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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California’s Fast-Moving Lake Fire
A dangerous wildfire driven by hot, windy conditions has prompted hundreds of evacuations.
World Elephant Day 2020
Recent images of African and Asian elephants in their natural habitat, as well as in preserves and protected parks
A Growing Oil Spill Off the Coast of Mauritius
After running aground and being battered by waves for days, the MV Wakashio has leaked tons of fuel oil.
Arkansas: Images of the Natural State
A few glimpses of the landscape of Arkansas, and some of the animals and people calling it home
Photos of the Week: Ribblehead Viaduct, Lobster Party, Dragon Splashdown
Back to school in Georgia, a raccoon on the mike in California, Highland cattle in Scotland, damage after the explosion in Beirut, a pyrocumulus cloud in California, cooling in a pool in Spain, and much more
The Aftermath of the Beirut Explosion
Images of the widespread damage in Beirut, a day after the devastating blast
Photos: Massive Explosion Hits Beirut Port
A fire in a structure near the port area of Beirut, Lebanon, led to an enormous explosion that shook the city. The shockwave from the blast destroyed buildings close by and shattered glass for miles around.
New Jersey: Images of the Garden State
A few glimpses of the landscape of New Jersey, and some of the animals and people calling it home
Photos of the Week: Stari Most, Flaming Jet, Hug Kit
An open-air school in Kashmir, a Comic-Con blood drive in California, a successful Mars-rover launch, a sparsely attended Hajj in Saudi Arabia, a farewell to the late U.S. Representative John Lewis, and much more.
Inside a Houston Hospital During a Coronavirus Surge
Images from Houston’s United Memorial Medical Center, documenting the work being done by medical workers under stressful and challenging circumstances