.
Photos: The Venezuelan Diaspora Celebrates the Capture of Maduro
Across Latin America, Venezuelans living outside of their home country gathered in the streets and squares of their host nations, celebrating the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. military forces.
Photos: The Year in Volcanic Activity
Scenes from the wide variety of volcanic activity on Earth over the past year
Dusty Pillars
Day 25 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
A Gravitational Lens
Day 24 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
Distance and Perspective
Day 23 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
The Heart of a Tarantula
Day 22 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
Warped Space
Day 21 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
The Cosmic Cliffs
Day 20 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
The Sombrero Galaxy
Day 19 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar