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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Photos of the Week: Worm Moon, Cat Lodge, Red Hearts
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Up Close With Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall Volcano
Recent images of visitors to Iceland’s newest volcano
Photos: The Great Vaccination Campaign
Images from around the world over the past few months, of people delivering and receiving vaccines to protect against the dreaded COVID-19
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Australians Face Worst Flooding in Decades
Images of the widespread damage caused by this once-in-a-generation flooding event
Studying Bats With ‘Virus Hunters’ in the Philippines
A Reuters photographer recently spent time with researchers who call themselves the “virus hunters,” as they caught and studied bats in the Philippines.
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Protests Continue in Myanmar, Despite Crackdown
Last month, Myanmar’s military seized power from elected officials, and in recent weeks, protests against the coup have expanded nationwide—and crackdowns have escalated.
Scenes From the 2021 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
COVID-19 precautions forced the trail to be altered, but the 49th running of the Iditarod still took place.